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    Dell E1405/640m user please

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by Serville, May 13, 2006.

  1. Serville

    Serville Notebook Consultant

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    As above, I need to know how good they are. Nobody seems to talk about the sound quality of this notebook. And I couldnot find any reviews on this site for 640m or E1405 at all. Why is that ? New model ?

    What about the Audigy sound option for this model ?
    I've read that the Audigy option is only software / CD ?
    What does this mean ?

    I suspect the speaker quality is at best mediocre ?
    Seems nobody, or not even Dell talks at all about it.
     
    Serville, May 13, 2006
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  2. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    you don't buy notebooks for their sound quality
     
    drumfu, May 13, 2006
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  3. Serville

    Serville Notebook Consultant

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    Actually sound is also one of my most important feature, since I will use it a lot to listen to music while on the road.
     
    Serville, May 13, 2006
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  4. onedeep

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    Buy some nice headphones then. Laptop speakers will always sound tinny.
     
    onedeep, May 13, 2006
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  5. Michca

    Michca Newbie

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    Fairplay, but this soundsystem isn't bad. The E1405 literally replaced the XPS M140 a little over a week ago on the dell site, so this has most of the same features with a few bonuses. My friend just got the M140 before it was discontinued and his speakers actually blew me away for a notebook, though there is a noticeable lack of bass which you get with any brand. As I said, this replaced the M140 so if you are dying for a review, you should probably check out what they said about this since they do go over the speakers, etc.
    cheers!
     
    Michca, May 19, 2006
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  6. rickt

    rickt Notebook Consultant

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    I was amazed at the sound quality on my E1405. I've been listening to a lot of music off of it and it sounded damn good, clear, crisp, whatever you wanna say.
     
    rickt, May 20, 2006
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