Posts by themessenger500

what brand of computer? usually, there is a F key designated to toggling video outputs. locate that (graphically or from documentation) and press that in conjunction with the Fn key. that should toggle back between vga/dvi/svideo and lcd...

if it is more important to protect your viewed content from neighboring glimpses, then you can get a filter to install over your screen that narrows the angle of viewability, made by 3M. if it is more important to detect who is catching...

I think the op was requesting a dual built in screen on a laptop. nothing to do with dual outputs. current mobile video cards can already output to native lcd panels and to a single dvi/hdmi external simultaneously at high resolution....

5K250-160 is 2.5" standard laptop size (5.4K rpm, 160GB...). just use the right screwdriver size (#00 or similar) and loosen the 2-4 screws on the sides usually. the drive should then slide right out of the caddy. the caddy is not...

from experience, some older asus models had part metal case. apple macbook pro line has retained an aluminum case design and upcoming macbook line will also bear aluminum cases. lenovo T series uses a composite material I believe that...

pick a computer for the hardware- power, build, and feel. lenovo, business dell/hp, asus, apple. don't get caught up over the software. that would be like hating a nice wallet because it comes with sample inserts of random photos....

vista 32bit will not see over 3.25GB ram or something around that. anything more is placebo. anything less is depending on how you use your computer. 2GB is still the sweet spot in cost/performance.

it seems many feel the current card nvidia 8600gt in the macbook pro is too weak to take the benefits of 512MB over 256MB. there have been some tests and they show a slight improvement under special circumstances. I think the actually...

lag, not as in choppy quality, but slight or noticeable delay between signal and output. tolerable for recording but unusable for instant visual feedback (game controls to picture projection).

also, if you own an older version of microsoft office, there should be a downloadable 'compatibility update' package that takes care of opening and viewing docx and other 2007 format files.