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13inch laptop w/backlit keyboard?

The new Apple MacBook Pro 13" has a backlit keyboard. And while it has a glossy, not a matte, screen, it's LED lit and bright enough to overcome even outdoor daylight. And a killer 7 hr battery as well. Running Windows XP or Vista on it isn't a problem either if OS X isn't your cup of tea.
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- Post #7
- Jun 13, 2009
- Forum: Laptops
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LG L246W

Sorry to resurrect an older thread, but just today I bought an LG L246W display. I've been putting it through its paces for the last couple of hours. I must say this is the nicest looking display I've ever owned. Sharper and brighter than any Dell, Apple or Viewsonic display I've ever had...
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- Post #8
- Jun 2, 2007
- Forum: Displays
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*** Official ASUS A7N8X/Deluxe (nForce2) Thread ***

Just as an FYI for anyone thinking about Vista on this board - seems to work very well. There are a couple of caveats... The Vista install DVD didn't have drivers for the SATA ports, but putting the driver on a USB flash drive during the install took care of the problem. Not sure how the...
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- Post #1,509
- Mar 4, 2007
- Forum: Motherboards
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Apple OS X vs Vista

I'm a chronic OS switcher... Went from MacOS 9 to Windows 2000 to MacOS X, and I'm now rapidly drifting on to Windows Vista. OS 9 crahsed constantly, so the stability of Win2K was wonderful. The slickness of OS X won me over from 2K/XP. And Vista is actually pulling me back from OS X. I...
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- Post #31
- Feb 24, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista, Microsoft OneCare and Windows Defender

I'm using Vista Ultimate retail and I installed Microsft OneCare about a week or so ago. I've today noticed that Windows Defender is deactivated. Should Vista's Windows Defender be on or off when OneCare is present? Since OneCare includes spyware detection, I'm not sure if running both is...
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- Thread
- Feb 18, 2007
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Windows
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Vista questions

Legal for the retail versions, but I think it does go against the license agreement for the OEM versions.
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- Post #10
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Apple OS X vs Vista

Yeah. I've read the same thing. The biggest deal with his computer was that he had three 20" (4:3) displays on it. One he said he keeps Outlook up on at all times. The other two he uses for IE (I expect he's not a Firefox user), Word, Excel and other various applications. He was interviewed...
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- Post #25
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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3 weeks of nightmare of why I won't be using Vista

One solid week of using Vista Ultimate (x86) without a single problem, except for one program I need for work (stupid ActiveX-based application that hooks in to IE6 and doesn't yet work with IE7). I keep a small XP install on a separate drive for this app.
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- Post #23
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Nvidia might decide to support its products

Good. I have a perfectly good nForce-2 based AthlonXP 3200+ with an AGP GeForce 6800GT/OC and 2GB of RAM. I think it would run Vista reasonably well (not for encoding HD video, but for daily computing), but I've been afraid to install because I hear the nForce-2 support is virtually non-existant.
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- Post #6
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Fresh New System - Need to buy operating system - WinXP or Vista

I dunno. I like Vista actually, compared with XP. The Areo effects are nice, and making the OS theme color a deep black I think has a very clean, professional look. And since I'm not pirating my copy of Windows, I'm not too worried about Microsoft deactivating me or deleting software remotely...
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- Post #8
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Very impressed with my Core 2 Duo system!

I'm extremely happy with the speed of my machine at a mere 2.66GHz (though granted there is an extra two CPU cores at work). The speed of the 2.66GHz processor is simply amazing compared to my other machine - an overclocked AthlonXP 3200+ Barton at a nearly-identical 2.5GHz.
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- Post #15
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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are you moving to 4gb ram for vista?

Free RAM = wasted RAM I'm way good with 2GB in Vista for now (Office 2007, Photoshop Elements 5, Acrobat 8 Pro, Nero 7, Firefox 2, Picasa 2) but will likely go 4GB when I buy my next machine (sometime before year is up).
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- Post #20
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Vista 64 Compatibility

Is it possible to upgrade the 32-bit Vista to the 64-version (presuming you've got both discs) without nuking and reinstalling?
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- Post #11
- Feb 17, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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I didn?t get the RAM I wanted for Christmas

Faster or slower? :)
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- Post #2
- Dec 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Anyone know of a good bluetooth mouse to use with a laptop that has bluetooth?

I saw a Logitech mini bluetooth mouse (with an on-off switch) at CompUSA a few days ago. Standard two-button-plus-wheel configuration. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...etails/US/EN,CRID=2146,CONTENTID=10916
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- Post #2
- Dec 31, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Check for new mail even when Outlook not running?

I use Outlook 2003 as my email client, and it does just fine, but one feature I can't find.... Is there a way to have Outlook/WindowsXP check for new mail, say every 15 minutes, even when Outlook isn't running?? I don't really want to need to have Outlook running 24/7, but I'd still like a...
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- Jun 13, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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Best 4:3 Aspect Ratio LCD Monitor?

As for reducing the displayed resolution and NOT scaling the image up to fill the whole panel, yes some monitors and/or video cards will do this for you. You may have to do some digging into the specs of whatever displays you are interested in before you buy. And, yes, since games will be...
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- Post #40
- May 26, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Tell your SECRET!!!

ok, I'll rephrase. I paid cash for sex once.... she was a practitioner of the world's oldest profession. Clearer now? :P
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- Post #64
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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is this video real?

