This Does Not Compute | Could this cheap Windows XP laptop make for great Windows 98 gaming? @ThisDoesNotCompute | Uploaded May 2023 | Updated October 2024, 15 hours ago.
Just because a retro PC that originally shipped in the Windows XP era also offers Windows 98 drivers doesn't mean it's going to be the best experience...and here's a great example.

Sources:
Unreal Tournament and 3DMark 99 benchmark result charts (and an overall fantastic resource for comparing retro video cards!): http://hw-museum.cz/article/2/benchmark-vga-1998---2001--2011-edition-/2
"An Old Faithful - Dell Inspiron 8200," HWM, May 2002.
"Lowered XPectations," Computerworld, November 5, 2001.

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