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    Powerbook Screen distortion...please help me identify the cause

    Tracking the provided "A1046" I found that this is Powerbook5,2 which was initially released in Sept 2003. Due to the age of the hardware it cannot run any MacOS newer than 10.5.8. Very few apps will run on this OS, especially given that the computer is PowerPC based rather than Intel based...
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    Solved! Laptop confusion

    I think the L505D is a pretty good choice out of the 3. Unless your son is just going to leave the laptop on his desk, the 17" laptops are a bit hefty to carry around... say to the library or to a study group. The newer AMD cpu should be similar to the Intel offerings and faster than the older...
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    3D Gaming Notebooks: Fantasy or Reality? Part I

    Hmm... it ate my post... if a duplicate shows up I apologize. My Asus Z71V is also 16:10. Does anyone know what game they are using for the 4:3 and 16:10 comparison? It looks like a sci-fi of some sort and also looks like it might be cool. As long as its not one of those subscription based...
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    3D Gaming Notebooks: Fantasy or Reality? Part I

    My Asus Z71V is a 16:10 as well. Also, does anyone know what game they are using for their comparison of 4:3 to 16:10? As long as its not one of those subscription based MMORPGs I may just have to get it. :D -mcg