Posts by Datheron

And has anybody carried a notebook in a messenger bag or in their hands a la briefcase? Even at 6 lbs., my F2 is *not* light; it actually does hurt the shoulder that I sling it on after walking for a moderate period of time (like 20-30...

Hm...why Dell, huh? I think the biggest reason for considering a Dell is the amount of configurability within models (more than most first tiers, definitely), the large amount of models to choose from, and the relatively low pricing....

Being a semi-serious gamer in college paying for his own notebook, I would rank three fields of importance: - performance - price - battery life The first criteria is obvious; it's not going to be much of a gaming machine for...

Get a notebook lock, and chain it to your desk most of the time when it's in your room. That will probably prevent theft from your own room. As for having your notebook in class and studying in alcoves/library, just be very careful as...

1. PCI Express will NOT be on laptops by May. 2. Overclocking laptops is generally not a good idea. 3. If you don't have a good reason to get a laptop, don't. 4. Get the laptop just as you're about to go to college, not a year before....

In that case, you may consider Dell again, as their i8600 does seem to suit a lot of your wants and needs. It can be equipped with a Radeon 9600 w/ 128 MB VRAM. Note that for the vast majority of notebooks out there, the graphics card...

"Better" is subjective. WXGA is 1200x800 pixels. For most people, that resolution is fine and any smaller makes fonts hard to read. Yes, it's widescreen; that's what the "W" stands for. SXGA+ is 1400x1050...

I believe this is the first official confirmation of what has been rumored and suspected all along with Intel. It wouldn't make any sense for them to overhaul their naming system without plans like...

To expand on your second question, yes, the keyboard can leave marks on the LCD screen. This is due to the oils in your fingers that get left on the keys, and that gets printed onto the screen, unfortunately. It happens for some...

Bjorn, I like Spybot better too; seems to be well-written, a lot of functionality, but I've had times when Spybot found cookies and data miners after an Ad-Aware search and vice versa, which is why IMO it's a good idea to keep...