I have this problem, and it's very annoying! I have my system plugged into AC, configured to never lower brightness or refresh rate; just turn off display after 25 minutes. If it doesn't come back I find suspending the laptop (by shutting the lid) and resuming fixes it. well you can configure it no...

i have this problem sometimes when the display turns off automatically. When I manually suspend it, the mouse always resumes it

I set it to compatability mode to install linux, and have not since switched it back. It does seem to boot a bit faste

Well, this obviously depends on the screen. Currently I'm studying and my study-mate's laptop is a Dell 6400, 15.4" widescreen. He has got a resolution of 1280x1024, and I have a T60p, 15" screen and a resolution of 1600x1200 :) No, I was comparing regular and wide versions of the same type . You a...