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Thread ID: 74973	2006-12-12 01:47:00	Dell Inspiron 640m	somebody (208)	PC World Chat

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506046	2006-12-29 21:09:00	Well the laptop arrived (actually had to drive to pick it up from the courier depot, but yeah). I am thoroughly impressed with it actually - build quality appears excellent, despite its very generous use of plastic. Screen is bright and crisp, everything seems to work great. It is a little on the thick side, but it isn't "heavy" or "bulky" as such. The aspect which impresses me the most is battery life - I've had it running on one (high capacity) battery for the last 6-7hrs or so, with WiFi on, screen fairly bright, doing web surfing, installing software, burning disks etc. It has far exceeded my expectations, so I would strongly recommend this laptop to others. Once again, thanks to everyone for their contributions to this thread.	somebody (208)
506047	2006-12-29 21:25:00	Excellent. Glad that you are impressed with it. What non-Windows apps came with it, eg anti-virus, "Dell Support", Ghost and such like?	FoxyMX (5)
506048	2006-12-29 22:01:00	Well the laptop arrived (actually had to drive to pick it up from the courier depot, but yeah). I am thoroughly impressed with it actually - build quality appears excellent, despite its very generous use of plastic. Screen is bright and crisp, everything seems to work great. It is a little on the thick side, but it isn't "heavy" or "bulky" as such. The aspect which impresses me the most is battery life - I've had it running on one (high capacity) battery for the last 6-7hrs or so, with WiFi on, screen fairly bright, doing web surfing, installing software, burning disks etc. It has far exceeded my expectations, so I would strongly recommend this laptop to others. Once again, thanks to everyone for their contributions to this thread. did you get the gloss or matt screen?	plod (107)
506049	2006-12-29 22:24:00	Software: - McAfee trial (which I removed + replaced with other software) - Dell support - Dell Mediadirect (quite cool in my opinion) - NetWaiting (something which interacts with call waiting or something like that, for dial-up users) - Google Desktop + other Google stuff - MS Works - Other than that, not much else (I opted out of whatever I could - eg "Network Assistant", and "Ghost Trial" etc.) The thing which amazed me was they shipped a proper Windows XP Home SP2 disk, instead of a recovery disk/partition which most manufacturers usually ship. Screen: -1440x900 truelife = glossy screen. It's remarkably sharp and bright, though difficult to use in sunlight (as with other glossy screens).	somebody (208)
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