[anonymousfusion]

windows xp is compatible w/macbooks? cuz my sis is considering getting a macbook, but she only wants one cuz she heard that xp could be used on it now.

[Godotology]

windows xp is compatible w/macbooks? cuz my sis is considering getting a macbook, but she only wants one cuz she heard that xp could be used on it now.

yes but you need a software called Bootcamp. there are other 3rd party ones too.

[Tonyc402]

good for what? if its gaming.. depends on the game. if you believe 3dMark scores, it gets around 5-600 on 3dmark05. so it'll run Half Life 2 decently at medium settings.. but don't count on it running intensive games like Oblivion even at lowest settings.

Hahah ok awesome.. Yeah thats what i needed to basically know.

[Godotology]

Hahah ok awesome.. Yeah thats what i needed to basically know.

check this out
http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=113975
its not the same as the 950, its actually slightly better..so it should give you a gist of what you can do.. the 950 is slightly worse.

[riceball]

hey guys, im planning to buy a notebook in the near future. So far, I came down to two laptops.
1. Sony Vaio VGN-FE890
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz)
Windows Vista™ Home Premium
LCD3
15.4” WXGA (1280x800) with XBRITE HiColor™
100GB (Configuration 4) for harddrive
2GB (1GB x 2) PC2-4200 DDR2, 667MHz for MEMORY
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600

total price: 1440$

OR

Apple Laptop, the black one that costs 1499$

[Godotology]

hey guys, im planning to buy a notebook in the near future. So far, I came down to two laptops.
1. Sony Vaio VGN-FE890
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz)
Windows Vista™ Home Premium
LCD3
15.4” WXGA (1280x800) with XBRITE HiColor™
100GB (Configuration 4) for harddrive
2GB (1GB x 2) PC2-4200 DDR2, 667MHz for MEMORY
NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 7600

total price: 1440$

OR

Apple Laptop, the black one that costs 1499$

The FE will certainly be ALOT better for gaming as the Macbook has NO graphics card.
However the Macbook is a smaller laptop, its also built a bit better with a nicer keyboard.

remember.. you're comparing a 15.4" laptop to a 13.3" laptop. they are NOT the same class range. You need to figure out how portable you need to be, and if gaming is important. Video cards are nice, but they suck up battery life and add heat.

[riceball]

The FE will certainly be ALOT better for gaming as the Macbook has NO graphics card.
However the Macbook is a smaller laptop, its also built a bit better with a nicer keyboard.

remember.. you're comparing a 15.4" laptop to a 13.3" laptop. they are NOT the same class range. You need to figure out how portable you need to be, and if gaming is important. Video cards are nice, but they suck up battery life and add heat.

yeah i need a laptop that i can use for school and play games too. if i were to get apple then you cant play games?

[Godotology]

yeah i need a laptop that i can use for school and play games too. if i were to get apple then you cant play games?

3d games (i.e counter strike, WOW, etc) require more graphic power.. the newer ones require more than the older ones. If you're playing something simple or old, then you can get by with the integrated card on the Mac. Integrated cards can handle 3d as well but no where near as good, and newer games will either refuse to run on them, or look really bad. but like I said, you also lose alot of battery life with a video card in.

[dot1q]

You also have to consider most modern 3d games don't have a mac version. On top of that even if you did have a graphics card on the mac and used a 3rd party application to run Windows XP on top of your Mac, your games would either not run properly or performance would be significantly impacted. Those 3rd party emulation layers to run Windows on a Mac are meant primarily for productivity applications (not games).

[takki_fanatic]

nm, i went and got a new notebook today because i didn't want to wait anymore
i got a toshiba, it's not bad, but the screen is really bright and makes all the color look lighter than it is. i wonder if i can change that

[Xarthan]

nm, i went and got a new notebook today because i didn't want to wait anymore
i got a toshiba, it's not bad, but the screen is really bright and makes all the color look lighter than it is. i wonder if i can change that

you should be able to turn down the brightness

[Godotology]

nm, i went and got a new notebook today because i didn't want to wait anymore
i got a toshiba, it's not bad, but the screen is really bright and makes all the color look lighter than it is. i wonder if i can change that

press FN and hit one of the F keys (its usually the F keys on most laptops) that has an icon of a dim sun.

