Posts by Chumpnet

Kotor runs fine on my 8890 at SXGA res. There can be a bit of slowdown during the big explosions with tons of screen activity. Those are rare and nothing to worry about. I was enjoying the storyline and sidequests so much that I...

If it does come down to an RMA and hardware swap, I don't see why Sager would have to mess with any of the existing files/settings. Perhaps if you've installed some funky drivers they may be replaced. And the network adapter settings...

Check this thread for my ordeal: http://talknotebooks.com/showthread.php?t=9004 You may or may not have the same issue but I was also getting crashing on 3D games and 3DMark. There's a happy ending though and my 8890 has been...

If you're running XP, another avenue of investigation is the Windows Prefetcher (related to the prefetch dir. under the windows dir). I haven't messed with this myself but I'll just mention that it's a good idea to do thourough...

Here are some nice sites that compare the major dvd formats: http://www.webopedia.com/DidYouKnow/...sExplained.asp http://www.dvdirect.com/TSS/charts/DVDFormats.htm I'd say in general, DVD-R better suited for creating home movies...

I have a MS Intellimouse optical. I tried all sorts of installing/uninstalling of the Synaptics and Intellimouse drivers as well as playing with registry keys with regedit. Couldn't get it to work (kept resetting back to 1 line scroll)....

Quote: Originally posted by ION Oh and why does everyone insist on calling these screens LCD? I would have assumed they are TFTs which is a different kettle of fish.. TFT (thin film transistors) is a component...

I received my 8890 back from rma a few days ago. I'm happy to report that I no longer am getting crashing. I've played BF1942 and CS for several hours without problem. The solution was a MB replacement which suggests a faulty video...

Quote: Originally posted by Divine_Madcat Was the unit actually marked as returned for LCD issues? Did this notice actually REACH the warehouse where they recieve and ship units? Was the return reason even explained to...

I would make the decision based on what you will use the laptop for primarily: 8890: Gaming and Movies. Ideal laptop for gaming, extra screen size helps and resolution is at the sweet spot. Love the quality of the sxga. 5680:...