Now currently I'm doing some partitioning. Gonna resize the partition accordingly, coz 1 big chunk is not what I like to see in my lappy.

planned to also resize the recovery partition, coz it is using 15GB size, but actual usage is only around 5GB. so gonna shrink it to 8 GB, that means 3GB headroom for whatever reason dell wanna use it. I always have drive D that is larger than my C, coz my media files is quite large.
Benchie wont be coming up soon, coz I dunno why, 3dmark06 wont start. the same installer can be use in my desktop 32bit ultimate, but this 64bit home premium wont start, files missing etc... maybe i should get the newer 3dmarkvantage.
those were the real time unboxing pics. if you want, I can go to my office studio (after CNY) and do a mock full video unboxing. coz I dont have any camera stand.

I'm still using the old acronis boot cd for all my partition creation, managing, resizing, copying, etc... still rules. hope dell doesnt have any stupid proprietary format for their hdd, or this will take up whole day....

oh shi* i've had laptop since 2007, and 3 years of this habit is not going to be easy to get rid of.

so bored yesterday, i go open the heatsink. and then after I re-apply with this.

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later on I go game for 2 hours straight and tell the new temp. forget to log the old temp...

can feel the diff a bit at the palmrest. there are no sticker whatsoever at the screws for the heatsink, so how can dell know?

sure can lor, they even advise me to call technician if i want to open my laptop to clean my fan

Yea...what are you guys using to cover the speaker holes and the battery hole(when u take out the battery).Was thinking of using wrapping paper(the ones to wrap school books )

And use cellophane tape? Or gum?

And also planning to cover all the glossy areas asap...perhaps using screen protector...something thin and stick on-don't need gum or whatsoever to stick it

I am new to this forum and looking to buy a laptop. A few questions to ask the panel of experts here.

(a) Is Dell a worthy laptop compare to other brands like Toshiba and Asus?

(b) Which range of Dell offers the best deal? I am looking for a laptop that can support 1080p resolution, as well as good graphic card. Perhaps Alienware Mx17?

© Is it cheaper to buy in Malaysia or in US?

Thank you for your advice.