Laptops & Notebooks - June 2007

I do a lot of travelling, so it has to have wireless. Other than that, some sort of Word-esque thing, maybe a finance program or an excel type thing, be able to burn disks, and have enough memory to support having some photos and music on there. Movies aren't necessary. No games either, Here's the tricky part, I'm super broke. What's the cheapest one I can get that' will stand up to a hectic lifestyle is light and serves all my purposes, and how do I find said bargain???? please help.

2007-06-24 12:21:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

my laptop is getting old and now that i got the money i would like to get a new laptop, my laptop is a dell and its alright, but i really dont know about computers so what kinda laptop should i get with 1000 i want it for college, to download music burn cd's and dvds etc... i just need to for school and business i was looking at the new HP i think its kinda nice but many people have told me that HP sucks so what do u recommend thank you in advance

2007-06-24 12:06:19 · 6 answers · asked by ButtErFlY 3

I've been searching for the right laptop for a couple of months now, and I've been rather attracted to the MacBook (original.) I need to get a wireless connection without a hotspot, but I have cable at home, and my friend has a Dell but his internet is free and wireless. I know Macs come with AirPort... how does it work and what do I need- is it a one time cost? Or do I still need to pay monthly? Help!

2007-06-24 09:59:27 · 5 answers · asked by Jasmine 2

I am looking at a 600$ Toshiba Satellite (very tight budget) laptop. This laptop looks exactly and has every same details as my friends Toshiba. The only thing is that his is a 2006 and this is a 2007 and they dont sell his anymore. His has XP home and ran counter Strike Source and other graphic games with NO LAG!(so ppl who don't think this can run games...it can) His laptop and this laptop have 512mb of RAM, 1.86GHz of speed, Celeron M processor, ATI Radeon Xpress 200m graphics, 60GB hard drive but there is only one difference...his lap has XP while this one I want to buy has Vista Home Basic.

Is there anyway that I can switch from the Vista to the XP Home so that it would be able to run the games like my friends?

And is there a way that Toshiba can switch the Vista to XP Home so I dont have to if its not preloaded?

Also would the XP Home work much better with the 512mb than the Vista Home Basic can with 512mb...cause I only know that the XP Home can play the games i want..

2007-06-24 09:54:08 · 5 answers · asked by Video Game Freak 2

(contry) oh and what time

2007-06-24 09:48:50 · 0 answers · asked by Anonymous

anything i should know before doing this!? I am going to start from scratch.. how do i know what drivers i will need because i dont have the cds!
i have an inspiron 6000

2007-06-24 09:38:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

...Just wondering if there were any products that would let me do that.

2007-06-24 09:28:51 · 4 answers · asked by stb3rdp329 1

i have a toshiba satellite 1405-S151 laptop

2007-06-24 07:21:00 · 2 answers · asked by ChrisNY 3

2007-06-24 07:11:35 · 1 answers · asked by robert e. 1

When I entered the BIOS and changed the 1st boot device to cd-rom, I inserted the winxp cd, but I still can't boot to the cd. HELP!

2007-06-24 06:42:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

i now have an older IBM laptop that is not running too well. i really need a new one but cant seem to find any cheaper/nice ones. where can i find a laptop that is nice but that is cheaper. or if there are any cheap laptops that are nice. i dont want to spend $800 on a laptop. is that possible? PLEASE HELP!!

2007-06-24 06:38:37 · 5 answers · asked by AQH Lov3R8 2

I have an inspiron 6000.. intel pentium M processor 1.6GHz

2007-06-24 06:34:15 · 6 answers · asked by l0vemel0ts 1

my computer runs slow so how can I upgrade to make it faster. I still have plenty of memory left, 79% but I slows way down when on internet explorer and yahoo games . I do have dsl professioal speed connection

2007-06-24 06:22:01 · 2 answers · asked by whata waste 7

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=396036&tab=specification

2007-06-24 06:17:45 · 14 answers · asked by Haaaz 2

2007-06-24 06:10:14 · 7 answers · asked by hellocharlieb 2

I have found a laptop that I want. It is a Toshiba Satellite laptop. The only thing that I don't know about is if it will run Genuine Windows Vista Home Basic...since that is what it comes with. I wanted it to be an XP home..but i couldn't find one. This laptop has 512mb of RAM, 1.86GHz of speed, Celeron M processor, ATI Radeon Xpress 200m graphic card, 60GB hard drive (5400rpm).
Is this enough to run Windows Vista Home Basic well? or should I add 512 mb of RAM more..because I know Home Basic isn't as big as Premium or anything.
Is there also a way I can switch to XP Home or something so i dont have to upgrade?
If you have Windows Vista Home Basic...it would be appreciated to tell me how yours works and tell me the specifications on your laptop you have.

You can also give me suggestions of what specifications on a laptop that would run Home Basic good..not SLOW!

Thanks for your answers

2007-06-24 05:42:05 · 11 answers · asked by Video Game Freak 2

i wanted to know whether the laptop hard disk be extended as of the desktop computers

2007-06-24 05:26:20 · 4 answers · asked by d_d_steve 1

I'm looking at 2 laptops right now. They are definetly worth for the price but I am stuck with which one to get. I want a laptop that can run graphic games very nice and be very fast too. I play games such as counter strike source and day of defeat source and I want the laptop to play these games with no lag and very well. I am looking at a Compaq Presario laptop and a Gateway MT3707.

Compaq Presario: 100GB Serial ATA hard drive (5400 rpm), NVIDIA GeForce Go 6150 (UMA) graphics with up to 288MB shared video memory, AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2, 1.6GHz of speed, 1GB of RAM, and has Windows Vista Home Premium preloaded.

