What's left to upgrade on my X31?

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cwf · #1 Post by **cwf** » Wed Sep 19, 2007 7:41 pm

Hello friends.

So I go at X31 a few months ago...the specs when I got it:

P4 1.7
2 GB RAM
80 GB 5400 RPM HD
Intel 802.11b wireless

It was a beauty when I got it but I'm always looking to spend my money and upgrade

. So I followed your advice and got:

80 GB 7k100
Atheros b/g wireles

So what's next...am I all maxed out? I guess there's bluetooth that I don't have...but I won't use that. Is there anything else I can spend my money on to make my baby better!?

Siva

The Spirit of X21 · #2 Post by **The Spirit of X21** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:43 am

The only other items I can think of are FireWire and an extended life battery, but that's a pretty nice specimen as it stands now.

cwf · #3 Post by **cwf** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 12:52 am

The Spirit of X21 wrote:The only other items I can think of are FireWire and an extended life battery, but that's a pretty nice specimen as it stands now.

Ay mate...I forgot to mention it came to me with FireWire and the extended life battery

The Spirit of X21 · #4 Post by **The Spirit of X21** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 1:06 am

Most impressive! Anyone else have ideas?

pianowizard · #5 Post by **pianowizard** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:08 am

Upgrade the XGA screen to SXGA+, i.e. the one used in the X6* tablet. It's not straightforward though.

mazzinia · #6 Post by **mazzinia** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:07 am

Do you know if someone has done it? (upgrading the screen, I mean)

PS

2 add ons (more than upgrades) I can think of are :

1) e-SATA
2) SCSI

both thru pcmcia...

An upgrade, instead, would be changing the Atheros with an a/b/g , but the one you have is quite good

pianowizard · #7 Post by **pianowizard** » Thu Sep 20, 2007 7:35 am

mazzinia wrote:Do you know if someone has done it? (upgrading the screen, I mean)

Yes, someone on a Chinese forum.

losmeme · #8 Post by **losmeme** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 7:56 am

Hey;

Get a 7200 RPM disk drive, you will notice a huge improvement. My X31 with 2GB ram and a 7200 rpm drive kicks a**!

pianowizard · #9 Post by **pianowizard** » Sat Sep 22, 2007 10:22 am

losmeme wrote:Get a 7200 RPM disk drive, you will notice a huge improvement. My X31 with 2GB ram and a 7200 rpm drive kicks a**!

The OP already did that.

cwf · #10 Post by **cwf** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 1:56 pm

Thanks for the feedback. The SXGA+ upgrade sounds out of my leauge.

Thinking about it, one of the things I'd like improved is graphics performance. First, quality of the display on my 20" LCD (I'm pretty sure the analog VGA is the culprit). Second, better performance in Warcraft 3.

I guess my only option is to go the route of a Dock I or Dock II and get a external PCI video card. I'm going to start looking into this upgrade but from initial survey it looks like I'd be able to get a used Dock II for $60 or less. However, I see challenge in finding a used PCI video card...will start looking into that!

Yay...a new project!

qviri · #11 Post by **qviri** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 5:31 pm

cwf wrote:However, I see challenge in finding a used PCI video card...will start looking into that!

Many of Matrox's older cards (G200, G400) came in PCI and featured awesome VGA output. They're very cheap these days.

The PCI slot allows you to use a card with DVI, but these can be a bit pricier.

johnson · #12 Post by **johnson** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:22 pm

32 bit cardbus adapter and 4gb CF card.

http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-RW021001-Ad ... 545&sr=8-4

cwf · #13 Post by **cwf** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 6:32 pm

johnson wrote:32 bit cardbus adapter and 4gb CF card.

http://www.amazon.com/Lexar-RW021001-Ad ... 545&sr=8-4

But it has built-in CF slot! I was checking out the compact flash GPS for a little while...sounds interesting. =)

johnson · #14 Post by **johnson** » Mon Sep 24, 2007 10:05 pm

Yes but you get MUCH quicker speeds with that adapter.

ceUs · #15 Post by **ceUs** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 12:18 pm

pianowizard wrote:Upgrade the XGA screen to SXGA+, i.e. the one used in the X6* tablet. It's not straightforward though.

Do you have more Infos about that upgrade? I'd really love to have a "bit" more resolution on the x31.

pianowizard · #16 Post by **pianowizard** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 1:28 pm

ceUs wrote:Do you have more Infos about that upgrade? I'd really love to have a "bit" more resolution on the x31.

See this thread.

ceUs · #17 Post by **ceUs** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 2:03 pm

pianowizard wrote:
ceUs wrote:Do you have more Infos about that upgrade? I'd really love to have a "bit" more resolution on the x31.
See this thread.

thanks a lot!

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