Re: Re: Would this work for Mobuis?

[mech <mech@m3ch.net>]

At 5:50 AM -0400 7/17/06, mark t wrote:
>What about a Dell D400?  I found one with 1GB of RAM for $450.  Excuse
>my ignorance I am a long term mac user but want to get a PC soley for
>Mobuis but do not want to spend alot.  thanks.

Be careful with older Dells.  I don't know if this is one of the 
affected models, but there were a couple in the past that had issues 
with current bleeding from the power adapter into the ports.  Hence, 
if you used it with the power adapter, you'd wind up with crackling 
and popping coming through your sound card as the voltage dipped or 
spiked.  When using it off battery power it wasn't a problem, but how 
long do the batteries last?

Go search for "Dell" in the Laptopmozart group over on Yahoogroups, 
and you'll find all the details.  I don't remember the models about 
which people were complaining, but I've stayed cautious of Dells ever 
since.

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