Post by: crzyrbl on May 15, 2006, 05:19:00 pm
im completely deckin it out with:
2.0 ghz core duo
1 gig RAM
Tru Brite display
Mist paint job
maybe Windoze Pro
ATI X1400 128RAM
DVD/CD superdrive
Wifi/Bluetooth
high quality speakers
and some other stuff
planning to use it all through college
i think that fingerprint scanner is just overkill :P
Post by: Spellshaper on May 15, 2006, 05:32:00 pm
o' course a X1800 wuld be kewler, but it eats up battery sooo fast
Is the processor Intel or AMD and which name?
Post by: spengo on May 15, 2006, 06:14:00 pm
^this one has your same specs but a 120GB hdd and 2GB ram and 15.4" screen and it only costs $1.5k!
I mean don't get me wrong, toshiba is great, I'm just an acer fan. :)
I was actually considering buying that one, but I decided to go with a 2Ghz pentium M and radeon x700 because I need graphics power more than anything else. (being the silly gamer I am. :D ) x700 >>>> x1400 However if you don't really need the gaming power I definitely recommend opting for a dual core laptop as you can get a lot of power out of that. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115320 is the one that I bought. It should be here tomorrow actually. :o
My mom won't let my play with it until graduation on june 3 though. :'( @spellshaper: core duo is the name for those nifty new dual core Intel chips for notebooks.
Normally you'd think that the x1400 would be better than an x700 right as it's a whole series ahead. Not so! The x1400 is the cheapo version of the new series while the x700 is one of the higher end ones of the previous series. The x1400 has a great processor and can do a few more operations/sec than the x700 can, however, it has a severe dearth of pipelines and just about everything else graphically is slower. In terms of games, the x1400 can run half life 2 awesomely at medium-ish settings whereas the x700 can run half life 2 awesomely at very high settings. x1400 can barely run battlefield 2 on low settings and x700 can get some nice mid-high range settings.
Btw, if you buy an acer in the price range you are setting that toshiba at ($2000) check out this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115226
If that is not the absolute ultimate notebook computer I don't know what is. O_O (spengo does not count those 8-12lb monsters that should be referred to as "small desktops" not laptops. :P
) Yes, acer owns all. :D x1600 in that baby!
Post by: kalan_vod on May 15, 2006, 06:40:00 pm
Post by: crzyrbl on May 16, 2006, 01:32:00 am
Post by: spengo on May 16, 2006, 10:11:00 am
All that provides is a reason for manufacturers to jack up the price of thier computer when you could easily get a cheap student ms office suite or even free like at my school. If you aren't a student, there's always openoffice.org too. :D Much woot. Also, with a bunch of needless software, you have to spend time uninstalling the stuff you don't want.The overheating is due to n00bish use. Obviously, the guy who wrote that review was thinking something along the lines of "oh I'm doing games, I should lock my processor into max speed with that nifty manager program that comes with it." :P
If you notice the reviews of overheating are very few and many more talk about the great graphics they were getting on the newer games.Fat 32 is nothing. Takes a grand total of about 5 seconds to convert it to ntfs. The hard drives are very high quality seagate drives with the maximum speed available for that much space in a low profile form.
Post by: crzyrbl on May 17, 2006, 01:35:00 am
Post by: spengo on May 17, 2006, 12:23:00 pm
#1: wtf??! that makes no sense
#2: I don't notice eccessive noise from my optical drive anyways :o
On june 3 when I am allowed to play with it more I will post you screenies of battlefield 2 and counter strike source and I bet it won't overheat. :)
Btw, mine is extremely sexy, the screen is nice and big but not too big to be a hassle to carry like those 17" monster laptops. There are no dead pixels at all!! much woot. It weighs a light 6 lbs and the case overall seems very sturdy. I haven't dropped it yet but I didn't notice any twisting of the monitor at all and it seemed really firm as I held it. The integrated bluetooth is a very nice touch and the little sony bluetooth mouse I got works excellently. I really do like the screen a lot. It has a very wide viewing angle too. :o
On a purely cosmetic note the acer logo is up in the top right hand corner as opposed to smack in the middle like dell or alienware. :) Newegg's shipping was uber as it got here in 3 business days just like they said. It boots up almost instantly. :o I press the power button and there is barely any time at all before I can log in and use it. Much faster than my 2.8Ghz p4 desktop. Also, it's really quiet. O_O I haven't played any games or done any real heavy duty stuff yet, but with the basic installing and goofing off with the bluetooth mouse there was like, no noise at all.I have to think of a cool name for it though. :o
It is temporarily named Zangetsu after my favorite bleach character Ichigo's sword. (yes a sword is a character :P ) I kind of want something more original though... *spengo goes to quickly make a random letter generator on his ti 89*EDIT: I got it! I shall name it Stigandr which means "wanderer" in ancient norse. \o/
Post by: crzyrbl on May 17, 2006, 05:31:00 pm
oh ya, bleach is awsome.
after seeing a friends 14.1" widescreen laptop, i think the toshiba might be too small now.
