Finally, help me choose...
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...thanks (all these right at $2k):
Precision M6300 (notebook)
Intel
Core
2 Duo T7500 (2.20GHz 4M L2 Cache, 800MHz) Dual Core
Genuine Windows XP Professional, SP2 with Media
NVIDIA Quadro FX 1600M 512MB TurboCache (256MB discrete)
17 inch Wide Screen WXGA+ LCD Panel
Standard Touchpad
2.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
80GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Creator and Cyberlink PDVD
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card
NTFS File SystemDell Precision T3400 525W 32bit
Intel Core2 Duo E6850 (3.00GHz/1333MHz/4MB L2) 525W
Genuine Windows XP Professional, SP2 with Media
PCIe x16 nVidia Quadro FX1700, Dual Monitor DVI Cable
Mini-Tower Chassis Configuration
2GB, 667MHz, DDR2 SDRAM Memory, ECC (2 DIMMS)
16X DVD+/-RW w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD and Roxio Creator Dell Ed
C1, All SATA, NO RAID for 1 Hard Drive
160GB SATA 3.0Gb/s with NCQ and 8MB DataBurst Cache
No Monitor
NTFS File SystemXPS 420 ($200 cheaper)
Intel Core2 Duo Processor E6850 (4MB L2 Cache,3.0GHz,1333 FSB)
768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Digital Cable Support
3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
Dual Drives: 48x Combo + 16x DVD+/-RW w/ dbl layer write capable
No MonitorI actually prefer a notebook (and have seen better refurbished models...FX2500M and 4gig RAM on the Dell Outlet page for just a couple hundred bucks more) but wonder, all things being equal, if a notebook's lack of wattage makes it slower...?
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Tom you have missed the graphics card of the XPS420
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Tom
Unless you need to move your work arround a lot you will get a lot more technology in a workstation for the price of a workstation class laptop. Weigh up the performance of a top end workstation with a large monitor against the cost of the laptop. Having said that the new generation laptops are very fast and you will probably not feel the need for any more power unless you have used a really top spec workstation before. Laptops that fall into this category are the Dell M6300, HP Compaq 8710w and the CAD2 Imagine[ http://www.cad2.com/workstations/laptop-workstations.html ]. [Some heavyweight workstations are made by CAD2 as well]
I personally use the Compaq and it is realy fast. [A lot faster than the 3.2GH Pentium,2G RAM,geForce 6600 PC I used before]
If you are looking at a workstation I would try and get something with at least an FX3500 card.
What is the best pricing that you can get on your target machines?
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Oops...I did, Dylan: 768MB nVidia GeForce 8800 GTX
tv...both the dell precisions are just under $2000, the XPS is just under $1800 (but has 4gig ram and comes with Adobe Elements studio, so price-wise is the much better deal :`) The laptop is mainly an ergonomic preference, though not a small matter to the older of my joints...mainly neck and butt.
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For what it's worth I would go with the T3400 and Windows XP, but would add a RAID 1 array (matching hard drive) for peace of mind. Then look on Dell's site regularly for deals on the 24 inch wide screen LCD (1920 x 1200).
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