Posts by reg.t

Thanks for the replies. I'm considering Panasonic and Sony machines. I think the Panasonic uses MPEG2, but not sure about Sony. I'm inclining towards Panasonic, as the compatability (-R/RAM) is the same as my DVD recorder, unless other...

Wasn't sure whether to post this in here, or Video Editing or Acer Notebooks, so sorry if I chose wrong... I'm considering getting a camcorder which will record onto mini DVDs, but there's not much point if my laptop won't read them. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by dan_98 Does anyone use firefox for a web browser? For somereason i cant get the scroll button on the touchpad to work with firefox. Anyone else have this problem or a possbile...

See my post last month on how to fix this by reverting to older drivers: http://notebookforums.com/showthread...853#post697853

Quote: Originally Posted by MrMsyvc I too have had the rare flicker and also wasn't sure I wasn't just seeing things. You won't believe what I "think" it is. MSMSGS.EXE. Yup, good old Microsoft Instant...

Quote: Originally Posted by golfkwesi My suggestion is to buy a Bluetake BT500 -(Bluetooth) Did you get this with or without the USB adapter? I've read that HID must be supported for this mouse, but can't find...

Quote: Originally Posted by lastdon u guys with the 8104, is ur wireless connection IF you using it droppping at all? Mine drops quite a bit. i just turn it off and on and it works.. I'm running with a...

Quote: Originally Posted by olli3 I have seen on one of the sites that the 8103 has 80gb 4200rpm disk. I'm sure that I saw that too, but can't find any reference to spindle speed of UK-spec 8103 anymore. Maybe...

Had a problem with the stock touchpad drivers on my 8104, where the scroll button wouldn't work in either Firefox or Thunderbird (1.0 in both cases). A quick search showed that reverting to an older version of the drivers could fix...

Quote: Originally Posted by bladerunner168 BTW, UK users: best price I got was £1441 (inc VAT) for 8104 (www.shoplaptops.co.uk) and £1189 for the 8103 (www.laptopsdirect.co.uk), anyone else know...