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Due to the recent upgrade of the forum software (phpBB), the option to display a pop-up window when a member has a Private Message (PM) waiting to be...

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Accessing documents from Lenovo's new Support site

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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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So far, the forum's branched out into Facebook, Twitter and Smartphones - what will we be up to next?

Keep an eye on the Forum Announcements board...

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If you've noticed the new maintenance outage announcements, you know that Bill is actively working on upgrading the forum software and fixing the...

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Who is buying the OLPC?

Last post by Stargate199 « Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:22 pm
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by gator » Mon Nov 12, 2007 1:17 pm

Just read that the buy one give one OLPC is out for purcase ... anyone here buying it?

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Last post by Stargate199
Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:22 pm
student loan consolidation

Last post by alfio « Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:52 am
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by alfio » Sun Nov 11, 2007 7:31 pm

hello folks!

what is the latest strategy when dealing with student loans? is it time to consolidate again? if so, who are people consolidating...

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Mon Nov 12, 2007 9:52 am
Kindly asking advice about a Payment

Last post by carbon_unit « Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:48 pm
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by Diehard » Sun Nov 11, 2007 3:18 am

Hi All,

I've just won this auction
Seller accepts to ship it to my address, but one thing bothering me is ways of Payment. Seller only accepts...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Sun Nov 11, 2007 2:48 pm
Powerline network adapters

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:04 pm
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by RealBlackStuff » Mon Nov 05, 2007 7:57 am

I just bought a new house. As there are already plenty of cables (power, TV, etc.) throughout the basement, I don't want to add yet more (Cat5)...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Sat Nov 10, 2007 7:04 pm
how jet planes land????????

Last post by skitty4gzus « Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:48 pm
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by turbolium » Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:53 pm

I remember we have some guys here who likes planes so i figured maybe you can give me some info

me and my friend got into discussion long time ago...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Sat Nov 10, 2007 5:48 pm
She loves me, she loves me not...

Last post by jamerslong « Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:13 pm
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by GomJabbar » Fri Nov 09, 2007 5:21 pm

The Engagement :D

Cold Feet :cry: :evil:

Update to Cold Feet :?:

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Last post by jamerslong
Fri Nov 09, 2007 10:13 pm
another question about jet planes

Last post by jamerslong « Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:24 pm
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by mattbiernat » Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:01 am

didn't want to hijack the other topic so i started my own.
on the way from Chicago to Dublin I've experianced some pretty bad turbulence. i mean...

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Last post by jamerslong
Fri Nov 09, 2007 8:24 pm
Humorous thoughts-I've got to stop logging in here! Costs $!

Last post by bill bolton « Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:17 pm
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by mgo » Thu Nov 08, 2007 4:20 pm

I just bought my 3rd ThinkPad from a member here. I now have a total of four. I love the 15 inch screen and lots of RAM and fast hard drives. I'ts...

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Last post by bill bolton
Thu Nov 08, 2007 7:17 pm
How do you pronouce Lenovo

Last post by dr_st « Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:35 am
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by Navck » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:13 pm

A CDW commerical pronouced it as Len-Oval (What the?)
I pronouce it as Len-Ah-Vo

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Last post by dr_st
Thu Nov 08, 2007 3:35 am
Ebay item has never arrived...

Last post by ajkula66 « Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:59 am
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by ulrich.von.lich » Thu Nov 01, 2007 11:29 am

I bought a CPU on eBay about 3 weeks ago but it has never arrived. I wonder if anyone here has had similar experience. What should I do? What will...

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Wed Nov 07, 2007 6:59 am
EEE PC Pre-Order

Last post by pianowizard « Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:20 pm
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by The Spirit of X21 » Wed Sep 26, 2007 7:00 pm

Looks like someone at eeetalk.com found a site taking pre-orders:

The prices are a bit higher than I'd like, but I'd still be pretty tempted to...

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Last post by pianowizard
Tue Nov 06, 2007 1:20 pm
slightly unusual k/b and mouse ...

Last post by gator « Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:45 am
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by gator » Sat Nov 03, 2007 1:07 pm

Anyone interested?

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Sun Nov 04, 2007 10:45 am
Split from T61/p owners: How are the new screens???

