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Does anyone know of a mouse with silent buttons? (playing Minesweeper in a library kind of silent) My brother has an Acer Aspire One (running XP) that he got for a night class he is taking, and also uses it at work sometimes to listen...
I really, really dislike glossy screens. I've used laptops with glossy screens a few times; where the laptop can be placed, the screen angle and where I can be is limited by the process of minimizing the reflections of myself, the...
There are still a few places offering XP as an option on new laptops, so presumably they would be fully compatible. "looking for a 17" Win XP laptop" http://www.notebookforums.com/thread219990.html
The only matte finish 17" screen option I've seen lately (looking for a mid to high end gaming laptop) has been from Eurocom (available on all 3 of their 17" high end laptop models). Located in Canada, they will ship to the US,...
You can get an S-Video to RCA adapter. Product Selection Table for "PC to TV"...
There can also be issues with whether the RAM is single or double sided, due to the way the memory is accessed. If that is the case, it should be mentioned in the motherboard manual or on HP's website. I've seen motherboards that had 2...
Li-ion batteries typically loose about 3-5% charge per month when not in use. If you are going to store one for a long time, though, it is recommended to do so in a cool place, at a 40% charge...
Eurocom has matte finish screen options on all 3 of their 17" high end laptop models (as well as for other laptops). They also still offer XP as an option. Located in Canada, they will ship to the US, UK and Europe (at least; those...
There are dual band routers which can independently run G and N networks, so performance on the N network will not be slowed down by G activity. Maximum PC likes the Linksys WRT600N, at least at the time of the review (it is still...
Check with the school. If they have laptops as a requirement, they may have gotten enough questions about affordable ones to at least keep a list of various sources. If not, you can ask them why they assume everyone will have an extra...
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