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Dell Precision M2300

Notebook Specifications

Dell Precision M2300Notebook: Dell Precision M2300
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M
Display: 14.1 inch, 16:10, 1440x900 pixels
Weight: 2.4kg
Price: 1300 euro
Links: Dell homepage
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 Precision M2300 (Model)

 
Average Score: 80% - good
Average of 1 scores (from 3 reviews)price: 80%, performance: 80%, features: - %, display: - %
mobility: 40%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: 70%

Reviews for the Dell Precision M2300

80% Dell’s Precision M2300 hard-working laptop puts strain on battery
Source: vnunet.com English
The Precision M2300 provides a bit more punch for business workers that need a portable computer for more demanding applications, but do not necessarily need a large screen. However, the battery life is too short for much serious use away from mains power.
4 von 5, Leistung gut, Mobilität schlecht
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 04/25/2008
Rating: Total score: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 40%

Foreign Reviews

DELL Precision M2300
Source: Notebookforum.at German
online available, Short, Date: 04/24/2008
Rating: price: 80% workmanship: 80%

Test: Precision M2300
Source: Notebookforum.at German
online available, Short, Date: 12/06/2007
Rating: price: 80% workmanship: 80% emissions: 70%

Comment

NVIDIA Quadro FX 360M:

Lower end of Graphics Cards for users who want to play games. New games should run on these cards, but only with decreased details and mediocre resolution.


>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Intel Core 2 Duo: This is the Core Duo and Core Solo successor with a longer pipeline and 5-20% more speed without more power consumption. As an addition to the Core Duo design there exists a fourth decoder, an amplified SSE-unit and an additional arithmetical logical unit (ALU).

The Core 2 Duo for laptops is identical to the desktop Core 2 Duo processors but the notebook-processors work with lower voltages (0.95 to 1188 Volt) and a lower Frontside bus clock (1066 vs 667 MHz). The performance of equally clocked notebooks is 20-25% lower than Desktop PCs because of the lower Frontside bus clock and the slower hard disks.

T7500:
>> Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

14.1": 14 inch display size is a mixture between the small formats of subnotebooks and the 15 inch standard display.
The reason why so many people like displays with medium size is, that this size is not exhausting for the eyes, does not need too much current and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.4 kg: This notebook is lighter than the average of all notebooks. It is too heavy for sub-notebooks. 14 inch displays are normal for this class of weight.

Dell: Dell is one of the biggest international manufacturers according market shares and the number of notebook models, which are reviewed in German and English speaking countries. Some of these reviewed laptops achieve top positions according total rating and price/value relation.

Dell reviews

80%: This rating is not convincing. It must be considered, that there exist hardly any laptops, which receive a rating below 60%. This notebook is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

>> Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.


 

Author: Stefan Hinum, 2008-01- 1 (Update: 2008-10-28)