Posts by epb613

First of all, about the hard drive: 1) How badly does getting 7200rpm instead of 5400rpm affect the battery and how much better is the performance? 2) Is it worth it to spend an extra $5 to get a Toshiba with 16mb buffer over a Hitachi...

Thanks for the help guys; keep it coming! About me not wanting to upgrade next summer, I dont think you're correct. As much as there will be new toys, I wont have the money to buy a whole new laptop. But I think I will be happy with...

Maybe get both? The paintjob now, and then add the ram later when you can get the money?

Also what parts should I be looking for? In other words, what type of RAM? Is any SO-DIMM ok? What type of hard drive? Is any 9.4mm ok? And will I need to buy a special mount. (Assuming that I'll be building a compal cl56) And...

Thanks alot! Thats the advise I'm looking for! Anyone else have input?

I would venture to say that nearly everyone who can touch type can do it a lot faster than they can write by pen. The most I can write by hand is 35wpm whereas I can type close to 70wpm. And people in my class who are fast can type...

Anyone else? Thanks in advance!

The IBM thinkpads have a reputation for being the most reliable laptops around. The major con is their expensive price, but I think the T51 series is pretty reasonable. I would go with the T51 if I had to pick between those two.

Briefly, I need a laptop for college. My requirements are mainly typing notes and a couple old games. My concern is that I may eventually want to use future games. Also, I dont have a lot of money.. (I dont want to spend more than $1300...

They're both too heavy. I want at most 5.7lbs/2.6kgs. Anyone have any other ideas? I really dont think I need a great video card. Really even a Radeon 9200 should be enough I think. The most advanced game I will be playing is Beyond...