Posts by richii

Sounds to me like the newer machine is running USB 2 and the other machine had USB 1. USB 2 devices are faster but can still function in a USB 1 slot. When ever you plug in a USB 2 device into a USB 1 slot it will tell you that the...

Personally between the two I'd go with the Dell. I worked for a University which used to run Gateway but switched to Dell at some point over a service issue. They had a problem with some Dell monitors in one classroom and they replaced...

Well this wasn't an issue with the cable on the motherboard side... must be inside the LCD area. The cables on the motherboard are connected fine. The AW rep asked me to hook up a spare monitor but I didn't have a dvi to vga connector. I...

I'm having the same issue. When opening and closing the screen it will be bright when force is applied to open but only last for about a second looks like a loose wire to me too and probably the one with the backlight. I can see the...

I recently purchased an Alienware laptop and my friend/boss got a Dell 9300. The cost of each wound up just under 3 grand and we set them up side by side for kicks. Thought I'd pass along the pics. His HDD had 20 gigs more storage,...

I really feel for Entrance... I mean from a tech standpoint I would think of replacing parts first such as the fan... although having to work on something that had a warranty on it would void it (I would think) and really should be sent...

I have ordered an AW laptop and am a bit disconcerted at some of what I have read of the support people recieve from AW and some of their policies too. However looking at the time-frame of this forum being only 11 days old that doesn't...