Posts by bsoft

Does anyone know what brand/model the T61 (14.1" widescreen) "100GB 7200rpm" hard drive is? I called Lenovo and they indicated that it was a Hitachi, but we all know how reliable that is. It would be really cool if...

Quote: Originally Posted by YinYang Does that game have alot of graphics? Yeah, but it's by no means "state of the art". I have a ChemBook 2030 / Compal FL30 and I can say that the GeForce 6400...

Quote: Originally Posted by AzN Not really the 9700 looks faster.. 3dmark05 is more based on the gpu than the 03 version. The difference is negligable, but the GeForce Go 6400 has Shader Model 3.0 support and...

I'm looking at getting a Mac notebook to replace my Compal CL-56. I don't do gaming much on my notebook anymore (not since I got the GeForce 6600GT for my desktop, at least) and I want a smaller, lighter notebook to replace my...

Unless you are a die-hard gamer or work with large datasets (large images, video editing, etc.), 512M will be plenty. My desktop (A64 3000+) has 1.5GB, which really helps out with large images (print resolution) and video editing. My...

Quote: Originally Posted by mico Hello, I've been lurking in the forums since June reading info about different laptops. And finally decided that I should post and ask for some friendly advice in my...

Quote: Originally Posted by Nerkanistic I have done alot of research on the hp dv1000 already. If I had not heard about the Cl-56 I would have easily chose the dv1000. Does the cl-56 have to come with the 9700? If there...

CL56 all the way. It's not ruggedized, just well built. I've actually disassembled a CL50 (a cousin of the CL56), and I can tell you that there's nothing flimsy about it. It's Pentium-M based, has Mobility Radeon 9700 128M graphics,...

Frankly, I used to think that a gaming laptop wasn't very useful. I had an awesome gaming PC (GeForce 6800GT, Athlon 64 3200+, DM10 300GB, etc.), and an LCD monitor with a carrying strap. I still have that PC, but now it's been...

I boldly fight back at you with my Compal CL-56 goodness!!!