Posts by ozone

Don't have any experience with Sonys, but IBM ThinkPads are tough, durable computers. Not quite as 'feature rich' as most consumer oriented models, but likely to last you a lot longer and keep your data safer. ... and the IBM...

Did you take pictures of the packaging prior to opening it up? Might be important to have document the "as-delivered" state so that you can later claim damages or assign blame if your laptop develops problems later on.

I've never really noticed the supposed slowness from my 4200 rpm drive, but since I don't game and my old computers were so slow anyways, this laptop feels like a breeze... all relative I suppose.

Huh! Good to know there's such a program out there! My computing needs are relatively modest, so I'm likely not a great candidate to use it, but good to know...

Quote: Originally Posted by EddieZ EDIT: This was going to be one of my what should i do threads but no more.. I have a couple of questions to ask before i order the Fujitsu Siemens Amilo A1630. 1. How heavy...

I found that I had to download and install the latest drivers from AMD directly for the Athlon 64 PowerNow! feature to ensure it works properly (at least, according to MobileMeter and Power Dashboard). I have the Presario R3240 and for...

If you don't game, I'd say it would be a great buy. I have an R3240CA (3200+, WXGA) so not quite as high specs as you plan to buy, but close enough. Have had no problems after about 4 weeks of daily use. I find the non-"brite"...

I bought an Acer from NoteBook Depot on Dundas (just a block east of Yonge) a few years back. Good service and knowledgeable staff. One of the few places that has less common retail laptops (e.g., Acer, Fujitsu) on display so that you...

EddieZ... you've been asking pretty much the same question on several different threads for a while now. No matter what others tell you, you're pretty much going to have to make up your own mind. It seems to me that you've made up your...

EddieZ_87.... given up on the Compaq Presario R3000 series, have we?