Posts by Mastiff

I would like a big hard drive, but it seems like those bigger than 750 GB are 12 mm, not 9 mm. But can I use that as a secondary hard drive on the Precision?

Wow! Thanks for that tip! I gotta check if the Dell can do that. The second drive bay looks pretty good sized though.

Just gotta find out if there are any 1.5 terrabyt drives here around. I have found a 1 tb, and that's within my reach, but I'd love even more. Greedy bugger I am...

Thanks! You have helped me choose. I can't afford such a big SSD after buying a computer that was a bit over budget to begin with... And the saves on the work program actually happens on the network, so the hard drive is the smallest...

Sorry, mate. I'm not good at reviewing... All I can say is that I love the thing! Big and heavy, yes. But I'm not the subway type of guy, especially since I'm three hours drive from the nearest subway! So out here in the stics we drive...

Thanks! I'm starting to get used to it. More than anything I love the docking station with dual DVI's. That covers my work needs perfectly.

Thanks for answering! I'm afraid I could not afford one of the bigger SSD's now. I was thinking of one of those around 80 gig that holds the OS and not much more. So does the SSD actually help also when I'm not doing hard drive intensive...

I have a new (well, four months old, used, but like new) Dell Precision M6500, which is a monster in almost all respects. The only thing I miss is in storage. I need to use my old 320 gig S-ATA as the first hard drive in the system (not...

To finish off this thread for my part I ended up with a four month old Dell Precision M6500 monster. I god a very good deal (half price of new) and decided I couldn't pass on that. It's a bit big, but I will probably get used to it. And...

Nighty! I think I found out that TrueLife is glare in Dell lingo.