[laptops] Forum Topics

Hey guys.... M new to this forum... I have a compaq presario c700 notebook which is quite old..... when i press the power button the led lights turns on..i can here the fans spinning sometimes after 4-5 seconds the system turns off....and i switch it on again...the display remains black …

Hello I am currently facing an issue with an HP laptop running Windows 10, whereby the following keys are not responding at all when typing: R, T, F, G, V, B. Sticky keys and other similar features have been turned off. Any fix for this issue?

We do live streaming via a laptop. We stream in HD and need a very fast processor for sure. I am not sure how important the graphics card is in this but maybe a dedicated one would be best. I had purchased an HP laptop with an i7 quad core …

Hello everyone...I turn to u in search of help... OK..So in a nut shell : I'm seeking three refurbished laptops with decent specs...shipped fedex international...as we all have learned the hard way at some point buying online can be....so any trusted..(really...yes I'm serious) place i can check out....thanks...please keep in …

Hi guys, i have a toshiba laptop the model is a305-s6858 and i'm wondering if my laptop contains a pci express card and can i use for example a vidock? I just want to add an external graphic card to my laptop in order to be able to play games …

I'll keep this one short, My girlfriend is on her second laptop were as i'm still on my first. She has an ASUS (i'm not sure of the model) and she's always leaving it on the floor next to the bed and falling asleep with it on her knee so …

One of my Christmas presents to myself this year (2009) was a new laptop. It's an [URL="http://www.acer.com"]Acer[/URL] Aspire 7535-5020 with 4GB RAM, 320GB Hard Drive, Wireless LAN, Built-in Camera, GigaBit LAN, Modem (Does anyone use a Modem any more?), a huge 16:9, 17" screen and a full-size keyboard. It has …

now im about to buy a new laptop , i have 3 choices ,the FIRST is HP G6-1040e (4GB ram , 500GB HDD , core i3-380M 2.53 GHz , ATI radeon HD5650 graphics 1GB , 15.6" display ) ... the SECOND is FUJITSU ( 4GB ram , 640GB HDD , …

Hi, I am planning to buy a laptop and confused on which one to buy... 1. Lenovo Y560 (i3 proc) 2. Hp Pavilion DV6-3056TX 3. Sony Vaio VPCEB16FG which to buy from the above.....( i chose Lenovo Y560 but heard build quality is very poor..duno) If there is any other …

I am using a sony VAIO laptop [model#PCG-7M1L] and there is a Hacktool.Rootkit virus that is bothering me. Can anyone help me out? Here is my last HijackThis logfile. Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.2 Scan saved at 7:19:47 PM, on 5/31/2010 Platform: Windows XP SP2 (WinNT 5.01.2600) MSIE: Internet …

HI Im desperate. My dell laptop decided to get a blue screen. Ive had no problems with it either..never even froze. Anyway....I had an xp disc that came with my laptop that wasd suppose to be the solution...only when i opened it, it had a pretty nasty deep scratch. The …

Hi, I am planning to develop a bluetooth application and i would like to know whether it is possible to connect more than 2 bluetooth devices, say 3,4,5,6,and even 10,at the same time without losing any connection between them. Bluetooth devices can be laptops or mobile with java support. Any …

I am seeking a All in one Laptop to cover the need of What I DO Portable Windows and Linux OS partioned 1gig Ram 4 NICs for 4 seperate networks with routable interface between them to be able to WEBEX either from wireless or any one of the 4 2 …

It powers on and freezes at the Gateway Logo. The fan runs continuously and to turn the laptop off I have to hold the power button down for about 5 seconds. Before this started it was working perfectly.

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote, "[URL="http://www.daniweb.com/news/story220784.html"]Has Linux Fallen Into a Well?[/URL]." It was a tale of two brothers, aka The Cave Dwellers, who had too many complaints and angst concerning the Windows XP installation on my wife's old HP DV-5000 laptop. Reinstalling XP didn't do any good the …

Yesterday, [URL="http://www.apple.com"]Apple[/URL] [URL="http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090609/bs_nm/us_apple1"]announced[/URL] significant price drops on many of its consumer products including the iPhone and Mac Air. This is an unusual move by Apple since it carefully controls its pricing--so much so that rarely, if ever, do its products go "on sale." So what's up with this big price …

I saw a netbook at a discount chain store the other day that I want. It's an [URL="http://us.acer.com/acer/product.do?link=oln24g.redirect&changedAlts=&kcond5e.c2att92=843&CRC=2745306029"]Acer Aspire One[/URL]. It has 1GB RAM and a 160GB Hard Drive for $296. Awesome deal. The problem, at least for me, is that it comes standard with some whittled down version of …

I've read almost a dozen articles in the past week about Netbook computers and am sorely disappointed with some of the news about them. The general consensus is that Windows dominates the Netbook space. The info was gathered from sales reports by [URL="http://www.asus.com"]Asus[/URL], [URL="http://www.msi.com.tw"]MSI[/URL], [URL="http://www.dell.com"]Dell[/URL] and [URL="http://www.sylvania.com"]Sylvania[/URL]. This news is …

Few things are more cringe-inducing than admitting to your boss that you lost your company-issued laptop. No matter how careful you are about securing your computer, sometimes all it takes is a second for it to vanish in a crowded airport or bus. To increase the chances of getting your …

Round Rock, Texas-based [URL="http://www.dell.com"]Dell, Inc.[/URL] announced Friday that it is now offering the latest [URL="http://www.ubuntu.com"]Ubuntu[/URL] (8.04 Hardy Heron) released in April of this year on some of their popular consumer grade laptops and desktop models. Currently available in the United States, France, Germany, Spain, Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico and Colombia. …

[URL="http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquirer/news/2008/07/04/hundreds-thousands-laptops-left"]According to The Inquirer[/URL] a new report by the Ponemon Institute, rather appropriately sponsored by Dell, has revealed that an astonishing number of laptops are lost at airports across the United States on a weekly basis. Asking questions of 800 business travellers at some 106 major airports in the US, …

Amidst the carnage that is Wall Street this year (the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 20% since last October, classifying the stock market as being in official “bear” territory), there are glimmers of good news, and a good portion of it is coming from the tech sector. The latest …

VIA Technologies, Inc., maker of innovative and power-efficient processor platforms, announced today that they have released an open source laptop design to the public. Formally known as the VIA OpenBook Mini-Note Reference Design, VIA is responding to global demand for ultra-portable notebook computers. The VIA OpenBook is based on the …