Posts by crellion

Just checked out the MacBook Air and the contrast ratio on this is outstanding (10:000:1). Played some high-def trailers and I can't even tell when the display was on or off when it showed completely black screens. I have yet to find...

Quote: Originally Posted by gerryjoson You sure its a sata drive ?,the dothan laptops I had were pata. If it is sata,the fastest is the Hitachi 7200rpm 200gig model with 16mb cache......I haven't seen it compared speed...

My current Vostro 1500 has a Fijistu 120GB SATA but runs at a slow-ass 5400 RPM... I feel like tearing my hair out sometimes when this laptop boots up... Are there any cheap and reliable SATA HDs you guys recommend at 7200RPM (I think...

I'm not sure if this is normal, but when I plug in my headphone to the audio jack of my Vostro 1500 - I get some static hissing in the background... Is this normal or is it a hardware issue?

Quote: Originally Posted by ACHlLLES Yes they are all same module, and no, 1GB is only one out now. You will not see significant improvement, but it will speed up boot time few seconds, and other applications. It...

Quote: Originally Posted by ACHlLLES You don't even have to order from Dell. Look for one on Ebay, Amazon, or here : http://www.excaliberpc.com/Intel_1GB...id-580907.html I got mine from excal because of free...

I noticed the recent configurations of the Inspiron 1520 allow 1GB of Intel Turbo Memory to be added... I was wondering if there was any way for current Inspiron 1520/1500 Vostro owners to order just the Turbo Memory module itself from...

My Vostro 1500 came with a Media Direct Version 4.7 - is this Media Direct 2 or 3?

I know all Dell laptops have a BIOS HD-password lock... My question is how do they do this - do they encrypt the entire drive with AES or something... Also if so, does this affect the performance of the drive if you has to constantly...

Quote: Originally Posted by DellCA Rick again, So long as the keyboard is flush after it is screwed down, and the keys feel good I wouldn't worry about it. The keyboards are built with a little bit of flexibility so...