Dell XPS 1530

Hardware | Wednesday July 15 2009 7:12 am | Comments (0)

We fell in love with the little notebook from Dell that review Roundup. He was sharing pre-installed with Vista Business, but has little enthusiasm for our wonderful little red checked.

Part of the Dell XPS line and a laptop midrange than anything else, the test results were quite impressive, almost shocking. Sweeping the board with SuperPi, the first place seems appropriate that the Ferrari-red unit.

Even if the only run for second place in 3Dmark, it is always a bonus to score a decent laptop which is obviously for the company and games. What was the note was a randomized switch of 1530 on the fly network device, which was not planned and, except for blackout slipped. The Dell has captured the false signal from a Wi-Fi hotspots near and began to install updates while everyone was cursing the deadline for articles for this month. (more…)

The BSOD!

Software | Monday July 13 2009 7:12 am | Comments (0)

If you just bought a used computer and suddenly a blank blue screen with no error message, you are almost certain to think it was, they bought a fake, and you’re ready to return it. But before rushing to the original owner to perform a diagnostic test to analyze the error, first, whether it is in front of the seller.

Very probably the original owner would have to be negligent in handling the computer when it was still his. Probably not even bother running an antivirus program or a recording or even set the cleaning of equipment and cables, before they sold it to you. And of course you do not even bother the current state of the computer before you bought it inspected. So instead of searching for the seller and get your money, you should understand that buying a PC used to this failure, would among other things. (more…)