Posts by nickmv

Hey, so I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600. It's got a pretty big battery in it, and they claim it gets around 3-3.5 hrs under light browsing/text usage. The batt meter claims that it will have that much life, but when it gets to around 45-40...

Hey, so I've got a Dell Inspiron 8600. It's got a pretty big battery in it, and they claim it gets around 3-3.5 hrs under light browsing/text usage. The batt meter claims that it will have that much life, but when it gets to around 45-40...

I'd suggest you get Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 speakers. I guarantee you they'll tear up the Altec-Lansing's anyday. The AL's have 100 watts, whereas the Klipsch's have 200 watts, and has much tighter bass.

no, DVD widescreen aspect ratio is 16:9. Dell's widescreen aspect ratio is 16:10.

yeah i've got the 8600, and at times the ram gets to 60c. i can't touch it for more than 2-3 secs and i cant leave it on bareskin while using it as an actual LAP top. Oh well, you get what you pay for. Dell needs to rethink their design...

i can't believe you just said they copied unix. that's the most ridiculous thing i've ever heard. they openly say the OS is based off UNIX. That's a good thing. I guess that Linux copied Unix then also. Oh yeah, and Microsoft too, lots...

because if you had owned one, you wouldn't be making the immature comments you made.

the one thing that never ceases to amaze me is that almost NONE of you have actually ever owned a mac, much less known anything about macs. so please, keep your mouths shut unless you know what you're talking about. trashing the mac just...

I guess this thread is your "Jump to Conclusions" mat, because you sure do JUMP to conclusions. Obviouslly since the computer is running slow with the Travelstar in, it MUST be the HD's fault. It couldn't possibly be ANYTHING...

I really prefer the 2200BG card to the Dell 1450. I don't know if Dell has anything comparable, but the Intel PROset software is really great for customizing profiles and stuff.