Last post by wolfman « Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:34 pm
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by Crunch » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:56 am

Would you be willing to pay $6000 for a T61p?

I see your point. I have my own business, so the capitalist in me loves the current, and embarrassing...

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Last post by wolfman
Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:34 pm
network attached storage device recs?

Last post by jacksonheights « Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:19 pm

by jacksonheights » Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:19 pm

Hope its ok to talk about non-thinkpad hardware here?

Im looking for recommendations for a NAS device. I've read mixed reviews for just about every...

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Last post by jacksonheights
Fri Nov 02, 2007 8:19 pm
San Jose earthquake 8:04pm PDT 10/30/07 5.6 prelim mag

Last post by rkawakami « Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:58 pm
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by rkawakami » Tue Oct 30, 2007 11:25 pm

Yes, us crazy people out here on the Left Coast who live under the constant, unseen threat of the ground betraying us, are still here. California has...

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Last post by rkawakami
Fri Nov 02, 2007 7:58 pm
Help with Hard Drive questions

Last post by RealBlackStuff « Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:34 pm
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by chazz » Fri Nov 02, 2007 2:04 pm

Hi all... Someone gave me a what looks like a server tower and inside it has 4 Seagate Cheetah 73,73GB,10K-Ultra 160 SCSI hard drives...What can i do...

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Last post by RealBlackStuff
Fri Nov 02, 2007 4:34 pm
Why am I buying an Lenovo. A Horror Story 1 month old HP

Last post by carbon_unit « Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:15 pm
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by integra144 » Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:02 pm

I received my brand new top of the line HP Dv2500t from HP.com September 14, 2007. For the next two weeks the computer was perfect with all of HP’s...

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Last post by carbon_unit
Wed Oct 31, 2007 4:15 pm
Happy Halloween! (PIC)

Last post by gator « Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:20 pm

by gator » Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:20 pm

ps: bonus candy for those who identify what episode this is from :lol:

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Last post by gator
Tue Oct 30, 2007 10:20 pm
All enclosures you ever need ...

Last post by qviri « Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:44 am
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by gator » Mon Oct 29, 2007 11:45 pm

Found this on google today ... they have some nifty enclosures (USB2+firewire for 2.5 SATA HDDs). Prices are slightly expensive, but their range is...

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Last post by qviri
Tue Oct 30, 2007 8:44 am
Did anyone see this Vaio TZ review?

Last post by dr_st « Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:51 am
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by gator » Fri Jun 29, 2007 12:30 am
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For all you true ultraportable aficianodos:

11.1 screen at 1366*768 (which is 16:9 720p HD resolution, more than some 14.1 /15.4 wiuescreen...
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Last post by dr_st
Mon Oct 29, 2007 3:51 am
Rip contents of CD onto HD and run it from there-possible?

Last post by leoblob « Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:27 pm
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by Vert.E.Gogh » Sat Oct 27, 2007 8:05 am

This is a dumb question because I'm really not familiar with ripping CDs or DVDs and how that all works. But here goes...

Is it possible to rip or...

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Last post by leoblob
Sun Oct 28, 2007 8:27 pm
Buying & Shipping LCD /Plasma from USA to India? If? How

Last post by crashnburn « Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:04 am
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by crashnburn » Tue Sep 25, 2007 4:57 pm

Buying & Shipping LCD /Plasma from USA to India? If? How?

Anyone with insights on shipping big things across continents / people who have migrated &...

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Last post by crashnburn
Sun Oct 28, 2007 11:04 am
Deal alert: Dual Quad-core Xeon for $779

Last post by bill bolton « Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:24 am
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by syedj » Thu Oct 25, 2007 2:09 pm

From the mythtv-users list:

(Dell PowerEdge SC 1430 in case the link gets broken some how)

Click bullet #4 in the first box
Click bullet #5 in...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:24 am
OS-X veterans/people who hack OS-X please HELP!

Last post by noetus « Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:56 am

by noetus » Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:56 am

I wanted to see if any of the Mac / OS-X veterans who are experts on hacking OS-X to make it work on non-standard hardware (such as Thinkpads) could...

