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    tempted by the eMachines W4620

    Discussion in 'eMachines' started by zoomy942, Jan 31, 2006.

  1. zoomy942

    zoomy942 Notebook Consultant

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    i recently aquired a dell d610, but its not what i was looking for. so i have been expanding my budget to get something like a Uniwell 259En3 or a Sabio SD-KN1. but then i came across this gem from walmart. it is so tempting. i will probably sell my d610 for like $500 or $600 i guess, but i havent had a chance to see this emachines up close yet. the X300 it has should play guild wars fine, which is the only game i occasionally play, when i'm not working on my book or poetry or anything. any one else have an opinion about this?
     
    zoomy942, Jan 31, 2006
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  2. tom_handheld

    tom_handheld Notebook Consultant

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    Just bought this lappy tonight...I'd give you some update later ;-) BTW, what's the spec of your D610? It's a solid machine performance-wise. Just curious..why do you want to sell it?
     
    tom_handheld, Feb 2, 2006
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  3. Hellmanns

    Hellmanns Notebook Evangelist

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    Tom, check the GPU in the hardware manager on your eMachines.. I am convinced that the GPU is actually an X200 rather than an X300.. Could be wrong though..
     
    Hellmanns, Feb 3, 2006
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  4. tom_handheld

    tom_handheld Notebook Consultant

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    To confirm, it's ATI x200.


     
    tom_handheld, Feb 9, 2006
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    dryanwilson Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    Yes, but based on the X300, just slower and integrated hence the X200 designation.
     
    dryanwilson, Feb 13, 2006
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    kavika20 Newbie

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    Do you guys like this lappy? I'm considering to buy this notebook. It has the specs I like but does comes with an external media controls? (My only pet peve*)
     
    kavika20, Jun 7, 2006
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    dryanwilson Notebook Enthusiast NBR Reviewer

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    O man...this thing plays every game....wow. Couldn't be happier--and for the low price!!...

    Sent it in once because I had a dead pixel...FIXED! Great company! No other would replace that
     
    dryanwilson, Jun 12, 2006
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    Ive had this laptop for about 5-6 months now. No problems. It plays UT2k4, HL2, and Doom3 (not at high level). Its a good gamming machine for the price. As others have pointed out, " Change the video memory in the bios to 128." Also add another stick of 512.
     
    kefta4ever, Jun 21, 2006
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