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post #21 of 50
2/29/04 at 4:44pm
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Originally Posted by f1drvr
thanks for the info. How does the laptop arrive in terms of partitions, are there any? My other laptop didnt come with any, is there a way to make one after the xp is on there?
it comes with 1 partition. and yes craig is righ tpartition magic is an excellent progam for creating a second one.

or you could just do a fresh install and creat 2 right off the bat.
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post #22 of 50
2/29/04 at 5:57pm
Great review man!!!
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post #23 of 50
3/1/04 at 4:02am
I WISH I HAD ONE. Sometimes I get so depressed looking at your beautiful laptops and the AW website that I almost want to cry. I am serious im not kidding I seriously do wanna cry because I have always wanted my own comp. all my friends do but my parents don't think its a priority
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post #24 of 50
3/1/04 at 4:09am
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Originally Posted by jamaster14
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Conclusion:
You pretty much are getting what you are paying for with this laptop. It is a desktop replacement anda gaming machine and it performs at the expected levels. My expecations were through the roof and unreaosnable, but the 51m still managed to meet those expactations. I give this laptop my full endorsement!

a full 5 Rating!
Excellent review but AW only offers 15" wide screens now (why?) and Sagers TV tuner is internal. No extra stuff to carry. Also they can use Raid for the 2 HDD.
So I'm really reconsidering this whole AW thing and thinking about a Sager.
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post #25 of 50
3/1/04 at 4:10am
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Originally Posted by Whitefire818
I WISH I HAD ONE. Sometimes I get so depressed looking at your beautiful laptops and the AW website that I almost want to cry. I am serious im not kidding I seriously do wanna cry because I have always wanted my own comp. all my friends do but my parents don't think its a priority

Get a job.
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post #26 of 50
3/1/04 at 4:55am
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Originally Posted by OrionPrime
Excellent review but AW only offers 15" wide screens now (why?) and Sagers TV tuner is internal. No extra stuff to carry. Also they can use Raid for the 2 HDD.
So I'm really reconsidering this whole AW thing and thinking about a Sager.
The consensus around here is that AW is emptying out their stock before introducing their new 16.1" model. Regardless, many people feel that the 16.1" screen, at ~500$ CDN more, is overpriced, and ill-suited to gaming with it's higher response time.

Also, who needs an internal TV tuner? You're going to be plugging your laptop into the same place every time, so why bother to move an external TV tuner? Jamaster's solution seems to work rather well.
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post #27 of 50
3/1/04 at 2:42pm
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Originally Posted by Guspaz
The consensus around here is that AW is emptying out their stock before introducing their new 16.1" model. Regardless, many people feel that the 16.1" screen, at ~500$ CDN more, is overpriced, and ill-suited to gaming with it's higher response time.

Also, who needs an internal TV tuner? You're going to be plugging your laptop into the same place every time, so why bother to move an external TV tuner? Jamaster's solution seems to work rather well.

Yeah i really agree... even with the itnernal TV tuner you'd still ahve to carry 2 coaxiel cables and a splitter everywhere you went plus the rmeote for the tv tuner if you wanted that...

how oftena re you gonna be recording TV in your car, boat, plane. library, school classroom or someone elses house?
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post #28 of 50
3/1/04 at 2:46pm
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Originally Posted by Whitefire818
I WISH I HAD ONE. Sometimes I get so depressed looking at your beautiful laptops and the AW website that I almost want to cry. I am serious im not kidding I seriously do wanna cry because I have always wanted my own comp. all my friends do but my parents don't think its a priority
there are much worse problems you are going to encounter in life otehr than not being able to afford a computer,.. i dont think you should cry over it...

i understand you want one really bad but just be patient and work for it and when you get it you'll be that much happier...

plus right now isnt a good tiem to buy... no colors, no 16" screen,... by the tiem you save you'll eb abel tog et the new screen, video card, color, maybe 2 Gb of RAM...who knows!
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post #29 of 50
3/1/04 at 4:06pm
Hey jm, when are we going to get to see the new pics
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post #30 of 50
3/1/04 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by Guspaz
Hey jm, when are we going to get to see the new pics
Sorry, i wanted to get them up this weekend but just didnt have the time...

i work 14 hour days during the week so the weekends are crazy getting caught up...


i promise saturday at the latest, hopefully sooner
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post #31 of 50
3/3/04 at 3:57am
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Originally Posted by Guspaz
The consensus around here is that AW is emptying out their stock before introducing their new 16.1" model. Regardless, many people feel that the 16.1" screen, at ~500$ CDN more, is overpriced, and ill-suited to gaming with it's higher response time.

Also, who needs an internal TV tuner? You're going to be plugging your laptop into the same place every time, so why bother to move an external TV tuner? Jamaster's solution seems to work rather well.
So why not use a 15" screen? (3:4)
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post #32 of 50
3/3/04 at 1:01pm
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Originally Posted by OrionPrime
So why not use a 15" screen? (3:4)
I really do not think that is public opinion, especially since more people are going with the 16" screen. from my experience it is great for gaming, i havent had any ghosting in any game ive played. and i dont know about now but when i configured mine the 16.1" screen was +299 not 500
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post #33 of 50
3/3/04 at 5:04pm
500$ CDN. Not USD.
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post #34 of 50
3/4/04 at 12:29am
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Originally Posted by Guspaz
500$ CDN. Not USD.
whats a CDN?
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post #35 of 50
3/4/04 at 12:31am
CND = Canadian currency.

USD = Americano currency.

FUBAR =

-Craig
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post #36 of 50
3/4/04 at 9:17pm
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Originally Posted by kwick7
hahhaha its funny you should say that... i am looking for any of the old AKI games.... wwf wrestlemania, no mercy, wcw vs nwo world tour, wcw revenge.....

without a doubt the best wrestling games, ever. cant find them though.
i got wrestlemania 2K rom the other day! but the site is down now =-(
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post #37 of 50
3/4/04 at 9:46pm
The problem you have with Halo is common with ATI cards. Exit game, crank settings on the card all to "QUALITY" and then enter game. start a game, then exit. Then return the settings to the regular settings, and you should be good.
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post #38 of 50
3/4/04 at 10:49pm
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Originally Posted by ciro
The problem you have with Halo is common with ATI cards. Exit game, crank settings on the card all to "QUALITY" and then enter game. start a game, then exit. Then return the settings to the regular settings, and you should be good.
yeah thanks.... ia ctually fixed this a while ago, just tweaked 1 setting on the ati card, now works perfect.
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post #39 of 50
3/8/04 at 1:29pm
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New pictures today!!!

I've taken new pictures as requested...

differnet screen resolutions while gaming as well as some picutres of the removable hardrive/dvd drive.

as soon as i email them to have the hosted they should be up later!
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post #40 of 50
3/9/04 at 2:02pm
I have the 17in nec LCD for my desktop, and with 16ms response time I have no ghosting.
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