Possibly FS: $1250 I9300

[lowlymarine]

I might be looking to sell off my I9300 for about $1150-$1250 + shipping.

Specs are as follows:
-1.86GHz Pentium M 750
-2GB Dual Channel DDR2-533 RAM
-100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
-256MB GeForce Go6800
-Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG
-6-cell battery (approximately 2 hours with Wireless on, "Always on" and Powermizer off @ high brightness; easily about 3.5-4 hours with lower brightness and wireless off, with EIST & Powermizer enabled)
-17" WXGA+ Ultrasharp Antiglare Widescreen
-Keyboard, Touchpad, media buttons
-2 speakers + Integrated Subwoofer
-8x DVD+/-RW DL optical drive

It's in near perfrect cosmetic shape, just a few scratches on the palm rests, and all internal components are in perfect working order. The cooling system is excellent, and there is ample room for overclocking on the GPU - I can easily get over 4000 in 3DMark05 and with most driver sets over 4300. Every game I've thrown at it runs great at the screen's native resolution, even next-gen games like Supreme Commander and Prey are glass smooth at maximum graphics details.

-Doom 3 Timedemo average score is about 55 FPS at 1440x900, FOV at 100, with Ultra Graphics detail, all settings up, and 2x FSAA + transparency AA in nVidia drivers set to Multisampling.

-CS:Source stress test averages around 78 FPS at 1440x900, all graphics details except the useless "color correction" (that includes HDR) up, 16x AF and 4x AA + transparency AA.

-FEAR test gets about 32 FPS average, with 75-80% over 25 FPS, at 1440x900, all details at maximum, Soft Shadows off, 2x AF and 2x AA + transparency AA.

Afraid of it not being dual-core? I just finished playing UT2004 while listening to music in WMP with IE and Word open - in Vista RC2 - with nary a hiccup. And oh yes, Vista runs great on here.

Needless to say, your gaming and productivity needs will be completely fufilled. All that, and at under 8 lbs, it's not going to break your back either (like some of our P4 powered 17" friends might - *glares at HP zd8000*).

[earth-traveler]

The specs on this notebook look interesting but I'm not sure what brand notebook this is. Could you give a more detailed model number?
Thanks!

[Tim]

It is the Dell Inspiron 9300.
Tim

[lowlymarine]

I've decided to lower the asking price to about $1100 or a reasonable offer. I've also upgraded the optical drive to a DVD+/-RW DL drive. Hard to go wrong here.

[odin243]

Have you sold this thing yet?

[lowlymarine]

Not yet, still looking for a buyer. I'm down to $1000 or best offer at this point, mainly due to an unexpected influx of cash and a need to get rid of this beast.