Posts by Doc.Caliban

Quote: Originally Posted by matteversmansix i think Vista is right now where XP was when XP first came out. a lot of what has been written to date is saying a lot of the same things. over time, Vista will mature, and...

Let me point out a few things that might help clarify which information in this thread is useful, and which is not so useful. Saying that any operating system (XP, Vista, Linux, Windows 98, etc) "Works right out of the box" is...

You're very best bet is to bite the bullet and format the thing. Get your hands on a copy of XP Pro while you're at it. Until 2011 when XP is no longer supported, there will be no reason to run Vista other than DX10 games, and a small...

If you're doing any media work with Vista, you really should check out the link in my post above... "The devil is in the details" has never been truer than with Vista. The OS is some seriously bad news for everyone. MS is...

Google some benchmarks for the nVidia GPU that comes with the Sony. (Can't remember what it is, and I'm typing on one right now... how lame is that? I'm using the Intel GPU though.) I think that the Dell is a bit thinner? Perhaps...

Google spare parts for both models and compare part numbers. Just a thought. -Doc

Quote: Originally Posted by Wurger Call Sony and demand a 3-pin AC adaptor. The tingling is an issue related to grounding. I have it too... thanks for the tip. -Doc

A bit of a Johny Come Lately entry, no doubt, but I love my SZ340P15. I'm running Linux Mint on it and everything kicks butt. -Doc

Quote: Originally Posted by seablade Stay WAY the hell away from Sonys. Not saying you should get one, but from the For What It's Worth Department, my new SZ340P15 runs Linux Mint (Ubuntu variant) extremely...

I worked there for almost 10 years (from WFW 3.11 through XP) and I won't run Vista other than dual-booting into it to play DX10 games once some are out that I want to play. It's XP and Linux all the way for me, and the only reason I...