Laptops & Notebooks - September 2006

I have a desktop computer at home. I am looking for a very basic notebook that I can take with me to do homework. I don't need anything special at all, I would just basically be using it for homework to transfer onto my desktop at home. I looking for something cheap, but something that will last.
any ideas?

2006-09-24 10:38:04 · 7 answers · asked by chelseyiscool 3

I have a laptop and my 1 year old baby girl keeps hitting on the keyboard while I am working on it. Is there a way to temporary disable it?

2006-09-24 10:33:47 · 6 answers · asked by nightdude123 1

i have toshiba satellite laptop and it is not charging the battery

2006-09-24 09:40:41 · 3 answers · asked by rajesh s 1

I have an old sony Vaio that's been through a war. For a while now, the screen has had a tendency to flop around real easily, but now, I have to put it in just the right position or the image will go all wonky, with flickers and lines and it'll be split in half and such.

Is there anything I can do to fix it myself? if not, what's a pretty cheap way to get this thing working right again?

2006-09-24 09:13:00 · 4 answers · asked by ye_river_xiv 6

My laptop (acer 2410) is completely dead, no lights, no fans.
Power lead is giving the right volts (tested with multi meter)
have tried with and without the battery on and still no luck

any ideas?

2006-09-24 09:10:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-24 07:54:18 · 9 answers · asked by lota1 2

I work in multimedia on maya, aftereffects, finalcut, illustrator, photoshop, adobepremiere, in design, director, dreamweaver, and I do alt of research. So...which labtop do u recommend that will take all this without making me crazy?

2006-09-24 07:43:06 · 1 answers · asked by C.Nemo 2

I'm helping a friend fix an Inspiron 600M which he got used form a relative. Everything seem to be working fine except the optical drive. It does not work at all. Upon opening the DVD drive to put in a disk, it comes right out, with only a data cable attached to the laptop. Is this normal or does he need a new drive? The same type of drive is used on Inspiron 300 M, Inspiron 500 M, Inspiron 8600, Inspiron 9100, Inspiron B130, and Inspiron XP6. Do you have (or had) one of the above and can the drive, under normal use, completely separate from the laptop when you open it to put in a disk?

2006-09-24 07:03:28 · 1 answers · asked by flandargo 5

2006-09-24 06:56:00 · 1 answers · asked by C.Nemo 2

I have a Dell Inspiron 6000. My "1" key fell off of the keyboard and I lost it. It still works, but I'm pressing the sensor thing that is typically underneath the key. How do I go about this? Do I get a whole new keyboard or is there a way to just get that specific key sent to me from Dell? If you could provide a link/phone number and some advice that would be fantastic.

2006-09-24 06:43:48 · 4 answers · asked by follow3875a 1

Basically Windows has infuriated me beyond a point I do not think I will ever come back or recover from. Here's the post about it on my website if you're interested, http://xgatech.com/modules/news/article.php?storyid=2381

I don't think I could afford a new MacBook Pro but I could certainly swing a refurb. On that front, I have been doing some reading and have discovered some horror stories, one person ended up at the Store 12 times before they fixed it, I'm not that patient.

My question is, have you or do you know anyone that purchased a refurb Mac and did it work well out of the box?

I'm on my way to hating Microsoft throughout my entire soul.

And no, I want nothing to do with Linux... (just FYI)

2006-09-24 06:06:28 · 4 answers · asked by conradj213 7

256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache or the 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory

2006-09-24 00:55:17 · 3 answers · asked by dont_let_the_rabbit_eat_you 1

Does anyone know how i can fix this problem its quite urgent and i need it fixed pronto, i don't know what happened the sound was working fine, on my computer and now it doesn.t play any sounds and it just has this message .

Windows Media Player cannot play the file because there is a problem with your sound device. There might not be a sound device installed on your computer, it might be in use by another program, or it might not be functioning properly.

can anyone help me please :)

2006-09-24 00:14:12 · 9 answers · asked by Izzy king 3

256MB nVidia Geforce 7300LE TurboCache or the 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON X1400 HyperMemory

2006-09-23 23:42:49 · 1 answers · asked by dont_let_the_rabbit_eat_you 1

this is slowing me down more and more. i want to kill it stone dead

2006-09-23 19:44:21 · 7 answers · asked by gazjaz 1

i type the blogspot address but the site wont come up. is there anything i can do to fix this problem?

