Posts by Pragmatist

I have a 8790 and I really don't mind the fan noise, EXCEPT when I'm at work\library. I work in a fairly quiet and studious environment and my laptop fan is a constant distraction as it revves up every 5 minutes. I use only Vim,...

I just ordered my 8790 last week, nearly the same config as yours. Only difference was a 3.0 Northwood. My sentiments mirror everyone else's; can't wait to get it!

Quote: Originally posted by ayasin The TV tuner works very well. I was able to hook up the coax cable to a little adapter that allows it to plug into the back of the Sager in a few seconds. I was initially concerned about...

I like having small partitions because I can backup that OS easily and also I like to have multiple OSes on one machine. Plus, for me, it helps me keep organized where I keep my stuff.

Well, I cannot speak for ALL ghost programs. The freeware one I use (DrvImagerXP,DrvClonerXP) only allows you to image a entire partition which is very much the point of a ghost image. It'll handle the NTFS and the hidden and system...

I install programs on another drive to keep the ghost image very small, that way all I have to ghost is the smaller WinXP partition. I don't have to reinstall any programs because when I restore the Image, XP already knows where to look...

I've given this much thought and here's how I'll partiton my 2 60gig hds on the 8890 in RAID-O. 3 gig - WinXP primary (NTFS) - Program Files elsewhere 3 gig - WinXP secondary (NTFS) - minimial install, used for ghosting...

Am I the only one that's wondering why nobody has posted pictures of the 16" screen for the 1000 people who've requested? It shouldn't take you more than 1-2 minutes to snap and upload! Come on, pleeease...

If the screens used for the 8887 are the same screens used in the future 8890 then if why can't someone just post some pictures of the screen in action! Hello? And for Pete's sake, SPECS, I really don't understand this undercover...

So much speculation, rumor and talk has gone into the release dates already. Placing bets seems the only sensible thing to do now! $50 on Aug 5-8th! You should show the odds...