Posts by Picard

Help!! I just got my i8600 today and as ordered it was preinstalled with WinXP Pro with SP2. I made a reformat to clean install my system but to my surprise the reinstallation disk that came with the shipment was HOME EDITION! The OS...

Thanks guys! My worries are dead now. I won't be running my laptop for 24/7 anyways. I usually turn on my desktop pc in the morning when i wake up until about 11 or 12AM when i'm about to sleep.

Whoa! I never thought notebooks can withstand that much abuse. But will it not actually fry the system? I just wanna make sure coz i'll be doing alotta stuff in my new notebook. hehe

Quote: Originally Posted by gmnstrunr37 Yes it is... a quick reboot every so often won't hurt. Mine has been on for quite a while... I don't think I've turned it off for over a week. Do you mean YES it's ok to...

Hi guys I'm new here and this is my first post. My new i8600 should be arriving today. (free shipping, bought online at Dell.com) This is my first notebook and I'm so excited. I've been a "notebook-skeptikal" eversince but...