Recent content by newzguy

interesting. I thought you had to undervolt at the bios (which most major laptop manufacturers don't allow) but apparently there are many was via software. Seems like the best of both worlds....if I want speed, keep it stock voltage.....if I want battery life, kick it down. How far down I...

I have seen the figure from 35 to 75 TDP. I assumed that high of a number was refering to the desktop version. Even at 35 TDP that will not provide the long battery life of the SU series. Am I wrong in my thinking?

It will be the main computer for me.....so occasional youtube stuff....itunes....web...etc. No gaming. No video editing.

I am trying to buy a laptop in the next few weeks and am thinking about waiting for the new units that will be released at CES. I really want a unit that has long battery life....but the unit that deliver long life are mostly using the intel SU series cpu which is relatively slow. I know the...

I just got a new Compaq pc that has a hidden partition for its recovery files. That appears as FAT32. The xp system is in another partition that is ntfs. Apparently the hidden partition has the boot loader because you have an option at booting to hit f10 and go into system recovery mode...