Posts by wayne_i

The core duo is faster in the benchmarks. However, having owned both (Acer 5672 with the 1.63G Intel Core Duo and the HP dv6040us with the 1.6G Turion 64 x2), I find little difference when running my normal applications (which include...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bracholi Well now that all the backing up is complete I'm about to start the clean install this morning. One thing I can comment on (that I have found to be somewhat of a problem) is the...

Ok, there have been many comments about the new HP notebooks, but this one is from an owner. I have had the dv6040us for over a week now, and have run a variety of applications on it. This is not my first notebook by a long shot, and...

Fabulous finish and build. Had an Acer 5672 (T2300, ATI x1400, 2G ram, 120GHD), but had some issues with it (much warmer on the touch pad area by 10-20 degrees, poor battery life of 2 hr 30minutes with no high capacity battery option),...

Fact: The main enemy of a Lithium ION battery is internal heat. This is caused by rapid charging, rapid discharge, and defective (or non-existent) thermal monitoring. With that said, any time you discharge or charge a Lithium ION...

Yes, it is a Pioneer. It, like the OEM Apple Superdrives, is very particular about what DVD+R you use - it does not like some brands and will only burn those at 2 or 4x. I have ended up using either Verbatim or HP DVD+R to get a full...

CompUSA has the 5672 with x1400, 2G ram, 120G 5400 rpm SATA, DVD+/-RW DL super multidrive (pioneer), 802.11 abg, bluetooth, Windows XP Home and built in hand warmer (ok, the last one is not an advertised feature). New price as of today...

The list of modes can be seen by right clicking on the screen, open properties, go to the settings tab, click on advanced, go to the monitor tab and uncheck 'hide modes that this monitor cannot display', then finally go to the adapter...

Nice bag (under $50 at techforless.com - $129 at Targus). Fits my 5672 great (designed for 15.4 inch LCD notebooks). The Safeport air cushion system was designed by Port before they were bought by Targus - had a Port bag before, and...

If there are other networks nearby, they might be causing your wireless to disconnect. See if there are other networks in your list or better yet, download netstumbler and run a check. It might be something as simple as changing your...