Posts by Gooner

DVD-RW is swappable drive. Don't know how you can get one but this drive comes right out in two steps. ~Goon

jsanfilippo4, you won't regret it. Great machine. No problem on the gaming end of thing either. Have played a lot of different titles with great success. Enjoy your computer ~Gooner

V card on the m505 has not disappointed me yet. With the native resolution, 64 is great for all games currently on the market (I qualify this only in the games I have played on my machine including a number of DX9 games). An 8600 with...

littleman, IMO the topic of the HD has been made into a mountain from a mole hill. I did in fact fight the battle over the 5600 speed drive. The difference is not substantial. The price difference between the two is very small (less...

By surfing the forums you will see countless (yes countless) issues with build quality of the 8600. Sorry Dell, the 8500 and 8600 case is not great. Although I have only worked with friends, I have not owned one. The build quality of...

Husky, have an xl. Very happy to have the DVD-R internal and can't complain about he HDD size and extra point on the chip (not that I can say that it makes much of a difference). I think the real deal is the DVD-R. Didn't think I...

Greenday, have used the DVD-RW for burning everything from Data DVD and CDs to Video DVDs. Not as fast as a desktop unit but does pretty good IMO, and I have made VERY FEW "DVD Coasters". Competitive numbers for a notebook...

Hey guys, had the same battle myself about two months ago. In fact both machines showed up on my doorstep at the same time and I kicked back the 8600. The forums really do say it all. I have the m505xl and I am very pleased. It is...

About the Toshiba HD. It is louder. But if you are listening to music quietly, or watching TV, or sitting in a room with other people chatting you won't hear it. If you are in a library or classroom type environment you will. Not...

LT, don't know much about the zx5040 but can say that the m505 is a great machine. I have had if for over two months now and have nothing to complain about only praise. Spend some time (I imagine you have) looking over the m505 link...