Posts by Dr. S

I've had my Inspiron E1505 about two years now. About six months ago, I noticed that my battery life was significantly lower than it was when it was new, and was quickly declining. From what I gather, that's normal, at least with Dell...

I have an external hard drive, and I know it's generally a bad idea to just turn it off while it's connected to the computer, but it's ok to do so when the computer is off. Can it safely be turned off after I close my e1505 and it goes...

I have an external hard drive, and I know it's generally a bad idea to just turn it off while it's connected to the computer, but it's ok to do so when the computer is off. Can it safely be turned off after I close my e1505 and it goes...

Quote: Originally Posted by tenacious $100 rebate? I bought a laptop around the same time as you. Where did you find this rebate? Yeah, my Inspiron supposedly comes with a mail-in rebate too. How do I redeem...

Did you get next day shipping? Mine also shipped friday, but it still only says "billing information recieved." Should be here tomorrow.

Mine was in boxing from either Monday evening or Tuesday morning, but it finally shipped today. With the 2nd day shipping, it should get here on Tuesday. Do a search of the forum for boxing, and you'll find an interesting post from a few...

For those of us who are a bit less computer savy, what do those numbers mean exactly? It doesn't matter much to me because my Inspiron that I have coming has the x1400, but I'm just curious.

I just cancelled my order and ordered something better with the Dell University discount. I now have a dual core 1.83 ghz processor, the ATI x1400, a DVD burner, and the rest is more or less the same except for an 80 gig hard drive...

No fair. I ordered on Thursday and it's still in preproduction. What gives?

Yeah it is. Which shipping did you choose?