Gateway MT3707: 160GB Parallel ATA hard drive (5400 rpm), ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M graphics with up to 256MB HyperMemory (total of local and shared system memory used by GPU), 1GB of RAM, 1.6GHz of speed, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core, and Windows Vista Home Premium preloaded.

Which one will run my games a lot better and be very fast?
If you have one of the comps. please tell

2007-06-24 03:46:10 · 6 answers · asked by Video Game Freak 2

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AuJ23.Z7QU.ekU2PEsXG6Bnsy6IX?qid=20070623132339AAAUgoP
(this one also now has blue tooth capatability and Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N wireless card and now totals $1,049.35 with everything included)

OR

http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/product.do?sku=391921&tab=specification

Mostly using it for average gaming (nothing too crazy), music, pictures, net and email stuff

feel free to give me your reasons for whichever one you pick and any suggestions to make them better or any better deals you know of, however please no suggestions for macs, nothing personal against mac users, but i just dont care for them, or for computers that are like $1500 +

Thanks!

2007-06-24 03:42:29 · 4 answers · asked by n_d_metcalf 2

My budget goes up to £700 and nothing over that !!!! i also want it for storing photographs on but thats it really
please help also give me the internet adresses. no american sites and no ebay i want proper sites and good value for money !!!! thank you very much

2007-06-24 03:39:58 · 4 answers · asked by Haaaz 2

right, im abit thick with technical stuff but last night i managed to crack the screen on my laptop GRRR and basically i can see like lines of cracks down it and i can see like 1/4 of my screen perfectly LOL but the rest is history. How can i attach my pc monitor to my laptop? i heard u can do this but HOW??? its so confusing. i am so annoyed lol. its only like 6 weeks old. :( :(

2007-06-23 23:54:38 · 12 answers · asked by vaguelydazed 1

This is my laptops specs. it's an alienware aurora m7700.

# AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 Dual-Core 2.4 GHz, 1MBx2 L2 cache Socket 939
# Dual Layer 8X DVD+/-RW. 8x/4x/8x DVD+RW, 8x/4x/8x DVD-RW, 2.4x DVD+R DL, 24x/10x/24x CD-RW
# 240GB of storage. 2 Seagate 120GB PATA hard drives
# 17" WXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD - Glossy
# NVIDIA GeForce Go 6800 Ultra 256MB Video Module
# 2GB RAM PC4200 DDR2 (2 x 1.5GB sticks)
# Integrated 10/1000Mb Gigabit Ethernet & 56K V.92 Modem
# Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card
# Onboard Bisoncam 1.3 Megapixels webcam
# Integraded High-Definition Audio. 4 Speakers and 1 Subwoofer built into the casing
# 7-in-1 Media Card Reader

Is it possible to put a Nvidia 8500Gt w/512mb vram in it

2007-06-23 19:54:40 · 3 answers · asked by GrANdMaSTeR1992 2

My shift key cover broke and some of my other key covers are wearing out as well. I don't have much money and was wondering how I might can get it fixed inexpensively. Do I just need to call or contact Gateway?

2007-06-23 19:14:24 · 3 answers · asked by joetenor_1066 2

Just think of it and look inside http://cgi.ebay.com/Toshiba-Satellite-P105-S6157-17-Core-2-Duo-1-66-GHz_W0QQitemZ130127130753QQihZ003QQcategoryZ140085QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

A laptop for $12,000!??? that's not real in my opinion, the last bidder has been bidding frequently on another items during the past 2 hours with ridiculous bids... what do you think?

2007-06-23 18:41:38 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

i use laptop to take notes for university, and play games like WoW.

2007-06-23 18:06:02 · 1 answers · asked by tmackun135 1

On ebay im considering ordering a laptop but it says Operating System: Not Included so does that mean that the laptop dosent work?

2007-06-23 16:10:25 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

What are some good stock market websites. Like the ones that tell you how much it went up and down for the day. Free one please and some websites that you can buy from like the stock brokers. I know the stock broker one isnt going to be free but still name some.

Thank You

2007-06-23 16:03:01 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Well, I'm looking at this one laptop that you can find on samsclub.com, but its cheap, its almost too cheap to be true. Its a compaq and it has an AMD Turion X2 TL-56 processor, 1 gb memory, 120 gb hard drive, and it seems like theres nothing wrong with it, but its only 634 dollars.... see for urself, the link is.. http://www.samsclub.com/shopping/navigate.do?catg=535&item=372201&prDeTab=2&pCatg=5680#A ... please go check it out.. i mean i do not see anything that is wrong with the laptop, and yet its way too cheap to be true. please tell me what is wrong with this laptop (i mean what is wrong with it, since its so cheap), and whether or not i should buy it.

2007-06-23 15:58:25 · 9 answers · asked by Steve V 2

Is a Laptop REALLY better than a Desktop? I dont think so because im using a laptop right now and its kinda annoying. U have to use your finger as the mouse; they keys dont always press down correctly, and its confusing. A desktop is more simple and and can be just as good as a laptop. WHat do u think is better?

2007-06-23 15:33:10 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

My computer has been running very low on virtual memory lately and I hope to have this computer last until I get another one. I have already increased the memory disk space size and that has helped a bit. I'm using a Dell Laptop, btw. For some reason, now everytime I play a video file in any player, the screen flicks black...and the video plays fullscreen and doesn't allow me to close out of it until it ends...then the screen flickers back to the desktop. Can someone tell me why this is happening and what I can do to make it stop? Thanks a bunch.

2007-06-23 15:05:45 · 3 answers · asked by redhairedguy 1