Posts by Angry Nude

I mustn't be very picky with screens. Whilst the issue in pic in the Acer link you posted is noticeable, it is certainly not unacceptable IMO. I wouldn't have even been bothered to call Dell. Noody

Quote: Originally Posted by Joako Try i8kfangui and look forward to Notebook Hardware Control. I haven't noticed any heat issues with my inspiron yet. However, I just used it for 2 hours and left it running Prime95...

I paid $970 for mine in my sig, which included CA tax. I used a 35% EPP coupon someone kindly posted here, which in turn netted another 4% off. I could have paid more and netted another 8% off for more warranty (couple of hundred extra...

Back to the original topic of 9300 vs E1505 batteries, I just received my E1505 and attempted a battery swap. The good news is that both batteries fit and work in the opposing system. The bad news is that whilst they work, they are not...

I'll give it a quick lap around the block, to make sure the system is working and to wow at just how much crap can be installed and running at the same time, then blast away the lot of it with a reformat! Noody

Yes, perhaps I am in denial. I'd so like to have the mid-range GPU power of the 6800 go in the E1505 form factor. And the video cards sort of look the same in the service manuals, so how hard could it be? Noody

If Dell produces a service manual for all to use freely that shows you how to replace such parts yourself, how could this void the warranty? And that $1000-2000 extra you seem to be paying over what most would consider a good price...

Native all the way for me. It's one of the reasons why I bought WXGA over WUXGA - I can't stand the blurriness introduced when running at non-native res, even in games. Noody

Was 13hrs before I received my email confirmation for my recently purchased E1505. Noody

Make sure any memory you get is a matched pair, for optimal dual channel memory efficieny. Hard drive internal / external is really up to you - myself I go for big internal drives. X1400 is a better choice - may as well not limit...