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Last post by noetus
Sat Oct 27, 2007 12:56 am
Hitachi exits personal computers

Last post by snessiram « Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:23 pm
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by ryengineer » Tue Oct 23, 2007 10:14 am

Hitachi a Japanese company and the makers of Pirus PC's and VisionBooks has called it a day for personal computers.

Hitachi is pulling out of the...

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Last post by snessiram
Fri Oct 26, 2007 2:23 pm
Zip and LS-120 disks

Last post by jruschme « Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:26 pm
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by jruschme » Fri Oct 19, 2007 8:51 am

I'm curious... is anyone still using Zip and/or LS-120 disks anymore?

Yesterday, I had a coworker gift me with a quantity of unopened LS-120...

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Last post by jruschme
Thu Oct 25, 2007 12:26 pm
New Bruce and E Street Band album - Oct. 2

Last post by dorronto « Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:20 am
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by dorronto » Fri Aug 17, 2007 5:40 am

Bruce Springsteen's new studio album Magic will be released on October 2, 2007.

The album contains 11 new Bruce compositions

I just can't help...

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Last post by dorronto
Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:20 am
I was fooled for a moment ...

Last post by pianowizard « Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:11 am
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by gator » Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:47 am

... when I thought I saw a rollcage on a recent Dell Precision series laptop. Look at the below pic:

I then realized that it was the perspective...

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Last post by pianowizard
Wed Oct 24, 2007 4:11 am
Lenovo's Beijing Desktop Testing Lab

Last post by ulrich.von.lich « Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:32 pm
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by ryengineer » Tue Oct 23, 2007 2:04 pm

Why lenovo desktops fail significantly less than it's competitors? See it yourself:

The Beijing Desktop Testing Lab

For anyone curious to know...

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Last post by ulrich.von.lich
Tue Oct 23, 2007 4:32 pm
don't underestimate old people

Last post by draco2527 « Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:47 am
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by mattbiernat » Sun Oct 21, 2007 3:35 pm

check this out:
this lady really does have guts!
Hammer time: Shaw storms in the company's office. BAM! She whacks the keyboard of the customer...

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Last post by draco2527
Mon Oct 22, 2007 10:47 am
New Linksys WRT350n US Firmware Released - Oct 2007

Last post by bill bolton « Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:51 pm

by bill bolton » Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:51 pm

Ver #. Date Description
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1.03.7 Sep 14, 2007

1. Disabled SIP/ALG...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sat Oct 20, 2007 10:51 pm
24kt laptop...

Last post by furrycute « Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:09 pm
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by draco2527 » Sat Oct 06, 2007 11:42 pm

ROFL

:eek:

White gold would have been better. 8)

My $.02

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Last post by furrycute
Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:09 pm
Trip advices

Last post by sokos « Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:00 pm
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by sokos » Wed Oct 03, 2007 7:25 am

Hello fellow Thinkpaders!

Since we have such a multinational fellowship here, why don't we create this topic to ask advice for when one visits to...

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Last post by sokos
Fri Oct 19, 2007 7:00 pm
Very good display quality comparison pictures

Last post by Troels « Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:08 pm
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by Puppy » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:32 pm

I found excellent ThinkPad display quality comparison pictures here:

There are pictures comparing:
T60 15 1400x1050 IPS
LCD monitor NEC 2090UXi (20...

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Last post by Troels
Fri Oct 19, 2007 1:08 pm
How am I supposed to play this %!@$#^ music CD????

Last post by leoblob « Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:18 am
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by leoblob » Tue Oct 16, 2007 7:02 pm

I have a music CD, Sheryl Crow, Globe Sessions. It plays perfectly fine on a CD player, but when I try to listen to it from the CD drive on my...

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Last post by leoblob
Wed Oct 17, 2007 10:18 am
The Ugliest Products in Tech History

Last post by qviri « Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:09 am
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by ryengineer » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:11 am

Yesterday's heavenly tools; today's The Ugliest Products in Tech History .

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Last post by qviri
Tue Oct 16, 2007 2:09 am
Do you use your thinkpad on planes? Then read this ...

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by gator » Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:13 am

Latest entry from David Hill:

And don't forget to vote!

