Well the reason why I woudl consider the WUXGA screen is for desktop applications and the extra real estate. I understand the I woudl haev to run games at a lwoer res and suffer a visual clarity hit
If it is shutting down and losing power it is probably a mobo issue. I am a little unfamiliar with the m5500 shutdown isue but i know the HP zv5000 has this issue... mine is currently living through it
I would guess GPU or motherboard man. I am leaning towards the GPU. Best guess is take it to a local comptuer store. I can't see this really being a do it your self repair. How old is it? It might be worth it to get a new laptop if...
What are all of your opinions on it? I would want to get it cause I would love the extra real estate, but I have never seen a WUXGA screen before. So what are your experiences on one? Too small? Very clear? degraded/improved quality?...
I posted a similar post in Notebooks General, but I wanted to get some input from Alienware users.
I want to know if it is worth waiting for the San Rosa platform? I am hoping on purchasing a new laptop in February 2007. Santa Rosa is...