Posts by dcranford

The problem is... and most software developers know this, that if you do any development work, compiling eats a lot of CPU time as well, especially if you try to do parallel builds. Im not saying the XPS isnt great for what its built...

I had the same problem with my XPS, I disabled powerplay and this fixed the problem immediately However I also returned my XPS in lieu of a IBM Thinkpad T42p Sorry just a jab.

Well its all relative to what you mean by a day On the norm meaning web surfing and such a hour and 20 minutes was normal on battery, as long as there is virtual no CPU usage Id say your good for about an hour and a half, if you use...

Its one thing to have 1 1/2 hour battery life, its another to have 25 minutes. Plus I dont do much gaming, The most demanding game I play is MVP baseball 2004 I do more C C++ compiling in Windows and Linux. So I imagine the T42p...

Well After checking out the XPS something the other day just did me in within my 21 day period, I had installed Norton Antivirus 2004 and was running a virii scan, my battery was full and so I decided to lug the 10LB monster off with...

Hi there I currently have a Dell Inspiron XPS laptop. I have been thinking about returning it for a Thinkpad T42p. I do a lot of compiling on Linux/Solaris and ISO creation on windows. Which is the better platform? I know the...

So those of us that ordered the XPS which ONLY comes with WUXGA are stuck at either 1920/1200 or 1280/1024??? There has to be a better answer than that, or else Dell needs to replace our LCDs on the XPS with WSXGAs if we request...

I used a 10% off coupon that brought the price down almost another $200.00

Well I appreciate this info I have cancelled my XPS order that I ordred last week and just saved $200 more than I saved originally which was 300, an overall savings of $500.00!!! I just reordered the XPS and got a loaded XPS with...

Hi there I just called Dell and they said that the only docking station available for the XPS is the USB port replicator...in this there is no Video output and only 10Mb ethernet, is there a different port replicator/docking station...