2006-09-23 18:12:13 · 1 answers · asked by tralala 2

I've owned my Dell Inspiron 9300 for a year and a half and the computer runs perfectly fine. However, the AC Adapter for it seems to be on its last legs--the cable that runs between my laptop and the adapter is "yanking out" on the adapter side (with over two inches of bare wire being visible) and I've currently got it patched together with electrical tape. Is it possible to fix the cable by myself, and if so how? If not, what are my options aside from buying a new one from Dell?

2006-09-23 18:02:01 · 9 answers · asked by Bladeron DC 2

2006-09-23 17:46:01 · 4 answers · asked by javern 1

2006-09-23 17:28:51 · 8 answers · asked by Parvinder 1

just got a toshiba satelite, kinda silver top and i like to name my computer haha, any ideas?

2006-09-23 14:53:39 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I need to replace the DVD -RW drive on an Inspiron 600 M laptop because when I open it to put in a CD, it comes right out with just a data cable connecting it to the computer. Is this normal?

{The drive does not work. I've checked Device Manager (no error there), uninstall and reinstall driver, OS reports that device is working, device is enabled.}

Secondly, at what online site can I buy a replacement drive?

2006-09-23 13:12:24 · 1 answers · asked by flandargo 5

under the surface,is there anything that can be done,its brand new,can you just by screens,i'm afraid i dont know anything about computers,any help will be gratefully received

2006-09-23 09:58:00 · 16 answers · asked by jayne b 2

I found an old Fujitsu LifeBook (e300 series) in my basement and I want to try it out. I don't know how old it is, but it came with Windows 98 installed. I would like it to be a bit more current, but I know just about nothing about computers and I'm a bit confused.

I checked in Control Panel>System and it told me that it has 32-bit something-or-other. That meant nothing to me, so I looked again and it said "64 MB RAM". I right-clicked the C Drive to see how much space was on it, and it told me it had a 1.99 GB capacity, 22% percent of which was taken up by Win98.

So which is the one I should be paying attention to? And more importantly, will it run WinXP?

2006-09-23 07:50:13 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have a Siemens Laptop. It has been behaving strangely these days. It started by suddenly shutting down automatically. Then it wouldn't start up. But after I stroked its underside and then pressed the Power it turned on. Then after working fine for a few days today I found it not turning on in the first place. Again I did the same and it turned on. But after I'd turned it off and kept it for a few hours It won't turn on. Again I stroked it, it turned on but after a while it turned off automatically. Now it's hanging up after a few minutes of startup. What could be the problem?

2006-09-23 07:25:58 · 12 answers · asked by Party Animal 2

And currently I’m using Desktop PC and I’m a student doing HND in Business IT. So doing my assignments and Projects.
http://www.alienware.com/product_pages/notebook_all_featured.aspx

2006-09-23 06:51:00 · 4 answers · asked by John_bagabo 1

I`m interested in buying a used laptop.. can someone guide me in checking if the laptop is in condition?

2006-09-23 06:30:40 · 5 answers · asked by vinodh m 1

2006-09-23 06:16:48 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2

Because of some problems I had to install my windows xp pro onto the laptop to replace the home edition. Since XP pro was the only OS i have with me. But after I did that the 802.11b/g WLAN won't run and I don't know whether I need a driver for it or something else to get it working. I went to the HP website and the driver I got there doesn't work so I don't know what to do now.

2006-09-23 06:07:54 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've heard about the online world known as Second Life and I'm thinking of eventually getting myself an account. However, it dosen't work on graphics cards that come with most computers, so I'd need to get an advanced graphics card like an ATI Radeo or nVidia GeForce.

2006-09-23 06:05:58 · 3 answers · asked by BrendanL 3

that I will have to pay $679 to fix the screen. I only paid $700 for the laptop in the first place. It there anyway that I can fix it myself for free? Or have any of you gotten a used laptop? What are your thoughts?

2006-09-23 04:12:43 · 9 answers · asked by ? 2