Recent content by mbaldi

we have 3 offices. when the remote domain went down our local network went down. the other 2 offices didnt cause they have an exchange server. so i guess it was assigning ips or something. i really have no clue but now we have to get one here. so now i gotta pick one of these out, from dell...

so what is the reasoning for the glossy screen?

it gets pretty warm when gameing. another thing, the fans are definitely noticeable when gameing. most likely you will want to be a ta desk when gameing though. ive never actually sat with it on my lap for any significant duration. but for video play back (even 1080P video) i havent had the...

im very happy with my m1710. i think i paid around 3300 shipped with tax. the onlymajor upgrades i got where the 7950 gtx and 2 gb of ram. battery life is definitely an issue, but im very rarely in a situation where i dont have a power outlet. you can also get extra batteries. desktop...

i have a 17 inch and i kind of chuckle when ppl talk about it or even 15s not being very portable. i mean how much stuff are you lugging around?

i just got my first lap top about a month ago. so far ive never been in a situation where i couldnt plug it in. now im hearing that if im plugging in my lap top i should remove the battery, since it will wear out even though im running power through the plug. if it makes a difference my...

we are currently useing Norton 2005 and with the subscriptions running out now i'm debating upgrading to 2007 (its cheaper then renewing subscriptions) or looking into an alternative to Norton. thanks in advance.

ya i was even considering formating and installing a clean copy of vista. but i dont think they actually give you a vista cd, just a recover cd. this lap top will mostly be plugged in so battery life isnt going to be a worry for me. i was thinking of turning off most of the power saving...

i just got my first lap top and i'm curious if there are some settings i should adjust/tweak that i may not know about since i've only ever owned desktops. if you could give a brief explanation why i'd appreciate that as well. the laptop is a dell xps m1710 with vista. thanks in advance.

i decided on the m1710 w/ 7950gtx and ordered it up this morning. ill let you know what i think of it in a week or so when i get it and have a chance to install an xp partition. heard lots of problems with vista and some games right now.

i wont be takeing it to work everyday. in fact it will be very rare for me to take it to work. it will mostly sit on my desk at home as a 3rd computer. but 2 or 3 times a year ill use it on trips i go on. occasionaly on weekends if i need to work i might bring it in. 2 gb of ram is kind of a...

is getting something like a blue tooth card relatively easy in the future? what about the wireless card? what should i be looking for in terms of specs? with computers ive built its always been so easy to just add/change something at a lter date. is this an issue with warranties and is it...

ive always built my own computers, although its been about 2 years since my last one. so im not a complete idiot when it comes to computers. ive been looking at a laptop, but really have no clue what to get. id like to use it primarly for gameing, dark age of camelot. but i will use it...