Talk me OUT of Sager & Dell and INTO an AW m5700, please. - Page 4

OK so they were using a prototype bios for the fx-60 in the aurora mm7700.... during the burn in process it crashed during 3dmark05!!!!! so today amd came out with the actual bios for the fx-60 and they are letting it burn in over night!!! tomorrow by this time i will know if thursday will be one of the greatest days in my life!!!!!!!!!!!! it better cause i have had this beast ordered since deceber 27th... though i did make the change to the fx-60 the day it came out!!!!!!

Sounds Good, PurpleW. I guess that's the price you pay for being on the cutting edge - but you are going to have a beautiful system once these issues are worked out!

thx shaza!!! it is just taking forever!!!!!

Here's my specs:

WSXGA (1680x1050)
256MB go6600
160GB 5400 RPM HD (will be using the m5500 for recording TV, but may swap it for an 80GB 7200 HD)
Intel 2200 wireless (I have it now and it works great, so didn't want to change)
1GB RAM (will swap out with the 2 GB I have in my other notebook)

I hope your AW experience is everything you've hoped for all these years.

Nice bike by the way...

I own both AW and Dell. Honestly ive had zero problems with my M170, no light leakage, no quality problems, and about 4-5 problems with my 7700. I enjoy my AW because it is an incredible laptop, even though I had to wait about 2 months after I first recieved it to actually use and enjoy it, I've been through two motherboards and a hard drive. I enjoy my Dell because it screams when playing games, and doesnt melt down either. Both are great companies, who make great laptops.
I'm glad that you chose AW, I hope your happy with your purchase!

A fellow bike rider and AW owner.

I ride a Suzuki hayabusa with a Motorhead stage three turbo kit pushing 575-590hp at the rear wheel with 320ftlbs of toruqe. Took first place at the Dyhno shootout at Daytona this year.

good luck w/ your purchse.
I am having the same dillemma

This is an older pic of me on my CBR1000F, just north of San Francisco on Mt. Tamalpias. You can see the fog in the background. I was on my way from Washington to Laguna Seca for the World Superbike weekend.

Nothing like the turbo, but it has an ignition advance, dynojet carb kit, K&N, and Mike Velasco pipes (signed by Freddie Spencer). I love it, it's comfortable and reliable. I also have a Harley and an XR 650 in the garage.

Nice to know there are other bike lovers around here.

Nice Hurricane, Hammer. I used to ride a CBR600FJ back in '88. Sold it after one year and the bloke who purchased it from me wrecked (totalled) it.

go with the alienware

ya i know this one guy who has a suzuki gxr 1,000

Menlo Park here, I would love to get a bike...but people here in Palo Alto would run me over (stupid drivers!!!)

After college, I lived in San Jose for a year, then moved to Mountain View. Lived there for a year, then moved to San Francisco, married my wife, stayed there for four years, then moved to Washington.

I try to ride every day, usually just to the post office to check my PO Box, but if I miss a few days I get cranky. It's tough to ride everyday up here with the winter rain, but I do my best.

There are tons of great riding roads where you are. My favorite route was from Mountain View, up to skyline blvd and Alice's restaraunt (try the monterey jack and green chile omelette). There are usually hundreds of bikes up there on the weekend. Then I'd head to half moon bay (Three Amigo's makes awesome burritos), then either go North to San Francisco, or south to Santa Cruz and loop back home.

I'll probably be riding the Honda down to Laguna Seca this July for the MotoGP weekend.

The XR650 is an absolute blast. I've never owned a dirt bike before, but I had to buy one due to the trails up here in the Olympic forest. It's road legal too, so when the weather is bad, I ride it around town. You should see the looks I get when riding it in the snow...

Mike Velasco was Freddie Spencer's mechanic when he rode for Erv Kanemoto. He has a shop up here in Bremerton Washington. The pipe I bought is ceramic coated, and has a carbon can. Sounds incredible, and is way lighter than the Honda stainless 4-2-1-2 system. I'd guess the whole system weighs less than one of the original honda cans.

Here's an interview with him, his shop is now part of Brothers Honda in Bremerton.

hey Hammer, is there a local bike class (around mountain view) that you would suggest...I've never driven nor rode a bike, and since I'm not all too familiar w/ the roads around here, I think it's best that I took a motor cycle class.

I would love to get a GSX-R 750 or R1...but I would want to know wth I'm doing before I get on a bike...b/c I'm sure you know the people can't drive around here

I don't know yang, I learned to ride in the dirt, and just bought a streetbike and went at it when I could. Not the smartest thing I've done... Almost killed myself a couple times (Don't armor all your seat, then open the throttle... you can slide off the back, lol). I would definitely recommend classes, or if you know someone that's a safe rider, learn by riding with them.

I know there are some great schools like the California Superbike school run by Keith Code, but I'm not sure they do beginner stuff, they concentrate mostly on racers and on-track tutoring.

You can contact the AMA (American Motorcycle Assoc.), I'm sure they could give you some recommendations.

The new GSXR 750 or R1 would be quite a handful for a new rider, I'd consider getting a used beater bike, like an older CBR 600 to start. You can get them really cheap and you won't be shattered if you dump it. After a few months, you'll be riding with a lot of authority, then you can sell the beater and get a dream bike when you're sure you like it and you're ready...

Here's a couple schools from google in your area. Don't know anything about them though...

http://www.safetycenter.org/motorcyclesafety.html

http://www.motorcycleschool.com/sflocations.html