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dell difference in chip and mghz bought

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by burgerbaron

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i have a dell laptop insprion 3100 233mghz or so i thought.it fell off my car upon taking it apart to save the hard drive i found the chips in it where stamped 200mhz.what is going on here?

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by bv2

couldn't tell ya - everything i can find lists the inspiron 3100 as a 200MMX

by dmiles

The only way you could have known was by watching the start up screen,or check the manufacturer book to make sure that you had a 233,the games manufacturers play with the chips and what they are really selling can mean a $100 difference in price.
Also this is why they have the security codes set in now so that you cannot discover what's on the inside.Challenge them on what you bought and what they sold you,could mean the difference in a new system.

by dcosgrove

I must say that I have found Dell to be beyond reproach. I have a number of their products including an inspiron 3800. Had you ever checked during boot up to see what clock speed it registered? And also, did you buy directly from Dell?

by s6xtyn9ne

Im a dell tech rep. I work for them and do tech support for laptops. Ive looked up the 3100 and to my suprise (probably yours more if you didnt know this) we didnt make a 3100. We made 3k and 3200 but no 3100. If youd like, i can help you out a bit.Email me at tobygri@clientlogic.com and ill give you a call if youd like while im at work. Just email your service tag # (located on the bottom of your laptop) and ill check out the spec's and get info i can and provide you with it.

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