Dell 8600 vs 600m...

I was looking at these two various models just incase Dell decide to have another blowout sale like last time. To me both of these models have the best battery life of all their inventory. I was wondering for those who do have these models, either one or another or both, could you provide some feedbacks on their performances. I know that the 600 may not be around much longer, but for the weight and battery life it hold, I find it quite tempting. The 8600 seem a little more heavier, but how does it hold in term of performances? Thanks in advance.

thietlong

 

I have never used the 600. I do own an 8600. Other than the cheap plastic casing they use, I think the performance of the 8600 is quite good. I get about 4 hours of battery life. If you are into gaming the ATI 9600 card is really good. Programs run very quickly on this machine. It isn't very light, but not outrageously heavy like the 5150. It weighs about 7 lbs.

I think for a balance between portablity and desktop replacement power, the 8600 is good. I only wish it was made with a stronger casing.

If you want more portability go with the 600. It should have good performance as well.

What do you plan to use your notebook for...this can help which notebook to pick.

 

Actually I currently own a HPZV5000Z and after doing a little bit of optimizing on the notebook, I got everything running pretty fast and smooth on it. I am not a gamer, so I pretty much use it for daily task such as word processing and surfing the internet, listening to music and some of those basic ones. Last time me and my friends were planning to either get the 8600, 700, or 600 but 8600 and 700 were gone before we could even jump on it....and as a result of some scrutiny regarding dell site while I was trying to apply for their prefered member card, I end up being one minute late to the deal and having the coupon expired. The main reason why I was looking at the 600 was because of its lightweight and nice battery life after you install dual batteries on it. Thanx though for the feedback nesbo. By the way, how long do u think a dell notebook would last nowaday since pretty much all the reviews I heard regarding their quality are quite horrible. Is it that bad?

thietlong

 

thietlong DELL computers are made by vendors, Dell just buys the equipment in bulk and it has people who manually install the software. If you knew who they bought a long list of itms you would know the name of the vendor. E.G. Toshiba makes the Screens, Hitachi makes the hard drives, NEC makes the DVD+R/RW drive. Ic ould go on but you should be able to understand Dell itself doesn't make the actual computer the Vendor does. If you look at H.P. puters you'll see some simularity but it's my guess that who ever the vendor is He/She is keeping a tight lip.

Take for instance the new Intel chip just recently released is costing $637 each in 1,000 piece lots, that itself adds up to big bucks as Dell buys what it figures it needs, then sells off the ones it doesn't need, the same goes for the other names. Toshiba buys what it needs then sells the LCD screens to other companies, you just have to know how things work. I learned this college only I was studying to be a Doctor of Naturopathy, only I made the mistake of marrying my childhood sweet heart from PA.

/Chaz