Posts by Lyuokdea

1) Do you currently own an SSD? Are you planning on purchasing one or more in the near future? I have a 30 GB OCZ Vertex which operates as a system drive 2) If you’re planning on purchasing an SSD, which brand(s) are you considering...

Hi All, I'm entering grad school and thinking about buying an IBM x61 tablet, mostly for note taking and homework sets, however I also do a lot of computational modeling work, which makes Linux a nice tool for any computer, so I'm...

what about the audio out on this laptop? Is there a way to get 5.1 sound out of it or not? I'm trying to find a nice speaker system to plug into it and want to know whether 5.1 will be a waste of money. ~Lyuokdea

anyone know about this, is there a special type of speaker connection I can use to get 5.1 sound? ~Lyuokdea

What type of audio output does the e1705 have, does it just have a stereo output or does it support 6.1? ~Lyuokdea

I was looking to get a E1705, but don't want to pay the ridiculous surcharges that Dell has for RAM ($350 for 2 GB of 667 Mhz DDR2, while I can get the sticks for $150 from NewEgg.com) If I get the RAM seperately and install it...

well in order for the rebate to count, I need the base system to cost more than $2000 to get the $750 rebate. So I can get one of the two upgrades: -From T2400 to T2500 (1.8 Ghz to 2.0 Ghz) -From 256 MB Radeon X1400 to 256MB GeForce...

ok, going through it again, I will probably sub out the GeForce 7900 and go with the Radeon X1400 and in exchange sub in the T2500 for the T2400 (both upgrades cost the same amount of money) I assume that hte X1400 should be able to run...

another question for you, what is a faster HD, a 5400 RPM 100 GB HD, or a 7200 RPM 60 GB HD. Does the higher density on the 100 GB HD counteract the higher rotational speed on the 60 GB hard drive? I assume that is only true when you are...

That is very true. In 4 years, I'm sure 2 Gigs of RAM will be helpful, but with the prices Dell Charges, I'd rather just put it in myself later if need be. I feel that getting a 7200 RPM harddrive is probably the upgrade that would have...