Laptops

Bluetooth disturbs sound on Sony VAIO
Hello! I have some issues with sound on my Sony VAIO VGN-CS390 laptop. It looks like buetooth disturbs sound on my laptop. I have noticed recenly that sound becomes bad (a lit of noise, and it like slows down while video goes ok) at some moment. It becomes normal again only after I restart computer, but then problem... 13 Mar 2010 07:31

New Laptop - which flavour of Windows? (and other issues)
I'm in the market for a new laptop computer. I need to have access to the same software and data files at two different locations, and have decided that a single laptop is preferable to maintaining two lots of hardware and trying to keep them in synch. Much as I would like to get away from the clutches of Micr... 17 Mar 2010 21:11

LCD screen replacement
I am a not so proud owner of an Alienware area 51 17" screen that needs replacement... or so I am told. This is about a five year old computer that at the time of sale cost just under 5K. Turns out after about 3 years the motherboard needed replacement. So I had the mobo replaced and before sending it back to me... 11 Mar 2010 06:43

Laptop power use: Windows vs Ubuntu
Some time back during the Linux/Windows wars the comment was made that Ubuntu used more power than Windows. It appears to be true (in my case anyway). I recently came into possession of an inline AC power meter so I tried a few experiments. I have 2 laptops that dual boot Windows and Ubuntu 9.10. In this experiment... 10 Mar 2010 14:12

Laptop shuts down after connecting power supply
Hi there, i am trying to diagnose a problem with my Philips Freevents X69 Notebook. Problem occurs after connecting external power supply. If it is connected, computer shuts down after few seconds - few minutes after operating system (Windows XP) is loaded (user don't need to log on). Different power supplies were... 15 Mar 2010 03:31

vaio fw disck drive not loading
recently when I turn on the laptop the drive doesn't boot the cd/dvd. I have to eject and insert a few times till it starts up.what could be causing the trouble? ... 8 Mar 2010 08:34

Laptop screen black
My Dell INspiron 8600 laptop screen began flickering this morning, now the screen is totally black but sometimes I am able to bring it back for a few minutes so I Know the pixals are fine - what is the problem - how much would it cost to fix? I had sent this laptop back to Dell the last time the screen went bla... 1 Apr 2010 11:15

How a laptop dies
Advice requested: ancient Toshiba Satellite 1900 (new battery last year, used seldom) while connected to mains power (downloading Ubuntu upgrades for 40 min. or so) emitted a soft pop and went wholly dark. Power button initiates startup process for about 5 seconds, dying with the same soft pop before GRUB has ... 28 Feb 2010 12:13

New laptop
Hi, I need to chose new laptop to replace my old Asus A6Km. I'm interested in two models: Dell 1558 and Lenovo G 56o. Both have the same CPU and other elements are similar. The point of my interesting is to have good keyboard, because I'm going to write my PhG dissertation on this machine. I'd like keyboard no... 25 Feb 2010 05:50

Acer TravelMate TrackPoint not moving
Hi all, An Acer TravelMate 6593g TrackPoint issue is getting a touch annoying. I have spent numerous hours, probably days all together, trying to get it working. It just doesn't move. Not sure if TrackPoint is the Acer term to use, but at least on ThinkPads these are called exactly that. This particular TravelMate m... 22 Feb 2010 18:41