Posts by MattC

There is no need to make an ad hoc network, as you can use the router. Regardless, to make an ad hoc network using the intel drivers for your wireless card (on your 6000), double-click on the wireless icon on the bottom right of your...

For what you intend to do, the 700 sounds great - assuming you're on a budget. If you are, with a coupon, you can buy the 700m for as little as 1300, with a 3 year complete care warrenty. You won't notice the small screen after a...

I have not had the chance to use it myself, but a coworker of mine used it. His old laptop fell apart a few months before the warrenty ended and they sent him a refurbished laptop of a newer, better model to replace it, since they did...

I see good deals coming out consistently, once a week. I've purchased or helped purchase 4 now (all 700Ms), and every time I had only to wait a week at most for a hefty discount (750 or more off)

Here's my two thoughts: these only really apply to my purchase of a 700m - it's perhaps a special case. The notebook could be purchased for as little as 750, with minimum specs, and the right coupon. With my specs, it would cost at...

How are they getting this new battery? Dell doesn't seem to have it listed anywhere on their site.

Quote: Originally Posted by lcseds If you hook a monitor to the laptop and the video is okay (while the screen is having a "dark" moment), then you know the video subsystem is good. If that's the case, you...

Just to clarify, drivers do not have anything at all to do with the issue I'm having (though it sounds like other people have issues which do stem from driver problems). My problem starts at boot - the post screen doesn't show,...

I could not find anything via the search engine, so here goes: On my 700m, every now and then I will turn it on and the screen will not come on. It boots normally, but nothing I do turns the screen on. I have to shut off, take out the...

Hello everyone! I searched but could find no answers to this question: What differences, besides one being ruggedized, are there between the two power adapters available at the dell store? One is NOT ruggedized but is a little...