Posts by Sefton

I am awaiting a new notebook and would like to purchase a TV tuner and some software (if the tuner only comes with lousy software). I figure I need a USB tuner, unless there is any such thing as a PCMCIA TV tuner card. I have been...

Thank you, you just made my purchase potentially much cheaper.

Let me get this straight, if I buy my 9300 through SB and purchase my own USB TV tuner from, say Hauppage, then I will still be able to use my notebook as a DVR? I have been wanting to order a 9300, and the price through SB with the...

I plan on ordering, finally, the 9300. But I need some help. If anyone can explain the difference between the screens I would greatly appreciate it. Also I have a question about battery life. I have looked back through some...

And it includes the 2.0 GHz option as well as Windows XP MCE (and the TV tuner is offered right underneath the OS.

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

I know it will make my system run faster, but how much does the faster hard drive eat into battery life?

If they can keep the battery life of the 9300 the same as the 9200 (with the 80 WHr 9-cell), that would be great. Even if it means a "bigger/badder battery" that weighs more in the 9300, it'd still be great.

Well, I will be watching DVDs and also doing some gaming, but I'm assuming that a 128MB video card, 1 Gb RAM, 2.0Ghz processor, 60Gb 7200rpm Hard Drive will be able to handle most games that are out now. My desktop is a few years old....

So, if a 128MB video card, 1 Gb RAM, 2.0Ghz processor, 60Gb 7200rpm Hard Drive, and a 17" WXGA+ screen are enough for me and all that I intend to do on a laptop AND battery life is very important to me, then I should just order up a...