Posts by HoofHearted

I currently have a 8887 with UXGA screen. I want to order the 8890 then compare the screens. Is the lower resolution screens colors more vibrant? Does the lower resolution make a difference? One other issue I have is I just...

Can I buy an 8890 without the screen (whole top cover)?

It would seem in theory, that if one had a copy of the "before-the-flash" 8890 bios and did a compare (easily done with debug) to see what was being replaced, one could apply the same replacement to an 8887 bios file.

Let me put this is a pure consumer perspective. Upgrading is not worth it. Vex's cost of $2k is what it would cost to make it the same as a "new" decked out 8890. I searched sager on ebay and found an 8886 about to go for...

Quote: Originally posted by WTB I want a laptop over a desktop because I want to go wireless within my home (imagine having a coffee in the morning at the back-garden while surfing the net!!) Not to mention being...

I too am a gamer and am not totally bought on 4:3 for games. Maybe that is what current games are limited to. I am interested in perhaps getting the 4X80 (Anyone know what X is?) when it comes out in a couple of months. Does anyone...

Does alienware have ati 9600 available as an option? I went to their website and did their area 51m extreme ($3K+ ... WOW) and only saw nvidia 5600 as an option which is not good by me. I am basing this on an article I read on Tom's...

Works great in windows. Anyone have any luck with Linux?

Does this card work with netstumbler?

Knoppix and a 256M jump drive ... all you need in life