Stuff taken off the prior Studio 15 models (following features have been removed in the 1555)

• IR Receiver and remote control
• Wi-fi Catcher
• Touch Sensitive Media control buttons
• Fingerprint Reader
• Designs on the palmrest

Comparison of Studio 1555 and 1537

• Discrete Graphic Card: 256MB/512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 vs 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450
• LCD Display: 15.6 inch (16:9) vs 15.4 inch (16:10)
• Audio :  Intergrated audio + Subwoofer vs Integrated Audio
• Three USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin ports vs Four USB 2.0 compliant 4-pin ports
• New Colors and a unique Topo Black color vs Fewer colors
• 34 mm ExpressCard slot vs 54 mm ExpressCard slot
• Dimensions  : Width: 371.6mm vs 355.6mm and Height (back) : 38.9mm vs 33mm
• Depth: 252.9mm vs 261.5mm
• Weight: Starting weight of 5.54 lbs (2.515 kg) with 15.6″ HD TrueLife LED, 6-cell battery, integrated graphics and a DVD+RW drive vs Starting weight of 6.11 lbs. (2.77 kg) (15.4″ WXGA TrueLife display, 6 cell battery, DVD RW and Integrated graphics)

Base Configuration

• Intel^® Core^TM 2 Duo Processor T6400
• Genuine Windows Vista^® Home Premium
• Intel^® G45 Chipset
• 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 15.6″ 720p WXGA (1366×768) TrueLife^TM 16:9 HD Screen
• 3GB DDR2 SDRAM (1×1GB + 1 x 2GB)

• Internal 10/100 Ethernet

• Integrated Intel^® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD

• Intel^® High Definition Audio 2.0 (Integrated Speakers)

• Dell^TM Keyboard with Touchpad

• Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Module

• Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g Half Mini Card

• Integrated 1.3 mega pixel web cam

• 7-in-1 Memory card reader

Comparison with Studio 15  (1555)

• 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet by default
• 8-in-1 card reader
• Integrated Creative WebCam
  
• Intel Wireless
  
• 800 Mhz DDR2 RAM default
• 256/512 MB ATI mobility radeon 4570
• Face recognition security feature
• Optional Backlit Keyboard
  
• Optional 9-cell battery
  

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It seems now they have a completely free trial that lets you download 1GB worth of data even without having to verify your credit card. You may download it for free here (direct link).

The trial software was just a mere 2.21 MiB. The first screen you’ll come across after a successful installation is this:

You can subscribe to Binary and Text Newsgroups. The Binary Newsgroups are just like P2P. The Text Newsgroups are just like Forums.
The available Binary newsgroups are:

• eBooks and Audiobooks
• Games
• Music/Mp3
• Software
• Videos
• Erotic Videos and Images

The available Binary newsgroups are:

• Computers
• Recreation
• Culture
• Politics
• Sports
• Economy
• Science

For a test search, I tried “John Denver” and sure enough, I got “Leaving on a jet plane” in the results. The download speed was good too. It reached my peak download speed in a few seconds.

Next, I tried a search “2008″ and here are the results I got:

My my!! Angelina Jolie’s latest flick Changeling was on the top position, followed by flicks like Eden Lake, Lakeview Terrace and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. I don’t think some of the aforesaid has hit the theaters already!

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-Quoted from Netflix

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• Type: full commercial application
• Platform: Windows 98/ME, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Vista
• Manufacturer: TuneUp Distribution GmbH
• Size: 10.1MB
• Review Rating: 5
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The Arc-Mouse works on 2xAAA batteries which lasts a long time. The mouse works for both Mac and Windows. The cost of the mouse is a bit over 50$. It comes in cranberry red and black color.

Check out Ebay for more.

The handset, known as the Dream, will be made by Taiwanese manufacturer HTC, and available exclusively on the T-Mobile network in the UK. It is expected to be available in stores as early as November, far ahead of Christmas.

The handset will run Google’s new mobile phone OS, Android. It is thought the phone will have a slide-out Qwerty keyboard as well as a built-in GPS service, and will be capable of running Google’s range of web applications such as its email service Gmail, productivity suites like Google Docs and mapping services like Google Maps etc.. It is also likely to feature Google’s new web browser, you guessed it, Chrome.

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