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Last post by gator
Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:13 am
Any lawyers in here?

Last post by Nigellus « Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:00 pm
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by Turbo Audi » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:48 pm

Hey everyone! Been awhile. I need some legal advice about a simple issue I am having. I am thinking strongly of taking someone I know to small claims...

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Last post by Nigellus
Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:00 pm
NCAA football fans????

Last post by skitty4gzus « Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:33 pm
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by skitty4gzus » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:12 pm

a lil ole team about an hour south of my hometown of Cincinnati known as the Kentucky Wildcats just knocked down the #1 team in the nation LSU!!!!...

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Last post by skitty4gzus
Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:33 pm
Burn iso image to usable CD?

Last post by mhm « Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:48 pm
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by winslow » Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:34 pm

I have an iso image of office 2007 that I want to burn to CD however when I burn (iso recorder)it it just records an unusable file to the CD. What...

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Last post by mhm
Mon Oct 15, 2007 12:48 pm
The Game They Play In Heaven! It's that time again.... (PIC)

Last post by bill bolton « Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:20 pm
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by bill bolton » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:10 pm

Yes, it's Rugby World Cup time!

Who will win?

USA is in Pool A with England South Africa Samoa and Tonga

Canada is in Pool B with Australia...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:20 pm
Norton AntiVirus

Last post by ThinkPad « Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:54 pm
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by ThinkPad » Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:29 pm

I have a long expired version of Norton Antivirus that was preloaded when I got the laptop. I did get the basic renewal package which has also...

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Last post by ThinkPad
Sun Oct 14, 2007 3:54 pm
HP nc2400

Last post by pianowizard « Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:07 pm
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by draco2527 » Sun Sep 23, 2007 8:12 pm

... I am selling it because I am upgrading to an HP nc2400 . ...

:?

If you do not mind me asking...are you giving up on the ThinkPad line?

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Last post by pianowizard
Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:07 pm
Wireless services?

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by ThinkPad » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:26 am

Does anyone use a wireless provider like ATT or Verison to surf on your laptop? I recently subscribed the ATT data package which came with a Sierra...

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Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:26 am
Please vote for BillMorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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by NS » Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:13 am

Please vote for BillMorrow before 12Oct2007. Let's do it together and promote thinkpads.com famous BillMorrow...

:-)

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Fri Oct 12, 2007 5:13 am
HP Pavilion n5495 Needs Help: Battery, RAM, CPU?

Last post by crashnburn « Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:14 pm

by crashnburn » Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:14 pm

HP Pavilion n5495 Needs Help: Battery, RAM, CPU?

This was a machine similar to XE3 Omnibook series

I have this machine P3 1.0Ghz, 512MB (256x2),...

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Last post by crashnburn
Tue Oct 09, 2007 8:14 pm
Canadain $$$ is on par with US $$$

Last post by dsvochak « Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:24 am
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by SaberX » Thu Sep 20, 2007 8:54 pm
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WOW i just herd that at somepoint today(Thursday) that owr Canadain dollor was worth MORE than the USA dollor.

I bet one of thease days you guys...
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Last post by dsvochak
Tue Oct 09, 2007 7:24 am
Help me build my Hackintosh (PICS!)

Last post by The Spirit of X21 « Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:41 pm
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by The Spirit of X21 » Sun Sep 30, 2007 3:05 pm

Hi everyone,

I've been tossing and turning trying to decide what my next computer project will be... desktop, laptop, etc. Well, I've decided to try...

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Last post by The Spirit of X21
Mon Oct 08, 2007 10:41 pm
Gossip

Last post by gotconsultants « Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:08 pm
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by gotconsultants » Mon Oct 08, 2007 8:40 am

Lenovo got themselves in a bit of a pinch... Here is the story:

Note from Moderator: Duplicate thread.

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Last post by gotconsultants
Mon Oct 08, 2007 4:08 pm
Have you used UPS to ship to international Destination?

Last post by Diehard « Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:17 pm

by Diehard » Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:17 pm

Usually we don't use UPS because it's expensive. USPS is cheaper but long delivery time, and buyer need to go to custom office to get the item (have...

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Mon Oct 08, 2007 3:17 pm

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