Posts by Richard Carver

OK, I solved my problem in "Power options". It came from the factory set on Balanced and I changed it to power and it's much better.

As with most of life's inequities, I have now gotten used to it. This is a sweet computer! 123 Windows updates last night.

Brightness is on full, it's a color issue. No ideas?

HI, I just got this laptop and it really is phenomenal for the money, very impressed. The only thing I haven't been able adjust so far is the display temperature. It is set on warm and I would prefer a cool white display. Is this...

No one has gotten one of these things yet?

I used a plastic toothpick (cut the point off) or you could use the cap off a Bic. Just make sure it's plastic or wood to avoid scratching the paint.

It's a portable, not a gaming unit. The 7400 drags your battery time down to unacceptable levels for a computer whose main function is to...uh...be portable. If you want a gaming rig, don't get a 1210, if you want a great portable, get...

Mine has been flawless since I installed it, zero problems. Go on Dell chat, let them make you do a few diagnostics and if it won't work, they'll happily send you a new one.

TWAIN Tool Without An Interesting Name.

First, let me say this is a much better built computer than the 700m, much higher quality, right down to the screws. Anyway, after I put the ram in and re-booted I got the message; "Your ram has changed, if you didn't change your...