Posts by Bjorn

If you're looking at a laptop to fullfill the role of a desktop, especially a gaming desktop, you're better off keeping your desktop. Laptops are best used as mobile computers. Desktops are cheaper to buy, maintain and upgrade. ps:...

It takes around 5-18 seconds (hibernate vs. full boot)

Most benchmarks show that the AMD64 is the best CPU for gaming by a fair bit. That is not all it's good for. Also, the video card is even more important for gaming.

I have had just the opposite experiance with e-machines. Tech support/ phone support have been nothing short of billiant. Shortest hold times of any of the 6 or so different companies of the same sort (computer mfg's) I've called. ...

Has no one tried this external battery?

Any 200pin DDR SO-DIMM with CL 2.5 will work. You can use CL2.0 in the external slot (but with out any benifit).

You can also get the part number of the HD from the device manager. (right click on my computer select properties, then click on the hardware tab and then the device manager button).

If you search on here, you should find my notes on when I took mine appart a few months ago.

I tried the older (incompatible) version of the Valence. Has anyone tried this new battery? If so what where their results?

Quote: Originally Posted by Hyestar2000 Hi All, Well, maybe I have a bad battery or something? I used my computer on the plane from Cleveland to Houston the other day. Played Flight Simulator, and a few other...