Posts by Iceman

I have the deluxe level of support, so I had Dell fix it. They started by swapping out the keyboard and palm rests -> little or no improvement. Then the tech added some tiny rubber bumpers under the left side of my keyboard ->...

After the recent warnings about security issues with IE6, I tried firefox. It's pretty good, but only if you stick with the default font size. Firefox isn't smart enough to resize the window horizontally, so you end up with really...

Never had a boot problem. P.S. I upgraded my laptop's memory to 1 GB (Kingmax).

That looks like a great product. You want something that will absorb shock, not transfer it.

Quote: Originally Posted by hksscom Iceman, did you read up on the Kensington Xbrace? It suspends the laptop in mid-air. That, to me, sounds like an even better protection than "extra padding"...

I am leaning towards the Spire Volt XL. The Spire packs have the best laptop protection system that I've seen. Expensive, though. http://www.spireusa.com/products/VX4.html

How about a leather backpack? http://www.ebags.com/samsonite/leath...?ModelID=16824

Quote: Originally Posted by Iceman Any bag that was designed for Apple's 15" Powerbook will work for you. Try http://www.tombihn.com/ or http://www.sfbags.com/. I bought the RacerX bag from the second link, but...

Any bag that was designed for Apple's 15" Powerbook will work for you. Try http://www.tombihn.com/ or http://www.sfbags.com/. I bought the RacerX bag from the second link, but it doesn't convert into a backpack.

Either WUXGA or WSXGA is a good choice. Be sure to check out the WUXGA poll, showing the very high satisfaction rate of WUXGA owners. Including me!