Posts by dbonds

Oh wow.. I just noticed that last picture that you added is showing us the speakers. I completely missed them the first couple times I scanned through the new pictures. Man, no wonder everyone complains about sound on these things. I bet...

Heck yeah, I'm excited damnit.. but everytime I start to settle towards a particular lappy (was just leaning towards the 1557g), something like this pops up. I'm not in the immediate market for one though so I fully expect to change my...

BTW, I believe the CL56 is the "Asus C5615". Hehe..

Is it my imagination or does their Asus W5715A look a lot like an Aopen 1557g? Prices do look pretty good though. Definitely post back with your experience. Daniel

I believe that's one of the Z1 series. I've seen that one in local CompUSA stores. The other major chains I check (Best Buy, Circuit City) didn't have anything above XGA/WXGA. BTW, our CompUSA also had a Compaq something with WSXGA....

Can you comment on the build quality? I've specifically seen a couple comments about chassis flex that have me a bit concerned about long term squeeks and rattles. What about the latch that holds the LCD down? You mention the touchpad...

I've frequented some automotive forums in my time and have seen some amazing interior color changes done with plastic dyes on cars. Has anyone ever tried using dyes on the plastic used on laptops? I'm specifically considering the...

Definitely make a big, all caps, flashing font post here if you do get an answer from them. I've been lurking/shopping here for about a week and am currently torn between the CL56, 1557, and M6Ne. I'd probably be happy with any of the...

I'm pretty sure they're the same laptop. The Gigabyte N511 is made by Arima. linky I never realized how incestuous this industry was until I started reading this forum. Daniel

Hrmm.. I found this kind of interesting.. Excerpt below, ************************ Gigabyte, MSI push own-brand notebooks in China and Europe Leading motherboard vendors Gigabyte and Micro-Star International (MSI) are pushing sales...