Posts by agentsim

Hi all, I just bought a DV7-3074 with 2x500gb drives. I'd like to enable raid, but it seems that option is locked out of the BIOS. From my research, the chipset is the Intel PM55 which does support raid through Intel's Matrix...

Dunno if this has already been mentionned... If you buy a 9400 from dell.ca, you can get a cpu upgrade from 2.0 to 2.16 ghz on the better equipped pre-configured models for $10 if you ask for it over the phone. Online that upgrade is...

From what I can tell, the only Dell notebook with dual harddrive capability (without losing the optical drive) is the XPS 2010. Is this true? Does anyone know if Dell plan to release dual HD capable 17" notebook anytime soon?

Thanks for the reply. About the HDs... I guess shock protection is a bit much to ask for on a desktop replacement. In my first laptop (a Dell), then HD was not shock protected but was protected by some kind of a cartridge. My current...

Hi AR owners, I'm looking to get one of these sweet machines. I was hoping one of you could answer a couple of questions that Sony's website(s) don't seem to be able to. 1) Are the HDs shock protected. Other Sony models have this,...

Quote: Originally Posted by archalien distributed computing is just that, cpu or gpu its faster period! SLI 2 die cores on board or true dual core gpu all represent the same thing.....faster stronger...

From what I can see in this picture, there is no "end" key! One would have to do FN+PgDn or keypad-1 without numlock. Please tell me I'm missing something...

Quote: Originally Posted by archalien Intel and amd are offerering dual and quad core procs There is no reason Ati NV couldnt develop the same way. Notice how a dual core cpu doesnt cost 2x as much as single cores...

does anyone know if tablets are good enough for artisitic uses? (painter, illustrator, etc....)

Can anyone recommend a good Tablet PC. I'd be looking for a 12-15" screen, XGA or WXGA or better resolution. Ideally it would be lightweight, with a decent processor, and customizable HD size, RAM etc... The graphics card isn't too...