Recent content by phryguy

Really? Someone on another forum mentioned the Fresco Logic FL1100 chip used by the (new black) Mac Pro. So, someone found at http://www.amazon.com/Compatible-Win...DateDescending. 22% of them are 1-star, including some cases of hardware being fried. I am in the market myself for a good...

Dang! I already pulled the trigger on the X100e w/L625 last night and I stupidly passed on the L335. It seems like there aren't really any references to the L335 on AMD's site but it seems the L335 has only 512K of L2 cache instead of 1 meg but otherwise is the same clock speed and all...

For me, battery life and aesthetics are less important than reliability and durability. Unfortunately, the Turion Neo X2 Dual Core L625 on most tests looks like it ranges from not that much slower than the SU4100 to considerably slower (http://www.anandtech.com/show/3886/lenovo-thinkpad-x100e/3...

I'm getting close to pulling the trigger on the Gateway EC1457u at buy.com for $449, but it seems like perhaps I should consider the Thinkpad X100e with AMD Turion Neo X2 Dual Core L625. It looks like w/coupons (before they expire), I can get one w/250 gig hard drive and 4 gigs of RAM for $427...

Unfortunately, if I want to get a feel for the Gateway EC1457u, I think I'm out of luck as I couldn't find any 11.6 inch Gateways or Acers in the stores I went to.

Thanks! Unfortunately, the Macbook Air is WAY out of budget and I wouldn't want to take something that costly on my trip. Although the iPad is nice (I own any iPhone 4), I don't think it'll do quite what I want. I dropped by a Best Buy and Fry's and couldn't find any 11.6 inch Gateways...

I'm looking for a dual core netbook for traveling and won't be used much outside that. Due to the nature of my trip (tour in Europe) and fear of a laptop getting stolen, I intend to take with me on the tour bus instead of leaving it in my hotel. It'll be running Win 7. I don't intend for it...

I'm likely going to buy the ZR24w but I'm not in a hurry now. I'll wait for deals to come along, if they do. I'd never intended to buy directly from HP. Do they have a good price or something? It seems I can get it for $390, no tax (for me in WA) and free shipping from Cost Central and $406...

How'd you get 25% Bing cash back? Is it still going on? IIRC, there was a HP 25% Bing cash back recently but it seemed like it was good only on their home store where the ZR24w was nowhere to be found. :(

Funny enough, that's one of the choices that I mentioned in my original post. I'm leaning away from it though since it's TN and has no height adjust.

No on that one. 1920x1080 is no go for me. Also, it's TN. I may as well buy the 1920x1200 TN Asus VW266H for less $.

- 1920x1200 res - this is a must. 1920x1080 is a dealbreaker. - Budget is $450 to 500 tops. The U2410 is really pushing it in light of how cheap 1920x1080 (mostly TN) ~24" displays are. I was originally going to go for the Asus VW266H since it's ~$245-270 or the cheapest 1920x1200 display I...

Hmmm... Yeah, I see your review at http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2064512. I actually don't plan to game so input lag doesn't won't matter for me. For me, my budget is definitely not $1000. For me, the U2410 is practically outside what I'd like to spend. Actually, rotation...

I'm in the market for a 1920x1200 LCD (~24" range) for a new machine I just put together. Unfortunately, it seems like everything at newegg.com that's 1920x1200 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...se&amp;Order=PRICE) under <$400 is TN. :/ 1920x1200 also seems to be a dying breed. The new...

No, but http://www.zalman.co.kr/ENG/product/Product_Read.asp?idx=277 states "The maximum weight specified for a cooler is 450g for Intel Socket 1156/1366/775 and AMD Socket AM3/AM2+/AM2/754/939/940. Special care and attention must be taken when moving a computer equipped with a cooler exceeding...