Dude I Got A Dell!

[mcornelio]

Just opened the box on my new dell ispiron 6400... its pretty... but heavy as hell! heres the specs

Twin Core Duo Processor @ 1.83 (BOTH)
512 RAM, 60G HD 15 INCH WIDESCREEN LCD
SOME CRAP INTEL INTERGRATED GRAPHICS GARBAGE THAT WONT PLAY ANY GAMES.
DVD-RW (never had one of these before...)

anyone have a dell? how do u like it?

[ChumpDumper]

Why did you get a shitty GPU?

[mcornelio]

i dont know... i didnt think it was worth the extra money.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

But you're mad it won't play any games?

Two words: User error.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Oh, and to keep with the mcornelio theme...

Blah blah, your girlfriend, blah blah, bukkake.

[dougp]

I have a Dell i9300 ... thought I've posted about it before.

Pentium M 1.6Ghz (Gonna upgrade this at some point ...)
2GB DDR2
60gig 7200rpm
GeForce 7800GTX Go (Yah, did the install myself)
17" UXGA+ ... 1920x1200, shit load of desktop space.

You might want to check out www.notebookforums.com as it's a good resource for dell information.

[dougp]

But you're mad it won't play any games?

Two words: User error.
Get it right ... PEBKAC or ID-10-T error.

[CuckingFunt]

The new office computers are Dells (don't have the specs on me), and I've been quite happy with them so far.

If for any reason I felt like moving away from Gateway, which is what I've got at home and have been quite happy with, I'd probably go for a Dell.

[mcornelio]

lol... i already checked out notebookforums, they helped me make my decision on what laptop to get. how did you put your GPU in? i might upgrade it in a few weeks if its possible

[dougp]

lol... i already checked out notebookforums, they helped me make my decision on what laptop to get. how did you put your GPU in? i might upgrade it in a few weeks if its possible
New video card, battery and power strip ... $478.

But I made sure when I bought my laptop that it was the modular PCIE slot. If you ask around and find out if you can fight a 6800 non-ultra from a i9300, I'd be happy to sell you mine.

[Marklar MM]

Inspiron E1505
Intel® Core™ Duo processor 1.66ghz
1GB DDR2
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950(This thing is a beast.)
80GB 5400rpm
15.4" widescreen

[mcornelio]

WTF.. I THINK Ill JUST KEEP MY GPU THANK YOU, almost 500 bucks!! WTF! oh and Marklar MM its the same exact system that we have, its just that yours was bough from dells home division and mine is from the small business, its the same system, except my processor ownz joo, oh and we have the same graphics card... since when is it a beast, i havent fucked with it yet but im guessing intergrated means crappy

[mcornelio]

Question... does anyone use any of this bundled software that came with it.... im erasing it all, just want to know if its all useless.

[ducks]

need more memory

[mcornelio]

i know, already ordered it... its just too expensive off dell, question... this wireless wlan program that it comes with is 100mb... can i erase the shit?

[Sometimes I Do]

Dell is the bomb. I would never get anything else ever again.

[Das Texan]

my dell is annoying me.


first i have 2 lines on the screen ( i think i know the cause, at least i hope)

two, my power cords keep dying, i think i have finally figured out that the power outlet is loose for soem reason as i have to keep it jerryrigged far to the right, putting pressure on it for it to work.

two is annoying me far greater than one, enough to where i nearly snapped today, especially when my old power cord snapped, literally.

[dougp]

What wireless network card did you get? If it's the Intel A/B/G, I'll give you a link to get a new one so that you remove that piece of crap from your computer.

[mcornelio]

dell wireless 1390 wlan mini-card i removed it anyone, if i need it ill get it after but im not keeping any of this shit.... it makes the pc run like its a celeron at 300 mhz... so everything is gone until further notice, exept the mcafee antivirus.

[Big P]

I have a Dell XPS
P4 3.4 Ghz HT
2 Gigs DDR RAM
120 Gig HD
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro

The things a gaming beast...I will probably get a new vid card for it though..but the 9800 Pro does the trick for now.

I have been very pleased with it & plan on buying a new XPS when I start my new job.

[mcornelio]

wow.. big p your shit probably weights like a ton.

