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Is 14.1" laptop to big for portability 1639
first of all, be aware that there are 14.1" and 12.1" screen sizes in both traditional 'square' format for wide...
Is 14.1" laptop to big for portability 1640
depends on your intended use. if you want to use your laptop to watch dvd movies...
The bad just got badder. 1641
Well then, I must have fallen off the truck whatever that means. And I am not sure what trolling means. Chalk...
The bad just got badder. 1642
Are you kidding? Just try calling...then forget it. I have also checked the dell website and upgraded all the drivers they had, but to no avail. I...
The bad just got badder. 1643
1. even if you had gold tech support, that wouldn't help your problem. 2. it seems...
The bad just got badder. 1644
Joan, I have purchased over 100 dell computers in the past 5 or more years for work. I have never had a problem with any of them. And a number of the older ones, most...
The bad just got badder. 1645
Hi Notan, What a trip to the woodshed... As a matter of fact I have been posting and watch messages in this group for several years now and I have seen...
The bad just got badder. 1646
Thanks for your response. I follow everything in your first two paragraphs. I also understand what you are saying in your...
The bad just got badder. 1648
really, the people who are buying the $300 computer aren't really ignorant, nor is those of us who spend $3k. it really depends on your...
Anti virusFirewall software
In all fairness, I remember one of the problems was a desktop hijacker that nothing could "see" to remove, including HijackThis and Sysclean (with the latest signatures) - it was an...
Bizzare situation with Dell Dimension 4500
Today a friend of mine bought some new memory for a Dell Dimension 4500. It was a KBYTE 1GB DDR2 533 Desktop Memory from Best Buy...
Argh!!! Sonic Activation Problem
Solution! Firstly, I want to thank Christopher for his support and suggestions. When I first got my 630m, I tried to fix the problem using the normal...
E1505 first impressions
This is my first Dell computer even though I have worked on lots of them. I'm replacing a 3-year-old Toshiba Celeron 2GHZ laptop. My friend has an Inspiron 6000 that I've played with...
E1505 first impressions 1653
Hi Andrew, Thanks for the great review! You made a wise battery choice. Looking forward to your batter life. I would still call Dell and get the CDs...
E1505 first impressions 1654
There's a pre-installed thing on the hard drive that supposedly has the same function (OS restore) so I imagine I could do anything with that that I could do with the...
E1505 first impressions 1655
You can have the restore CD ($10) and the hard drive restore. The restore CD might be rebutturing if you should ever decide to sell your laptop in the future. I'm glad...
E1505 first impressions 1656
I am not bashing it, although from the standpoint of an owner with a significant investement...
E1505 first impressions 1657
You can buy the restore CD at the time of purchase for $10 but probably not for that price if...
Microsoft to Delay New System
March 22, 2006 Microsoft to Delay New System By STEVE LOHR and LAURIE J. FLYNN Microsoft's...
Warranties
I sat in all day last Friday and all day yesterday waiting for Dell to send a laptop adapter on the collect and return...
Warranties
hdrdtd I think you must have been lucky. My recent experiences with Dell have been a nightmare and is still ongoing. It's an Inspiron 510 which I can't charge. The adapter...
Registry cleanup software
Micro$oft would have to approve its own software, which would never happen. A nice idea, but the fox in the...
how many applications run in Task Manager on a new computer
thanks for the log. sure you are filled with all sorts of bad things. also why are you running multiple virus-antispyware programs, which arent helping you!! you...
Using a Dell OEM XP Pro disk to do an upgrade from Dell OEM XP
Here's the situation: (All disks are SP2) One of our Dell desktops was seriously messed up with malware, viruses, etc., and we decided it would be easier to just...
Switching Operating Systems
Sparky Spartacus Didn't get the Office disk with my W2K Pro pc purchased used. The original drivers disk was also missing. At least...
A different look at Dell products and services
Folks, Being the one who started the posting of "bad just got badder", I feel somewhat compelled to sort of summarize much of what was said in all of...
E1505 = I6400
The hardware is the same, but the base operating system and incentives are different between...
Dell computers and experimentation
Hello everyone, In another thread, a discussion took place when a poster asked for a link to a registry cleaner. I gave the person who asked for...
Dell computers and experimentation
Journey, I got my dos start with dos 3.3 on a 386. Before that I...
Opinion: Dell currently makes the best notebooks 1669
Very true, but there are extra considerations to take there. I am saying this as an Allienware user, btw, i'm...
Opinion: Dell currently makes the best notebooks 1670
Clark, Don't be swayed about the recent bad stuff. Dell makes excellent products, I have got four Dell laptops in my home one is even an old cpx with...
Opinion: Dell currently makes the best notebooks
Hi Clark, Yes, they began offering the dedicated video cards yesterday (at least the U.S. web site). I don't think support is better anywhere else, or more accurately I should say that I don't know...
Opinion: Dell currently makes the best notebooks 1672
Now I have a 3 year service contract. I re-learned a cardinal lesson: it is much easier to cancel and resubmit an order to change it...
Dell Sucks
I hear your pain when you talk about being on the phone for hours and hours. What I recommend is to document your phone calls -- how long were you on, what was done, exactly...
New Dell 4600 and Temp. Monitors
I really really cannot believe that in this supposedly enlightened age, a genuine answer comes back that says "so there is really no need to..." What kind of asinine response is that? Just...
Dell for web design
Well, I had a lot of ideas until you specified your budget. Hmm, well, you probably won't need dual core but it's...
A personal Dell fiasco
I thought it would please many here for me to share my recent Dell purchase attempt. I was in the market for a midsize LCD HDTV. The refurbished...
Dell ink Cartridges 1677
Jupiter Jones Jupiter, Those are all valid reasons I suppose. I never thought of it that...
Dell ink Cartridges 1678
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 23:54:51 GMT, "Jupiter Jones" I agree, I say that I live in the USA. As far as being "American", I used to like what that represented...
Dell ink Cartridges 1679
Jupiter Jones You wish to make it seem as if people who live in the United States have no right to call themselves...
Dell ink Cartridges 1680
Jim Jim, There is nothing wrong with a little bit of side banter every now and then. Nobody...
Dell ink Cartridges 1681
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 15:48:20 GMT, "Jupiter Jones" OK, I wrote a poem that sums up my views. My Uncle...
Dell ink Cartridges 1682
journey That was quite a sing song way of saying you dislike America because around 3,000 people...
Keyboard Problem 1683
On Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:34:45 GMT, Nicholas Andrade Hi, thanks for the input. Actually I probably am going to install a flavor...
Keyboard Problem 1684
On Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:02:57 GMT, Nicholas Andrade Thank you for taking the time to post this. It does help me...
Slow Connection with WPA and Inspiron 1505
Two things to do: First, make sure you have upgraded the router's firmware to the latest version. Even if it works fine with other hardware, a...
older dell turns self on over night
ric I could care less about thunder Ric. I am glad the guy got his problem fixed, but other than that...
Dimension 4600 and HP USB Printer 1687
Lordoftenbroke, I have found that USB's "Plug and Play" works differently in XP than it did in W98, and...
Dimension 4600 and HP USB Printer 1688
Pat, I'm not going to be much help here, but here goes. In the case of one machine, it had been infected with trojans and spyware. I tried...
A Happy Dell Service Report
Just to provide a modicum of balance to the negative reports about Dell service, here's what just...
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