Posts by Master Chef

I love all of you. I'd like to thank Spiike and others for writing up neat tutorials on how to extend your laptop's usefulness. And me being the power-whore that I am, I want this laptop to last 4-5 years (But the 9300 hasn't even...

Quote: Originally Posted by ITZBITZ I see a lot of fanboi type screaming that this card is better, faster, lower power, etc. How do you know? I mean, obviously your connections have improved, great. That's the...

Hmm, I have this same problem, can I get the screen replaced without warranty (I'm still within the first week of testing).

60 bucks?! Geez, I was planning on getting one of these a while ago, thanks a lot <strike>whores</strike>. Just kidding, but you can get them from for $40ish Coboc (and they're linux friendly too). Edit: Apparently...

Once upon a time there was an old Inspiron 8000 that wouldn't turn on it's fans until the processor reached seventy degrees celsius. Now the peasants were unhappy with this laptop because of the sudden burst of noise, and the testicular...

No it's not, because pretty much all wireless connections can only run at truly half their speed.

Hmm? I know my sister used to always use this laptop on AC power without removing the battery, and after 3 years (no power cycling), the thing only lasts less than 15 minutes on idle load. I use that one for my UPS since it's already...

Nifty Dish Of course, other than that, I can reccomend only that if you'll be working vertical of the router, you make that antenna parallel to the ground.

Lack of OC options anybody? I'd like it if I could fool around with the clock speeds and whatnot when I'm using it as a desktop, and reducing everything back down to stock (or lower) when I'm being portable. I can do with mostly...

That's funny as hell. Now forward that e-mail to somebody who will take it seriously and establish justice. Then after doing nothing but forwarding the e-mail, take the glory of bringing the wrong-doers down. (No seriously, who...