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Dell Inspiron 9400
Entertainment Powerhouse
DELL™ INSPIRON™ 9400
Entertainment
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Powerhouse
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Dell Confidential
REVIEWERS GUIDE
REVIEWERS GUIDE
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Changes to the Reviewer’s Guide Dec 1, 2005: Created Dec 21, 2005: Final Legal edits included Dec 22, 2005: Legally approved – ad no. 59967110 Table of Contents Page Your Configuration 3 Key Benefits 4 Hardware Details 5 Entertainment & Security Software Details 10 Services and Support 15 Chassis Features 24 Technical Specifications 27 Important Information 32 Return information 33 2 Dell Confidential CHANGE LOG & CONTENTS CHANGE LOG & CONTEN
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Configuration options marked with a √ indicate those sent for this review. Processor Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2600 (2.16GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB Cache) Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB Cache) Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2400 (1.83GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB Cache) Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB Cache) Intel® Core™ Solo Processor T1300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB/2MB Cache) Wide Screen Display (Active Matrix TFT) 17”
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse The Inspiron 9400 is an entertainment powerhouse defined by its dual-core processing power, large 17-inch wide-aspect display and broad video performance options. This feature-rich desktop replacement is ideal for the power consumer that likes to take the show on the road as well as the creative professional that needs multimedia capabilities that only this large-screen beauty can deliver. All of this comes packed in a svelte design and compe
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Intel® Core™ Duo Processors Accomplish more while running multiple applications, such as editing video while downloading music. Intel® Core™ Solo processor (Single Core Technology) Performance Level - + A single core processor performs one task at a time. For example, when surfing the web and a virus scan application begins your system may perform slower because the two programs are now fighting for processor time. Intel® Core™ Duo processor
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7800 High-end Graphics performance for a Great Entertainment Experience • Extreme performance for today’s breathtaking games – DirectX® 9 Shader Model 3.0 allows intense visual effects – Introduces transparency anti-aliasing - a revolutionary visual quality enhancement • High definition home-theater experience – NVIDIA® PureVideo™ technology allows high-quality DVD playback and stutter-free, high-definition (HD) viewing –
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse TrueLife™ Displays • Dell now offers 17” UltraSharp™ WUXGA displays with TrueLife for an extraordinary viewing experience. – Dell combines the highest resolution (1920x1200) 17-inch WUXGA display with TrueLife™, offering a viewing experience that is more crisp and more vivid than lower resolution displays with anti-glare coatings. Enjoy movies and photos like never before. – A TrueLife display has up to a 10% higher contrast ratio than the
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse RoadReady™ Notebooks -- Durable, Dependable, Dell • A design and testing philosophy applied to all Dell notebook products to help ensure uncompromised durability and reliability • Durable Design - notebook products engineered to high standards for demanding on-the-go usage – StrikeZone™ hard drive shock absorbers – Use of strong, light-weight engineered materials – Latches, hinges, touch pads, buttons, and keyboards designed to withstand thousa
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse One-button access to photos, music, and movies • True “instant on” functionality Fast access to movies, music, video, and photos without the need to boot into Windows • New dedicated button Screened with “Home” icon intuitively ties functionality back to Windows Media Center Manager or Dell Media Experience based on configuration • Great flexibility for digital content playback Retrieve content from local storage devices (HDD, USB thumb drive,
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Two great options to enjoy more of your entertainment all in one easy-to-use place! Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center 2005 Edition is an operating system that enables you to enjoy some of the best in home entertainment, personal productivity, and creativity on your home PC in a simple, complete, and connected way. • Watch What You Want When You Want With Media Center Edition and an optional