[Nightmare]

As an average computer user, would I even notice the difference between these processor... Intel® Pentium® dual core T2060(1.6GHz/1MB L2) and Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73 GHz/2MB L2Cache)?

[Godotology]

As an average computer user, would I even notice the difference between these processor... Intel® Pentium® dual core T2060(1.6GHz/1MB L2) and Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73 GHz/2MB L2Cache)?

no most likely not.. most people won't notice the difference. not even a 1.66 to a 1.8 even..

[dann]

here's an article discussing Santa Rosa
http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/re...osa-Revealed/p1

"Review units should start arriving in the lab any day now, and with the embargo lifting in a couple of weeks, make sure you check back for full reviews of the first batch of Santa Rosa notebooks."

Does this mean laptops will start shipping with Santa Rosa soon? I'm in the market for a laptop before the fall semester, so if santa rosa IS coming out soon, ill definitely wait it out

[Godotology]

here's an article discussing Santa Rosa
http://www.trustedreviews.com/notebooks/re...osa-Revealed/p1

"Review units should start arriving in the lab any day now, and with the embargo lifting in a couple of weeks, make sure you check back for full reviews of the first batch of Santa Rosa notebooks."

Does this mean laptops will start shipping with Santa Rosa soon? I'm in the market for a laptop before the fall semester, so if santa rosa IS coming out soon, ill definitely wait it out

should be. however compared with the last couple years.. Intel's successor to the previous line usually showed up by february and march.. Santa Rosa is a bit late. don't expect to see it until May, but June-July for most models.

However in general, you shouldn't buy until you really need a notebook.

[VitaDolce*]

I need a little help choosing
the right Laptop for me.

What I need the laptop for?

College/School
Surfing the Net
Downloading files .. etc.
Adobe photoshop
Movie Maker

Price?

Here in my country the
prices of the Laptop ranges from
$600 - $5000.
I don't have any problems on how
much the price is .. I just want a
good performance out of it.


My friend told me to buy MacBook/iBook ...
but I want other/professional help.

I hope you can help me. <3

[philophobia.]

i gotten a fujitsu lifebook a series.
what i dont like about it is that i have so many problems with it.
especially how sometimes it just acts up on me.
its been almost about since i gotten the laptop.
i am considering to
take it back to get a new one.
because
for no apparent reason will it just turn the screen blank and wont work.
it will shut off by it self.
also the screen turns blue and starts shaking like crazy.
it keeps saying display driver stopped reponding and has recovered.
but when i click the x button so that little pop up thing goes away it wont.
it just keeps flashing and flashing.

i been having difficulty with the internet access for about a month till i called in to
ask for help. when they told me to restore.
i did and alot of my files that i thought came with the computers were all deleted.
not only that
this laptop is just ticking me off with how its cooping.

so do you think they`ll let me change.
i did get warrenty
i did buy it from l.a.
from korean people.



also if they are willing to let me change. it
can anyone recommend me to a different laptop?


what i need it for.

College/School
Surfing the Net
Downloading files .. etc.
Adobe photoshop

price.
doesnt really matter
i just need it to work fine :]

and also a built in internal wireless
+
bluetooth.

[HT2791]

the math science HS i got into is offering a deal on an IBM thinkpad notebook, i'm pretty sure it's a good deal.
Thinkpad T60P
Intel Core 2 duo t7200 2.0ghz
2gigabyte 667mhz ram
dvdr/w drive
256 ati mobility card
160gig hard drive
and all that bio finger reader etc
15.4inch screen
for $1665
i'm assuming that's a fantastic deal, right? i'm pretty sure those should go above $2000.
the only downside is the physical appearance. i mean it's fugly as hell but whatever.

i just need your imputs on whether IBM thinkpads are reliable (i mean ibm is a big business suplier, isn't it?)
and stuff.
most def i probably will get this since it also has a 3year warranty

[svnpnk]

I need some opinions on this laptop.

Sony VAIO VGN-C240EB
Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66GHz
13.3" WXGA LCD XBRITE (1280 x 800)
2GB (DDR2) PC2-5300
160GB SATA (5400 RPM
CD-R/W/DVD, DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/DVD-RAM
667MHz FSB
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Lithium-Ion (VGP-BPS2C)
$1499 cdn

What I'll be using it for - School/College work, web surfing, playing music/movies, downloading files, adobe ps

Do you think it's fine or is there a better/equally equipped laptop for a better price?