Recent content by drpain714

yeah there were rumors about CC not PM'ing to Staples since it depends on if Staples has it in stock + anything over $50 PM is subject to manager's approval luckily in my case they didn't seem to care to call or ask manager. funny thing is the total rang up as $13.xx when i thought it was...

yes keep your fingers crossed :)...the deal was so good i got my dad one too and he seems to enjoy it as well

thanks OP, in for 1 this will replace the unnecessary Blu-Ray drive in my XPS 420 system.. thanks eBay!

i hope i didn't come across like i was complaining, i was just confirming to others what PS comes with the DELL XPS 420 since some were worried that it would come with a 375W but even that IMO is just fine for 8800GT

425w PS confirmed over here... unfortunately, can't tighten the timings with Dell Bios but at least its 800 (not 667) ram.

Not going to debate whether this is hot or not but rather state that for those who are interested, Dell was just recently offering the same spec XPS 420 as listed by OP with 3GB DDR2-800 instead of DDR2-667, Blu-ray ROM DVD-RW, and a 8800GT 512 gfx card for just under $1000 shipped/taxed. Link

nice find, thanks op!

nice im glad my bad xperience w/ lenovo isn't happening to everybody

yup no choice but to take the terrible cs and cancel.. later went to resellerratings and found out that they have a long history of this "bait and switch" stuff

good luck guys i just got off a 30minute conversation w/ lenovo (btw transfered 4x within that call) and no go. first said os was not being offered anymore by microsoft, then the whole laptop was not being offered. only compensation was 10% off coupon... go f yourself lenovo

fyi...got mines today one day early! good job ncix...

yeah i think so...the website states: Highlights 45nm ready for next-generation 32-bit and 64-bit processors But who knows, it's a dell

same here...crossing my fingers for customs

im not too sure...as far as the apps/games out today, hardly anything takes advantage of 4 cores. so realistically, you'll see an improvement going from 2.4GHz -> 3.0GHz in MOST cases. Now how much of an improvement, is another issue whether it be 1fps or 20fps in games or 30seconds of...

still satisfied that i bought from ncix for $201.xx shipped as opposed to the egg for $241.xx shipped (never thought id say that)...