Dell Inspiron 9400 With Intel Duo Core Available (specs)

The Dell Inspiron 9400 with Intel Duo Core Yonah processor has been listed on the Dell Europe site. The 17" screen Inspiron 9400 features an available 256MB nVidia Geforce Go 7800 graphics card and up to 1.86GHz Intel Duo Core Processor in current listed configurations.

Dell UK Inspiron 9400 listing page (view larger image)

Since this product is not listed on the Dell USA site it's not clear yet if they'll use the same model number for the U.S. equivalent model. In the past, Dell has somewhat varied model numbers between Europe and the USA. We expect an announcement will be made this week at CES regarding any similar U.S. notebook release. Meanwhile, here's a rundown on the configurations they have listed on the Dell Europe site (list prices on the Dell site are in British Pounds, rough approximations for $ USD are in parentheses)

InspironTM 9400 - LIST-N02945

• Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CoreT Processor Solo T 1300 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
• 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (WAS 512MB)
• 60GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
• 17.0" UltraSharpT Wide Screen WXGA TFT Sharp
• Intel GMA 900 shared graphics memory up to 128MB
• Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
• 56K Data Fax Modem
• 1 Year Euro Collect and Return Service
• From: £949 ($1,634 USD)

InspironTM 9400 - LIST-N02945A

• Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CoreT Processor Solo T 1300 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
• 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (WAS 512MB)
• 60GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
• 17.0" UltraSharpT Wide Screen WXGA TFT Sharp
• Intel GMA 900 shared graphics memory up to 128MB
• Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
• 56K Data Fax Modem
• 1 Year Euro Collect and Return Service
• £1,210 ($2,084 USD)

InspironTM 9400 - LIST-N02946

• Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CoreT Processor Duo T 2300 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
• 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (WAS 512MB)
• 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
• 17" UltraSharpT WUXGA display with TrueLifeT
• Intel GMA 950 shared graphics memory up to 128MB
• Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
• 56K Data Fax Modem
• 1 Year Euro Collect and Return Service
• £1,049 ($1,807 USD)

InspironTM 9400 - LIST-N02946A

• Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CoreT Processor Duo T 2300 (1.66GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
• 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (WAS 512MB)
• 80GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
• 17" UltraSharpT WUXGA display with TrueLifeT
• Intel GMA 900 shared graphics memory up to 128MB
• Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
• 56K Data Fax Modem
• 1 Year Euro Collect and Return Service
• £1,079 ($1,858 USD)

InspironTM 9400 - LIST-N02947

• Intel CentrinoT Mobile Technology with Intel CoreT Processor Duo T 2400 (1.86GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
• Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
• 1024MB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (WAS 512MB)
• 100GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (5400 RPM)
• 17" UltraSharpT WUXGA display with TrueLifeT
• 256MB nVidia Geforce Go 7800 Ultra Graphics Card
• Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive
• 56K Data Fax Modem
• 1Year Euro Collect and Return Service
• £1,299 ($2,237 USD)

Thanks to NotebookReview.com forum member kitejumping for the tip on this: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=36110

 

Wowzers, that would be a nice gaming machine (the last config).

What's a GMA 950?

 

I'm going to assume that's the integrated graphics solution for the 945GM.

 

That's the Graphics Processor inside the 945 chipset. While no doubt faster than its GMA 900 predesessor, not a gamers delight.

Hermit

 

Is there a photo? Do we know if it has a numeric keypad?

Hermit

 

there is no photo, but i'm 99% sure the answer to this is "no" on the numpad and the look will be identical to the 9300 based on what those that have seen this have said.

 

This is why I cancelled my order for a new 9300 this afternoon.

 

As suspected, "core" processors mean a very, very steep price.

 

Sigh But Thanks for the reply

Hermit

 

ok this in a 15.4 and im sold to dell, but i assume like the current 9300 i wont see the nice gpu in a 15.5

17 is too big i have an athlon xp desktop i dont need a replacement

 

Not quite as good as i was expecting, but the increase in bus spreed would be nice. the prices seem really high, but they are also without any rebate. i wonder how much the 7800's will drop in say 6 months. i could see dell selling alot of cards to us 9300 owners if the price is reasonable.

 

Question, Why GMA900 is more expensive than GMA950 ??

I thought that 950 should better than 900 but the price is lower..

well, core duo is much expensive than I thought. I'm expect that AMD should launch the new Turion sooner to impede the intel's prices....

 

Actually for a dual core, 256MB 7800GTX (mobile), thats a very reasonable price, especially considering what the AMD X-2 are going for these days. The Intel Duo should also have more battery life and run cooler as well.

 

finally.....when can we expect to see something like this here in the states?

 

Most likely. Dell is, afterall based in the U.S., although they do have an annoying habit of releasing the newest stuff to Europe first.

 

Hmmm.....and I just bought the 9300 this last December.....crap! But I couldn't wait, I had to use a laptop for work too....at $2232, I could buy it (if there were a coupon, lol). I wonder what kind of battery would they give with it (6-cell, 9-cell, 12-cell?) and if it's bluetooth enabled too (it should since mine is). Is the 7800 Ultra an upgrade to the 7800 GTX that comes on the XPS? Gotta say it's better spec'ed and cheaper than the XPS.

 

Go figure. I got my new 9300 last month and the specs for the new one comes out. Doh!!! How much of an upgrade is the Go 7800 Ultra versus the G0 6800?

 

Wow!! Really cool! but how can it have Integrated graphics and dedicated in the same pc???

 

Snyperx,

I believe is just the clock settings and that is about it. The 7800 GTX has more pipelines etc.

Looks like I am going to have to buy another laptop in June and then a new desktop. Man all that money just to get something that will be outdated in 6 months. That is worse than investing in cars.

