Posts by fliptomato

Hi, i'm trying to sell my old 5620 and I'm wondering what "market price" for such a machine would be. Sager 5620, 1.5 yrs old P4 2.2 gHz 512 RAM 40 gig HD DVD/CD-RW 15" SXGA+ screen 4x USB 1.1 1x Firewire Win...

Okay--I don't want to start a shortage of 8600s... a few caveats: 1) I've only had my baby for three days! A few of the previous posts complained that after a while things started getting mucky... so be cautious about that. 2) The...

I'm running a 1.6 Ghz centrino compared to a 2.2 GhZ P4 on my old Sager... so far there are no speed differences other than much quicker startup/shutdown. Again, I haven't really done many processor intensive things yet (matlab,...

Hey, this is by no means a comprehensive review--at any rate, there are plenty of those around. I was a little skeptical switching to the 8600 from a Sager 56xx, but the transition thus far has been rather nice. I haven't run matlab...

Hi everyone... my Sager 5620 died (long story... the CPU melted) and I just ordered a Dell 8600. I want to transfer my data from my Sager HD (which is still intact) to my Dell, and I was wondering what the best way to do that is. Is...

Heya--do Dell's business-class laptops (m60, d800) fix most of the common complaints about the inspiron model? (too flimsy, aggrivating keyboard that wears out in a month) -Flip

LoL! Wow, I didn't know you could do that. How much does the M60 weigh, and what's the battery life like? -Flip

How are home users supposed to be able to purchase Dell Latitudes if they only make them available to "Small business" customers? -Flip

Quote: Originally posted by jamesshuang To start, about the only reason you would need an advance graphics card is for real-time 3d rendering, as in games or 3dmax. Playing a DVD won't matter at all, as the CPU's doing the...

Hello--as a college student somewhat frustrated by the clunkiness of the 56xx series (let alone the 88xx) I'm intrigued by the 3750... but it sounds like it falls a little short of being the "dream college laptop" the way that...