Posts by IlCerebro

Kerio free personal firewall. I find it easy to configure, takes up very few resources, is small and reliable - and free in the basic version. A check of my ports using Shields Up (http://grc.com) showed all stealthed = hidden.

Check out this alternative reader: Foxit PDF Reader http://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf/rd_intro.php less than 1MB, opens the pdf almost instantly, and it's free !

Can you run iTunes ? AFAIK it needs SSE3 and the Pentium M only has SSE2 ...

My 9300 did not recognize DVD+RW disks that worked on other computers. Dell sent a replacement drive (now a Sony) and the new drive could read them.

Kerio personal firewall (free for home use http://www.kerio.com) and AVG free antivirus (also free for personal use http://free.grisoft.com). I'd avoid the bloated McAfee/Norton stuff...

see this great guide : http://www.i9300.com

I'm sure they look at the actual price you paid for the laptop and base their decisions on that. I bought an XPS2 with the 33% off coupon a month ago for around $1900 and was not happy with the screen. I also realized that a 9300 would...

They also started to collect tax in home for the service contracts. This means you'll pay $10-$15 tax for a new laptop with the 1 year warranty.

Just a quick update after exchanging a few emails with Dell customer care: - all service contracts can be cancelled/refunded in the first 21 days after invoice date - $204 refund would leave me without any replacement warranty...