 

This is how the cards are setup: Thanks to Meaker in the other post.

7800GTXgo = 24 pipes, 8 vertex units, 256 bit mem (400/550)
6800U = 12 pipes, 5 vertex units, 256 bit mem (450/550)
6800 = 12 pipes, 5 vertex units, 256 bit mem (300/300)

 

BTW.... The card is 7800ultra, it's not GTX.... preety good too but I think GTX > Ultra. Any chance of being a MXM card??

 

ok 7800ultra go gpu isnt on the market. could the 7800ultra go mean the 7800gtx go? Because when you look at the m170 on the dell euro page, it has the option of 6800ultra and 7800ultra. I think they would keep the same interface now because that means the cards would be interchangable with the m170.

 

Yeah, I noticed too afterwards. Perhaps that's what they call the GTX in Europe???

 

I don't think its a mistake... maybe its a downclocked 7800GTX but more than a 7800non-ultra non-gtx.(XPS wouldn't have too much to do if they were the same).

Ccbr01: By saying the same interface you mean that 9300 users will be able to upgrade their gpu, and so the 9400 owners in the future? Well, thats not MXM but a good start so the lappy lasts 4 or 5 years.

 

ืnobody answer my question T_T

 

Smith_X as i see it, both are just the same. 950 is more recent than 900 but both are IGP with shared memory. Sorry if i sound rude but both are just BS lol.

GMA 900:

http://www.intel.com/design/graphics/gma900/#Specifications

Notice that max memory is 128 megabytes.

GMA 950

http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/gma950/

Max memory is 224.

Some benchmarks:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1697,1617355,00.asp

A radeon x300 easily beats GMA 900

 

I would think the interface would be the same. THe i9300 mobo and the xps m170 mobo are the same. So I wouldnt think they would change video cards interfaces because of new parts and the money to make a switch to a new interface.

Edit:
ogando_jose: Well, why wouldnt they put a 7800gtx go in the i9400. I know that would be a drawback to the m170, but the m170 isn't dual core, according to the dell euro page. So, couldn't it equal out? I'm just saying some jibberish before the release tomorrow.

 

Oh man... Is it gonna be released tomorrow? For sure? I am gonna be complaining to dell about my electric leakage REAL soon... Maybe i can get a swap...

 

abaxter said jan 5, which is tom!!!

 

Doesn't look like it has the GMA + Integrated card thing going on... I really thought that kind of combination will catch on.

 

Well, according to the dell euro site, gma intergrated and nvidia will be in the i9400. will they just make two separate bios apps for either the gma intergrated or the nvidia card? That would be the only thing that comes to my mind,

 

I mean at the same time. You know, like how some machines let you turn off the nvidia/ati cards when you are not gaming.

 

That would be sweet!!! I wish I could do that with mine as I would like to have more than 3 1/2 h battery time at the office

 

That would be really cool.

 

That's why i thought it would catch on in all future machines...

 

also dell wont have duo in the states for a month. tomorrow is intels official announcement of yonah at the expo in vegas. so yes our infomation will be official and we will see alot more laptopa but you still have a month before they will be in your hands at the least

 

Not true. Remember that these are not US based prices. Take at look at the UK list prices for 9300 setups and compare them with these new ones. They are very reasonable, particularly the last one with the 7800 card.

S.

 

But the video card if it is also for the i9300 will become available from the parts department before that one month time span. Right?

 

I dont think so... u may be able to switch between IGP and PCI-E on the BIOS but in windows kind of impossible.

 

Unless they intergrated a program that could change the bios on the fly. But then you have to take in consideration of the lcd hookup to both cards and whatnot.

 

You cannot change the bios on the fly do you? Maybe a dual display.

 

Well, on my old FIC AZ11EA mobo in the desktop, the mobo came with a program that would change the bios settings within windows.

 

ccbr01 yes, the settings, but u actually need to reboot so it has an effect.... am i right?

 

I dont know... sorry

 

I know there is one notebook - a Quanta, I believe - that has a GMA900 and a Go6600. It is possible to switch between them, but in order to do so, you must shut the notebook down, flip the switch, and then reboot. It is impossible to switch in Windows.

 

Dell 9400 is now on Dell USA site. At home section, it apears as DELL Inspiron E1705 at Dell 9300.

 

hi I have been struck by the Inspiron 9400...and have been wondering why there are no reviews and little talk of it.

This thread suggests it is not even released yet.
I have been pricing it out on dell.ca.

@$2229 -650 coupon but prolly then +350 as free memory upgrade gone. From the specs, tho, the base spec without coupons looks like an incredible price.

I have been lookin for a catch all day.

Why, for example is it like 800$ cheaper than the XPs 2 (which seems to have lower specs!?

And from the site..the thing seems to be available...but i have not got to they buy part...would it then tell me i have like 1 month to wait for it?

bottom line: what is the catch and is this[inspiron 9400] thing shipping now??

And finally, Ima little worried about Dell's support record...should i be spending 299$ on a 3 year extend warranty plan?

TIA

 

It's not shipping yet, though it should be the first core duo to do so.

 

Wouldn't be too sure... anyone heard of G71 (a.k.a. 7800 Ultra)

"90nm refresh of their G70 core sporting 32 pipelines and higher clocks reaching 700Mhz on the core according to some estimates."
- www.xtremesystems.com

If Nvidia continue with the trend of making desktop and mobile GPU parts directly comparable then this is amazing.


... However now that I've got everyone excited looking in more detail at Dells detailed spec page it doesn't actually state Ultra, only Go 7800 so this maybe a typo on the spec overview page.

 

As far as I know, it's not a typo. The new one you're referring to might go on an XPS which I've heard they're working on. Though no concrete information is out yet. That's my understanding though.