My eyes! Oh, my eyes!
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- Post #25
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Tell your SECRET!!!

I might have paid for sex once.
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- Post #58
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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which is better? Dell 2405 FPW or Apple 30" Cinema

I have a 30" Apple Cinema Display on my G5 (connected via a Radeon X800XT Mac Edition). Its a beautiful display. Simply amazing. Cheap, no. But I was able to get Apple's education faculty discount. I'm was thinking about a 2405FPW for my PC, but opted for 2 x 2001FPs instead. But the 30"...
- Cadaver
- Post #46
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What resolution for 2001FP?

I've got two 2001FPs on my machine - one DVI and one analog. Both look just fine. But I sure wouldn't want to see analog pushing anything more than 1600x1200 though.
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- Post #8
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Will the Mac become a gaming machine again?

Trouble is, nearly all games on the Mac are ports from their PC equivalents. Thus, optimizing the code can be damn near impossible. Games written from the ground-up for the Mac will do fine, but alas, most big titles are either PC ports or cross-platform-but-PC-centric. The Mac's hardware...
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- Post #17
- May 13, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Trade a 6800 GT for a X800XT??

If its free then I'd take the X800XT in trade (hence my vote). However, if you've got to pay for it, its probably not worth it. I think the minor boost in performance for Source-based games isn't worth a significant cost. I must say though that I while I prefer ATI's image quality, I prefer...
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- Post #27
- Apr 24, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Acrobat 7 Pro and Outlook annoyance

Solved my problem. Found a solution... posted below in case anyone else has a similar issue. http://forums.techguy.org/t353248.html
- Cadaver
- Post #2
- Apr 19, 2005
- Forum: Windows
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Acrobat 7 Pro and Outlook annoyance

I'm using Acrobat 7 Professional and MS Office 2003 (both legit licenses). Anyway, I don't mind have the Acrobat PDFMaker Office templates installed, as I like the Acrobat menu item that is added to all the Office apps, but not the Acrobat button toolbar. Except, Outlook is giving me grief...
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- Apr 19, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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Moving from Radeon 9800 Pro to X800 Pro

I'm thinking about replacing my hard working but aging Radeon 9800 Pro with an X800 Pro. I've got the Catalyst 5.3 drivers installed at present. Can I simply swap boards and have it properly recognized, or should I go through the driver de-install/re-install process?
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- Apr 18, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Miss Nude World Competitors Bare All In Des Moines

Who's got the "this thread is worthless without pics!" animated GIF??
- Cadaver
- Post #4
- Apr 16, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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YAGT: Would you allow your SO

Yes. If she's not trustworthy, then you need a new GF.
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- Post #8
- Apr 16, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Your Bedroom

We've got a TV and DVD player, with a stash of DVDs in the wife's end table... But no mirror on the ceiling.
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- Post #37
- Apr 16, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Lian-Li Black or silver

CoolerMaster WaveMaster black ;)
- Cadaver
- Post #15
- Apr 16, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Looking for a good High-DEF 19-21" CRT or LCD for a G-5

The 2001FP also has composite & s-video inputs (along with the usual VGA & DVI). I've got two of 'em.
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- Post #8
- Apr 11, 2005
- Forum: Displays
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Kids + your computers =NONO!

"On resume, password protect?" = Yes
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- Post #14
- Apr 9, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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FORMER SUBSCRIBERS UNITE!

Yep... I had one too, but it expired ~1 yr ago and I didn't renew.
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- Post #17
- Apr 9, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Your hair "down there"!

I keep the boys cleanly hairless (Nair w/ aloe actually works great, and doesn't irritate my skin at all), and the rest of the jungle neatly trimmed. The wife prefers it like that ;) In turn, she keeps hers in a nice, shapely triangle or racing stripe.
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- Post #194
- Apr 9, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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POLL: Do you take the time to lap your heatsinks?

There are other things I rather rub for an hour than my processor's heatsink.
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- Post #70
- Apr 3, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Mispronouncing computer terms is funny :)

I can't stand it when people refer to the computer itself as the "hard drive." "You're running out of room on your hard drive. You might want to consider getting a larger one." "I have to buy a whole new hard drive?! Will it work with my screen?" God I hate having to explain that one...
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- Post #74
- Apr 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Bald eagle -vs- C-130

Wholly cr@p!
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- Post #23
- Apr 2, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Studdering in Halflife2

While my machine is no Athlon FX-55, I was able to solve the severe stuttering problem on my machine. Well, the solution actually wasn't done specifically for the stuttering issue, but its at least gone now. First off, my machine is a Barton 3200+, 1GB Kingmax RAM, Asus A7N8X Deluxe rev. 2...
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- Post #43
- Mar 16, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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X800XL too much for a Barton 3200+??

Interesting. Thanks. I haven't seen any AGP 6800 Ultras for as low as you suggest, but I haven't been looking that hard yet. I'll shop around and see what I see. My main concern is over-buying for the processor I've got, then ending up so CPU-limited as to not get much benefit out of an...
- Cadaver
- Post #14
- Mar 15, 2005
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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