Posts by dajohu

I have had the best luck with Dell and Sony. I prefer Dell because they tend to have more options that I am looking for in a high end machine. The Sony's I've had were very reliable. Both seem to have better quality screens that the...

Quote: Originally Posted by wraithrsw For a limited time, Dell's now offering a free Logitech G9 mouse with any M1730 purchase. Yeah mine came today. I figured it was a $5 mouse and didn't think anything of...

Well it's just the one you can get through Dell during choosing system options. There are no pictures or brand names there, but it may be the same as the one I found in the Dell store (Interlink Electronics). ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Koshinn anyone? Sorry I don't have an answer, I was looking for info as well. If I do pull the trigger on the one I am looking at I will come back and let you know how it works. I'm...

Is this it? Toshiba Satellite 1800-S253 http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/tosh...3.html?tag=sub or perhaps this one? Toshiba Satellite Pro 4600 http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005KJN2 I just googled it and...

The "zooming" in effect is called overscan. The original purpose of it when TVs first came out was to cut off the edges so that the image seen would not have any scan line garbage on it. Many broadcast stations, and VCRs...

home: when using laptop screen 1440x900 (native) when plugged into LCD TV 1920x1080 (native) work: laptop, dual LCD 1280x1024 each side by side

I use a nice plastic cutting board. I have a large one that I keep around the house that holds the laptop and enough room for a mouse and pad. I also have a small one that I keep in the notebook backpack for when I'm on the go, this...

I have a similar x205, except for the sli 8600's. I actually had to decide between the model you are getting and the one I got, but the SLI won me over. I agree with the above, all will run great except Crysis. With SLI I can play the...

Ya Far Cry would be great. It will handle Obivion fine if you can handle a low resolution. I used to run it on a Dell 1210 with a Nvidia 7400. You may want to try Call of Duty 2, looks great and doesn't require a powerhouse to run it....