Posts by Kristoffel

After lurking NBF since early March, I finally dropped some dough, replacing my dying 800MHz PowerBook G4 with an HP nx6325. Thanks to all NBF members for your insight & info. I wanted as future-proof a machine as possible, but I...

1Up.com has a review of some recent games played on a MacBook Pro: http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3149424

4200 rpm hard drives are popular with some folks for giving a longer battery lifetime. But in a gaming machine, battery life should not be a sizable consideration. I think it's just that Toshiba wanted to keep the cost down.

Okay, then great!

The drivers supplied in Boot Camp do NOT support hardware graphics acceleration. They are "generic" drivers. Yes, people have been saying for a while that drivers supporting 3D graphics acceleration should be available...

So, as a Mac user, I'm mainly interested in running Windows for games. Now that Boot Camp is out, I see lots of info about running various things in Windows on a MacBook Pro, but there's always a caveat along the lines of "of...

Today the NX860XL is selling for $1299. A $700 price drop since a week ago. Is this because of the heating issue?

Quote: Originally Posted by mikemex Yes, except for people who actually take their laptops out of home. WTF is that supposed to mean?? I carry my 15.4" Powerbook G4 around the WORLD. It only weighs 5.4lbs.

Okay, I know about Asus, but I thought they weren't available in the USA. Guess I was wrong: There are a whole bunch of resellers, e.g. TigerDirect. (Note: if you go to the Asus website, don't click "Product Comparison" on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Barrok Also, in a month or two there are some more x1600 laptops coming out so that might be a good move to wait. Oh Yea?? Can you point me to any information about these? Thanks!