Posts by optimummind

I had a similar experience too as my first AC adapter that came with my 6000 stopped working as well after a few months (the green light stopped coming on). So I contacted Dell and they sent me a replacement. The new AC adapter is...

Yea, I agree that McAfee is a POS AV program. Based on my experience, Norton, McAfee, and Kaspersky take too much system resources to do their job. These days, I run NOD32 which is much faster and slimmer than the other AV...

To prevent your laptop from software-related ills, I recommend these steps: (1) Download the latest security updates for your XP and keep it updated. (2) Run a slim, fast, and good AV program like NOD32. I've used Norton 2004,...

It sounds odd that you're having problems with A1205. My older Inspiron 6000 that about 5 revisions of A120% and I've never had problems. If you want another virtual CD drive, try Daemon Tools.

It seems you're very much set on getting a laptop now, but why not wait a few more weeks until Merom comes out with compatible and stable mobo with BIOS and laptop cooling already in place? I know one can pop in a Merom processor later...

My 6000 was bought last September and I also have the loud TouchPad buttons.

I've been an owner of the 6000 since September of 2005.

Since you say you have a 7200RPM HDD on the laptop, I think the problem has to do with the Dell bloatware. Like many others have already suggested, I suggest you do a clean install of WinXP after a reformat and add only the programs...

I too have been using ZoneAlarm firewall for years now and have had no problems. I have used in on 5 different desktops I've built throughout the past 4 years and also on 3 different laptops I've had (2x Dell 700m, 1x Dell 6000).

You should install the same "must-have" programs that you would install on any ordinary PC such as your desktop. Like, anti-virus, firewall, spyware & adware scanners, Firefox (screw IE =P), office programs, music and...