Posts by joemadeus

I'm smitten with the Hitachi Travelstar series, ftr, if only because they usu'ly have a large enough cache and I've yet to see one fail -j

The short list:64 vs. 32 bits: Turions are 64 bit CPUs, Intels are still 32 (they talk to their memory over a 64 bit bus, but that's a different story.) Internally, the data Turions work on is twice as large as Pentiums. That's a huge...

Quote: Originally Posted by Djembe Asus jumped off the MXM bandwagon. None of their video cards will be swappable via this standard. Sorry! That's too bad - a good quality laptop that I can swap a better...

I was looking at the image on this post: http://www.notebookforums.com/showth...55#post2021555 ...and thought: Is that an MXM card I see? Can the 7300 be swapped out of the Z62J for something a bit (quite a bit) more powerful? The...

Quote: Regarding model numbers, Justin of PROPortable posted a general description somewhere on Notebook Review, but as I don't remember the thread it's in, here's what I recall: Omg, I had no idea. You took the time...

I've been looking for a dual-core machine (Asus) with a 14" wxga+ (1450x800) and an NVidia 6600 GT equivalent (or thereabouts). Do any of the new models coming out fit? And, does Asus' model numbers make sense to anyone? I've...