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post #1481 of 1493
2/14/05 at 3:46pm
How does the battery last when playing a advanced game (HF2,D3,Kotor2)

also does the expanded battery look real stupid?
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post #1482 of 1493
2/14/05 at 7:23pm
I haven't tried the extended battery for games yet, but I would imagine it isn't much better since games take a lot of power. The extended battery makes it slightly easier to carry as well as gives it a better angle for typing. Another nice plus is that it lets more air circulate under the computer.
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post #1483 of 1493
2/15/05 at 6:16am

Bluetooth and Infrared upgrade for sony vaio s series

I notice that a lot of people have upgraded their machine to accept bluetooth. But did you know that there is a hole on the right side of the notebook that accepts the infrared upgrade as well? Did anyone ask Sony parts for the part numbers? There is a nice upgrading page at http://www.edepot.com/reviews_sony_vaio_s.html

So again, what are the part numbers for infra-red upgrade?
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post #1484 of 1493
2/15/05 at 1:02pm
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Originally Posted by edepot.com
I notice that a lot of people have upgraded their machine to accept bluetooth. But did you know that there is a hole on the right side of the notebook that accepts the infrared upgrade as well? Did anyone ask Sony parts for the part numbers? There is a nice upgrading page at http://www.edepot.com/reviews_sony_vaio_s.html

So again, what are the part numbers for infra-red upgrade?
Go to
http://www.talkvaio.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=146

where a link to a scanned version of the Service Manual of S260 is provided. See if the information in the Service Manual can help you on that regard.
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post #1485 of 1493
2/16/05 at 1:49am
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Originally Posted by edepot.com
I notice that a lot of people have upgraded their machine to accept bluetooth. But did you know that there is a hole on the right side of the notebook that accepts the infrared upgrade as well? Did anyone ask Sony parts for the part numbers? There is a nice upgrading page at http://www.edepot.com/reviews_sony_vaio_s.html

so uhh u can upgrade the video memory
very complicated processes but doable
has anyone tried to upgrade to a ati 9700 128mb video card
im really interested in this cause ive been trying to play some games and the stupid videocard on this is only 64mb
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post #1486 of 1493
2/16/05 at 12:01pm
Sure, you can do it. That doesn't mean it is either easy or reasonable to do. Bear in mind that the article doesn't say that they did it, just how they think it could be done.
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post #1487 of 1493
3/5/05 at 9:23pm
What do I need to connect S260 to TV? Is vga-to-SVideo cable enough or any special devices?
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post #1488 of 1493
3/6/05 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by tearbasco
My s260 with the 9200 plays Half Life 2 fine, I even play the DM with it at times. Of course I don't turn it all max settings, but at a high resolution, I get good enough frame rates that don't distract me. I just got WoW installed, but I haven't given it a run yet. I agree.. the bottle neck is mostly the hard drive, but that's doesn't affect the gameplay much.. only your patience.

hmm that's odd.. doom 3 played like POO on my machine.. same as yours but with a 7200 rpm drive and bluetooth added.
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post #1489 of 1493
3/6/05 at 12:22am
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Originally Posted by jayC48
What do I need to connect S260 to TV? Is vga-to-SVideo cable enough or any special devices?
That should do the trick
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post #1490 of 1493
3/6/05 at 9:06pm
u wanna know whatd be sweet if they could stick a 6600 go in this thing at 4.5 pound everyone would want one (if possibible)

a x700 would be better as it uses only uses 13 watts (6600 uses 18 watts) therefore runs less hot
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post #1491 of 1493
3/7/05 at 3:34am
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Originally Posted by h00ligan
hmm that's odd.. doom 3 played like POO on my machine.. same as yours but with a 7200 rpm drive and bluetooth added.
Yeah.. Doom 3 didn't play all that well on mine either.
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post #1492 of 1493
3/7/05 at 5:58am
yah i tried halflife 2.. with some stuff turned off it played well at 1280x800

i was STUNNED.. although the little buggar did get HOT as hell.
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post #1493 of 1493
3/14/05 at 2:26pm
Half-Life2 Played very well on my machine. (Sony VGN-S170: 1.7Ghz P4M-512 RAM-80GB Drive-ATi 9700Mobility-13.1" XBrite LCD)
Looked great in widescreen mode. Doom3, however, keeps crashing. Wondering if it will play better with an additional 512 of RAM. Any input?
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