Dell Latitude X300: A Traveler's Companion
by Andrew Ku on October 30, 2003 5:53 PM EST- Posted in
- Laptops
The Test
| Windows XP Professional Test System | |||||||
| Dell Latitude X300 | Dell Latitude D800 | Gigabyte NB-1401 | IBM T40 | IBM X31 | Desktop System | ||
| CPU(s) | Pentium M 1.2GHz | Pentium M 1.6GHz | Pentium M 1.4GHz | Pentium M 1.5GHz | Pentium M 1.4GHz | Pentium 4 2.4GHz | |
| Motherboard(s) | Dell 855GM | Dell 855PM | FIC 855GM | IBM 855PM | IBM 855PM | Intel D845EBT 845E | |
| Memory | 256MB PC2100 | 512MB PC2100 | 512MB PC2100 | 256MB PC2100 | 256MB PC2100 | 512MB PC2100 | |
| Hard Drive | 40GB 5400RPM | 40GB 5400RPM | 40GB 4200RPM | 40GB 5400RPM | 40GB 4200RPM | IBM Deskstar DPTA-372050 20.5GB 7200 RPM | |
| CDROM | N/A | CD-RW/DVD | CD-RW/DVD | CD-RW/DVD | N/A | Philips 48X | |
| Video Card(s) | Integrated 855GM | NVIDIA GeForce4 4200 Go 64MB DDR | Integrated 855PM | ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 | ATI Mobility Radeon 16MB DDR | ATI Radeon 9000 Pro 64MB NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4200 128MB |
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| Ethernet | Onboard Broadcom 10/100t | Onboard Intel Gigabit | Onboard Intel Gigabit | Onboard Intel Gigabit | Onboard Intel Gigabit | Linksys LNE100TX 100Mbit PCI Ethernet Adapter | |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional SP1 | ||||||
| Video Drivers | Intel 6.13.10.3510 (latest available for Dell) |
NVIDIA 42.56 (latest available for Dell) |
Intel 6.13.10.3510 (latest available for Gigabyte) |
ATI 6.13.10.6278 (latest available for IBM) |
ATI 7.79.7.3 (latest available for IBM) | ATI Catalyst 3.1 NVIDIA 41.09 |
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| Benchmarking Applications | Bapco SysMark 2002 ZDM Content Creation Winstone 2003 ZDM Business Winstone 2002 BAPCo Mobile Mark 2002 |
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The allocated system memory for the integrated graphics solution was automatically set by the system at 8MB. This setting remained untouched throughout the testing.
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DL2 - Saturday, March 20, 2004 - link
I currently have an x300. I travel a great deal and have had a problem with a spot appearing on the screen. I have already had the screen replaced once and soon to be again. My question is would the IBM x31 be more durable than the Dell 300? I have not been able to find a x31 to compare to.Shalmanese - Saturday, November 1, 2003 - link
When anyone says Centrino, the basically mean the Pentium-M. Its just that Centrino is the more recognisable brand name. Technically, half the machines out there aren't real Centrinos since they use a 3rd party 802.11a/b/g chip.And I wasn't saying that the R50p was comparable to the X300, I just wanted it on the waiting list for reviews. IBM haven't had a serious Desktop replacement machine since the A31p over a year ago. (The G series doesn't count due to its sucky onboard graphics). It should be interesting what it brings to the table.
RichieZ - Saturday, November 1, 2003 - link
"BTW, the T40 isn't all that much bigger than the X31.... I like mine :)"Um the T40 is quite a bit bigger than the X31, I had a T40 at work and have an X31 as my personal machine.
Isn't this X300 acutally made by samsung?
Randalmaker - Saturday, November 1, 2003 - link
"Centrino technology continues to breathe a breath of fresh air into the market with a marriage of performance and portability."...omg stop this blue-eyed intelback-scratchin plz. we all know that the real innovation here is the banias only and that intel is using their marketing power and money 2 wipe out its mainboard competition once more. i shouldnt have 2 tell u that. centrino is a joke but it worxSouka - Friday, October 31, 2003 - link
R50p is a "monster" in size compared to these ultra-portables.... review, yes...comparable, no.anyways....yeah, the X31 rulz....more expensive, but going cheap on laptops is often not worth it. BTW, the T40 isn't all that much bigger than the X31.... I like mine :)
Shalmanese - Thursday, October 30, 2003 - link
"The X31 rains supreme in the battery life department."...Anyway, the feature set looks a lot like the Sony ultra-portables, right down to the blocking of the VGA port when you stick the media bay on.
quick request: would it be possible for you to review the IBM R50p when it comes out? Exected release date is november some time. Thanks