Recent content by CptTripps

Yeah, I sould see everything fine on the 15.4 @ 1920x1200. But for reading articles and stuff for extended periods of time it kinda bugged me.

Ok, just my opinions... 14" and under - (16:10) 1440x900 or 1280x800. (4:3 Ratio) 1280x1024 or 1024x768 would all probably be good picks. 15" screen - (16:10) 1680x1050 or 1440x900. (4:3 Ratio) 1600x1200 or 1280x1024. These are great resolutions for 15", unless you have severe eye...

Ok, just my opinions... 14" and under - (16:10) 1440x900 or 1280x800. (4:3 Ratio) 1280x1024 or 1024x768 would all probably be good picks. 15" screen - (16:10) 1680x1050 or 1440x900. (4:3 Ratio) 1600x1200 or 1280x1024. These are great resolutions for 15", unless you have severe eye...

Ok, IXPS2 is my favorite machine. But I have a desktop\file server\print server\once in a while wife gaming rig in my living room. What I did, setup a nice looking computer\bill paying desk in the left corner of my living room(LR). I then purchased the wireless logitech keyboard mouse...

I used the modded drivers a bit. I switched back, they were a lil tweakish in SC: Chaos Theory and seemed to run slower.

Equivalent would be around an X300 with 128MB. Just missed the dell coupon for 750 off of 1499. You could have got the Inspiron 6000 for $750 then. Even so, they still have the $600 orf 1499 coupons running right now. Lowest spec I got was $901 after coupon, that spec follows... 1.6...

In my experience the coupons do not apply to the premier site (EPP), they only work through the standard home pages. I've owned 4 dells now, and have always got the best deal I can, Usually the only way to get great deals in EPP is when it's a high percentage off (%30-35), then it stacks with...

He dosen't want to play games. The reason he should get the 6000 is becuase it is the better built machine and looks nicer. I don't believe you called a machine with integrated graphics strong and snappy and then turn right around to say the X300 sucks. The X300 is not a high end card, but...

Go with the 6000 unless you really really need to smaller machine. I'd get the 128MB version of the X300 since you won't be able to change this later (I think the $70 upgrade will help with resale in the future). On another note, I have to disagree with the D610 being a better built...

Very cool, although I was very pleased at how well the 6800U Go runs with 12 pipelines vs. the desktop flavor GT and Ultras with their 16 pipes. Sounds pretty cool from the article though, would like to see some benchies.

Are we talking aspect ratio or interpolation. If aspect ratio, just select a widescreen resolution. Correct ones for 16:10 are... 1080x720? (Unsure of this one, something around there though) 1280x800 1440x900 1600x1050 1920x1200 Some newer games (very few) like Doom3 don't have...

Yeah, Dell does not offer the XPS2 with a single 1GB stick. That is a decent price for sure beings you got the extra battery\backpack\audigy2 but; skimping on the warranty 100% is pretty gutsy. As deathwalker says, I would definitely put in 2 identical sticks of memory, me, I purchased the 1GB...

I own XPS2, my buddy has the 9300. I believe the weight with battery (but not power supply) is 7.5 (9300) and 8.6 (XPS2). I would guestimate the battery weight at roughly a pound.

I'm not sure how the 6800 handles 1920x1200 (I've seen it running WOW very smooth at the res but that's it), but the 6800 Ultra handles it amazing and that's at 4AA & 8AF. I figure for any newer games to run at that res I will just have to drop the AA and AF abit.

Word :)