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Vostro 1220 Owner's Cafe

Discussion in 'Dell Latitude, Vostro, and Precision' started by theZoid, Nov 20, 2009.

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  1. kdviner70

    kdviner70 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Very good point also. Never thought about dual use. I see local WalMart has one for $19.00 And I see Blacka nd Decker makes one with USB and three prong hookups.

    Thanks again!
     
    kdviner70, Feb 24, 2010
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  2. theZoid

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    I'm surprised we haven't got a BIOS update yet....
     
    theZoid, Feb 26, 2010
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    Yes it is surprising their isn't a bios update, i think dell won't really update their business machines to compete with the new sony z, like that, i really can't find myself to buy a machine without a dvd drive you just never know when you are going to need it, and the m11x with that stupid 11.6 is also very annoying.
     
    freedom16, Feb 26, 2010
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    BIOS updates were regular with my Precison m4400. Yes, the m11x just wouldn't cut it for me.
     
    theZoid, Feb 27, 2010
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    Too bad you can't put a backlit keyboard on this machine, mod it or something DIY. Well i just an M17x and man i am impressed, i am just not that interested in portable gaming cause i this now, i just like to have something small with slightly better gaming, what i am interested in though is nvidia optimus or switchable graphics.
     
    freedom16, Feb 28, 2010
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    So nobody has noticed any sound issues with V1220? specifically, the unbalanced volume between the right channel and the left channel?
     
    idiscuss, Mar 4, 2010
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    Speaker is only mono so I suppose you're using headphones. Anyway, are you running an early BIOS? There was problems with some earlier versions.

    I have no problems with BIOS 1.3.0 (A03).
     
    Milky Way, Mar 4, 2010
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    no problems either...but I'll check it again with headphones...bios ao3 here also.
     
    theZoid, Mar 4, 2010
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    You OS is Win 7?

    Windows 7 seems to handle the sound balance of the V1220 better.

    I have Windows XP pro, the right channel is always weaker than the left channel when using a pair of headsets. The balance of volume control is being set in the middle.
     
    idiscuss, Mar 5, 2010
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    You are using Windows 7 as well? How do you like it on Votro 1220? I have the Win 7 upgrade discs from Dell. So far I haven't found enough motivation to upgrade. Maybe you can convince me? :)
     
    idiscuss, Mar 5, 2010
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