Posts by sykozylot

Quote: Originally Posted by Djembe I'm not sure how that would be possible. It's my understanding that the position of the video card and heatsink on that model is inverted from MXM standards and thus not...

i emailed the guys at portableone two months ago and they told me i can upgrade mine to the 8600 series for around $250. don't know exactly which card though. i'm guessing the GS, but i'm sure you could find out if you asked a distributor.

i personally use the Spire cooler. it works well, and it's portable.

my old notebook was a 5150, and i had the exact same problem. it's the CPU overheating and then underclocking itself. the 5150 is very poorly designed for heat management. you can try cleaning your vents. i tried that too, but it didn't...

it can play it on med-low settings.

i get the USB device message sometimes. it's the web camera. i think it's just a bug that comes and goes.

i have the EXACT same problem. i shipped it back to the dealer (portableone) on monday and they said they're fixing it for free.

there is nothign comparable for that price. the SZ's go for around 1400 minimum. there's the Dell m1210. 12", core 2 duo, geforce 7400 also the Asus A8js. 14", core 2 duo, geforce 7600

Asus S96J 15.4" X1600 Core 2 Duo 100gb harddrive 1gb ram wireless built-in webcam 9-cell battery all for around $1200 http://1toppc.com/Merchant2/merchant..._Code=Notebook

i think a more fruitful discussion topic would be what is the OP's needs and price range.