Posts by dp004i

$85 for a $800+ D420? I'm all about saying no to drugs and all, but I'd love to try the stuff those monkeys are smoking...

Quote: Originally Posted by DELL-Machina Thus why you must buy from the source. If your looking to save money the Dell outlet is the best place to look and you'll know for sure that its all coming from Dell not some...

Are there any special steps I need to take to enable the headphone port on D/Dock? I tried using it with a pair of headphones, but the sound output didn't switch over to the headphone port - it's still using internal speakers.

According to your story, they essentially told him to go ahead and buy stolen goods. Isn't that entrapment? He should sue those monkeys.

Dell Latitude D630/D830 should do the trick.

I'll second the 9 cell battery suggestion - the 1720 is already quite heavy, you won't notice much of a difference in weight if you go with a smaller battery.

Doesn't look like much of an upgrade - you're getting low-end CPU and midrange video card as a replacement for previous generation high-end CPU and video card. I was under impression that you were supposed to get modern-day equivalent of...

Now, why in the world would anybody want to spend $8000 on Alienware or Voodoo when you can get an identical Clevo (minus the 31337 epenis-enlarging paint and lights) for well under three grand? Well, unless you happen to be some spoiled...

Downgrade the RAM and hard drive to the lowest they offer and get it elsewhere - you'll save a whole lot of money. You can get two gigs of RAM for around $50 nowadays, 250 gig 5400RPM hard drives can be had for well under $200.

I'd go with a used D820 (or better yet, refurb from dell outlet) - it's built like a tank.