Posts by barspi

same here but i've read it's better than the x700 and comparable to the x1600

Forget everything.. forget Asus who are having lots of internal problems and they are not delivering on time! I found my dream computer! The new Compal HEL80 that now has a WSXGA+ option! go to PowerNotebooks and look for the 8.15 or...

I asked the same question today in PowerNotebooks forum. Still unanswered. Even if itś carbon fiber and a better resolution, it cannot explain a $200 difference. Especially if you consider that the newer Asus has a Duo procesor and...

Quote: Originally Posted by abf err...lol...neither of those actually. probably Vector will be a better option for older hardware. Well, possibly Mandrake 2006 w/ IceWM or FluxBox. You are mostly right.. if you...

You already have an impressive desktop. Get a great laptop and you will have the portability. You can even use both of them side by side with this little program http://synergy2.sourceforge.net/ And if you add an external monitor to...

Maybe you could try with a very light installation of win2k It will have better hardware support and I think the hardware requirements are not much higher than NT. I've run win2k with 128megs, so 144 should be enough for web surfind,...

Quote: Originally Posted by davioh2001 except the reviews I see mention that the battery life is actually BETTER on the duo core. Therefore, it looks like you can have your cake and eat it too. hmmm cake ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pharoke Read this: http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=126832 It is about the new ASUS duo cores. My point exactly. I don't need any duo consuming more battery,...

Almost every day I check a handful of reseller sites to see whether there are cool new models. At the moment I think the best bang-for-the-buck is probably the Asus Z70Va (according to my needs). The thing is, this model is already...

Hi. I've got a Sager 4020 which is 2.5 years old. A few weeks ago I noticed a little flicker on the screen but then it went away and I forgot about it. This Sunday, it started again, much stronger, it got worse after a while, and then...