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  1. mic551

    netbook or cheap laptop ?

    basically from what i know yes, the netbook is smaller, less powerful, cheaper to buy, but unless size is a major issue, i would say get a normal laptop. A laptop should last longer and will suit your needs better then a netbook
  2. mic551

    Gaming laptop

    First off am very jealous, would love to spend this type off money on a laptop, personally for gaming i would go Alienware laptop.
  3. mic551

    Gaming laptop..on a budget

    what about something like a dell studio 15, new has a core i3 cpu 2.13ghz win 7 64bit, 2GB RAM, 250gb Hard Drive, 512Mb Ati Mobility 545v (5450 i think) for £480 or a cheaper second hand one should do the job. Hope this helps Mic551
  4. mic551

    First laptop needed

    Hi, Firstly thanks, secondly the downside to my laptop machine is it isn't really up to playing the latest games at good res, the graphics being a intergrated chip on the motherboard. To get good res for a game i'd look for a laptop that has an ATI or Nivida chipset. I have included a link...
  5. mic551

    First laptop needed

    whats the budget for the laptop?, and any other use other then to play sims?
  6. mic551

    Ubuntu Installtion Problems

    Just to let anyone who is interested, i have managed to make the installation work, i used gparted to change my partitions and format my disk to Fat 3 and linux swap, tried the installer again and it worked. Just some other questions, after moving from windows where a anti virus program...
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    Ubuntu Installtion Problems

    just to update i've got the alternative text installer, as i've tried in the past and got to the point where it is 'configuring the network with DHCP' and at the point it freezes with 0% on the screen, there's nothing wrong with the cd as i've used it on another pc and it spead through this...
  8. mic551

    Ubuntu Installtion Problems

    thanks i will give these a go now mic551
  9. mic551

    Ubuntu Installtion Problems

    Hi Jack, thanks for the reply, the graphics card i'm using is the nivida geforce 6200 (that came with it), and erm not sure about the second thing, i'm stuck at this point, this is all i see.
  10. mic551

    Help with my laptop choice

    Hi, from your comparison the best of those laptops is Dell Inspiron Core i3, as it has the most powerfull processor of the three, the most RAM, and a big hard drive. As for ordering from dell i can't personally say what its like, but my friend has bought a dell vostro laptop from dell and he...
  11. mic551

    Ubuntu Installtion Problems

    Hi Guys, i'm new to this part of the forum and would like some help regarding Ubuntu. I'm trying to install Ubuntu 9.10 and all i'm getting is the loading screen freezing, the computer in question is: Intel Celeron 3.00GHZ, 512MB RAM, 160GB hard drive. In the past i tried another version of...
  12. mic551

    Cheapest Laptop with 17" screen?

    I'm not sure if this was the laptop you saw but i found one (Acer 7540 17.3") at a computer store for £430, otherwise i recently helped buy a 17 inch laptop for my parents Hp Compaq, don't think they do it now where i bought it from, but thats a pretty good laptop, apart from slightly bad...
  13. mic551

    Why does my router not like google.co.uk

    hi Sin Chase, how do i go about doing that?, and what do i do when i have done that? thanks
  14. mic551

    Why does my router not like google.co.uk

    hi guys i have recently purchased a new ADSL router for myself and am having problems, first it didn't want to detect my adsl service, then after ages on the phone to tech support i now have internet access back but can't use google.co.uk with a box appearing asking for a username and password...
  15. mic551

    Spec me an ADSL Router

    thanks for the reply, sounds like a good router, i have questions though, do you know if its good for xbox live, and how many wireless devices do you have on your network if you don't mind me asking :) Also if anyone else has any other routers they think will fit the bill please let me know as...
  16. mic551

    Spec me an ADSL Router

    Hi Guys, i'm looking for a new ADSL Router and am wondering what router or routers you recommend. -Budget of up to £100 -Draft-n Wireless -good reliability -good signal strength -good with xbox live cheers :)
  17. mic551

    weird laptop problem

    thanks for the reply the make/model is in my sig, the reason i ask this is my warranty on it is due to run out in December, and i'm not sure if i should send it off or not.
  18. mic551

    weird laptop problem

    Anybody?
  19. mic551

    weird laptop problem

    hi guys, i have a weird problem, i have re-installed my vista laptop and did some windows updates only to find that when the latop restarted the screen was practically blank except for the mouse cursor which was going mad, a beeping noise and a message about interactive logon. Does any one know...
  20. mic551

    Are all electrical retail store advisors this annoying?

    look in the first post i was having a go and i'm sorry for that, i was just a bit angry about some of fox's posts and i guess just overeacted, i not like that in real life (honest) i just got the wrong end of your post i was angry at fox mainly and after reading the posts i realised that you was...
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