Posts by Iceman

Joseph, don't buy 2 GB of memory from Dell. Their memory prices are unconscionable! Buy the minimum memory with your laptop, then replace it with new memory from Newegg.com or wherever.

Works great for me!

You got it.

My main client has provided me with a cube in their 14-story office tower. A few years ago, a thief walked into their executive level during the day and walked off with an armful of laptops. Needless to say, security has been tightened...

Dell-Machina, you've been a big help to me. I bought 1GB of non-Dell memory on your recommendation, and it works great! Saved me a bundle too. Also, I think it takes guts to post a thread like this asking for feedback. I wish all...

Skywalker -- Thanks for fixing the ClearType link! I am trying it out now. Very nice! aamsel -- There are a couple of easy things you can do to make the "fine print" larger on your laptop. First, in Internet Explorer's...

The USB-to-serial converter cable is small and easy to carry. I agree it adds to the clutter. The only sure way to get the old I8600 is, to buy one from the outlet. I think your other alternative is to sell your graphing calculator on...

That was a good reminder, nootrak4, thanks. So if you have Dell's standard warranty coverage, even Completecare, the person at the other end of the phone line has to finish solving your problem within x seconds or the Call center loses...

You can un-stretch your games on an 8600 by changing your display settings. If you get an 8600 with the ATI 9600 GPU, one of the panel attributes is Scale image, and the default setting is "Expand to full panel size". Change...

Dell has been changing the hardware config of the 8600 over time, and it just caught up with them. I think version A05 doesn't work correctly with some of the hardware variations out there, which is why they pulled it.