Posts by Entropius

Quote: Originally Posted by Tech_Girl I haven't heard a whole lot about Gateway/Emachines laptops. Are they good? How do they compare to other brands like Toshiba, Dell, etc.? Also: Did Emachines buy Gateway? Why...

I've noticed that my brick gets a little hotter when I'm running slightly dirty power through it (from an automobile power inverter) than when I'm using out-of-the-wall AC.

I have an eMachines M6811 (Ath64 3400+, much the same as the 6405). Sure, it came with a 4200 RPM 80 gig drive, and I'm happy it did: those use less power. However, I bought an 80 gig 7200 rpm external HDD for $80, and use it to...

The touchpad (Synaptics) on my eMachines M6811 broke today. The cursor responds erratically, if at all, when I touch it; after I take my finger off, it snaps back to the previous location. The laptop's touchpad driver came with a...

My mobile A64 uses as little as 23-25 watts for the entire system when it's throttled back... are those wattage numbers only for running at full power? Anyway, to echo what other people have said: Pentium M: best battery life,...

I used to use an eMachines 5312; I think the 2105 is a revamped version of the same design. That thing, also, had a thermal problem. It didn't generate that much heat (as measured by power use), but it had a problem removing the heat...

If you're not looking for gaming or for power, there are other machines for you -- I've seen some inexpensive and light Averatec ones with dvd burners, Athlon XP-M procs, 60 gig disks, 512 ram, etc. around. If you're looking for a...