Posts by Gossamer

First off its an Inspiron 8600 with 1.8 p-m and 1 gig ram. The hard drive is 60 gig 7200 rpm. I ran 3dmark03 and I'm getting a lackluster score of 2500 or there abouts. Am I missing something? I checked the ati 9600 pro and its set...

I would steer clear of this company. I had a very bad experience with them while shopping for a laptop for my wife. Ended up cancelling the order before it was sent. Everytime I called them I got different responses to the same...

I ordered my wifes laptop with the 3 day rush option. So after 3 days I figured it would be on its way only to find out that the 3 day rush is actually 5 days because they take 2 dyas to to approve my credit card. This is the oddest...

Thanks I know close to nothing about laptops and computers for that matter, this was a gift for my wife whos going back to school. It was a toss up between this one and the cl56? that seems so popular.

Let me say thanks for the help. After surfing reading and overspending, I ordered this tonight. Case ( Battalion-101 E-Turbo Series 15.0" SXGA+ 1400x1050 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter Reflective...

Ha ha! Thats probably how I'm reacting or over reacting which ever fits better. Im still comparing systems, I mainly want to buy something that I feel is up to the same standards as my wife so if in doubt I always over due it. The...

Thanks for the advice Plswdth, I will have a look at these also.

Yes she's the very best. Although she had a great job managing a local grocery store she was not fullfilled with her career choice and with my aproval decided to go back to school. I back her 100%. I just want to make sure she has...

Case ( Battalion-101 E-Turbo Series 15.0" SXGA+ 1400x1050 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter Reflective Pink Coral Poly Color ) Processor ( Intel® Centrino Mobile 2.0GHz CPU with 2M Cache ) Memory (...

Good point! Any thoughts on bluetooth and do memory sticks take the place of floppies? or are you all using cd-rw now to hold projects on?