Posts by sharkeeper

Quote: The XPS isn't designed to run off its battery for too long before sucking the juice completely out of it... Well perhaps so but the life now is significantly less than when new. As a matter of fact, the time...

Mine is 7 months old and lasts less than half an hour from full charge. I have the extended battery that lasts > 2hours still. (probably because I hardly use it LOL) Is this covered under warranty? I hope so because this is...

The monitor obviously looks better but the color is similar. I had a 9800XT that essentially was the same. DV is essentially a saturation control and it's a shame that ATi has omitted this well needed feature. I've played with the...

The card is x800 based. Pity. Should be 6800 based. I miss digital vibrance greatly. The display looks so faded and washed out compared to my desktop! Cheers!

The adapter that came with mine supports 100-250V input AC or DC. Cheers!

BTW, it works if you cut the end off a USB cord and connect the red lead to the STRIPED lead of the wire going to the power plug. (Obviously) connect the black to the other lead. You will have to cut the cord on the power adapter to...

Quote: What happens to the unit when its not plugged in? You never said. The device completely disappears from the system! (same as unplugging USB cable) The power adapter is 5V at 1.5 amperes. You're telling...

Is it possible to use this external sound device without the 5V adapter? I bought a retail unit and it uses a small power brick. Does anyone know if there is an adapter device that gets 5v phantom power from the back of the XPS...

Not a good trade especially in a portable computer! See http://www.tomshardware.com/cpu/20040517/index.html for a comparison. True, the Preshot achieves higher clock speeds and that was the goal of this chip to stay in the clock...

Quote: i just stuck one in - traded with a friend of mine Why???! Cheers!