Posts by Myhre

I placed my order for a 700m on 10/19/04 the day of the $750 off deal. It went into kitting on 10/23 and then went into build on the same day. It went into testing on 10/24 and then proceeded to the boxing stage. It sat at the boxing...

Okay it wasn't that big of a deal when my order showed that it was in the boxing stage for almost 7 days, but now my order has completely reset and has gone all the way back to preproduction. What's worse is the fact that if someone...

Quote: Originally Posted by rogueone a few fella's here do have inside info, and I seem to think VJ is one of them. That being said, don't be so sure the XPS2 would be 17". Dell mentioned the reason for waiting...

Quote: Originally Posted by retief I have no idea about Northwood vs. Prescott, but I did just receive a 3.4 EE XPS (I got it on Oct. 26th). I jumped into the BIOS settings and it does list as 512MB L2 and 2MB...

Okay I just ran 3dmark03 on battery power with maximum battery and powerplay Enabled, with my gpu/mem set to stock and I came up with a score of 5586. I'd like to see any other notebook out there at the moment come up with a 5586...

Quote: Originally Posted by Cherub Once again, no I did not. I don't care about battery life as long as I get about an hour at a time, since that is how long I am on the train each day during my commute. Any helpful...

There is nothing actually wrong with a prescott. I actually run a prescott in my main rig, granted I have it watercooled and overclocked by 750mhz. The only difference you will visiually notice between a pressy and a northwood is the...

Mine still has not finsished the boxing stage. I'm getting a little miffed. But oh well it's not that important.

Quote: Originally Posted by guillermo My laptop has the 60GB, 7200RPM drive and it's time to upgrade. Anybody know where to find a larger 7200RPM (or faster) drive? Thanks all! You won't be finding a faster...

Quote: Originally Posted by knothead34 i know this doesnt mean much. i went to a dell outlet at the mall. i asked him if they were going to upgrade the xps anytime soon. he said no he felt xps was one of the top of the...