Posts by cpt998

I have a terrible track record with laptops. I purchased an HP ZD series notebook 8 months ago for around $1500. I recently stepped on the top of the casing and cracked the LCD. $800 LCD replacement from HP direct, a little cheaper on...

Quote: Originally Posted by poopsie I don't want to sound like a jerk here, but search can really be your friend. I bought mine after literally about 12-15 hours of just searching this board. If you are this concerned...

Smiley, Thanks. I'll call in and add the AV package tonight. I'd never use the webcam, but I really don't want to deal with a return. I'll pay the $100.

Quote: Originally Posted by bobbd You're not going to notice much difference with the processor but it depends on the cost versus the return. With RAM, 2 gig is nice because the video card shares 192 meg of system RAM...

Quote: Originally Posted by MrSmileyJr He's just clueless - half of them don't know whats going on and will say what the script tells them to say - exactly what he told you. What do I do? Do I call back? My...

I just called Dell regarding the matter, I'm thoroughly confused. The guy said that all LCD's are manufactured by Dell, not Samsung or Toshiba. I told him that the M1210's with AV packages come with fairly decent screens,while the...

Yeah, I am waiting on the RAM because I can get it cheaper somewhere else. Considering what I will be using the laptop for, should I make any changes through Dell while I still can? Should I upgrade the processor? Would I notice a...

Also, if I buy the AV package will I get the better of the LCD screens? I have been reading this. Why do people use aftermarket hard drives, is this worth doing?

Normally I research a purchase of this magnitude, but my old laptop crapped out and I scrambled. I bought a Dell XPS m1210 yesterday with the following specs: Core 2 duo 1.86GHz Standard 1GB RAM 120GB SATA hard drive 256 NVIDIA...