Got new M4400, questions and pic

Just transferring data now. It seems well built, no bad pixels that I can see....set up went smooth....love the backlit keyboard like everyone said...but questions:

What vid driver should I be using for gaming? (my tax programs don't care

It came with BIOS A09...should I keep that unless something strange occurs?

Here is a bad BB pic...the ex GF ran off (accidentally) with my good point and shoot.



PS for Cin....I'll try and do some better photos

 

For gaming you can try DOX's LV2G custom 180.84 driver, which gave me a stuck 40FPS in L4D and didn't throttle the card when heavy particles had to be rendered.

Dell's stock drivers give about 35-70FPS, less consistent, higher FPS, and usually kicks back the FPS during particle processing.

 

First pic look's pretty good! So, so glad it's working out for you thus far!

Can't wait for more pics

Congrat's to you!!!! :yes:

Cin

 

Hi,

I'm very interested by this laptop.
Doest it work fine with Ubuntu (or another Linux distribution) ? Does it get hot under heavy gaming ? How much battery life do you get under Mepis vs Vista ?

Thanks in advance.

 

I have Ubuntu 8.10 on it (wubi), and for me it is fine.
I'm not using webcam and smartcard, so this hardware is not tested
Video, audio, wifi (Intel), lan... - works perfectly.

 

I'm getting ready to put Kubuntu or MEPIS 8 (debian lenny which is pretty much the same thing basically), but from my linux experience I don't see any hardware problems...broadcom and ATI tend to be the problems....actually, I'll boot up the MEPIS 8 live CD in a few.

PS....Sins of a Solar Empire runs awesome on this thing.... Sounds better too than my Asus, (same external speakers), but I haven't checked the hardware difference, etc.

EDIT: I was really drooling over that X9100...but I guess it pretty fast as it is

 

I have another question regarding the screen:
Which model did you get, Samsung or LG ? Apparently from this review: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=300199, the Philips LG screen appears to be grainy.
How do you find the quality of the LED screen ?

Thanks again.

 

Ah....I forgot to check that...let me check

EDIT: OK...hardware ID is SEC5442....I read the review...I've got a Samsung...the screen is great...no bad pixels either (haven't seen any yet) The screen is the 1440x900....bright, clear, not grainy...that Pic I posted is crap (I'll get you a better one 'Cin if I can get my camera back!)

 

I can't get a good pic out of this blackberry...but you see the backlit keyboard....my eSata drive was recognized immediately, no bios changes nada..

EDIT: I did a 3 hour run on Sins of a Solar Empire last night and the machine stayed cool and quiet...didn't notice any down-throttling...I'll try a FPS and see....I have bios A09 that came with the machine.

Also, for me, the ports placement is excellent! i.e. audio out, eSata, USB

 

Hello
Mine is SEC5442 too. I agree with ElPenguino - the best part of this laptop