My brother has a z61 Thinkpad and it is an awesome machine IMO. I personally woundn't want one though (prefer the T series - if they just had integrated DVI and IEEE 1394 I would have bought one), mainly because of its thickness but I may just be a bit spoiled in that regard by my MBP...
Nevermind the widescreen...
Hello Lenovo! I wasconsidering a T60p about a month ago... but you blew it completely. I really need Firewire/IEEE1394 for video editing and my high res display at home loves the DVI thing. Sure I could have bought the docking station which has DVI but thats even...
New machines will be available at around september. If you want a new laptop there is no reason not to get one of the new Core 2 Duos then. Otherwise you will always be waiting for the next best thing, I don't regrett getting my core duo machine a month ago at all.
30FPS minimum @ 1280x1024? I get those framerates with my old 9600pro and XP2200+ system...
My MacBookPro does about 30 FPS in Ogrimmar when running WoW in Windows without Overclock or "reClock" as some would call it.
When the X1600 gets clocked to the speed it runs at in other less thinner...
Well... if it has to be new, get a Dell but with that budget I would seriously be looking at used machines. You can get 14" T40s and T41s used at that price. The risk ist that the battery will not be as long lasting as it once was though - an inherent problem when buying used laptops. A new...
It's always been standby for me ever since my first mac laptop.
When I use Windows laptops I usually shut them down unless I know that standby works well on that particular machine (some Dells, the Thinkpads and odd HP laptop that we have at work). I always close all the apps down though...
pretty much tied for first place in terms of build quality and service these are the only Laptops I would personally buy (can't afford one? - save more money until you can!): Thinkpad T-Series, Apple MBPro
HP comes in second, I really like the design on these and HPs service is good aswell.
I...
At that pricepoint it's going to be a Dell with integrated graphics... which isn't all that bad though! At least their customer service is quite decent.
My flatmate has a Thinkpad X-Series from work and it is a great little light machine. It is very expensive though considering what you are getting for the money.
A MacBook is a good choice and suprisingly good value too. The Asus W3J is also a really nice laptop... unless you live in europe...
At the moment at least, bootcamp is not really usefull for stuff other than games. The biggest problem is the lackluster support of the Apple laptops integrated keyboard. Until this is fixed, the only way to get good reults is to use an external USB keyboard.
Running Windows in a Parallels...
The new MacBooks aren't going to be out till around September. (Perhaps for the Mac-Expo in Paris?)
I just got my MBP last week and am very happy with it. No whine, no build defects and the heat is what I was expecting of a thin, powerfull Laptop with a shell made of heat conducting material.
As others have alreay said, unless you want to use OS-X as your primary OS I wouldn't really recommend buying an Apple. Don't get me wrong, they are excellent machines and exactly what I was looking for: A very fast OSx capable machine which can boot into windows for some gaming and can run Win...
Sorry but a puny 7600 graphics matched to a nice 1680x1050 screen ain't gonna cut it. By being that huge they have already clearly stated that this thing is not going to be run und batteries so why not use a 7900 chip - or do they at least have an option for that?
The G15 is really nice, if I were in the market for a new keyboard, that would be it (and I am not even a gamer - the programmable keys would come in handy for stuff like Premiere or Blender)
I think the main problem with wind is the need to have a grid capable of shifting large loads around and to have extra generating capacity available, both at short notice to be able to cover wind shortfalls. The North American power grid is not layed out to do that due to the large geographical...
I really like what i am reading about the Abit AT8 board, here at AT and elsewhere. It is at the right price, the right feature set and best of all: it is completely silent.
Now I was wondering how well the board is supported in Linux. Specifically Ubuntu (Dapper Drake will probably be out by...
Lack of apps.. or should I say a decent GUI. The underlaying programmes are there, just using them is a pain in the keester. Unless you want to do a simple DVD (for which there are a few GUIs) you will have to MANUALLY edit an XML descriptor file... eeeeeerrr no thanks - I just wanted to make a...
DVD authoring is next to impossible on Linux.
But other than that and the obvious games I see no reason not to use linux - other than that I currently have an ATI graphics card and the linux drivers totally SUCK, major upgrade with NVIDIA card is coming up soon for that very reason ;)
Ahh you see, I didn't even want to go near the dental aspects which is a completely different can of worms and I freely admit it sucks big time and only covers the basics of the basics! Once you earn enough money it really is worth getting at least a private dental plan, on this I agree 100%. On...
That's also pretty much the way the german system works but with substantially shorter delays than in the UK due to a much higher capacity of the health care system in general. But still there are indeed tiers in the system, privately insured you naturally get top priority for stuff like scans...
Yes VM-Ware and Virtual PC do create an additional Hardware Abstraction Layer but the point is that VPC on the Macbook now doesn't have to do all the CPU consuming x86 ISA -> PPC ISA conversion so it will run much much faster than before, just not as fast as if it were native. Perhaps CEDEGA /...
Then again I wouldn't compare Dell's build quality with Apple Powerbooks (MacBooks) or Lenovo/IBM Thinkpads... the latter two are just in a different league and I would rather spend more for good on the road ruggedness than just raw "powaaaah".
The company I work for has given up on Dell and...
Ummm almost all of them (no W98)
WinXP-Pro on my main Rig
Win2000Pro as Router and Fileserver in the Basement
Ubuntu Linux for my cheap TIVO alternative
Mac OS-X tiger when I am on the road with my iBook
Well that more or less sums up what I am going to be buying soon aswell. Difference is that I have a good Enermax PSU already and will not need a soundcard (don't play that many games, computer is connected via SPDIF to a Pioneer surround Revceiver so an Audigy will do me no good anyway). I want...
My freezer is filled with a few pizzas, ice-cream, vegetables and some other things. When I am in the mood I make a large pot of fresh spaghetti sauce and freeze most of it for later.
Well I am now officially almost ready to sell my trusty old CPU, Mainboard, GPU combo and get myself something completely new. I am very leery about noise though after having this almost silent rig for over 2 years:
2200+ with Arctic Cooling Copper Silent TC
Asus A7V-333
Radeon 9600pro...
I have my fast drives running locally. New stuff that usually arrives on external drives will just be shared and copied over via the Net. Not much different than what I do now, where the files I need are taken from the external drives and stored locally for editing. When everythings done it is...
Hmmm good ideas... a small, not increadibly fast, low power box (something with a VIA Epia maybe that can be cooled very quietly), gigabit card and running Windows with Network shares. (Windows so I have a central point to connect high capacity NTFS formatted external HDDs)
I do have a...
On point 2: install SAMBA from the Fink repository. It helps sometimes if you are having problems with Windows shares. To configure it you can of course edit the smb.conf by hand but best is to download the most excellent "Sharepoints" GUI (recommended even if you don't want to fink the samba)...
OK, some may remember that I posted last week in a Linux discussion why I can't use the penguin as my main OS. The reasons were the unavailability of programmes for Video-Editing and some 3D animation work. Since then I have gotten suggestions for a few proggies that could fill that space...
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.