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    Apple Bluetooth Keyboard with Windows XP: Issues?

    Generally happy with it b/c it's got a small footprint and relatively quiet keys, but I have the recommended D-link adapter with the latest drivers and it has rarely re-paired after a reboot. What gives? I know these bluetooth devices aren't recognized in the bios, but it's annoying to...
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    Best Buy Service plans

    the protection plan is really an upgrade plan. they bill it as such and they can be cashed in as such. every time i get smothered in best buy protection plan sales speak, they say if i don't like it, it breaks, or the battery dies, any reason at all, just bring it back in... if they sell it...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    mine was delayed until today. ordered 3/11/05. still shows in transit to local carrier on the website, but it's in my hands now. dell reeks in some ways, but since i got a 2405fpw for the $860 deal + no dead pixels, no backlight issues, it was worth the wait. i'm glad now that i returned the...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Well, my 2405 fpw ordered 3/11/05 finally shipped thursday 3/24/05 to the bay area. In case any of you other guys were stuck in limbo. Don't know why others ordering after me already got theirs in 2 days...
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    Bay Area 2405fpw backorder: Why and what can we do about it?

    This happens with Dell twice now to me. It makes no sense. Order date: 3/11, Est: 3/23, but today I get a message saying delayed until at least 3/30/05. Why are others ordering and getting theirs delivered in 2 days? Please explain this to me and let me know if I'm the only one...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Thanks Machintos, I don't feel quite so bad now b/c I have read that the Texas folks seemed to get their monitors super fast. One guy *claims* he ordered 3pm, got his 10 am the next morning, without ordering overnight shipping. Even not believing that, a lot of Texas residents have gotten...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Machintos, Where are you located? I'm starting to get so upset b/c I ordered March 11 and it's still in production. What happened to waiting in line? I just don't get why Dell is so random with what ships when. I have no monitor right now b/c I just returned a 2005fpw that I recently...
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    DEAL IS DEAD: $925+tax maybe ?? Free ground shipping(or 2-day if you ask for it)

    Andy, Renee, Gage Tucker all shot me down. Timothy Ness offered me the deal no questions asked. $860 + tax + free 2 day shipping. Dell just seems a bit shadier and shadier as the years go by. What other major company has such variable deals, offers different people differing amounts to...
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    Backlight issue with 2405 or is this just an LCD thing?

    the pics you posted are NOTHING compared to what I have personally experienced on the 2005fpw. I'm not expecting perfection out of an lcd regarding backlight uneveness. The 2005fpw was easily the worst I've seen of any lcd monitor. Something is messed up at dell with the 2005fpw. There...
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    your opinion: 20" Imac G5 or 23" apple cinema display + mac mini

    apple looks good, that's it. they are easier to use b/c they eliminate customizability, and b/c it's natively got less features accessible to the user, it's of course simpler. i think it's overrated.
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    Dell 2405 FPW ... what am I missing?

    1. The specs are better than the viewsonic, though I am well aware that means nothing until you see it live. 2. the viewsonic at fry's is $799 after rebate. The 2405 is only $60 more. 3. 4 more inches, and a more natural widescreen aspect ratio. that's just how our eyes are used to...
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    DEAD FOR NOW - Dell Ultrasharp 2001FP or 2005FPW 20" LCDs - $486 Shipped

    wait until close to your 21 day return policy. I'm sure it'll drop another $20 within the next 2 weeks. BTW, expect some issues with your 2005fpw; having gone through 8 lcd monitors, you'd have to have some mad good luck to get one without dead pixels or horrid backlighting. I got one with...
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    *DEAD FOR NOW*WARMER Dell 2405 24 inch widescreen LCD 1004.10 free shipping with $75 off coupon

    That is the seduction of Dell. Always looks like a deal, and for about 15% of people who get a good monitor, it is. I just think Dell cuts corners in order to bring such technology at a good price. I'm cool with that now as long as I remind myself that a 2405fpw will be on par with a $1000...
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    Apple wireless keyboard won't work with windows xp

    I don't think it works with the microsoft bluetooth usb transceiver. I got a dlink one today bt-120 and it works flawlessly; the drivers were widcomm version, which i installed on my computer, and the microsoft bt adapter won't recognize widcomm drivers. i don't think bluetooth is that...
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    *DEAD FOR NOW*WARMER Dell 2405 24 inch widescreen LCD 1004.10 free shipping with $75 off coupon

    THis thing will absolutely have backlighting issues and dead pixels. I guarantee it. You don't undercut the competition by $500 and not lose something. I will following the threads closely to see what ends up happening. I hope so bad that i"m wrong, b/c then I'd take this monitor. I don't...