Seeking recommendations for a laptop PC
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Twiggyish | Tuesday, January 08, 2002 - 03:56 pm   One of the nice features of my Gateway is the detachable parts. I can detach my battery and my "a" drive which are located on the bottom of the laptop. These can then be easily replaced. |
Rabbit | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 04:25 pm   Weiner, if you havent bought anything I found a deal on an IBM Thinkpad Transnote that has me drooling. I might have to buy one myself even though i dont need it. ... so cheap .... so cool ..... now, where did I put Lance's new credit card number? ah here it is ..... |
Juju2bigdog | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 05:08 pm   Twiggyish, my Gateway Solo's a: drive is so detachable it didn't even come with one. Imagine my surprise. I didn't even know laptops came without a floppy drive! I bought an external USB floppy drive, and it is really not so bad though. |
Weinermr | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 05:28 pm   Rabbit - Where? Where? Thanks! |
Rabbit | Friday, January 18, 2002 - 09:44 pm   Weiner, Go to Tigerdirect.com. On the front page look at the IBM Transnote, James Bond cool at $999.00. |
Kep421 | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 05:44 am   I love Tiger Direct, I buy almost everything I need to repair, upgrade or build from there. Just be careful to look out for the very tiny words that say "factory reconditioned".... |
Juju2bigdog | Saturday, January 19, 2002 - 08:02 am   Wow, Rabbit, that machine is really cool. Wish I needed one. Looks like I DO need a new monitor fairly soon though. Or maybe not. Maybe there is hope for this one I've got. As you may or may not know, I am having trouble seeing the photos people post here. A lot of them look black. The band at the top of my IE screen has turned from blue to navy. I now have the brightness and contrast both turned up nearly all the way. Can any of y'all techies tell me if this is the kiss of death for a monitor? Or just something that will take a quick fix at the shop? It is a 19" Proview 998 (low end, made in China), 2 years old, with a one year warranty. |
Janner | Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 08:33 am   Weinermr - did you ever get your laptop. I was wondering if you got the IBM TransNote from Tiger Direct. I'm ready to order if for my son, and thought I would see if you or anyone else had gotten it and what they think of it before I make the call. Thanks for any information on it. |
Julieboo | Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 10:19 am   Moondance, you are a lot like me. Big time animal lovers and MAC lovers! I love my mac. loveit, loveit, loveit, loveit! The only thing i do not like is the amount of software is so limited. Especially software for my toddler. Have you seen the coolest newest i-macs? I want one so badly.... check out http://www.apple.com/imac/ |
Weinermr | Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 12:21 pm   Janner, I didn't buy the IBM TransNote, so I can't tell you anything about it. I ended up finding a really good deal on an HP Pavilion XH485, which came fully loaded, and has more than enough capacity and speed for my needs - and is compatible with all the software I use at work. Good luck with your shopping! |
Karuuna | Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 12:26 pm   Julie - all the Reader Rabbit software (preschool, toddler, kindergarten, etc) is Mac compatible, and a lot of the Disney stuff too... |
Janner | Thursday, February 21, 2002 - 12:51 pm   Weinermr, I ordered anyway. I'll let you know if I made a mistake or not. Others from his workplace have been happy with it. We'll see! Thank anyway. Glad you found a good deal for yourself. |
Car54 | Friday, February 22, 2002 - 08:26 am   Yay Weinermr, I have a pavilion laptop and love it! |
Weinermr | Friday, February 22, 2002 - 08:36 am   So far, so good Car! Thanks! |
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