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    Advice on a new MP3 player

    Im looking for advice on a new MP3 player (or PMP) my old one died a couple of years ago (Creative zen xtra 40gb) and I never really got around to replacing it but now im doing a lot of travelling and working off shore and i really need a media player, i usually have my laptop but dont/cant...
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    Can someone help me pick a laptop...

    I just got a second hand laptop a toshiba portege 2010, a dam nice laptop, small enoguh to take to uni each day in my bag and smaller than my course books. Its a little on the slow side (only a 866) but i got it for portability and its fantastic. One of the things to watch out for going second...
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    Any tips/tricks for using a touchpad?

    On my toshiba using ALPS touchpad software it allows you to use back and forward by going across the top of the pad (just like side ways scrolling except at the top instead of the bottom) or you could just use the back space key to go back in most cases
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    Check out this 19" beauty!!

    I think practically got firedd before the designing of this "notebook" As i read in one of the reviews its just a portable desktop with a UPS, lol. How ever saying that it would be cool to have to take to LANs, much easier than carrying a regular computer
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    What in your opinion is the IDEAL monitor size for a notebook computer?

    Im gonna say 12 inch. I just got one and i love it, its smaller than my course books at uni and almost as light, it i had a bigger laptop it probobaly wouldnt use it as much due to increased size. Of course 15s and 17s are nice for desktop replacements but then those are just desktops with...
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    Cant use SD card slot

    Hi I have recently purchased a second hand toshiba portege 2010 and it has a SD card reader but i cannot access it. Windows has its drivers installed, it is turned on in the bios. If anyone could tell me how to access it it would be much appreciated. Thanks
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    Gold-plated Plugs

    I thought gold was actually a better conductor than copper. The main thing you have to realise about this is taht nearly all comptuer signals are digital so the small difference is conductivity makes no difference. The only place you might notice is is on speakers and head phones (my speakers...
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    Networking problem, please help

    The problem isnt bridging the conenctions, which i cant do anyway because the ADSL comes up as a dial up connection. I was trying to connect to the computer using its IP (they are al static IPs) I think i may just try reformatting this computer, lol. I also think i will just buy a cisco router...
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    Networking problem, please help

    Disabled the firewall, thats one of the first things i did.
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    Networking problem, please help

    Well i just formatted my hard drive and now my network isnt working. I have 3 computers, 2 desktops and a laptop connected together using a linksys wrt54g (laptop on wireless) and thats also connected to a nokia m1122 for internet but that has died. Basically my problem is that one of my...
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    Quality ADSL router

    Im looking for a good ADSL router, I'm currently using a Nokia M1122 which seems to have died, cant ping it, conenct usign the web interface or connect using the CLI interface so im giving up and buying a new one. Im just looking for a good quality one that is reliable. I am currently...
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    Is it true that small HD's (<100) are more reliable than 200+ ?

    Well really the main thing is going to be the quality of manufacturing/parts used. But in theory higher density means its more likely to fail/get damaged/corrupt but most drives should be reliable enough to not worry about that, well you'd hope.
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    I did something to my Zen Xtra...

    I know you can go into the setup menu in them by pushing the reset button and I think the other button is play. It may offer you some option that will allow you to fix it.
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    SFF w/ 7800 GTX 512?

    Points out the fact that the review on this site showed the 7800GTX 512 using 283 watts underload, you might have a bit of trouble.
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    Ok old headphones are blown, need new

    I'd have to say there is no substitution to testing them for your self before you buy, different people prefer slightly different sounds ion the head phones. Read the reviews and pick out a few then see if you can listen side by side.
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    What to do with old systems?!

    I use a P3 450 in my room for web surfing, runs fine if thats all you want to do, of course anymore than that might b asking a bit much since its running xp lol.
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    old drive - use it till death or upgrade?

    Since you dont need the space then option 1 is probably best. Unless you have some reason to think its going to crap out soo in which case then 2 is probably a better option, i lived with a 80GB for years and i jst got a new 250 to go with it and i ahve already put a extra 80GB of stuff on that...
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    Cheap-O Download Manager

    You will definitly need a big hard drive, more multiple hard drives. I'd suggest going for 250 or 300gb drives, they are the cheapest per gb i think.
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    Printer reviews?

    I have a hp LaserJet 1150, i got it after all the ink jets we had kept stuffing up, we have had it about a year now wiht no problems and my mum is doing her thesis so a lot gets printed off. Im not sure if you can still get them or how much they are (I'm in new zealand so completlky different...
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    Where to get Vista

    Lol, far be it for me to promote it but use IRC spy or packnet news to search IRC servers dont do it yourself. (im sure theres legal reasons for doing taht)
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    Buying a system now or later - wait for Windows Vista Longhorn?

