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Gigabit Cardbus adapter?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Has anyone come across a gigabit (ie.10/100/1000T) notebook cardbus adapter yet? I know, I know, it seems excessive, but it sure would speed up my file transfers - I would like to routinely transfer...

Problems fixing a dropped Compaq notebook
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I am trying to repair a notebook. Compaq Presario Notebook Computer model 705US Processor: 1 GHz AMD Athlon 4 RAM: 256 MB SDRAM Hard Drive: 20 GB Optical Drives: Internal CDRW/DVD combo Display...

Raid O or Raid 1?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 3 Comments

What would you do? Raid O or Raid 1? For those that don't know what Raid is here is a excellent explanation.

Laptop help required
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 2 Comments

Hi, I work nights and have a lot of free time in work to fill up so I was thinking of buying a laptop to help me pass the time. The main reason I want one is to be able to surf the net. I wonder if...

Toshiba T1950CT - Cd-rom drive?Printer?
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi Is it possible to run a cd-rom drive with this laptop please? Also will any parallel port printer be ok? Any help appreciated. Thanks Sue

OEM setups without true OS CDs
Posted on October 16th, 2003 | 9 Comments

How long have laptop manfacturers been licensing Windows without including a true OS setup CD, but only "recovery CDs"? Are those OEM recovery CDs capable of setting up a new Windows installation on...

IBM ThinkPad 380
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 1 Comments

Trying to put Win98 on this old laptop. I think I have all the driver files that were included with the laptop, but they were written for Win95. I can't find any updated drivers for Win98, but they...

laptop to payphone connection
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 3 Comments

Hi all Does anyone know of and where to get a device to connect a laptop to a old style telephone receiver? I've seen older fax machines with the connection to put the receiver into but nothing...

Thinkpad t22 memory upgrade
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

For the thinkpad owners, can the thinkpad t22(26479EU) accept 1 GB of memory (512+512) in its memory bank. Documentation says it supports up to 512 only but I am wondering if anyone tried installing...

Memory upgrade for Sony notebook (Maximum?)
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Hi. I'm trying to upgrade the memory on my sony PIII/700MHz (PCG-F590). You see, they say the maximum configuration is just two 128 Meg chips (PC100), now I have one 256 Meg chip in there, and I...

Re: Current laptop with the longest battery life ?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

SW <Stevewins@yhoo.com> wrote: extended battery, this will run up to 8 hours in light use. Not sure how this would do playing a DVD. Andy Having said that I think this needs an external DVD, you...

Re: Current laptop with the longest battery life ?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

In article <uorqov0an2abj7tttgbfoavdl7kni8d2rk@4ax.com>, SW <Stevewins@yhoo.com> wrote: I like my Thinkpad R40 from the point of view of battery life. How long the 4Ah battery lasts depends a lot...

Re: Current laptop with the longest battery life ?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Buy an older model lightweight laptop on EBay and a couple of extra batteries. Something like ThinkPad T21 or X30. Get the auto/air adapter too, in case you do have it. Save yourself a ton of...

Re: Current laptop with the longest battery life ?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

SW wrote: If you're going to be watching DVDs and playing games, speed *could* be an issue. My suggestion... Find yourself the laptop that meets your computing needs and purchase additional...

gigabit NIC for laptops?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Does anyone know if gigabit NICs for laptops ( not integrated ) are available yet? thanks in advance, Bill

Laplink USB Cable
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I have a purple Laplink USB A-A cable and would like to know if I can use it to do data transfer between my laptop and desktop without using the Laplink software? Does WinXP have any software...

Asus L 3340... opinion?
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 1 Comments

I'm wondering if to buy a Notebook Asus L 3340 (AMD XP 2500+, 256 Mb DDR, 40Gb HD, DVD etc..) and I'd be curios if anyone here could tell me (or point me at some web resource) if it's worth buying (I...

prueba news
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 0 Comments

Prueba News -- -- Marta Mi personal photo gallery http://www.personal.able.es/ensoriano

opinions about ECS desknote a928
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 1 Comments

http://www.ecs.com.tw/products/a928_md.htm Does someone have opinions about this laptop over HP, Dell or similar? ..jukka

cleaning laptop screen
Posted on October 15th, 2003 | 12 Comments

What's the best stuff/way to clean my Toshiba 5205-S505 screen? Thanks. ICQ 160154674 AOL AIM: Jon Ne Reb United States Navy 1979-1982 Aviation Machinists Mate 2nd Class VT-23, HS-1, USS Carl...