laptop

I am looking to work away from my office on a regular basis and so will need a laptop that can link into the office server remotely. I know very little about laptops, so could do with some advice. Ideally I would like it to be fast, have 500gb(Although could be persuaded by Less if solid state)...

I may need a laptop (preferably Dell) with Windows XP2 SP2 operating system, dedicated graphics card, and the ability to be able to network. Please pm me if you have an old one laying around, thanks.

I have only just got my 2003 C230K Coupe but would like to be able to read codes should they be triggered. I have seen normal odb2 readers that display the codes directly on their screens but I have just seen a odb2 - usb interface with software for about £25 on ebay and wondered if anyone had...

As long as it works, small screen is better, parallel port, Win98 would be fine. If your chucking one out, let me know ! Cheers Adam

Working, old, small screen Laptop with parallel port, free or cheap ! Win98 would be fine. If your chucking one out, let me know. Cheers Adam

Can I thether my mobile phone to my laptop when a wireless signal is unavailable? I'm not sure my mobile provider would approve of regular use, but sometimes it would be useful. :) Any ideas how I can use my phone as a modem? TIA. Paul.

Weird thing. Daughter has same laptop as me, dell inspiron 1564. She was in the car earlier watching a dvd and claims that the trackpad "just stopped working". I opened it up and it was at the users page, can't move cursor. After much to-do i managed to log into admin profile (using tab and...

£170 .ono cash on collection OR may post.... ---------------------- Dell Inspiron 6400 Centrino Duo Core 2 15.4" WXVGA High resolution & Anti glare & GLOSSY LCD Screen (1280 X800) Intel Centrino DUAL CORE 2 X 1.66GHz (3.32GHz) 256mb ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 Hypermemory Video Graphics...

The first draft of my msc thesis is due in next week. Today my norton security had to be renewed. Down loaded the update and system (vista) rebooted without issue. I've been working on the laptop all afternoon and when i restarted the computer tonight it won't restart. First...

Folks, Having resolved the slow responses on the notebook we have, I have now been hit with the main laptop seemingly dying on me! The hard drive is fine (having tested on another machine) but when you turn on the laptop, the fan gives the initial burst, the hard drive whirs,.... but that's...

So i recently discover Blinkbox, and get a load of stuff to watch for free. I cannot abide watching films on the laptop so i bought a VGA/RGB lead to plug into the side of my TV (a la Wii / Gamecube etc); but i cannot get it to work :( :wallbash::wallbash: Has anyone achieved this ??? Cheers rob

Hi All, I am selling my wifes Laptop due to lack of use (she uses the desktop more than the laptop). It is an Ultra portable IBM X41 it is very light yet has the IBM Robustness. Spec: Pentium M Centrino 1.6 Ghz 60 Gig HDD 512 Mb RAM (expandable to 1.5 Gig) Wifi enabled built in SD Card...

Hi All, I have for sale a CHEAP ultra portable laptop that comes complete with docking station and charger for only £40 o.n.o the specs, Dell Latitude X300 12.1" screen 1.4 Ghz Pentium M 640 MB RAM 40 GB HDD CD/RW DVD Wi Fi Enabled SD Reader USBs Pre installed Windows XP Pro (legit) Resized...

I'm looking for a new business laptop, something with a reasonable amount of processing power. So far the best I've found is this: £820 inc. VAT Ultimate Vostro 1720 Core 2 Duo T9550 (2.66 GHz) Display 17in Widescreen WXGA+ ( 1440 X 900 ) 8GB RAM 500GB Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit 3 Year On...

My new laptop comes pre-installed with McAfee. :( I have used AVG-Free for a while and am happy with it. I'm not a fan of the likes of Norton/McAfee and would like to uninstall the McAfee before registering the product. Is there a sure-fire way to get McAfee out of the system (Windows 7)...

I'm in the process of setting up my new laptop (Windows 7). I was pleasantly surprised to find all of my favourites were present in internet explorer. However, the favourites are in the wrong order. :doh: I've tried "organize favourites" without any success and moving my most used sites to...

For some time I have had problems with my HP laptop crashing (today's count is 16-20 crashes) and I think the cooling fan is to blame. The fan stops working, the machine gets hot and then crashes. I periodically vacuum out any dust through the fan vent but the fan now seems to be woefully...

Hi all Looking for some advice/recommendations for a new laptop for a family member. I have been using macbooks for quite some time now, so dont really keep up or know much about laptops which are currently available and what to go for. They do have a budget of around £350-£400. I know its not...

E system 4215c laptop intel celeron 530 1.73 ghz processor 512 mb ram 80gb hdd dvd+/_rw li-ion battery wi fi usb windows vista home basic genuine serial number on base of unit no recovery discs as everything is on a small partition ,just press f11 i think when booting...

Hi all. My (reasonably) trusty Dell Inspiron has just developed a problem with the screen. A couple of vertical lines have appeared - one down the left edge, but really annoyingly also right down the middle. They appear to be white, or possibly light blue, but don't appear immediately the...