    It doesnt look to bad. As for those system specs, i ran a early alpha release on ony P3 450 with 320MB of ram and a 10gb hdd, its not advisable to say the least but it ran. Also there will be 32 and 64 bit versions of it I think you will find.
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    Where to get Vista

    Umm you have to be a corporate member of MSDN (the highest level which is really expensive) I think. Of course you can get it illegally. It would be wrong for me to endorse piracy but you might want to look on IRC servers.
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    Are there any other companies that make lappy's like Sony?

    I'd have to agree sony is way to expensive. If your looking for one of those really small and impractical but cool laptops theres the Toshiba Libretto (or however its spelt) they are cool but expensive lol.
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    can someone help me speed up this T1 line?

    You could try browsing when everyone else asleep and hope not many people are downloading all night :) or just ask them to get a connection like my uni, dual gigabit over fibre :) dam fast, too bad they charge us for internet usage at uni :( Have you actually done a speed test? lots can be...
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    Is this Illegal?

    I'm pretty sure it would be illegal, in theory your "stealing" their internet, but then again i live by the theory if they arent going to notice and they cant catch you its not realyl illegal :) lol. As for secured wifi, it would just be the same as unsecured I think would find but the same rule...
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    The Uber Keyboard

    I read somewhere that they were aiming for it to cost "less than a good mobile phone" So i assume that means dam expensive
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    Quality of Sager notebooks

    datacore4: I think i will wait until i have heard your results before purchasing :)
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    This.. crazy laptop..

    Yeah thats just stupid, besides you mite aswell get the one of the sagers with a 7800GTX, 100gb 7200RPM hdd and a Athlon X2 (its not actually releasd yet only the versions with P4 and centrino are out) but even that is over the top. Then again if you like buying expensive paper weights (that all...
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    What do you think about the Hummer Notebook?

    I think its ugly aswell. Also none of those people on yhr hummer website need that note book most would be suited with a ordinary laptop. The only advantage that it has is the brighter screen, i'd be much more trusting of a tough book for durability even though they are slower (hell you dont...
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    Will dell ever do another coupon for 30 and or 40 off XPS?

    That sucks because the XPS M170 is so expensive no one in their right mind would buy it with out a huge discount. *thinks about going out of my mind*
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    Quality of Sager notebooks

    Im going to buy a high end gaming notebook and I wondering what the quality on Sagers is like because I will be spending a lot of money and any warranties will be hard to use as i live in New Zealand and freight is about $250US each way :( Also has anyone had any experiences with dealing with...
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    Which soundcard for BF2?

    I've actually heard great things about the X-Fi in reviews i have read, but then again what do you expect when its so dam expensive. If your have lots of money to waste get the X-Fi otherwise settle for a ZS, you certainly wont be disappointed with it, specially if you never actually hear a...
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    I use a Razer Diamond back (the limited edition that glows blue :)) Its a great the only thing wrong with it is the buttons on the right hand side are hard to push but i never use them anyway.
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    Who really makes Laptops? the "Dirty little secret of the Laptop Industry."

    inhotep im sure you must have realised that no one really cares what you say, I havenmt actually seen anyone agreeing with you And actually on the topic, i dont care who makes my laptop. I basically look for performance and i couldnt give a s*** who it comes from, sure the quality fo build is...
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    will laptop ever have dual core cpu?

    When will we actually see dual core Yonahs? I know they are coming out in Q1 06 but is that when we will see them in laptops, I heard from somewhere that it will be a lot later than that (i cant remember where i heard that)
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    What Laptop To get?

    If you want duarable a Panasonic Toughbook might be what you want but I think they are more expensive, maybe a second hand one would be ok?
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    Notebooks with 7800GTX and Centrino

    Basically I'm looking for a notebook with a Go7800GTX and a centrino processor. I currently know of 2, the Dell Inspiron XPS M170 and the Evesham C720 (a dam good deal but tehy wont ship to New Zealand :( ). As it happens no where in NZ sells laptops with decent graphics so I'll be importing it...
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    AMD vs Intel

    First of all i will say everyone knows that AMDs are faster for desktop processors in almost all apps, but what you are all overlooking is the fact that a simple Pentium M clocked @ 2.56 GHz will beat the FX55 and the Pentium 6xx processors in all 3D games and some other applications while using...
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    Another Silly Speaker Advice Thread

    You might want to look at the Creative I-trigues. They are meant to be pretty good although i ahve no experince with 2.1 they would probably be woth a look if they are the right price (i have no idea what they go for over in the US)
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    Will Intel release a 64 bit processor that fits the pentium M socket in the future?

    Pentium M (a Dothan running at 2,5ghz) has been proven to run faster (in games atleast) than the latest P4s and the FX55, also they use way less power so less heat and more battery life and a higher cost to buy.