Posts by starlabs

I love my i9300! It was a really nice touch with the power adapter design. My old HP laptop had a plain brick and it was a pain putting it away... It still blows me away that my laptop is as fast (if not faster) than my desktop...

You might get a small performance boost with 2gigs due to the dual channel config (but only if you use two sticks with the same settings). Right now I'm running 1.2gig (1gig Transcend + 256mb) and it's working fine. I'll get another...

Congrats! I'm betting you'll love your new Inspiron (I would hope so, given the money you're shelling out ) So what configuration did you end up buying?

Depends on the quality/bit-rate that you're going to be recording at. If you're gonna go at the highest quality, recording directly to dvd might prove a bit risky. You have some sort of TV tuner, right? You're gonna need one to...

Quote: Originally Posted by charlesbo307 i HATE it when my dad or brother goes through my stuff when it arrives...i mean...who does that? do i sleep with your wife right after your wedding? I hear ya... it's...

I use (as you can see in my sig) the Microsoft wireless optical *notebook* mouse. Compact - but not tiny - it works fine. Didn't even needed to install any additional drivers for the mouse. Just plugged in the mouse and after the...

Yes, it's Crtl-F11 at the Dell bios bootup screen (I should know, I did it a few days ago.. ) It'll return your laptop to it's virgin pristine condition, after which you'll spend 30-60 minutes uninstalling all the junk that's on it!

Regarding pricing, I'm going to agree with Farhan. You're paying a high premium for the 2ghz speed. I got the 1.6ghz and I'm running fine (Guildwars @ 1920x1200, all max settings (no AA however), running from 30-60fps, easy). As for...