Posts by chuck232

I doubt the hard drive heat is due to the 7200RPM drive (or at least not mainly due to this fact.) The older W3V had the same sort of issues with overheating hard drives, and definitely not just with 7200RPM drives. Seems like it carried...

Just inform him. Knowledge is power and you hold the knowledge. Unfortunately, he holds the CC...

If you're waiting for the Core Duo price drops, they already happened to allow the 2.33GHz version into the top spot. I don't remember reading much about any more price drops for the mobile chips. (desktop is a totally different story)

In my opinion, I would get the W2J merely because it's a little more manageable on the go and just looks plain hawt. On the other hand, if mobile isn't what you need and gaming's your main goal, then go for the Sager. It's somewhat...

Yeah, Tawcan was referring to the new platform built specifically for Merom. It'll feature a faster FSB and possibly Robson tech (integrated flash memory essentially). That's due out in 2007 but the first generation Merom, due out in...

Show him this website. It should convince him that ASUS is a leading world player in technology. Just not a household name is all. :P http://www.asus.com/aboutasus.aspx

Quote: Originally Posted by Enk1du Another month or so? Tawcan said 2007, that's 5 months away. Anyway, I mean, I guess if you are just buying a laptop for no reason, yeah, another 5 months won't hurt, but for most...

I'd probably run a HD benchmark, PCMark and 3DMark05. Those'll probably much tell you if everything's running up to potential. As for anti-virus, AVG/Avast would be fine if you're looking for something free. Kerio Personal Firewall is a...

Actually, I'm talking about a different build. You can find out more here: http://neowin.net/index.php?act=view&id=33744

Quote: Originally Posted by polishman is vista any good? or does anybody when the real thing will come out? I ran the Beta 2 on my laptop (well, technically, it's still there) and it wasn't too bad at all. A...