Posts by JoshuasGTO

Quote: Originally Posted by onapartyrock I'm holding off now until more people get this machine, this is just too scary for the investment you have to make. If I didn't travel so much it wouldn't be an issue, but since...

Quote: Originally Posted by bobwalt Saw your reference to this thread on the DellXPS forum. I wonder if after the benchmark completed the CPU throttled way down. If you export the results to Excel it should show the...

Well...didnt get a call back from Sager yet. I did request an RMA and received that email this afternoon, sooooo...looks like I will be sending this one back tomorrow and ordering my THIRD one from PCT!

Quote: Originally Posted by Argh i don't think sager would let you do an rma again. i would just wait to see if this is indeed normal. i am sure others will be getting their systems very shortly. if your 9880...

Well - I am still having the same issue. Tried several other things today (changing power scheme options, uninstalling all my programs, etc...) and no change. Since the notebook is so new (few days) and I cannot find any evidence...

As others (and I) have mentioned - it really is a matter of preference. The first few days I had my glossy I thought it was wonderful! After a few weeks in my classroom I began to notice (and focus) on reflections in the glossy screen....

Quote: Originally Posted by Computer_Potato Since it may be a throttle on the GPU that is causing the problem, I would run 2 more tests. Unplug the AC and run 3DMARK05 without rebooting. Then reboot still without AC...

First - I apologize for the length of this post, but I have been doing a ton of testing as well as talking to folks from PCT (sales and Tech). I am wondering if anyone else is having this issue.BTW - this is NOT a complaint - my 9880 is...

I actually returned my 9860 with glossy screen for a 9880 matte. The glare and reflections off the glossy were driving me nuts (maybe its the lights in my classroom). Anyways - for me the WUXGA screen is great! No complaints. No...

So I guess the answer would be yes, you are the only one confused! j/k