Posts by rwalker

Does anyone know if Apple will honor the warranty if I buy a gray market iPad in a country where they haven't yet been released. I'm thinking of picking one up for reading on and light gaming, but it hasn't been officially released in my...

Wow, I had no idea that baking a card would actually be useful. If you don't mind me asking, what's the purpose of baking it at such a high temperature? I figured it'd damage the internal circuitry and make the card useless, but does it...

Disable the device temporarily in your Device Manager. I can do it on my Sony laptop without any real worries -- just select the touchpad and choose to temporarily disable it. You'll need to use a USB mouse to reconfigure it though,...

I've only used an iBuyPower notebook briefly, but I'll chip in on the things I noticed: - Headphone placement is annoying. If you use headphones without a square end adapter they're going to get knocked out of the plug quite often. -...

They're both good notebooks and neither are likely to become outdated anytime soon. I say look at it like a long-term investment; if you spend a little more and get the Asus you'll end up getting a faster processor and a system that's...

At this kind of level, it's really like comparing high-end sports cars. They'll all perform well, and the small differences between them are going to be in presentation and design, not in how well they'll display 3D models or how...

Spend the extra money and get the Sony. I have no idea what Compaq's build quality is like now, but I had two of their laptops in the early 2000s and both were flimsy and poorly made. One ended up snapping at the hinges and the other had...

Quote: Originally Posted by freekyFX4 I can see the reason for Apple hardware owners to run Windows, since the majority of programs and games only run in Windows. Please enlighten me on why a PC owner would want to run...

It's not really much of a war. When people go out with intentions of buying a new laptop, they don't go out comparing a Mac and a PC. Most people have made their mind up long beforehand, and price generally doesn't play a major...