Quote: Originally Posted by Enigmaaron Am I missing something? What does the enclosure material have to do with the video card's clock speeds? With a plastic enclosure it w…

Quote: Originally Posted by SpaceMonkey Just out of curiosity, how thick is the current ThinkPad T-series? That's plastic, and should have about the same feature set and heat ou…

I overclocked my PB's 9700 to 580/330 and I see little heat difference and only about -15 minutes of battery life. But Doom 3 runs faster than before. Who knows what this will do t…

Quote: Originally Posted by Danoldo IN WINDOWS XP! Games, photoshop, etc.......... They are able to do all this bc of Windows XP ahhh ok

I couldn't find the ATI Tools 0.2.5b software, can anyone locate it?

Quote: Originally Posted by schalliol I couldn't find the ATI Tools 0.2.5b software, can anyone locate it? First hit on Google, as usual.

Thanks! No where to be found you though it was "ATI Tools" ...as usual

Quote: Originally Posted by Velocity211 I overclocked my PB's 9700 to 580/330... Tell me how. - Xidius

There is a news site out there which has an article about how DDR2 memories in general can get as hot as 85C (nearly the temperature to boil water, and the article claimed it could…

Quote: Originally Posted by Xidius Tell me how. - Xidius I used ATIcellerator II 1.06b.

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell With a plastic enclosure it wouldn't feel so hot. That's simplistic. Just because it doesn't feel so hot doesn't mean it isn't. Plastic c…

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon That's simplistic. Just because it doesn't feel so hot doesn't mean it isn't. Plastic cases mean better heat insulation, mean internal temps ar…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell Simplistic and correct. If my laptop spends most of its life at 45C instead of 40C, does it having a meaningful impact on component life? …

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon It's definitely not that good looks prevented Apple from doing the right thing, it's that different people have different priorities and obviou…

Quote: Originally Posted by mduell With a plastic enclosure it wouldn't feel so hot. Lenovo has all the same components (X1300 instead of X1600) in 5 lb, 14" laptop, 1" thick, …

I just want to chime in to say that the side view of the T60 above looks really freakin' ugly. I'm glad my laptop is so much prettier than that.

VGA hahahhahaha

Quote: Originally Posted by Barefoot Matt I just want to chime in to say that the side view of the T60 above looks really freakin' ugly. I'm glad my laptop is so much prettier t…

Oh, c'mon now. I've never used a cooling pad with any of PBs or my MBP. They're no more necessary than they are for a T60. And to help everyone understand one thing, another reas…

Quote: Originally Posted by hakstooy Which is laughable, and really, my only real issue with the ThinkPads. I dunno why they can't have DVI. Because they use windows!! jk

Quote: Originally Posted by hakstooy And to help everyone understand one thing, another reason the case feels hotter is because the metal conducts the heat into your skin better…

That's true about the heat, I personally don't care, but I've had 4 PBs and this MBP, so I'm kinda used to it. Heh. It'd be nice not to have it, but, if I had to pick between hot a…

VGA on any notebook above $1500 is abysmal. And don't give me the dongle crap. Every decent corporate presentation station will have a dongle ready. Just like a laser pointer, AC p…

Quote: Originally Posted by Simon VGA on any notebook above $1500 is abysmal. And don't give me the dongle crap. Every decent corporate presentation station will have a dongle r…

Quote: Originally Posted by jasonsRX7 Good thing the T60 is $1475 Well spec it decently and you'll be well above but the outdated VGA port will always be there. Personally,…