Posts by QBall

IMO the easiest two ways of improving battery are reducing screen brightness and avoiding the use of optical drives while mobile. Both are easy to do and cost nothing.

I pitched my 15.4" 8 lb. laptop for a 14.1" 5lb. laptop because of travel. I am a big guy (~6'1" @ 250 lbs) and traveling in coach made it impossible to use that laptop. I have yet to travel with the new machine but I...

Definite thumbs up for the D620. 9 cell + media bay battery = ~10 hours of battery life. With regard to the scrolling, you can setup scrolling using the touchpad under the Gestures tab I believe. This lets you run your finger along...

To answer the original question, the 8x DVD-RW drive that is in my D620 now is identified in device manager as: SONY DVD+-RW DW-Q58A.

Three words for me... "at-home warranty" |Done. I use my machine for work and cannot afford to be out for a week or two while mailing it in if something goes wrong. I looked around and couln't find this with any other...

Quote: Originally Posted by ElvisG The reason I do it is because majority of people that I talk to online don't know what a WSXGA is or means. So it becomes more of a habit. However, many people who order...

From what I understand, the GMA will run cooler and take less power than the Nvidia. If you are mainly concerned with travel like I am, then you may be better off with the integrated graphics anyway.

I bought mine from Bal'thzar also. I highly recommend him as a seller.

I have owned three Dell laptops and each has only been replaced due to the need for more horsepower. Every one has lasted over 2 years easily (I had my I5000 for three years, my I8200 is still running strong for my wife at 3.5 years...

How did you guys get the Nvidia option for your D620s? The only option I had was integrated graphics. Anyone know if this can be upgraded after the fact? Thanks.