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Dell Precision M2400

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Dell Precision M2400Notebook: Dell Precision M2400
Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo T9400
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M 256 MB
Display: 14.1 inch, 16:10, 1440x900 pixels, glossy: no
Weight: 2.38kg
Price: 1500 euro
Average Score: 73% - average
Average of 2 scores (from 3 reviews)
price: - %, performance: 82%, features: - %, display: 86% mobility: 82%, workmanship: 84%, ergonomy: 87%, emissions: 86%

Reviews for the Dell Precision M2400

60% Dell Precision M2400 review
Source: PC Advisor English
The higher-resolution screen might make the Dell Precision M2400 more palatable to creatives, but the entry-level graphics chip makes it hard to recommend. As a mobile workstation, however, the Dell Precision M2400 works well.
3 von 5
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 01/27/2009
Rating: Total score: 60%

Foreign Reviews

dell precision m2400 test
Source: notebook-forum.info German DE→EN
online available, Medium, Date: 08/02/2009
Rating: workmanship: 80%
86% Test Dell Precision M2400 Notebook
Source: Notebookcheck German DE→EN
online available, Long, Date: 11/06/2008
Rating: Total score: 86% performance: 82% display: 86% mobility: 82% workmanship: 88% ergonomy: 87% emissions: 86%

Comment

NVIDIA Quadro FX 370M: Based on the GeForce 9200M / 9300M GS Chip with professional drivers for CAD, DCC, and visualization applications. Supports PureVideo HD. The memory clockrate depends on the built in memory chips (GDDR2: 400 MHz, GDDR3: 700 MHz)

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.

T9400:
>> 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 energy and the laptops can be kept quite compact.
>> To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

2.38 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 Inc. is a multinational technology corporation that develops, manufactures, sells, and supports personal computers and other computer-related products. Based in Texas, Dell employs more than 82,700 people worldwide (2009). In 2006, Dell purchased the computer hardware manufacturer Alienware. In most countries, the laptops are directly sold to consumers by Dell and each notebook custom-assembled according to a selection of options. Market share regarding sales of personal computers in 2007 (market research IDC): HP 18.9 %, Dell 16.4 %, Acer 9.9 %, Lenovo 7.5 %, Apple 5.7 %

Dell reviews

73%: This rating is bad. Most notebooks are better rated. This is not a recommendation for purchase.

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

 

Author: Stefan Hinum, 2008-11-29 (Update: 2009-10-28)