Posts by Fxi

I don't want to let the wind out of Dave's sail, but people predicted a year or more ago, that we'd have a mobile version of the 260/280 generation. And while we have products labeled as such we really only have 8800's die shrunk. Now...

At the risk of losing a degree or two, but being less prone to drying out, have you considered a non drying TIM like MX2 or something similar? Most folks are unaware that AS5 needs to be replaced periodically - though I'm not certain...

It's pretty simple really. When Intel is "on top" they tend to performance increases in measured doses. The move to an onboard memory controller is a sizeable increase. Going from 4 to 6 cores isn't going to be as much of an...

If USB 3 were only a 20-50 speed increase, it would matter but people wouldn't be too put out not having it. But 10x the increase and possibly no further increase for another 5-10 years and not having USB 3 is a big deal. Intel should...

They comprehend "progress" unlike Intel or Dell

Well that's good. Hate to feel like a criminal for doing something so basic. Silly Intel, if you'd built in USB 3 to this chipset, you'd have sold me a machine by now LOL

USB 3 is going to be pretty much defacto for a while. Worth waiting for, imo, though it is hard to "wait" when something this good comes along. USB 3 took something like 9-10 years to get here, so you know this is not...

Sorry - that would have been more helpful, eh? I was after the Intel 5300 series drivers but it works for the 5xxx drivers. They were dated 1/7/2010. I'd suspect there are more supported but that gives you a start. link: ...

Ok - offbeat a bit, but warranty still voided by updating Bios? Seems insane, wonder if it's still true.

Hard enough to get privacy when using a notebook - this seems like a fashion idea that really is all wrong for this market.