Posts by Datheron

I think the question boils down to this: is all this new technology going to come out in the promised timeframe (Sept. 2004?), will they be worth the wait, *and* how long will it take before these technologies mature to the level of the...

But - and this is a big "but"... As good as all that new technology sounds, I'm wondering how many will be delayed, how many will be implemented for notebooks, and how many would actually be useful. Case in point - Fuel...

Delta, good points made, but I think what you're saying may not be applicable for a while yet. AGP has been standardized for a while now - theoretically, it's been possible to upgrade notebook graphics cards, if it wasn't for the fact...

Just read a Tom's Hardware article on PCI Express and what it means: http://www.tomshardware.com/graphic/20040310/index.html And now I'm even more convinced that PCI Express won't be doing anything for a while. As the article...

Cantonese has 8 tones, not 7. I actually took a year of Japanese in college, specifically UC Berkeley. I would say that if you already know Mandarin/Cantonese, it's not hard to pick up the other on your own...you already have the...

Well, we'll see. My roommate is doing research in carbon nanotubes, and he says while the technology is there, it's far from being mature to the point where we can replace silicon. My guess is that for the next few years, the CPU...

It will be interesting to see how notebooks stack up in two years time, given the rash of new technologies. Steadily, we're approaching the limits of Moore's law. The fact that Intel started and ended on the same speed last year (i.e....

How about a Compaq x1000? They start at slightly over $1000 and they're built pretty solid. Widescreen, Centrino, DVD/CD-RW, 6.3 lbs, and I think the 3-year warranty ups it $300 or so.

Just a comment. In two years time, you won't be able to play games that are down the road "at blistering speeds", no matter how much you invest in May-August for a new notebook. That's just the way comp. technology is; we...

The eMachines have been quoted to get around 2.5-3 hours on normal use (i.e. non-gaming). The Gateway and iBuypower are very similar w/ their P-M configurations, so you should expect 3-4 hours of normal use. The HP zt3000 actually gets...