[Big P]

Its not as bad as you would think...I'm not saying its as light as a lap top, but it stays in one spot, so the weight doesn't really bother me..I do like the fact that it has 4 cooling fans & easy access to the inside, when I want to give it a cleaning.

[baseline bum]

Damn, I'm ready to buy a system and no one has released an nForce 590 board for Intel Core2 duo CPUs. :(

Here's what I'm planning so far

CPU:
Intel Core 2 Duo 6700 or Core 2 Extreme 6800 (leaning more to the 6700, but the 6800 is enticing)

GPUS:
2 Geforce 7950x2 (quad SLI setup, as soon as Asus releases their freaking nForce590 board)

MEM:
4 x mushkin eXtreme Performance 1GB DDR2 800

POWER:
PC Power and Cooling 1000 W RMS

HDS:
2 Western Digital Raptor X 150GB 10,000 RPM HDs (1 for Linux, 1 for Windows)
2 Maxtor 500 GB 7200 RPM HD (for data)

CASE:
I'm thinking of going with this case:
http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/11-112-093-02.jpg

I'm tempted to buy one of these physics processors too, but I wonder how many developers are going to support it:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16814121015

Not sure on audio or what water cooling I'll use yet.

[sa_butta]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hbN...related&search (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hbNYwAIgs&mode=related&search)=

[DJREN37]

I just got an HP A1523 from Wal-mart:
Processor: Intel Pentium D Processor 820 featuring two processing cores
Processor speed: 2.8GHz
Memory: 1024MB PC2-4200 DDR2 SDRAM memory (expandable to 2GB)
Hard Drive: 250GB 7200RPM Serial ATA hard drive
Video Graphics: Integrated ATI RADEON XPRESS 200 Graphics with up to 256MB shared video memory, Network Interface: 10/100Base-T networking interface
also nice flat HPvs 19" display

I got it all for $799, online its $950 but it was shipped to store for someone else and i guess the changed their mind. I'm verry happy, the Lightscribe drive sux though.

[CubanMustGo]

Dell is the bomb. I would never get anything else ever again.

Yeah, Dell is the bomb ... which is why so many of them have exploded leading to the world's largest laptop recall ever.

Funny how HP, who used the same battery supplier (Sony), doesn't seem to have that problem. Then again, they actually have some engineers at HP.

[mcornelio]

CMG your a turd... the problem is with the actuall battery, they where made with some sort of excess micro- pieces of metal that can cause fire... they dont fucking blow up and its not dells fault... thank sony. hp sucks dick... boardroom scandal fuckers

[CubanMustGo]

I guess I was imagining things. At least I was in good company:

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/10/technology/10dell.html?ex=1310184000&en=7088deb387d846af&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=32550
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XHaz5EM9jc
http://www.crn.com/sections/dell/dell.jhtml?articleId=190400211

You didn't address my point that both Dell and HP use the same LiOn battery supplier (Sony).

You wanna talk scandal, wait until the SEC and the NY Attorney General get done with their investigations into Dell's financials. But enjoy your new machine, anyway.

[DJREN37]

I love my sucky HP, at least it works.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

"For the record, this is a Dell machine," notes Gaston. "It is only a matter of time until such an incident breaks out on a plane," he suggests.


Obligatory.

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/2016/2005theman002gs7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

"Get these motherfucking laptops off my motherfucking plane!"

[phyzik]

all, and I mean ALL computers you buy from a company like Dell, HP or whever..... they SUCK. Overpriced pieces of crap only good for data processing at large companies who need lots of computers.

build your own, its cheaper and you get the individual warranty's for each part instead of having to send back in your whole computer for repair.

[spurster]

Enjoy your preloaded adware and spyware.

[dougp]

ah, the ignorance of people on web forums ...

in response to CMG - the issue is with Sony, that's why there is OTHER companies that recalled also, right dumbass? Or how about HPs CEO stepping down because of investigations they ordered on the media.

in response to phyzik - find me a laptop that has a 7800GTX, 7900GTX or 7950GTX in it that you can build yourself.

in response to spurster - you format the laptop ...

[mcornelio]

yeah... egnima is my ninja... fucking cmg is a hater... dells own, sony batteries suck which is why mine has a sanyo... and xp bootdisk save time. fuck the hoes... dell for life.