I am planning to buy Studio 15 and is my 1st laptop. Here are some question i need to clarify:

using laptop to do various stuff, for gaming, surfing, etc.

1. 3GB ram or 4GB ram? aiming to use window 7 so issue with vista only able to read 3gb ram is no longer an issue. Is 3gb enough or better go for 4gb?

2. 6 cell or 9 cell battery? How long 6 cell battery last especially when playing games? will 9 cells come out too much from the laptop?

3. Blacklit keyboard. Should get it? really helpful?

4. Do Dell Premium warranty includes 3 years of completeCover accidental damage protection?

5. Do studio 15 easily overheated? how much the temperature should the laptop stay below in order to last long period of time? can last for 1-2 day not shutting down? any tips?

Any other recommendation is welcome before i purchase it.

What are the cons for undervolting?

I've just got my S15 two days ago.

1. I've been wondering whether should i download those drivers ask suggested from the notice in my box which lead to the result of 35 files available for download from dell download manager. Should i download and install all or just leave it as it is? Any important driver that i need to update it?

2. Is ATI CCC modded version more recommended or just uninstall the CCC?

3. Installing dell quickset will show capslocks?? i have uninstalled it so i am not sure. It is good to know that capslock is on though.

4. My highest resolution is 1366x768, but i feel like i want more space. Anyway to increase it (so that can view more stuff such as more names in msn displayed)? i'm not quite adapted to widescreen yet.

5. What temperature should i keep the laptop below of? which consider as stable?

6. It seems like my dvd-rom is stuck while reading halfway. I opened a disc with burned files and it display all the files but when i click the file it will take a very long time or maybe forever to open it. Is this vista problem (after closing the explorer i receive the permission message from vista)?

7. My warranty is not registered yet though i ordered online. I suppose i should call dell, but is this problem solve yet for those having it few days or weeks ago?



This post has been edited by I.hunter: Sep 3 2009, 01:56 AM

I have been wondering which software(one) is recommended to check the temperature for different parts of the laptop. Speedfan only seems to show the temp for my cores and nothing else.