Sanyo Eneloop 8 Pack AA NiMH Pre-Charged Rechargeable Batteries

Great deal on pre-charged NiMH batteries that do not lose their charge when left for extended periods of time.

Excellent power for flash photography.

http://amzn.com/B000LNI5VC

4-port USB hub for M1330

Targus ACH63US Super Mini USB 2.0 4-Port Hub

http://amzn.com/B0009OAP98

Allows up to 5 USB devices to plug into the M1330.

Really useful short USB A Male to B Mini Male Cables(1 ft):

http://amzn.com/B001F23JO6

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - $49.99

http://amzn.com/B002DHLUWK

While supplies last.

Dell M1330 Latest Bios Update - A015

http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/index.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen

Follow the instructions carefully.

Dell XPS M1330 System BIOS

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Release Date:	1/7/2009
Version:	A15	Other Versions
Download Type:	BIOS
File Format:	Windows/DOS
File Size:	1 MB

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Level of Importance: Recommended This file may include updates from a previous release. To review the details and Criticality of previous releases, click on Other Versions. It is usually best to use the most current version. Only use an older version if there is a conflict with the newer version. For more information, click on Drivers Help.

Important Information Please update VGA driver to version A10(Vista 32bits)/ A05(Vista 64bits) Or later for optimal performance of system

Compatibility Systems Operating systems XPS M1330 BIOS

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Lightroom 2 Links & Tutorials

LR2 Intro tutorials at Adobe:

http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/lightroom/articles/lir2am_videotutorials.html

$40 for excellent 7.5 hour downloadable LR2 tutorial with guru Jeff Schewe:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/videos/LR2.shtml

58 episodes with tips & tricks(also available on iTunes)

http://www.thedigitalphotographyconnection.com/LFDP.php

Useful LR2 links:

http://www.lightroomkillertips.com/

http://forums.adobe.com/community/lightroom

http://www.lightroomqueen.com/blog/

http://www.lightroomqueen.com/blog/

http://forums.adobe.com/community/lightroom

Speeding up the Dell M1330 laptop

Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive

Great drive and reportedly 10-15% faster seek/read/write times over the stock 120 gb drive.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=22-136-280

The M1330 with latest firmware upgrade A015 now supports up to 8gb of RAM. (Note: You will need a 64-bit version of Windows for 4gb+).

You can install 4GB of RAM with 2 2GB CORSAIR 2GB 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Laptop Memory Model VS2GSDS667D2 chips. Best performance comes from matched set of chips. Buy 2!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=20-145-172