Posts by BananaFusion

Finally got around to installing all those benchmark programs and so (all run on default settings and no overclocking)... 3dmark01: 9868 3dmark03: 2814 pcmark04: 3320 Specs: Inspiron 8600 1.7 PM, WUXGA, 1 GB RAM, 60GB 7200rpm...

So that Dell WinXP cd won't work on any other computer? Crap. I get XP Pro for free from my college (yay for engineering) and so like other's have said, I booted it up, and when I made sure everything worked, formatted and...

I feel much better about the computer I bought in late Decmember now, as I figured the new chip would be delayed. Always happens.

I did the same thing as kre8tvt12 and just formatted everything and installed XP Pro. And then you can just use the discs that come with the laptop to selectively put back on useful programs, instead of having all that crap that Dell...

I haven't noticed this issue at all. I have a WUXGA and it's absolutly gorgeous. I love it. Not sure who makes it though.

I'm getting the exact same problem. The CPU and GPU temperatures stay around 40-50, but the DIMM temp jumps up to 80 and the memory panel is extremely hot. I thought it might be the Crucial mem I upgraded with, but when I put back in...

I got my 8600 in yesterday, and I've also noticed that the left side gets slightly warm on the top, and quite toasty on the bottom. It's not really noticable unless you have it sitting on your lap though. It has lived up to it's...

Well my worst "fear" was confirmed. It shipped from Orlando, so my new laptop that I didn't think would come until the 8th is now currently sitting at my dorm just waiting to be opened. And I won't be able to get to it until...

Yeah, their shipping date must be worst case, because when I ordered it said it would ship January 5th. I got the email yesterday (the 28th) saying it had shipped, though according to the website that just means it's done, it won't get...

He said resonably priced though. A voodoo with those specs is about $3,500 compared to a Dell for about $2,500 I'm in the same boat though, I"ve put off buying a laptop for months now to wait for a Centrino with a 9600, and the...