Posts by Van

I know using a laptop is a common thing while flying. Last time i flew i didnt own a laptop though and dont use a computer for work. I am asking this because in a few days i am taking a two week vacation to Europe. I have 15 hours...

You could use my method. step 1: enter bios and disable touchpad and stick. step 2: Buy logitech MX 500 mouse. Problems solved.

Very quiet.

Quote: Originally Posted by Spiffy Ok, taking advantage of one of Dell's recommended solutions, I have found this 8600 with the following specs: -15.4 WXGA screen -Pentium M, 1.5 -40 GB HD -24x CDRW/DVD Combo...

Quote: Originally Posted by Spiffy What's better, a DVD burner, 1.4 Pentium M, and a 32 bit video card; or a Cd burner, 1.5 Pentium M, and a 64 bit video card? I would go with the latter. I burn lots of data...

This is the Dell forum Marquis, save the trolling for the general forum. Yes with the 32 MB card you can watch DVDs and play games. Just dont expect to play Half-Life 2 at a respectable fps rate. Some games would probably be...

If it was either/or, i would upgrade the video card. A 32 MB video card is pretty low in the memory dept by todays standards. Then again if your never going to run any games on it, it wont matter. If i was buying your system and i...

Seems like a decent set up. If it was me making the purchase, i would upgrade the video card to something better and drop the Dell wireless router. Never know when your going to want touse a graphically intense app or game. Then...

My laptop is very similar to yours. I wish i had your video card in fact. I too have a wireless network at my home. My i8600 has the intel Pro wireless card and i use a Netgear MR814v2 wireless router. At first i did have some issues...

Heya DELL-Machina... Whats the latest word on official support for video upgrades on newer laptops, any idea?