Archive for the ‘Laptop Computer’ Category

How do I restore my laptop to its original settings?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

I have a laptop that i am selling and I want to completely reset it to its original settings, as if it were new. How do I do that?
Answer: 0) Take out all the extra H/W that your computer did not come with, Printers, USB peripherals, etc.
1) Format & recover the system. To format, either […]

Laptop Acer Aspire 5920…can it record videos aswell as take pictures?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

I'm just wondering can the acer 5920 laptop record videos?
I’ve got a normal webcam but I can’t find it…has anyone got this kind of laptop and could you tell me if it can record videos as well as taking pictures…thankyou.
Answer: try looking for windows motion picture maker its part of windows, in that software you […]

Is this a good Dell Laptop?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

I'm thinking about getting the XPS
Here’s a link: http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/c…
its the american site- sorry
does anyone have any advice or tips about it?
Thanks
Answer: Nothing wrong with that spec, 160gb hard drive good, 2mb memory, good screen resolution, shared graphics is ok but may play up on games, intel duo cpu is good, good price, never used […]

Ideal laptop security?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

I have a laptop, what’s the best Antivirus security for surfing the internet using wifi/wireless?for the laptop?
Answer: The best security is a careful user. No matter how good your Antivirus software is, there's still a chance of your computer becoming infected.
AVG or Avast (both free) are fairly good Antivirus programs. Why pay for something you […]

Problems with Date and Time on my Mac laptop?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

Everyday, when I turned my Mac on, the date and time is always changed back to 01/01/1970. 1970?????? Come on! This laptop is only a few years old.
A little message always appears on the screen and stated like this:
[Your computer's clock is set to a date before March 24th, 2001. This may cause some […]

Whats the main difference between lap tops and Netbooks/notebooks?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

Besides size of course!!!
Answer: AAAAH, I look like The Drunken Fool…
Notebook is a Laptop, IBM just want to be different.
Laptops/Notebooks are basically an average spec Computer in a mobile box. They have the ability to do most things a Personal computer can do but are sometimes slower or have less storage.
Netbooks are exactly that, low […]

My cursor is moving by itself!?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

The cursor on my Toshiba Tecra M1 laptop is moving by itself! I've unplugged my USB mouse so I'm presuming it's the mousepad?
Answer: might be theres some dirt or fluff in ball on base of mouse….unscrew base and clear fluff with a needle
P S if its a boy…call him after me!!!!
Answer: A lot of laptops […]

Can you explain these technical / brand names please?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

I'm fine using computers, but I don't keep up-to-date with things like processors, storage devices, graphics cards and all that.
Anyway, I'm thinking of buying a new laptop (a desktop isn’t practical for me at the moment) but don't know much about processors and stuff. I'm looking to spend under 600GBP so nothing too fancy […]

I need a stylish reasonably priced case/bag for my widescreen laptop?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

I started a new course at college recently, and I've found that it would be very useful if I could bring my laptop in for research.
The thing is it's a pain finding a bag that fits my laptop, because it's widescreen (around 17″) and when I do find one it's either incredibly ugly or ridiculously […]

What laptop would you reccamed for just dicent performance at a good price?

Posted on September 21st, 2008 in Laptop Computer

Hi,
I found some laptops that you might like:
- Acer Aspire One AOA150-Aw Intel Atom N270 1.60GHz / 512MB / 120GB / TFT8 / Linpus Linux retails at £223.07. Intel Atom, 1.6 Ghz, 512 MB, 120 GB. http://www.pricerunner.co.uk/pl/27-11468…
-Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-12F Intel Celeron M 550 2.0GHz / 1024MB / 120GB / TFT15.4 / DVDRW / Win […]