Posts by Iniamyen

My guess would be that the fan has a constant number of *cycles* until it dies. This means that a fan spinning all the time at 1000 RPM would live twice as long as one spinning at 2000 RPM all the time. This is because the bearings are...

I hear ya. Believe me, it was a long time from my point of view. But now that I can look at it objectively, it was pretty fast.

I had to RMA my 8790 due to an inverter/backlight problem, so I thought I would post my experience with the RMA process in case others are interested. I was barely within the 1-year Sager warranty, and I also bought the free shipping...

I'm pretty sure it will work; I don't think the available output resolution on the video card is the limiting factor--I think it's your monitor. And most video cards will list every available resolution you could imagine, if the monitor...

Any mouse will work, although you may have special considerations when it comes to portability. I would recommend getting a corded mouse, or, if you need a cordless, go with one that has a small radio transmitter/receiver sticking out...

I had a similar problem, my computer worked but I noticed it only detected 512 MB of my 1024 MB on bootup. I opened it up and one stick was unseated. I think they can jiggle themselves loose just due to normal shifting when you carry or...

Li-Ion batteries prefer partial (~50%) discharges to full ones. However, a full discharge for every ~50 charges is good to keep the battery calibrated so it thinks the charge is really what it is. I ran down my 8790's battery all the...

Even though I walk with my 8790 on my back 2-3 days a week, 15 mins or so each way, I would say it's a bit too heavy. I'm 5'10 190 lbs. and I would say 8 lbs. of laptop would be a good upper limit to set.

The computer's almost 9 months old now and this is the first notable problem I've had. Specs are the P4 3.0C, 1 gig RAM, Radeon 9700 mobile, 60 gig 7200 rpm drive, and Samsung SN-324F combo drive. I'm having troubles with all DVD's...

I'm convinced that there's a small range of frequencies which the 8790 combo drive (Samsung SN-324F) just doesn't like spinning at. I've noticed on some CD's, and ONLY certain CD's, the speed that it likes to spin at creates a...