Posts by dandownunder

Thanks for the info guys. After reading all that I think i'll stick with my 5400rpm one. I've got a big 500gb external so that should keep me happy. Thanks Dan.

Thats interesting, anyone else notice a difference ? am keen to find out. don't want to spend the money if i'm not going to get a gain out of it.

I currently have a 160GB 5400rpm hard drive in my Inspiron 9400. I would like to beef this up and either get a 160GB or 250GB drive but the faster 7200RPM to speed up my system. Has anyone done this swap ? what do I have to do, is it...

Hi guys, fairly new to all this but here's my setup below so far. Am modding it slowly into an XPS M1710 look a like, have the keyboard, just waiting on the LCD top and palmrest with XPS in the mouse pad. I managed to get the black XPS...

I'm tempted to buy one of the current XPS M1710 models, think it's a much nicer looking machine ! lets see when it comes out what it has on it. Anyone know when they are set to release it ?

I don't mind it too much. They are obviously using the same bodyas the new Inspirons. I prefer the old one though the M1710, much nicer. Are there any options for different colours on the lid etc ?

I put 4GB in my 9400 Inspiron and it helped a fair bit, quicker loading times and works much better. It only see's 3.5GB though, but worth it. Cheers Dan.

Hi, does the backlight on the touchpad go on or off ? can you control it or is it on all the time while the machine is on ? Good mod though, am considering doing it, have gone and changed my keyboard to the XPS one, and am thinking of...