Posts by sbhusted

I ordered the Laptop Desk 2.0 and the mousepad from them yesterday. Probably won't use the mousepad, but for $5.. why not have it just in case. We'll be using it with the 8887-V which should be here by Thursday or Friday depending...

Thanks for the clarification =)

Adam, I wasn't aware that XP Pro wasn't going to come pre-loaded... not a big deal, but is there any procedure to follow for enabling hyperthreading or are their instructions included when it arrives? Thanks, Scott (Waiting for...

Quote: yes, the cable can indeed be hooked directly to the system. whilst working last night, i was watching Six Feet Under on my external 19" while working on my 8887, no cable box needed. I wish there was...

I've been "playing" with Linux for a little over a year now and I would still consider myself a very-newbie. I prefer Mandrake as someone said, it's a bit easier to install and supports a great deal of hardware. In fact, I...

LOL - Well I was on vacation this past week so I don't think the boss would be too happy with a sick day this week!

Woo hoo! I just placed my order: 8887-V 16.1" UXGA Active Matrix Display 3.06GHZ Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor with 533 FSB 1024 MB 266MHz PC2100 DDR 40GB 5400rpm drives TV-Tuner with Remote, Detachable MP3 Player...

Question about your comments on the screen... aren't the 5670 and 8887 both UXGA 1600X1200?

Are driving me insane! But in a very good way. I'm still in the process of determining which notebook to get for mainly my wife, but I'm sure I'll 'play' with it as well. I've received some very good advice and to all that have...

That's interesting.... especially when you read the Dell forums and see most people are opting for the Dell wireless lan card over the Intel one due to performance tests.