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DigitalVyper · 02-02-2003, 05:53 PM

The new 600xl does have a ATI 9000 Mobility and its bays are hot swappable. In terms of mobility in general, I am looking for a desktop replacement, not really a light system, so the two laptops do fit the bill.

I went to Gateway Country today and they said that the 600xl does have hot swappable bays. In addition, since the first battery is fixed, not the optical drive... I can but in 2 batteries and a 2nd HD is necessary, or 2 batts and a disk drive, or 1 batt 1 optical and 1 disk drive. So it makes the system more adaptable.

I have friends with Gateways and Dells and they are all happy with either brand, so I am still trying to find out if the Gateway suffers from the $500 price difference.

If anyone could help me on the differences between SXGA and UXGA in practical terms, that would be a great help.

Thanks,
DigitalVyper

02-02-2003, 05:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
DigitalVyper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 25	The new 600xl does have a ATI 9000 Mobility and its bays are hot swappable. In terms of mobility in general, I am looking for a desktop replacement, not really a light system, so the two laptops do fit the bill. I went to Gateway Country today and they said that the 600xl does have hot swappable bays. In addition, since the first battery is fixed, not the optical drive... I can but in 2 batteries and a 2nd HD is necessary, or 2 batts and a disk drive, or 1 batt 1 optical and 1 disk drive. So it makes the system more adaptable. I have friends with Gateways and Dells and they are all happy with either brand, so I am still trying to find out if the Gateway suffers from the $500 price difference. If anyone could help me on the differences between SXGA and UXGA in practical terms, that would be a great help. Thanks, DigitalVyper