Posts by bravo261

wow, that's a lotta stuff for that price. you can hardly ask for better specs other than a slight processor. you guys gotta scrap together the money for something like this

that is a crazy price. where were all these deals when i was shopping a just in early april? i'd have murdered this deal

it switch out the battery while the machine is running all the time as well and never a problem. while on-topic, don't just leave in the battery if you're always running off the AC though, as it'll kill the battery lifespan and that's...

perhaps you can change the video priority in the bios

haha...man, i knew i was pretty off, but closer than i thought! Quote: Originally Posted by zzpulp Just for clarification, the only ATI cards you can use are the X300 and X600 both in 6800go footprints.

what works or not is beyond me as far as sizes go, but the drive speed itself won't help out a lot unless you're doing data-intensive work like video/photo/graphic work that deals with +5mb files all the time. internet explorer ain't...

i'd suggest buying a cheap video like the x1300 or x1400(whatever it is that ati offers) and stuff it in there and toss up a fully-functional laptop for sale. for a replacement, you can find an e1705 with a 7800 or higher for almost that...

backlit keyboards are a very rare breed, but a cheapie solution could be a blue usb led light(blue lightwaves don't travel too far and would not glare like white) because squad cars have mounted laptop stands anyways

but at the end of the day, she's also doing non-intensive work in general and the extra power that the money would buy may certainly go to waste, so i say more ram than cpu power by a long shot. like i always tell the world, don't fall...

i think they do use the same keyboard across the board, as well as the e1505 types as well. not certain, but i've read that here a few times, and i'm sure a search would yield the answers. ebay has lots of cheap keyboards, or try...