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Update Dell rant
Of course I feel better! Except for the $10 CD that I could have gotten...
Dell rant 1586
1. I agree with both of you. I picked the system, and I got what I paid for. Software aside, I knew what I...
Dell rant 1587
Whups. I read somewhere that the 'tone' of an email (or post) is misread in about 50% of cases. Let's revisit. I'm not bitter, and perhaps "rant" is a little...
Dell Support
I've learned to accept that no computer manufacturer would provide perfect support from all of its...
Dell Inspiron 6400 or 6000
Hi Clark, This is only my opinion, which is meant as food for thought. I can analyze the hell out of almost anything, to the point of paralysis so...
Dell False Advertising
Hi, I recently tried to purchase a Labreastude 510 from the dell.com website. It is shown as costing 649$ (after instant savings...
Dell False Advertising 1593
It's pretty simple. New promotions come out on Thursday and run through Wednesday of the following week. Coupons offered online have similar time frames. You may be right about false advertising...
Dell Inspiron 6400 vs Acer TravelMate 8204
I need a new laptop-notebook; my budget, including tax and extended warrenty is CDN$3000. I think I have it down to two contenders: Dell Inspiron 6400 Intel® CoreŽ Duo processor T2500...
Dell Inspiron 6400 vs Acer TravelMate 8204
Wow, Google really is my friend. I just entered "Inspiron 6000 display rash" and it brought...
dell c600 does not power up
Hi, I have a dell c600 motherboard which does not power up. I purchased a new motherboard on ebay and...
Using an Original COA Activation Key for XP Pro with New SP2 Restore Disk
It's twistier than that, but as the others have pointed out, it'll work reasonably well. If you boot from a Dell restore disk, it won't even ask...
BackupImaging Software
In another thread: I asked for advice on selecting an external hard drive for backups. I purchased a Seagate PushButton Backup model number ST3250601U2...
BackupImaging Software 1599
I use Ghost Enterprise Versions 7 and 8 at work to put disk images on multiple like platform machines. The Enterprise Editions support Multicast Imaging via...
BackupImaging Software 1600
It is my policy to create images complete parbreastions very frequently, largely because I quite often give my...
BackupImaging Software 1601
I've been doing daily image and file backups with Acronis True Image 9.0 for a few months. Backups worked flawlessly. Yesterday I thought I...
No OS CD
Xmas Xmas, You need to not ask for, but request the product that you paid for in full and not...
Question on DVI Cables Which One For Dell 2405FPW LCD
Just bought an ATI All-In-Wonder X800-XT graphics card for my D-8300. It has DVI and VGA connectors on the back. Want to buy the Dell 24...
Question on DVI Cables Which One For Dell 2405FPW LCD 1604
Thanks for all the advice, but unfortunately, none of them answered my question. The documentation for my ATI graphics card says it takes...
Question on DVI Cables Which One For Dell 2405FPW LCD 1605
Thanks to all for the info. Others have said that this monitor comes with both a DVI and VGA...
Question on DVI Cables Which One For Dell 2405FPW LCD 1606
People like you, who think they know all, and have everything figured out, really bug me. Although responding to your message isn't...
non ecc ram in dell sc1425 1607
i see what you are talking about. if you select 16gb ram (4x4gb) you get that...
non ecc ram in dell sc1425 1608
don't know where you are seeing that price, but here is a link to dell.co.uk that lists a 2gb module compatible with your system...
Woo Hoo, Got my Laptop : 1609
On Thu, 16 Mar 2006 08:21:40 -0700, Notan According to the UPS tracking, the shipping status was changed from 2-day to a...
Woo Hoo, Got my Laptop : 1610
First day's impressions: - I love it! - I am used to a 2001fp and a 2405fps, so the little wxga...
Purchasing Security Software after the Fact
pricegrabber.com is the best place to look for prices. They have one of the largest lists of sellers to...
Using non ECC ram in Dell SC1425
Anthony, I am not sure about ECC-non-ECC as I have never owned a server but PC3200 is DDR ram and PC4200 is DDR2...
Corporate America HELL and Returning Dell Products
Hi Clark, I've been a Dell customer for many years, since the days of Pentium 3 500mhz. I don't...
Returning Dell Products 1614
Hi, to address part of your post, some retail stores have had restocking fees. Comp USA did a few years ago, but...
Returning Dell Products 1615
dell certainly used to be more liberal about returns then they are these days but still are a stand up company when the return is because of an error made they made. for instance, the...
Dealing w Customer Support
Just the Facts: Note: I will have a different take than complaining about Dell service in a followup post. Mainly I list a few things that are helpful in...
Dealing w Customer Support 1617
Hi, This is symptomatic of a typical large corporation that does not want to fix it's customer service *on purpose* (they are not bad on purpose, they on-pupose don't want to fix it...
Dealing w Customer Support 1618
On Mon, 13 Mar 2006 17:52:41 -0600, journey OK, the last person in customer care said that she will "take ownership" and call me back. Extended warranty support couldn't help, so she is going...
Why aren't therre more Women here 1619
Journey, I meant to be lighthearted too. My thing is computers, video and digital cameras...
Why aren't therre more Women here 1620
I am Women Here Me Roar!!!! :-). I only get involved when I can help with something...
Why aren't therre more Women here 1621
Hi Joan, I haven't watched TV for years, except when I am giving a short respite haven to homeless people who are in recovery, and they...
Why aren't therre more Women here 1622
You may not know this but many nonliving Things have a gender. 1. Ziploc Bags are Male, because they Hold everything in, but you can See right through...
Demension 8400 help
Hi Jay, Thanks for your reply. I neglected to mention that I only get this: "A problem...
Extended Warranties
I called and gave the special discount code. The price was $180 to extend my on-site warranty by 1 year and $220 to extend it for 2 years. I said I had...
Can You Display HiDef HDTV On Dell 2405FPW LCD 1627
gary No prob, but it looks like I need to make some clarifications. Composite video is actually...
Dual Core vs P4 1628
i agree with the speed and beauty of the xeon! and the price point is will...
Re:Dual Core vs P4
Being curious, I just went to the Dell SB site and configured a Precision 670... Two dual-core 2.8GHz 2x2MB Xeons XP...
Re:Dual Core vs P4
two cores, Ah, yes.... I apparently forgot to finish my thought on that one. What I meant to say is The 380...
Dual Core vs P4 1631
desensitized more than additional HD heat-noise the cases phpBB-newsSync misconfigured or forums I am using one here in a standard sized office without any special cooling and it is...
Dual Core vs P4 1632
wrote in message is XPS can Have one sitting here and granted it can put off some heat but in my opinion only someone who was...
Dual Core vs P4 1633
journey Nope, disk limited. Nope, disk limited again. Nope, requires virtually no processing power. Only in certain cases that a home user...
boot up problem with old Dell Dimension 4100
Hello, I have rather old Dell Dimension 4100 desktop inherited from a family member. Recently it...
Is 14.1" laptop to big for portability 1635
My current primary laptop (D610), as well as my previous main laptop (IBM T21) were both 14.1", and for real traveling they're...
Is 14.1" laptop to big for portability 1636
Hi, my experiences are different than Nicholas'. As a coder, I needed something larger than XGA to be effective. It depends on what you want to use your computer for. Keep in mind though...
Is 14.1" laptop to big for portability 1637
My post was not related to any individual, in fact it would help most. I have quite a few laptops, design networks for a living and code in 12 languages, so what works for...
Is 14.1" laptop to big for portability 1638
I currently have a 14" Inspiron 630m. About a month ago I sold my 12" Inspiron 700m. The difference is very noticeable. I could put my 700m...
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