Posts by Jacob13

I'm in need of a new Laptop. I'm an architecture student, so what I really need a computer for is running design applications and often at the same time: Maya, Rhinoceros, Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD, etc... What I'm looking...

I emailed rick, called ASUS, set up a claim with them, gave the number to rick, and I sit here typing on my laptop waiting to hear what comes next. Hopefully it will all be resolved, the ghosting is really a bummer. I just got mine...

Quote: Originally Posted by g2p07 2 things can be. Either Jacob is very picky and paranoyd about his notebook breaking or his brick is hotter and louder then most. I have seen it, it does happen but EXTREMELY rara...

Just got my z70va today (it arrived almost 2 weeks ago, the parents just delivered it). Supercool unit, I really love the specs of it...all the reasons why I chose it and such. However... 1)The power brick is uber hot...probably...

Just got my z70va (came in 2 weeks ago, I'm at college, now finally got it via parental delivery). Anyway, My laptop has the red-ghosting problem pretty severly. This is upsetting because I picked this laptop as a mix between...

Quote: Originally Posted by mjavor It really bothers me when people touch my computer. Especially when I bring it to work. I have a Sager 9860, and a lot of people have never seen a laptop of this magnitude, so its...

Quote: Originally Posted by spotdog14 as long as its not your boot drive it should be fine. i took the largest drive out of my file server and poped it into an external enclsure and it works great! i love...

Quote: Originally Posted by allencf I love the external Enclosure. I have built 3 Last was from Wally World (Wal-Mart)$50 for enclosure. 200g HDD from Maxtor for $100. So $150 complete build. I like the...

Obviously this is a super loaded question, but what is a general time expectancy for ordering an notebook... Basically, as of two days ago, I had pretty much decided on the z71v for my needs...architecture student = portability +...

Quote: Originally Posted by rookwood Jacob13, You are absolutely on track with your planning. I currently am using a 2 year old Dell Inspiron 8500, without OpenGL, and it works fine for everyday 2D AutoCad,...