Posts by kristv

You may also want to consider a format and reinstall of Windows. Dell has a lot of extra crap running in the background, and you'll take a big performance hit from that as well. Extra RAM will definitely help, but I'd do a clean...

Quote: Originally Posted by Casper0878 so as long as we leave the smallest partition (the one for media direct) intact, we are still able to run movies and cds without loading the computer all the way right? even after...

I use mine for UT 2k4 and Guild Wars mostly, and with most settings maxed out I can play either game with no issues at either 1400 x 900 (just a personal preference) or max resolution.

Quote: Originally Posted by Weaser I decided to keep the partition incase I need to do an emergency restore, and to make up for the loss of HD space, I bought a firewire/usb2 3.5" drive enclosure and bought a 250GB...

Quote: Originally Posted by james85l I'm going to the US for 3 weeks in the summer. Do you think it'd be possible for me to order a lappy whilst I'm there and bring it back to the UK? Too sneaky?? If I was to...

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Quote: Originally Posted by stuman Dude, I take it that with the 9400 with optional bluetooth module, you do not have to use the cradle that comes with this mouse. I suppose you can use standard AA batteries as well? I...

One other thing about the display that you should know....with this being a wide-screen display, you will need to change the font dpi setting to 96 (Windows default is 120, which is too high). Otherwise, you'll get 'jaggy-looking' fonts...

Light leakage basically refers to the issue with these types of laptop displays bleeding a bit of light through the screen. Some people don't have much of this, while others have quite a bit. I only notice it on my 9400 when the screen...

While $2000 is a lot, unfortunately it's priced that way because we get screwed on tax over here in the UK. 17.5% to be precise. It's one of the major reasons I don't like living over here (I'm from the U.S.). Everything is a...