E6220 Owners Thread

kevmanw4301 · 02-05-2012, 11:48 PM

So, I figured I'd give a few updates on the eGPU.

Got it up and running, no compaction needed. About 14800 on 3DMark06 with a 460GTX. On 3DMark 11: Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2520M Processor,Dell Inc. 0D1CTR score: P3469 3DMarks

I'll be doing a full write up soon.

Also, I've been thinking. It should be possible to put the X220's IPS panel in the E6220. I found one on eBay for $110, and I think it would be worth it. Thoughts?

mZimm · 02-06-2012, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by kevmanw4301

So, I figured I'd give a few updates on the eGPU.

Got it up and running, no compaction needed. About 14800 on 3DMark06 with a 460GTX. On 3DMark 11: Generic VGA video card benchmark result - Intel Core i5-2520M Processor,Dell Inc. 0D1CTR score: P3469 3DMarks

I'll be doing a full write up soon.

Also, I've been thinking. It should be possible to put the X220's IPS panel in the E6220. I found one on eBay for $110, and I think it would be worth it. Thoughts?

You're late to that party:
Latitude E6220 IPS screen replacement

Looking forward to the full writeup, I'm still trying to decide if it's worth it for me to invest in the eGPU route. I don't game that much, but it would be nice.

kevmanw4301 · 02-06-2012, 09:49 PM

Its worth it, but wait for the PE4L 2.1. Theres too much stutter without PCIe 2.0.

hannay · 02-08-2012, 09:24 AM

Can anyone shed any light into what the 256GB SSD is like in this laptop?

GadgetsNut · 02-08-2012, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by kevmanw4301

Also, I've been thinking. It should be possible to put the X220's IPS panel in the E6220. I found one on eBay for $110, and I think it would be worth it. Thoughts?

Buying the screen from ebay is a bit of a gamble. You might get a "compatible" part even on listings that say IPS screen specifically. And then there are listings that don't list IPS specifically but then the part number matches perfectly. This is why I didn't put any links on my IPS screen thread - don't want to get blamed if someone received the wrong part.

When I searched for the part, laptopscreen.com was actually the first hit for only $69. I emailed and asked if it's the EXACT part I'll be getting, they told me no, just a "compatible" part.

mZimm · 02-08-2012, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by GadgetsNut

Buying the screen from ebay is a bit of a gamble. You might get a "compatible" part even on listings that say IPS screen specifically. And then there are listings that don't list IPS specifically but then the part number matches perfectly. This is why I didn't put any links on my IPS screen thread - don't want to get blamed if someone received the wrong part.

When I searched for the part, laptopscreen.com was actually the first hit for only $69. I emailed and asked if it's the EXACT part I'll be getting, they told me no, just a "compatible" part.

Could you give us the part number for the one that you used? I'm so tempted to do this...

GadgetsNut · 02-09-2012, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by mZimm

Could you give us the part number for the one that you used? I'm so tempted to do this...

LP125WH2(SL)(B1). I don't know how many different IPS panels there are. I know for a fact LP125WH2(TL)(B1) is NOT an IPS panel, I found out the hard way.

mZimm · 02-11-2012, 01:53 PM

There are a few of those on ebay, actually for a couple of different laptops as well. I'd probably only go with the model for the x220 since it's been done already, and at $133 it's incredibly tempting...I keep buying things I don't need, but I did just sell my E6410 for more than I bought my E6220 for...

ckthepilot · 02-17-2012, 06:23 PM

This thread does not get enough love... bump

I think I'll be getting one myself soon. I would love to do the ips upgrade

ckthepilot · 02-17-2012, 06:28 PM

Anyone know what brand/model ssd Dell uses for the e6220 line?