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satellite 1955-s805 freezes, no way to turn off
Posted on July 13th, 2003 | 0 Comments

i have a new toshiba satellite 1955-s805 which occasionally freezes off and i can't turn it off using alt/control/delete or holding down the power switch. i have to unplug power and remove...

Buying a Cheep Laptop
Posted on July 13th, 2003 | 13 Comments

Although I have used desktops since my first P286, I know nothing about laptops. I'm looking for something around $1000. Nothing fancy. I need it for traveling. Emailing, watching DVD's, and a...

camcorder
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 1 Comments

according to the windows xp movie maker program an analog camcorder can be attached to the laptop to create and burn pictures to disk,how can this be done and which port do you use ----i have the...

Re: small laptops
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 2 Comments

"Pawel Banys" <voland@dmz.com.pl> wrote in message news:beke8s$t55$1@atlantis.news.tpi.pl... Define "small." :-) Most current small laptops will not have a serial port but will sport parallel,...

Sony TR1--not available???
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Went to purchase one from Sonystyle.com. Item is described, etc. but no pricing/order button. Live chat w/ Sony rep: They are not available for sale from SonyStyle.com.any longer. Seems odd for a...

Dell website an abomination
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 5 Comments

well.... I have had a few Thinkpads....and saw a Dell cpia366xt Latitude at what seemed a fair price on Ebay and ...won it. Now....I got the rascal...no cd reader, no modem ...no...

Best laptop for $2k
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 7 Comments

I'm about to buy a Dell Insprion 8500 2.6/1GB/WUXGA/Combo/64MB-V for around $2k. I plan to use this as a replacement for my desktop and will be using it about 90% as a desktop hooked up to my...

GRV550 and RAM/BIOS upgrades?
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Has *anyone* here upgraded the RAM past 512MB on the GRV550 (note I am NOT asking about the GRX but the *GRV*). I've gotten conflicting reports on upgrading it. Also can someone help me find a BIOS...

Re: buying my first laptop- powerbook, toshiba, fijitsu?
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi as well. I use both Mac OS X and Windows XP, and I can say that for things such as file management, and interface consistency, Macs are more pleasant to use. The software and hardware simply look...

HP OmniBook 4000C Windows Drivers Wanted
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 1 Comments

My HDD crashed & I just can't get the basic drivers anywhere. I tried HP's website & their Tech Support in India but apparently my system is "outdated" so they can't help, ~ Grrrr!. So it'll be...

Which laps have 64meg 3d?
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 11 Comments

Non-shared mem. There doesn't seem to be many of them. Acer tm800, t40-1.6, 5205, 1955. And there's all pretty expensive except perhaps the Tm800. Does anyone know any upcoming models with a good...

Pentium 4 Mobile @ 1.60 GHz
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 1 Comments

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 In my notebook they say the CPU runs at 1.60 GHz, but Windows always shows it at 1.20. I've installed all of the SpeedStep fixes and I still get this...

Toshiba M-15-S405 and mathcad 2000 pro
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I am trying to install Mathcad 2000 on a new Toshiba M-15-S405 , the OS is Win XP Home with all updates from Microsoft updater. Installation stops after installing "install shield" and reverts to...

PC Card/PCMCIA adapter for CF memory cards with WinNT laptop
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Here's how I actually got this to work!: When I last week got my first dig. camera (Canon A70), I was aware that USB connection was a no-go with Windows NT 4.0. But the PCMCIA slots (notebook/laptop...

Really Ultralight Laptops
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 13 Comments

I'm bringing two computers to college: A powerful desktop, and an ultraportable laptop. Since the desktop will take care of most hefty tasks, I want the laptop to have virtually nothing in it: I...

small notebook/handheld advice needed
Posted on July 12th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi, I need a very small notebook or handheld pc and was wondering if people could give me some suggestions. I do _NOT_ need it to have: - floppy disk drive - CD or DVD drive - huge hard disk - touch...

FS: Acer Travelmate 600
Posted on July 11th, 2003 | 0 Comments

DOCUMENTATION - All original, mostly unopened DIMENSIONS - 4.95 pounds - 11.73 x 9.37 x 1.12-1.3 in. BATTERY PACK - 53WattHour Lithium-Ion - 2-hour rapid charge/3.5-hour charge-in-use - AC Adapter -...

Wireless router and PC-Card on sale at Costco
Posted on July 11th, 2003 | 5 Comments

Hi All, Just wanted to let you know that the D-Link DWL614+ router and DWL650 PC-Card is on sale at Costco for $109US. The wireless uses the 2.4GHz bandwidth. When I read that, I didn't know if I...

Re: hibernation problems (Toshiba)
Posted on July 11th, 2003 | 3 Comments

In article <h6GcnZiz7vjTVpGiXTWJiQ@comcast.com>, "Quaoar" <Quaoar@tenthplanet.net> wrote: Windows 98 Second Edition has no problems going in to hybernation or suspend mode while USB devices are...

Acer 800Lci and clean install of WinXP possible?
Posted on July 11th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Is it possible to do a clean install of WinXP Pro using the system restore disks that come with the Acer 800Lci? I did a system restore and I think that WinXP (plus my usual office programs, such as...