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Paint Shop Photo Album Paint Shop Photo Album is a digital photography one-stop shop for acquiring images from a digital camera or scanner; quickly improving, organizing and cataloguing photos; creating greeting cards, fliers, and Web graphics, creating presentations; to sharing photos and online photos, customers can find it all in Paint Shop Photo Album. Paint Shop Pro Paint Shop Pro is a great addition to Paint Shop Photo Album. It offers p
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Dell PC Restore by Symantec Your Inspiron 9400 system is equipped with powerful software to restore this system’s original factory settings - exactly the same way it was custom built for you. Dell PC Restore will restore the operating system and all the original applications, but will not save your personal files, such as email, MP3s, videos, web pages, etc. Remember to save your personal files before using Dell PC Restore. Windows XP is equip
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Dell Support 3.0 (UK ONLY) Your Inspiron 9400 system is equipped with an intelligent software service that is factory-loaded and can be personalized by you to provide automatic updates and notifications. This self support assistant will help you keep your system running at it’s optimal level without the headache of trying to find out if an update is needed. This Dell-exclusive software service is constantly updated with Dell’s technical knowl
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Front View with Display Panel Open 17” Wide Screen XGA+ or optional UltraSharp 17” Wide Screen XGA+ or optional UltraSharp UXGA Display with TrueLife technology UXGA Display with TrueLife technology Dell MediaDirect™ Button Dell MediaDirect™ Button Device Station Lights Device Station Lights Keyboard Status Lights Keyboard Status Lights Touch Pad Buttons Touch Pad Buttons Integrated Touch Pad Integrated Touch Pad Multimedia Keys Multimedia Keys 14
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Left View Security Cable Slot Security Cable Slot Optical Drive Bay Optical Drive Bay USB 2.0 Ports USB 2.0 Ports Air Intake Air Intake Right View 5-in-1 Media Memory Card Reader 5-in-1 Media Memory Card Reader ExpressCard™ Expansion Port ExpressCard™ Expansion Port Air Intake Air Intake Mic In Mic In 1394 Port Headphone Jack 1394 Port Headphone Jack 15 Dell Confidential FEATURES FEATURES
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse Back View Modem Connector DVI Connector Modem Connector DVI Connector S-Video Out Connector S-Video Out Connector Power In Power In Air Exhaust Air Exhaust Air Exhaust Air Exhaust USB 2.0 Ports (4) USB 2.0 Ports (4) Network Connector VGA Connector Network Connector VGA Connector Bottom View Subwoofer Battery Charge Gauge Subwoofer Battery Charge Gauge Optical Drive Locking Screw Optical Drive Locking Screw Battery Release Latch Battery Release Latc
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse INTEL® MICROPROCESSOR Processor type Intel® Core™ Solo & Duo processors Processor speed support Up to 2.16GHZ 667MHz Internal L2 cache 2MB 533MHz or 667MHz External bus frequency Math coprocessor Internal CHIPSET AND SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE System chipset Intel 945GM or 945PM Processor Data bus width 64 bits DRAM bus width 64 bits (Dual channel*) 36 bits Processor Address bus width PCI bus (PCI-Express for video) x16 SYSTEM MEMORY Architecture DDR2 sha
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse I/O PORTS SPECIFICATION Video DVI-D (24-hole connector); VGA (15-hole) S-Video TV-out 7-pin mini-DIN connector (optional S-video to composite video adapter cable; optional S-video to component video adapter cable) IEEE 1394a 4-pin mini, non-powered connector Audio Microphone-in connector, stereo headphone/speakers connector USB six 4-pin USB 2.0-compliant connectors Network Adapter RJ-45 Modem RJ-11 VIDEO SPECIFICATION Discrete Video Options 256
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse INTEGRATED AUDIO High Definition Audio (HDA) bus Audio Controller 24-bit (analog-to-digital & digital-to-analog) Stereo Conversion Interfaces Internal HDA bus External Microphone-in connector, stereo headphone/speakers connector Internal Speaker Amplifier Stereo 2-W main speakers and 5-W subwoofer with bass reflex port Volume Controls Volume can be controlled through key combinations or application program menus COMMUNICATIONS Modem Type v.92 5
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™ ™ Dell Inspiron 9400 Entertainment Powerhouse BATTERY 9-cell (80Whr) “Smart” Lithium Ion Type 6-cell (53Whr) “Smart” Lithium Ion Dimensions Height 21.5 mm (0.83 inch) Depth 88.5 mm (3.48 inches) Width 139 mm (5.47 inches) 0.40kg (0.88lbs) – 9-cell Li-Ion Weight 0.26kg (0.57lbs) – 6-cell Li-ion Voltage 14.8 VDC – 4-cell Li-Ion 11.1VDC – 6-cell Li-Ion Capacity 9-cell, 6-cell Battery Life TBD – 9 cell Li-Ion TBD – 6 cell Li-Ion Battery Charge Time Approximately 2 hours (at 100% in ~ 2 hours) (at
