Posts by Artuk

Very happy with mine, but had light leakage. I am getting a replacement sent to me. Still, I think its a great screen. Everything is just the right size in native mode, it is very viewable at all angles, and the native res provides...

After managing my power settings more aggresively I am getting 2.5 hr now with the 6-cell. I turned the 6800 to min power and turned down the LCD a bit. I also think that over time the charge indicator becomes more...

It only took a week of ownership of the laptop to make me realize that I needed something, so I ordered this this from Newegg for about 47 + 5 shipping. The i9300 is still a little big for this bag, after stuffing it in the pack and...

I tried dosbox. It works as far as fixing the aspect ratio, but performance is abysmal. I am going to keep looking for a non-emulated solution that just runs the dos games in a fixed aspect ration dislpay. Regards, Artuk

Looks about the same as mine, I paid 1239. Only difference is I got xp Pro, the 5400 RPM 60 GB, 512 MB, and the wxga screen. All in all you came out ahead of me by about $100 in options. I regret buying the 512 now since I have...

Save it for troubleshooting.. Regards, Artuk

Quote: Originally Posted by Mutt Railroad (or did you mean Roller Coaster?) Tycoon 1 may not be playable on a widescreen computer. Try looking up solutions...

I will give it a try. I used it for my PDA before, never had to for a "real" PC. I love turned based games on my laptop, and some of the best ones are a decade or more old. Regards, Artuk

Hi, I have a few dos games that I love that run well on my i9300 but I cant get them to either behave as I set in the Bios or as I have set in the 6800 control panel as far as widescreen goes. Masters of Orion2, Advanced Civ, and RR...

Hmm.. definitely notice it. About an inch during the bootup.. although with the lcd turned down its much much less noticeable. Not sure, going to live with it for another week then decide what to do from there. I would hate to send...