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External sound card...for a laptop?

Check out the Echo Indigo, a PCMCIA card that got five stars in PC Magazine. It coverts the digital stream to sound without any static, etc. Check out the review.
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- Post #4
- Mar 9, 2003
- Forum: Laptops
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Help me choose a laptop! Dell Inspiron 8200 or VPR Matrix 185A5

I need some help choosing between two potential laptops for school - I'm most concerned about weight, screen quality and reliability: The computers are: Dell Inspiron 8200: I have this on-order for $1398 with a 3-year warranty (no tax) - 1.8 Ghz P4-M - 15" Dell UltraSharp UXGA Monitor - 512...
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- Mar 9, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Laptops
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What are the causes of a computer not powering up?

MechBgone and Bozo - Thanks for the advice. The comment about the eMachines cracks me up - I had one a few years back where the PSU shot sparks out the back of the unit when I plugged it into the wall. Guess I'm not the only one that's had problems with their PSU's. It's a whitebox computer...
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- Post #4
- Feb 8, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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What are the causes of a computer not powering up?

I need everyone's help troubleshooting a computer for my mother-in-law. The computer does not power up at all - no fans, no lights, no beeps. I'm about to go buy a PSU tester, but I wanted to know what else could be responsible for this. I'm assuming that even if the HD, RAM, etc are fried, I...
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- Feb 8, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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do you use your computer as a vcr?

You could try using software from Snapstream. Not only can you set recording times, once you capture the video you can export it to your pocketPC device or stream it over the internet to your desk during lunch. Because this is software dependent encoding, make sure you have a decent box before...
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- Post #6
- Jan 13, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Finally!! Shuttle releases SK41G - the XPC for AMD with AGP slot! (SFF barebone)

Uh - bump to my previous post. Haven't people been waiting for this one for months?
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- Post #2
- Nov 23, 2002
- Forum: Barebones
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What is the best Pocket PC?

I think "best" is somewhat subjective, but a few of the front runners: The new HP Ipaq h5450 supposedly has the most beatiful screen, and has everything but the kitchen sink - 400 Mhz X-scale processor, 64 megs ram, 48 megs ROM, 802.11b, bluetooth, fingerprint reader, removeable battery, and IR...
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- Post #3
- Nov 23, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Finally!! Shuttle releases SK41G - the XPC for AMD with AGP slot! (SFF barebone)

I don't know if I'm happy or sad - Shuttle has just (finally!) released an XPC small form factor PC that supports AMD processors and has an AGP slot. I've been waiting for this for months, but I was hoping it would have an Nforce2 chipset. Here's the press release, and here are the specs. The...
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- Nov 23, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Barebones
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Palm has released Tungsten - ARM-based palm OS5 handheld

Didn't palm OS devices used to hold like 100% market share? I'm a fan of competition, and have cursed some of the complexities of the PPC operating system before, but Palm has obviously just tried to up the ante against microsoft, and I think they struck out. Would Real not liscense a palm-OS...
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- Post #7
- Oct 28, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Palm has released Tungsten - ARM-based palm OS5 handheld

Is palm dead? They've finally released Tungsten, their long awaited next generation handheld. It has 14 megs (effective) onboard memory, comes without integrated MP3 and video players (although these are available via 3rd party software), and costs $499. I know the argument that palm 'beats'...
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- Oct 28, 2002
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building
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TV Tuners

You may want to check out Snapstream.com. They have a TV-recording product that supports burning to CD's, but I think you still need to save the show to your hard drive first.
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- Post #4
- Oct 9, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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I want to put together DirectTV/DVD player/Computer systems to use in the rooms of my Bed & Breakfast

Since you don't need top of the line graphics, you may also want to look at the ATI 7500 all-in wonder, which is cheaper than the 8500, but still has the RF remote, TV tuner, etc. No need to spend an extra $50-100 for the 8500's.
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- Post #10
- Sep 26, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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ECS K7S5A + Duron 1300 good upgrade from a P3 650 and a Celeron 466?

You should expect to see a nice improvement moving to a K7S5A/Duron 1300 system. You can certainly re-use the PC133 memory, although I'm not sure about the PC100. You'll hear a lot of people say you need a 550 watt sparkle PS to run a K7S5A, but I think that's BS. I'm running a 1700XP on this...
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- Post #2
- Sep 24, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Hot or Not? FREE PVR software for your tv tuner card. Works with windows media (and can transfer to Pocket PC!).....

Another similar software package is Snapstream. In addition to recording to your hard drive and being able to send shows to a pocket PC device, Snapstream acts as a media server, so you can view your shows streamed over a LAN. If you have a fast enough connection, you can stream shows from your...
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- Post #6
- Aug 30, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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ECS K7S5A & AMD XP 1800+ good combo to buy?

Newegg is selling the K7S5A for $53 with free Fedex saver shipping, and the OEM 1800XP for $79, again with free shipping. The 2000XP is only $103 (OEM). I don't know about shipping rates to Canada, but I think Newegg beats this deal. BTW - I have the K7S5A and an XP1700 - I love the setup, and...
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- Post #9
- Aug 22, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building

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