Laptops & Notebooks - May 2007

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2007-05-20 08:33:55 · 7 answers · asked by millernd07 1

I installed Vista home basic to grade to my five year old Centrino, which was over $1000 when it was new. Vista runs fine on it; but I can't view the beautiful graphics and Vista has to offer, plus the HD is only 30 GB. The processor is 1.3 GHz, and I have 512 MB of RAM. Plenty of power,by scraping together everything I can should have $500 by June
the problem is everyone says the Acer Aspires are garbage; I looked at a Presario C500, nice display and easy-to-use buttons. Is there anything comparable to that that I could get for 500 with tax? -- have a great week, and thank in advance!

2007-05-20 08:23:17 · 4 answers · asked by author 2

My order on Dell turned to shipped on Thursday, and on Friday it was fine, but on Saturday it said it shipped Friday (not thursday), and today it's saying it was shipped yesterday (saturday).. I've emailed them, but has this happened to anyone else who ordered from dell/ I'm worried as going away next week for a while so really need laptop!

thanks

2007-05-20 08:06:38 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I reinstalled the whole system of my Gateway Notebook, Model MX6436. Now, I cant find the drivers for audio, and the modem. I actually cannot find out the name of the audio and the modem devices, as they are not installed, and so cannot figure out the way how to find the drivers for it.

2007-05-20 07:48:39 · 3 answers · asked by firefox 1

I have SBC DSL a HP desk top and am looking to buy a notebook computer...but would feel better if I at least knew what I am going to do once I DO get it.....someone said I need a wireless "card? " and a router ? ? Sales people in the stores.....are too techy for me to talk to .....Thanks in advance! ! !

2007-05-20 07:47:52 · 8 answers · asked by Fran 2

I bought a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo Pro V3405 Lap Top computer, But I didn't get my operating manual along with that.
I searched for the soft copy in Fujitsu Siemens web site , but in wain...
Can any one send me the soft copy of the same, or the link where I can download that....

2007-05-20 06:04:38 · 3 answers · asked by kannan 1

I want to clean out my hardrive of programs that I do not use. I realized that there is alot of "stuff" on my computer and I do not know what it is or what it is used for. I do not want to remove anything that my mess up my laptop, is there a way I can find out what belongs on it and what does not???......or does anyone have any suggestions?

2007-05-20 04:58:57 · 6 answers · asked by rockferiee2330 1

Should I get a 20GB mac laptop, 30GB, or 40GB? I play a lot of computer games and do a lot of emailing and im. I do some word documents and powerpoints that i save to the computer. I am going in to seventh grade next year, and i don't know how much work i'll be dong then. probably a little bit more than what i mentioned above. i like to listen and store music on my computer too. any suggestions???

2007-05-20 03:30:47 · 6 answers · asked by em7soccer4ever 1

How do we open the bios menu of a computer?

2007-05-20 02:45:27 · 10 answers · asked by Jefalito 3

Acer laptop, XP media center OS, 1gb ram

2007-05-20 02:08:24 · 5 answers · asked by Scot C 1

i bought a used toshiba m65 satallite.and id like to know how does the satallite feature work..or is it just a name they put on it to sell more

2007-05-20 01:26:53 · 5 answers · asked by boob r 1

Uhm im planning to buy a dell laptop because of low funds....
can you install games like Warcraft or Sims2? Or any online game? Help pls...thanks

2007-05-20 01:12:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My laptop- a Toshiba Satellite, collects LOTS of dust when i keep it open and work on it. the room i use it in is air-conditioned, yet it collects dust. i want to know how i can get rid of the dust, or fnd a way to clean it well...
thanx for yr help :)

2007-05-20 01:07:30 · 12 answers · asked by quest 1

When I run www.systemrequirements.com it says that I pass all the requirements for playing new-gen games such as Battlefield 2142 etc. apart from the video card criteria. My video card is a Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, which is crap, can I upgrade it with a aNVidea 7000 or something? thanx

2007-05-20 00:36:48 · 3 answers · asked by Amachronic 2

Can someone tell me what it does to RAM (if anything) when you add a USB 2gb memory. I know it's an elementary question but I'm an elementary kinda guy.(STUPID)

2007-05-19 23:39:13 · 11 answers · asked by Jim Jnr M 6

going to middle school and i want a labtop for my b day. Want a strong one incase my brother drops it. ANd has lot memory for all those files. AND light easy to carry

