Posts by Tim Sloper

I called this morning and they upgraded my 1 year mail in to 4 year at home for $140. About 30 minutes later the change was reflected on the warranty status page for my machine. I normally don't opt for such long warranties but this was...

I would recommend you put the money towards an external firewire HD rather than the DVD burner if you intention is to use the DVD as a backup medium. My last laptop had a DVD burner and while I did use it for backup it was very slow....

At the clock rates DDR operates there is very little margin on timing. While it is possible to have the RAM chip itself not meet spec the really issue lies in the construction/layout of the DIMM PCB. This is where most of the problems...

I upgraded my new 8600 from 1 Yr. mail-in to 4 yr. at home for $140 this morning. I called the number directly (1-877-585-7477). Within 30 minutes my online warranty status info reflected the new 4 yr. plan. Tim

Digitalman, Crucial appears to ship to Australia. Is there a reason you can't order it directly from them and have it shipped? I do realize that by the time you are done with tariffs, shipping costs, etc. it might be cheaper just to...

FWIW... I'm a Field Apps Engineer for the Micron rep here in Florida. For a 512 MB module (PC2700) Dell calls out part # MT16VDDF6464HG335C2 under Electronics and Accessories. This is a Micron part #. This is also the same module you...