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Laptop rental in UK - Help please
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi, I am looking to hire a laptop for a few days in august. I have searched on google nd found a couple of sites. Does anybody have any experience with these...

Excel Notebooks
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Has anyone heard of the company. Are their notebooks good They've got good specs, at very cheap prices

PCIMIA Graphics card/direct 3d support dx8+(for use on laptop)
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 3 Comments

I know this may sound like a good hoot, but does anyone know if there are any pcimia direct 3d compatible video cards available for laptops? Let me make this clear. I want to be able to plug in a vga...

Formatting a hard drive with no floppy drive ??
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi There Just wondered if anyone can tell me if there is any other way of formatting an un-partitioned drive on my Compaq laptop without the use of a floppy drive. The machine I have does not have a...

PIII, PIII-M, P4, P4-M, P-M
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Hi, I'm planning to buy my first laptop and am quite confused with the various processor numbering/naming. I hear some get unbearably heated up, some drain battery in no time, etc. Can somebody...

Impossible to Play TR AOD on IBM Thinkpad T40p
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 3 Comments

This is the first time I have tried to play a game on a laptop. Here are the specs: IBM ThinkPad 40p 512 MB Ram 1.6 GHz P4 (actually a P M) ATI Fire GL 9000 64 MB on board sound Game loads, shows...

Laptop for Disc Jockeys/Audio Editing
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi. Can somebody recommend one or more of the following laptops for deejaying and audio editing?? Dell Inspiron 8500 Red Submarine (UK company) Sager (which model) I have a Toshiba Satellite right...

Medion notebooks - any good?
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Anyone have experience with Medion brand laptops. How's their quality and support? Thanks

Re: Opinions on Fujitsu P2K compared to P5K?
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Then again there are many more to go WITH the P5000 1) Intel Centrino vs. Curusoe processor 2) much better battery life 3) better graphics chip 4) better screen 5) more input options i.e....

Re: Opinions on Fujitsu P2K compared to P5K?
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

try www.leog.net ... they have a P5000 discussion board that can answer all your questions

Are all S-video ports output AND input?
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I have a digital camera with an AV output jack that allows me to view my photos on a TV screen as I take them instead of the tiny LCD screen that's on the camera. The cable I have is an RCA cable. ...

Question (IBM ThinkPad)
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi. I am looking to buy a used laptop and was wondering how I can get reliable price information on the worth of the one that's been offered to me: An IBM Thinkpad 390E (Pentium II, 64MB RAM, 6.4GB...

compaq armada m300 display
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi, I somehow managed to crack the display on my compaq armada m300 and i was wondering if anyone knows where i can get a cheap replacement display (the machine is working fine). Also, I...

Partition management on removable firewire drive
Posted on July 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

I have connected up an external firewire harddisk drive to the laptop (running XP Pro) and I want some changes done to that drive. 1) I would like the drive letters for the external partitions to...

Re: PIII, PIII-M, P4, P4M, P-M
Posted on July 14th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi Rex This should help clear things up some http://www.prostarforums.net/forum/showthread.php?s=f188eb7306ba86f032fcfc51dcde09d5&threadid=6 Its a open forum feel free to join

METROBOOK 2 LAPTOP PARTS
Posted on July 14th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know where I can find METROBOOK 2 laptop parts? (4 prong 19V ac adapter, Hard drive & caddy)

Linux on Compaq Evo N610C: External VGA output
Posted on July 14th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hello, I got a brand new Compaq Evo N610C. The first time almost everything was supported out of the box by Linux (RedHat 9). Just one problem is left that drives me nuts: My system: RedHat...

Where to get hands on IBM Thinkpad before buying?
Posted on July 14th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I'm looking to buy a laptop and one of the things that is most important to me is the ergonomic comfort of the keyboard and the viewscreen. So I'd like to try them out in a store before I figure out...

Re: VGA to TV converter: Is it comparable with S-video port in performance?
Posted on July 14th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Huh? must be wrong search. Got truck loads. www.ebay.com has some going for $9.99. Works, tested both an external box and the ATI All-In-Wonder cards with TV output. OKay, but you won't be able...

Re: buying my first laptop- powerbook, toshiba, fijitsu?
Posted on July 14th, 2003 | 2 Comments

May I suggest: 1. Research the software you will use (Office/Music) and purchase it. Strongly suggest buying from ebay auction to keep the price down. 2. Buy reconditioned ThinkPad from IBM site for...