2007-05-19 19:32:17 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have been a PC user for the last ten years and I know Windows in and out and am desperately looking for a change. I am very impressed with the reviews and user friendliness of the Mac. I am mainly looking at buying a laptop. Being a college engineering student, my work requires usage of a lot of programs like Matlab, Fluent for CFD and stuff like that. I am aware of the availability of emulators for running Windows software on Mac and now that Windows can run on a Mac, would you guys out there suggest me changing to a Mac?? Is it worth the cost?? Also, if I decide to take a Mac, should I buy it now or wait for the Leopard to come? There aren't any big changes that I can see other than a few frills here and there..
I'd really appreciate it if you guys could help me out.

2007-05-19 19:21:26 · 5 answers · asked by vivekwaters 1

do you have any websites where i can get them cheaper thanks i dont want to go with another company

2007-05-19 18:37:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

My laptop has begun doing some weird things. When I'm playing music on my jukebox, the fan runs almost continuously. Is that normal? And when I'm playing a chess software game, or when I'm playing chess on Yahoo! Games, it'll shut-down. Why?

Over 50% of my hard drive is free, so I don't think I've got too much stuff on the computer. What do you think the problem is?

2007-05-19 18:29:37 · 3 answers · asked by BlakWriter 3

i have a laptop and a desktop. I dont know much about internet so i cant really state my question accurately and i have no clue what to do. I want to share internet on both my laptop and desktop. But, when i go on vacations far away from home i want to be able to use the internet on my laptop. If its possible i would also like to have it back home too. But thats not the main goal. I dont really care if that cant happen. I just want internet on my laptop all the time. What do i need to buy and how can i have internet on both my lapyop and internet with my laptop being the main source or whatever it means to have it even when I'm away from home. Remember i want to share the internet. i dont want two seprerate internet connections.

2007-05-19 14:36:57 · 14 answers · asked by apjax/applejax 2

I bought a Maxtor Personal Storage 3200 external hard drive, 200GB. My computer recognizes it on my desktop, but it won't let me put anything on it. When I try to drag a picture to the icon, a dialogue box comes up and says that the pic couldn't be added "because untitled cannot be modified." Please keep in mind that I do not know anything about computers and know even less about my Mac. I'm still trying to learn. Thanks in advance!

2007-05-19 14:27:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have windows and tried to watch Borat. We tested both. It did not work at all on apple mac. Any ideas?

2007-05-19 11:52:04 · 5 answers · asked by Mele Kai 6

i am planning on buying the black macbook, just for regular school use. i was wondering which one would be best for my use, 1gb memory or 2gb. I mess with music alot, and im pretty sure ill be making movies.. nothing too hard core tho

2007-05-19 11:35:28 · 8 answers · asked by Umraan A 1

i heard on the new over the summer that dell laptop had some problem about exlpoding when the battery is too hot. is that still true??

2007-05-19 11:29:52 · 8 answers · asked by tisonboston 1

I have never had this problem before. There are grey and silver lines running thru the bottom. The color display is not clear at all. I used my system restore, which worked until I clicked on the start menu, then it happened again. I havent messed with anything or changed any settings. Has anyone had this problem and what could have possibly happened?

2007-05-19 10:47:14 · 4 answers · asked by sunny 2

2007-05-19 10:23:39 · 6 answers · asked by mcneely96 2

Im looking for a new video card, and I see 90% have 256 mb of video memory, a fe whave 512 mb, is this really a big deal, what exactly is the performance difference?? doest his mean that twice as much of the video calculations are done on the GPU without using system memory>???

2007-05-19 10:11:37 · 6 answers · asked by ryandebraal 3

since laptops don't have a great amount of memory is it smart to install the game Oblivion on a laptop
it's about 4 years old
i told my dad to put it on a computer but he's being difficult

2007-05-19 10:00:40 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-05-19 09:37:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am looking for a small screen (smaller than a notebook), to use to view things from a SD chip or other external drives. Including pages of information especially text or possibly pictures. I want it to be portable so i can read a paper or book without carrying them with me, kind of like the new Sony Reader but way cheaper. It should also include a battery, and clickers or something to change the views from page to page. If you could find anything even close it would be soooooo helpful.

2007-05-19 09:36:21 · 1 answers · asked by Lauren N 2