Recent content by the epic ninja

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    Asus and Apple's multi touch track pads

    Hi, i'm a prospecting laptop buyer who is wondering how well asus's "smart pad" multi touch gesture pad compares to apple's multi-touch trackpads. I know that all of the macbooks' trackpads are gigantic and are surefire winners, but are asus's acceptable, easy to use, and accurate? I've tried...
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    Gaming Laptop

    I don't know if there's a bestbuy where you're at, Maziar, but the asus g50vt A1 or A2 is a solid choice a bit over $1200 USD, if there's a bestbuy where you're at, you could get a refurb. one for about $900 usd. Also, if amazon ships to India, you could check this...
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    Laptop CPU temps are ok ?

    As long as it doesn't go above 80 ish, you're fine; usually, gaming desktops may go up to 80 when overclocked...
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    Vista 32 bit, video card RAM

    http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=101472 "I'd say my biggest problem with Vista x64 is the lack of support for 3D CAD programs. I'm in mechanical engineering and I can't use solidworks or inventor in 64bit vista. They won't even let me install them, just tells me it's not...
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    Vista 32 bit, video card RAM

    Ahhh, i see. So, if i get 32 bit vista, it wouldn't be a bad option to get 4 gigs of ram. But, for 64 bit vista, isn't there a problem concerning drivers that are unsigned? For example, i have the first generation G5 mouse (the orange one), and i have to install some random drivers on line to...
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    Vista 32 bit, video card RAM

    Heya, i've heard that 32 bit versions of vista have a max of around 4 gigs....but it only shows 3.13-3.5 gigs due to the memory used by the OS, or because of the maximum memory supported. I've also heard that further ram is subtracted, depending on the memory of your video card. I want to get...
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    MSI GT627-218US vs toshiba QOSMIO x305 vs ASUS g50vt -x1/x5

    Hm.... Genuine MS Windows® VISTA Home Premium 32/64-Bit Edition I've heard that some laptops run both of the operating systems, but do you know exactly what this option for the OS means? Is it what they call a "dual boot"?
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    MSI GT627-218US vs toshiba QOSMIO x305 vs ASUS g50vt -x1/x5

    oh God. you got me hooked on sager's now, hahaha. i didn't look at them before because i was afraid of xotic pc or sager because i thought they might be unreliable, just like iBuyPower and CyberPowerPC (i've read very scary reviews, mostly dealing with shipping or broken parts upon receiving the...
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    MSI GT627-218US vs toshiba QOSMIO x305 vs ASUS g50vt -x1/x5

    ohh, i'll surely check those laptops out! thanks a bunch :wahoo: what i meant about the HP laptops is that they.......have an INCREDIBLY shiny, silver palm rest, which doesn't fit my style. it's just like one gigantic, glaring mirror. i like the toshiba because it has a beautifully designed...
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    MSI GT627-218US vs toshiba QOSMIO x305 vs ASUS g50vt -x1/x5

    Hi, i'm new to the forum and i can't decide on a gaming laptop. i'm going away for college in about a year and i want to start prospecting on a suitable laptop for gaming and possibly engineering programs. i play left 4 dead and team fortress 2 and will play new releases such as modern warfare 2...