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    XPS have Restore Disks or is it on HD?

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by jack53, Feb 1, 2008.

  1. jack53

    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    It didn't say when I ordered the XPS yesterday whether if I get RESTORE disks or if it is on the HD. I think it sucks when they go the easy way out and put it on a partitioned disk like HP does.
     
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    nizzy1115 Notebook Prophet

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    You get a disk with your operating system on it, and a driver disk. You also get a separate partition on the hard drive that contains a bootable restore partition that can bring your laptop back to factory spec. The choice is yours what you would like to use to restore.
     
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    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    ALRIGHT!!! Dell just scored a whole bunch of points with me... if they haven't already. :D
     
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    tangch Notebook Guru

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    Most importantly the screen display is not grainy. The screen is the component you will always look at, not the restore disk. I wonder why Dell offers such crappy parts on the pricey XPS. Disappointed!
     
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    Why do trolls like you keep posting this stuff. All you are doing is creating a false hysteria. Do you notice this forum is the ONLY one where anyone has mentioned the issue? Granted there are a few legit cases...but when you keep repeating it over and over on a TOTALLY UNRELATED THREAD makes me pissed off because then people "THINK" they have a problem when they really don't. We don't need trolls on these forums. Go back under your bridge.
     
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    tangch Notebook Guru

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    :confused: I'm NOT trying to create any hysteria. You can say anything you like in the forums, so do I. I love the XPS and am just disappointed at what I saw.
     
    tangch, Feb 1, 2008
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    The thread was about dvd's. His question was asked, and answered. Then you came in and started in with the screen crap.
     
    nizzy1115, Feb 1, 2008
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    jack53 Dell XPS 9360 i7 Lover!

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    AMEN!!! I'm tired of hearing about the screens!
     
    jack53, Feb 1, 2008
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