Posts by annoyance

ntrekie, dunno where you read that it doesn't have a lock slot, but it definitely does. its on the left back corner. haven't used it, but i can at least verify its existence heheh.

to answer question 2... it's a Texas Instruments PCI-4510 Cardbus Controller hope this helps

it's very easy to replace the HD. i did it myself in a few minutes. you unscrew a small section of the case, pull out the bracket, swap the new HD into the bracket, and push the bracket back in. screw the cover back on and ur done. no...

as snorre said, im sure the battery life will be better with all the power saving features enabled. ill run my own test when i get mine...

pre-ordered mine from mwave way back in may, just had it shipped yesterday. should get it by the end of the week hopefully. ill post my impressions when i get it...

as a warning, it's pretty well accepted that tigerdirect has notoriously bad service...

agreed, you definitely don't need a dothan. a 1.5-1.7 banias will suit your needs fine, and itll save you a bundle. also, try and configure ur laptop with as little ram as possible, and then buy and install extra ram on your own as...

there was a tomshardware article comparing 4200, 5400, and 7200rpm notebook drives a while back i think. search for it on their site.

if u go the ferrari 3200 route, ud be wasting money buying more expensive ddr400 ram. check specs, but im pretty sure it only supports ddr333.

just noticed this today, but the review seems to keep bitching about how it only ships with the home edition of winxp. just checked the press release from acer, doesn't it actually ship with the pro edition?