Posts by darilon

While I currently prefer nvidia for their better linux support, the 9700 should give you a significant performance advantage.

If you are really picky about the quality of DVD playback, you might want to ask the folks at avsforums.com. Mike Parker has been saying the nvidia 6600 series desktop cards are the best he's seen, and he's about as good a judge as...

Quote: Hey Z71V owners, how likely is it to get a Z71V in this price range? I'd reccomend the Asus Z71V for you because it seems to be the best well balanced of many notebooks today. It has a nice WideScreen 15.4" WSXGA...

devarshi84: How does it perform in graphics intensive games like Doom3 (openGL) or Everquest (dx9)?

Never rely on a single backup for important data.

Quote: Now that's a good plan! Heck, But I would setup automatic windows updates, there are updates that do help protect you... And you don't use any software firewall for windows... more to protect against programs connecting...

If your bios supports boot off USB, you should be able to boot off usb drive or even a usb thumb drive.

I wish there was a Turion with a 6600go or better nvidia. If there were, I'd not order that Z71V tomorrow

So does doing your own custom paint job void the warrantee on most laptops? I'd think it would.

Quote: 'll tell you what has the best chance of protecting you... A Hardware & software firewall, a great anti-virus program such as NOD32, A anti-spy-ware & ad-ware program, & Automatic windows...