Posts by Warrick

Thought I'd just add an update. I'm still using the 5680 - so I guess it wasn't careening as quickly towards death as I thought back in October. Its latest defect is that when I type certain keys in sequence they activate control...

I'm not sure what brand I will favor now. The one thing that has changed is the price point. It is now possible to buy a 1.8 centrino with radeon 9700 128 meg for $1399. I'll probably go for the practically disposable $1,500 range in...

I've read reviews and opinions here for a long time. This is truly a great resource. I've owned my 5680 Sager notebooks for just over 14 months. I thought I'd give other readers a taste of my experience. First let me say that I...

I brought mine home today. Its a beauty. Now I have to decide whether to use the eMachine or my Sager 5680 3.2 ghz HT. Oh the agony of such choices ...

I've got the CompUSA-branded heatpipe version. I like it. Its size is perfect for the 5680. The fans seem to run slower and much less frequently with the cooler.

Anyone else think this thread is getting creepy?

Yea I have it too. Whiteish/yellowish spot on the upper left hand edge. Only noticeable during boot and other times when the screen is dark. So far it isn't noticeable any other time. Although it doesn't really trouble me, I do...

I bought the CompUSA heatpipe model. Its seems to have noticeably quieted the 5680 fan and the air coming out of the vents seems much cooler. I ran CoD and 3dMark03 just to stress the GPU. During the tests the fan never kicked into...

Oh the agony - two weeks left on my 5680 return policy .... what to do????

Dave, I installed the bios flash last night. Here is all I had to do: Download the bios file. Put in a floppy. Run the executable bios. Reboot. The bootable floppy installed all by itself. Reboot. I entered bios on the reboot...