Posts by Grebby

Thanks, this is a nice reference. It reinforced what I was thinking: don't pay to upgrade unless you can go up at least three tiers, and there is nothing three tiers above my current card. My only beef is that it doesn't look like they...

Yeah! Ordering a $2,500 laptop, that'll put them in their place!

I looked at the XPS and M90 last year when I bought my E1705, and for what I wanted I was getting a far better deal with Inspiron. Dell has figured that out now, and has made the distinctions between the lines greater. Of course, then...

Get a good backpack, leave the power supply in your room, and you should be fine. I have the Kensington Contour and love it. The laptop is certainly no worse than toting around a big calculus or physics textbook....

Quote: Originally Posted by K9387 Yeah, a few companies do these. Although they don't look coloured, once placed on top of another surface you will find the sticker is an almost perfect match. Unless the...

I wonder if you could get an auto body shop to put Scotchgard Paint Protection Film on a laptop? It's sometimes advertised as a "clear bra" to avoid chips, bugs, etc. They custom cut pieces to fit. Or maybe 3M makes something...

I have had this happen with Logitech mice and trackballs. The "silver" paint wears away over time and I see the bare white plastic beneath. But that's over the course of years, not a month.

Could you put a dot of Krazy Glue on the end of the jack, stick it in there for a while, and pull out the piece that broke off?

You could try the XTreme-G MobileForce 92.77 which is based on an official Dell driver. Or you could set your laptop to go into Standby (Veille?) when you close the lid.

Try this: http://support.us.dell.com/support/d...&fileid=179054