Posts by lupin..the..3rd

What's the deal with barebones laptops? I see them on ebay all the time. Where the hell are you going to find an optical drive that fits that specific chassis? And the mobile nvidia board, good luck finding one of those too. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by VincentFunk If you have the space, just buy a nice home audio amp and some kick ass speakers. Go to Bestbuy or something. I just spent a month in the Netherlands and I didn't see...

Quote: Originally Posted by jbellis Do you have a good reason to believe linux will work on this? The only result I found for [linux dv9500] was some guy who couldn't get ubuntu to install on it. I ask because I also...

Adjust your power saving settings to spin-down the HDD's after 10 minutes of inactivity. That will reduce the head load from the HDD's (assuming that's the cause). Try one of the many aluminum laptop cooling 'plates' available out...

This one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16839150010 Is anyone using this card with a recent Linux kernel? I can't find any chipset info on this card. How about ExpressCard in general - easy to use? Kernel just sees it as...

Quote: Originally Posted by Chaos116882 I formatted my DV9000 to Windows XP and tried playing a .avi file through windows media player over HDMI. Anyone know the software youd need to do this and to actually ahve audio...

Seablade, you're right, I'm not actually doing any recording with this setup. I'm taking the audio data recorded elsewhere and just using this setup for editing and playback. Really a dual-purpose system. Audio editing (live...

You're looking for high-end speakers and price ain't an issue??? You must be Bill Gates. You want Genelec's. Available here: http://www.sweetwater.com/store/manu...nelec/high2low Get a pair of 1038B's. They're only $15,000.00 for a...

There are plenty of PCMCIA 1394 cards available. Who knows if they work with the new Windows. Why do you need Windows Vis-duh for audio and video editing?

Quote: Originally Posted by Phatmattd r u guys ****ing stupid? the graphics r a 3.1, why would i re-buy a whole new laptop for the ****ing graphics... I have no idea what "a 3.1" means, but you're...