Posts by BlastTyrant

Quote: Originally Posted by inspiron9200 I think you must have the Media Center Edition XP to make it work. It works with Media Center Edition or Dell Media Experience.

I researched a lot of laptops before choosing the 9300. I was very interested in the Asus Z71V and was waiting to see the Sager 3880, but then the 35% coupon came out and I jumped on a 9300. I was able to get it for a little less than a...

The Dell case for the 9300 is very nice, but I think it's only available when you order the laptop for some reason - I don't see it in the accessories section.

Quote: Originally Posted by boo boo let me sell you a car and only give you 3 tires, i bet youd be anal about that, u bought it you deserve it. the os is 50.00 bucks now if they want to knock that off when i buy it...

I don't understand why the OS CD issue is such a big deal to some people... The CD they're now going to mail you is the same CD that you could have burned using the Dell OS Recovery utility that came preinstalled on your laptop. So you...

Quote: Originally Posted by wassct I just called Dell and they said they only install the 4200rpm 80gb hd and they don't have any 5400rpm 80 gb drives. Is this true or is the CSR feeding me a line of crap? I...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rogsjoerd do I need a serial when i reinstall my laptop? Cause they didnt give me any!! Mine didn't ask for a product key when I installed from the Dell OS CD that I burned, but if...

Quote: Originally Posted by silverwolf0 So if I have no use for an extra battery that will drain out and require continuous charging and cost me 30 bucks more and I am not going to sell it over ebay, should I just get...

Quote: Originally Posted by wassct Thanks for the quick responses and the help! Should I call Dell before it goes into production and request the 5400 RPM? It probably wouldn't do any good... My order details...

The 80GB performs very well as long as you get a 5400RPM one... I originally got a 4200RPM one and it was noticeably sluggish. If they happen to ship you a 4200RPM one you can get them to send you a replacement because your invoice will...