Posts by FriedToast

Quote: Originally Posted by ChrisLilley I believe that may have been $15 off, ie official price minus 15. Don't mind me...

Funny that you had a great time w/ American. Just flew them (for the 1st time) back to the States a few months ago. Didn't like it. Flew Northwest last year (1st time, also) and it was great. Funny how experiences can be different from...

Video card could be kicking the bucket. When does it happen? Under normal usage (e.g.- browsing teh intarweb, using Word, etc.?) or under heavy gaming? Could be overheating the GPU and causing artifacting. I've got a 9300 and haven't...

Am surprised that there's no hardware switch. I'd imagine there is, you just haven't found it. Perhaps it's been jammed and isn't coming out of its little recess? Try looking near the R. side of your screen where it meets the body....

I've never had any airline request me to check in my notebook. Ever. I've flown ANA and JAL both. Nothing different in Japan in regards to checking in baggage vs any other airport I've ever been to. Been in and out of Japan several...

Anyone that's serious about selling for $15 and doesn't mind shipping to Japan, drop me a PM.

Glad to hear that you're in a happy, trouble-free place w/ your current machine. The 9300 that I'm using is trouble-free for the most part. Lack of a dedicated GPU makes it a fussy machine on the occasions where I take it home for the...

What hyperx said. You definitely need to see them both in person. Personally, having had both the WUXGA and WXGA in my possession at the same time, I could make the decision that WSXGA is the sweet spot for me. But what's good for me...

Have you tried running on AC w/o the battery out?

8790 @ Sager Update Well, it's a couple days short of the 8790 having been @ Sager's for 2 weeks now. Not a peep. Since Luke's the one coordinating things here, I emailed him last week to see if he'd heard anything. As of yet, no...