Posts by smakdown61

Dude just get a 15 inch powerbook. Problem solved.

If you really want to be sure of your decision i suggest actually finding a t42 somewhere to look at before you make your choice. Thats the only sure proof way to get what you want. I see you live in Austin, Texas so i would suggest...

Quote: Originally Posted by aamsel Yeah, I still don't know, there are several negatives to the IPS screens, mainly slowness. From what I have read, they were never intended to be used on notebooks, since they require...

I went to my school's computer store recently to order my own t42p (14 inch screen) and was able to view a t42 with the 15 inch flexview next to an nc8000. The flexview screen looks ALOT brighter and sharper than the hp screen (although...

Had it narrowed down to either the IBM T42p for $2350 or a somewhat comparatively equiped dell 600m for about $2150 through EPP. Thanks to my school's excellent relationship with IBM, for $2350 i get an IBM T42p with this: Pentium M...

when you guys talk about hogs and cows releasing methane you mean when the fart and crap right? Isn't methane bad for the ozone layer too? Heh, think about all the cows in the world and wonder why we have so many holes in the...

Looks pretty legit to me......notice that even though the price is at 551 it says "reserve NOT met" meaning if it were to end at that price the seller doesn't have to sell it. The reserve price must be met before it can...

Quote: Originally Posted by DELL-Machina 9600 PT would be better. the GL2 is clocked lower than the 9600 PT for one thing and the drivers tend to give a bit of a problem for the GL2 card even though its nearly the same...

Quote: Originally Posted by aamsel Notebooks could replace desktops if several things occur, such as storage (hard drives) changing completely from what they are today. Until then, desktop hard drives (SCSI, 10,000rpm...

its interesting.....notebooks are very much catching up with desktop technology these days. My guess would be that within a few years desktops will be almost completely replaced by notebooks. I mean with all of this new technology like...