Posts by TitanMan

ABS and iBUYPOWER are probably going to start shipping the notebook at the same time. The only difference is that ABS isn't advertising a product they can't ship yet.

Hey, Tourney2112. I'm with you. I've done a lot of research and it came down to the AOpen 1557G and the Compal CL56. With the same features, I go to look, where the AOpen definitely wins IMO. But I'm waiting for ABS to update their...

Agreed that Macs are really cool to program on, especially C++. BUT most colleges have at least one or two courses on Visual C++, which requires Microsoft's Visual Studio. Most colleges also have at least one Visual Basic course.

I have four Macs, all old, but they still serve well. Let me just rant about OS X... It is THE BEST operating system currently available. Java programming should be fine because it is an interpreter-based language and is therefore...

Thanks, klas.

I'm waiting for AnandTech's review to clear all this up.

Powerbooks are very solid systems. OS X is the best OS out there right now, and if I wasn't a gamer and the program at my future college didn't require Windows (Virtual PC is too slow, even on new Macs), I'd probably get one. All the...

Quote: Originally Posted by angryshoe I would like an Acer 17xx with 1gb DDR 400, 250gb 7200rpm HD, P4 3.4 northwood, an ATI 9700, and internal bluetooth/wifi. Whoa...

Yeah, if this notebook was available with a 60GB 7200RPM HDD, 1GB of RAM, and no operating system, I suspect a whole lot more people would be all over it. Of course, one can upgrade the memory, and the OS can be wiped out... But it...

I'm waiting for the iBUYPOWER Battalion 101 E-Series (AOpen 1557) to get the 1.8GHz Dothan and Mobility 9700 ( and to actually have to money to buy it ). Believe me, I did my research. My thread is still floating 'round here somewhere.