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Best 15" notebook for $800

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:35:39 -0500

Discussion
Notebooks
Hey guys, need advice on notebooks in the price range of $800-850. The only requirement is to be with 15-inch screen. Also if anyone knows an on-line shop offering discounts on consumer electronics, please share. Cheers, P.

Is there a fix for dead battery?

Fri, 08 Apr 2011 07:02:11 -0500

Discussion
Notebooks
Hi, a friend of mine got an old Acer Aspire notebook, which suddenly stopped charging the battery. It all happened over a night and I couldn't figure out is it normal? I've always thought that the battery will start slowly losing it's capacity up to the point when it needs to be replaced. However, this...

Problem with drivers for Nvidia 310M?

Wed, 06 Apr 2011 05:07:18 -0500

Question
Notebooks, Acer, Aspire 5745
So I tried to update the drivers for my video card (Nvidia 310M 512 MB), I downloaded the drivers from Nvidia's site and after installing a message popuped. It said that the driver didn't support my video card....what can be the reason?

Will you get the iPad 2? Worth to upgrade?

Thu, 24 Mar 2011 02:17:17 -0500

Discussion
Notebooks, Apple, iPad 2
Quite a few tablets were announced lately. Would you stick to the apple's iPad? And if you have the 1-st gen is it worth upgrading to the second generation?

Chrome OS laptops

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 08:05:34 -0500

Discussion
Notebooks
Hey guys, does anyone knows if there are any laptops currently running Chrome OS?

Thin laptops from Samsung - Series 9

Wed, 23 Mar 2011 02:11:40 -0500

Discussion
Notebooks, Samsung, NP900X3A-A03US
A price of $1600 seems quite... expensive. Although I really like the design, I'm a bit worried about the graphics - any info on Intel's HD Graphics 3000? Good, bad?

Tablets vs Netbooks

Thu, 17 Mar 2011 04:17:01 -0500

Discussion
Notebooks
I've been following the tech news for quite some time and I noticed that recently there weren't any new netbook announcements, only tablets, tablets and even more tablets. It seem to be that the tablet is the replacement of the netbook segment which slowly fades away into oblivion. Tablets offer the...

iPad 2 is going to be announced today, can't wait...

Wed, 09 Mar 2011 06:08:44 -0600

Discussion
Notebooks, Apple, iPad 2
I'm so excited about the new iPad 2 (not that I'm going to get it straight away) can't wait to see what's new -- inside and out. There's been so much rumored info in the cloud, I'm quite curious who's going to hit the spot with the most accurate predictions. :)

Need a help

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:14:22 -0600

Question
Notebooks, Lenovo, IdeaPad U350
Before a month I bought this notebook and had no problems till yesterday. When I turned it on, there was a black screen with "Operating system not found". What can be the problem? I didn't install any new programs or updates... :S

What about this Thunderbolt technology?

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 11:11:35 -0600

Discussion
Notebooks, Apple, MacBook Pro unibody 13-inch
Has anyone know something about this technology? Why Apple don't use USB 3, like everyone else ?