Posts by themessenger500

relative specs like those were never in the norm, as seconded by djembe. also, your demands are heavily specific and I'd guess at least 95% of the college age demographic do not care for gaming ability. an even smaller and diminishing...

random parties- beer splashing around, music cranked up, cups and ping pongs littered all over the floor, anonymous guests passed out on your bed... ie going to shower during a quiet weekday night and returning to a scene like this is a...

I always thought discrete video only affected vector based graphics and 3D visuals. Nothing to do with film editing or jpegs- RAM and CPU speed would be the medicine. Correct me if I'm wrong.

asus. two years down the road, current specs will all blur together into no appreciative difference, while the build design and tactile feel of your machine will still maintain its merit. you will enjoy a comfortable keyboard, a vibrant...

why don't you go up an inch and get a 1680x1050 resolution monitor instead. that way, the vertical resolution will match your current resolution in case you want to use dual screen or even single screen without losing height. your laptop...

yes, while it won't eliminate hd technology, at least without some huge breakthrough and a stagnating hd market, i think solid state will soon replace hd in notebook use, and much sooner than you'd predict. the advantages are far greater...

if turning your laptop off- shouldn't be a concern, your laptop will auto dismount it. if you must power it off or unplug it while your laptop is on- close any processes that might be reading off of or writing to your hd. sometimes this...

that's funny to hear... about a year ago during the yonah craze people were optimistic about merom. then people treated santa rosa the same way and it was usually worth the wait... i say this is all worthless and you could worry about...

flash memory is also another thing to watch out for- just observe how relatively cheap a 1 gb sd card is currently versus three years ago. flash will overtake hds, and 7200 RPM speed will appear both sluggish and wasteful of energy...

except most thieves don't steal an item to use it, they do it for a quick buck and if you ultimately succeed in recovering the laptop (doubt it) you won't be catching the crook, just another victim who was scammed with a cheap purchase....