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$14,219 Alienware
Ctrl�/Alt�/Del� wrote: Is it worth it guys? Would you pay this much if the money didn't bother you? Alienware Area-51 ALX $11,931.00 after 30inch Wide Screen: $14,219.00 Chassis Color ALX Space Black - Anodized Aluminum Chassis Processors Overclocked Intel� Core� i7... 2 Apr 2010 18:10

Bare-iron recovery: How do I apply the Driver & Utilities CD?
I've got a new Inspiron and I'm practicing with backup and recovery before I start using it for real. I've run the reimaging CD and it works but the system needs lots of drivers and Dell software foundon the second CD. WHen I start the D&U CD it scans the machine and gives me a list of applicable packages.... 2 Apr 2010 18:10

Opinions on Inspirion 17 laptop
Hi All, I need to replace my wife's Inspirion 6000 laptop with something a little faster. Looking at the Inspirion 17 laptop with the I5 processor and 500 gb HD and 4 gb of memory. I would be interested in the experience others have had with this laptop. Thanks in advance.....obtw, the Inspiron 6000 was just bul... 2 Apr 2010 22:34

why so big: new install of Vista with Security essentials and itunes C: is now 50GB
Hello, I am helping out a friend who I had to do a clean install of Vista. It was a Dell with a D drive that was a recovery partition. After I ran all the updates then I installed MS Security essentials and iTunes. I am going to use Acronis to create and image but I was shocked to see drive C being like 40GB big ... 30 Mar 2010 00:42

Does anyone have experience with Dell USB-connected port extenders?
The only laptop dock for my Inspiron is USB-connected. Does anyone have any experience with it? HOw do they get decent video through a WUB2 cable? http://accessories.dell.com/sna/PopupProductDetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&cs=19&sku=A2854308&price=150 How high can the video resolution and refresh rate be set on a CRT ... 31 Mar 2010 10:56

is it worth upgrading to windows 7 on Dell 1501 laptop
I have Vista on my Dell 1501 with 2gig ram and I find it slow compared with my old XP machine with less spec. Is it worth upgrading to Windows 7 on my Dell 1501. ... 29 Mar 2010 08:00

Windows File Systems
On Sat, 27 Mar 2010 16:44:13 -0400, Tony Harding <tharding(a)newsguy.com> wrote: Something got me to wondering recently about M$'s once highly touted Win FS (see URL after post). Going from memory (mine, that is, not the XPS 9000's DDR3 <g>), it garnered a lot of press until M$ decided to "decommit" from Vi... 28 Mar 2010 23:20

Comparing Dell T7400 Against T7500
Can someone compare the Dell Precision T7400 and T7500 workstations? What feature improvements are in T7500? -- W ... 29 Mar 2010 22:30

[Semi OT] Windows File Systems
Something got me to wondering recently about M$'s once highly touted Win FS (see URL after post). Going from memory (mine, that is, not the XPS 9000's DDR3 <g>), it garnered a lot of press until M$ decided to "decommit" from Vista. Well, Vista's successor, Win7, is here (and which I like); but no mention of Win... 27 Mar 2010 17:38

Which recordable DVD to buy for Inspiron 1545 laptop
Hi! My question is *exactly* what kind of media do I buy? Your computer can seemingly burn both the + and - R/RW types. The RW discs can be erased and reused, which is something you won't want to do with recovery discs. That narrows it to the "R" types, and you might as well use DVD+R because those blank dis... 27 Mar 2010 14:15