Re: E1505/I6400 Comments Please

journey <jrny_of_life@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
: On 29 Apr 2006 14:29:47 GMT, usenetMYSHOES@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Andrew)
: wrote:

: >I got the larger battery too. It lasts about five hours. I got it as
: >a second battery, because it was only $129 extra vs. $99 extra just to
: >upgrade (so effectively $30 for a spare battery).

: That's what I did too. Now I am thinking about keeping the 6 cell in
: until I need the 9 cell -- does anyone know if that will save the 9
: cell more? (I know it's obvious that it will, just wondering how
: much).

You will want to use the 9 cell SOMETIMES and not just let it sit
unused for months. Batteries will eventually go bad whether you use
them or not, but they will (obviously) go bad faster if you recycle
them repeatedly. I've heard that it's best to store them maybe about
half charged or so (eventually the battery will discharge if not used
anyway). I expect to use my 9-cell maybe once or twice a month, when
I really need the extra time.

: >I just upgraded my RAM from the standard 512MB to 2GB (Newegg.com -
: >some PC4200 cl4 I got for about $150 total).

: I was thinking about upgrading from 1G to 1.5G, but 1G seems to fit my
: needs well so far.

I knew I needed at least 1GB, so I decided just to bite the bullet and
max it out and never have to fool with it again. Cost me only $150
total (NewEgg.com) and I can sell the old 512MB for something. I
doubt I will need a full 2GB anytime soon, but there are times when I
edit very large pictures and some extra RAM might help.

: I recommend bluetooth because it's not that much more expensive. FYI
: you can get PC card bluetooth and USB bluetooth devices -- on my 700m
: it didn't have bluetooth as an option so I used a PCMCIA bluetooth
: card and it worked well.

I just ordered one from NewEgg.com last (USB) which will be about $11
after rebates.

: What did you need XP Pro for?

A few things. For one, I have wanted to password-protect shared
folders over a network and I don't think XP Home/MCE can do that. XP
Pro can I'm pretty sure.

Also, I work on computers sometimes for people, and more than once
I've encountered an ugly Microsoft invention called a Dynamic Disk.
It's basically some sort of more flexible disk format that has the
drawback of not being readable directly outside of the computer you
used it in. Say you want to read another computer's hard drive using
your laptop (with a USB enclosure) because it crashed. With a regular
NTFS static disk, piece of cake. With a dynamic disk, you must import
it. XP Home can't import dynamic disks. XP Pro (and Windows 2000
Pro) can.

I'm not trying to advocate others to get XP Pro - just trying to say
why I would want it.


Here's another nit: my old Toshiba would show the "power" light as
long as the computer was plugged into AC power, even if the computer
was turned off. I presume this is just a Dell style thing, but if I
have AC power plugged into my Dell laptop, if the battery is fully
charged and the computer is off, there are NO indicator lights on. So
by casual glance, I can't tell whether the laptop is plugged in and
the battery is fully charged or I forgot to plug it in and the battery
might need to be charged (or the cord isn't plugged in right or
whatever). Never any confusion with my Toshiba about this. I wish my
Dell did it the same way.

Andrew
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