Posts by Colin Dean

I'm falling in love with the Targus Matrix. It's on sale at Circuit City and is very large. If I could get a Lap Station, I would, but I can't find them anywhere. Does anyone else have a Matrix and can say it's good?

I searched all over the forums and the website, and I cannot seem to find a list of what all is included in the laptop box. Obviously, these are things I've heard or seen: *Laptop (very important that it be there *Standard...

Ok, I took that image into GIMP and used a calligraphy brush to mess around with it. Here's the result: It's not terribly straight mostly because I don't have a very steady hand. The XCFs are in the same directory.

I'll believe it when the check is in the mail.

As for the headset, I highly recommend an Optimus mic headset from Radio Shack. If you don't have the money for Plantronics, or prefer something a little physically softer on your ears, go Optimus. Mine were like $20, and I've used a...

Alrighty, here's the question of the moment: Sagers use a RealTek chipset for their NICs. My college, Westminster College, has a NetWare network. They have had problems with RealTek chipsets connecting to their network. 3Com and...

AFAIK, the m10p will not be an option for the 5670. You may be able to buy a 5670 now and upgrade to 5680 specs, but that's really pricey. Since you start college in October, I'd wait until the new models come out. That should drive...

Waiting another nine months isn't going to help much. That's one of the things about buying a laptop: you sacrifice mucho upgradability for mobility and petiteness. That's why you get something as expensive and as powerful as you...

Well, things got a little brighter I was was pricing. It seems that Echo is going to release the IndigoIO, a stereo input and output pc card. Yay. An eBay Auction with one Echo's IndigoIO Site I may end up going with an...

I don't know. I'm leaning a little more toward the Extigy because of it's stand-alone capabilites. I'll have a TV and mebbe a DVD player (I think my roommate is bringing them) and we can use the Extigy for that. I also like the...