Post by: spengo on May 17, 2006, 07:12:00 pm
So far I've asked them questions about the bluetooth mouse as I couldn't get it to connect properly right away without messing with the bluetooth settings in the control panel every time I turn on the machine. I haven't got a response back yet (well I emailed like 2 hours ago :P
) but I shall report on the results.I have never owned a ps2 however, but I can relate to loud dvd drives I suppose. On my desktop, if I try to play anime (like in avi format or something) directly off a dvd with video lan, it gets really really loud. o.o
The drive that is. It sounds painful. I have not tested this with the laptop yet so I don't know about that. Also, I bought an extended warranty to make sure it lasts as long as I need it. :) You should do that whether you buy acer, toshiba, dell or anything. I got to play with it again today because my dad was messing with the wireless trying to get a network going. The wireless network that is also shared by a windows '98 computer and an xp home with an extremely tempermental usb wireless thingy. Every time I connect with the laptop, the usb wireless dies in the desktop. >:0 I hate that usb thing. Whenever anyone touches the internet on any other computer it goes down to like 1mbps and gets irc lag of like 12 seconds. :P
If I try to torrent stuff it randomly disconnects as if it can't handle the bandwidth torrenting consumes. Rather unsatisfactory imho. I should just get my parents to bear with stringing ethernet across the room to the desktop. :P*note for future reference* never buy a usb wireless thingy, they suck major arse (sorry about the rant, but I do have anger at this usb pos wireless :angry:
)@ the toshiba: isn't there one with a 15.4" widescreen too? There should be. :P
15.4" wsxga+ is sexy :> Go look for the bigger toshiba ones. I'm almost positive they exist.
Post by: crzyrbl on May 19, 2006, 12:31:00 pm
1: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdetland.to?seg=HHO&poid=327377&fgpn=PSPA0U-02F01R&src=ABEM&cm_mmc=CNET_Feed-_-Notebook_PCs-_-_-_-Satellite_P100_ST7211_Customizable its only 7.1 pounds for a 17" laptop and pretty dang sturdy. the 7600go grfx card is nice too (better than x1600 i think). comes with too many features to mention, the coolest being that fingerprint reader!
2: http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_CTO-Start?ProductSKU=M1NBSP06-A&catname=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_FE_Series it has a nice 15.4" screen, great keyboard, a 7400go, which is still nice.
3: http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1705?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn although almost a pound heavier than the toshiba, it has an optional tv tuner, adequate multi-mediafunctions, and the 7900 GS, which is the equivalent of the 7800 GTX!
"Save $750 on select Inspiron? notebook systems $1999 or more in Dell Home.
For this offer, enter Dell Coupon Code: R3D0GW03LCSZ14"
price is not really an issue for me, and i dont think (but not sure) i need to worry about weight as i wont need to have it next to me all day.
Post by: kalan_vod on May 19, 2006, 01:11:00 pm
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on May 19, 2006, 01:14:00 pm
Post by: kalan_vod on May 19, 2006, 01:15:00 pm
Post by: crzyrbl on May 19, 2006, 03:47:00 pm
EDIT:
anyone else suprised that the decked out Dell is the cheapest?!?
Post by: spengo on May 19, 2006, 07:33:00 pm
Configured the way I'd want it, it comes to $2001. Not bad at all.You know that a geforce 7400 go is the low end version of the 7-series right? The x700 in my laptop 0wnz it. :)
7400 is a pretty good graphics card though, nonetheless. About equivilant to the x1400's in the other computers. 7800 go is pure awesomeness though. :oI don't know what your preferences are but I really like mine at 6lbs and I don't think I'd want a bigger screen than the 15.4" wide it has. It seems really big compared to the 13" laptops at school so a 17" would be veritably huge. My screen supports resolution up to 1680*1050 resolution. :] It is very pretty. I probably wouldn't mind 8lbs too much, but... 6lbs is much lighter.
Of those three you listed I like the dell the best. The price seems fairly good (maybe not as good as acer, but it's still good) and it's really powerful. I don't know about the size though still. That is a matter of pure opinion, however, so if you think you'd rather have a 17" screen and an 8-9lb laptop then go for it. The only thing I would really worry about is battery life. I doubt you get more than 2 hours even on power saving settings with all that heavy duty stuff in it. :o
Buy a spare battery for sure if you get the dell. That's another thing I really like about mine, it gets about 3.5 hours doing internet and word processing and stuff, but it still has enough power to do some serious gaming if I want. I think I'll buy another battery anyways though, for long trips and the like.
Post by: crzyrbl on May 20, 2006, 06:36:00 am
Post by: Spellshaper on May 20, 2006, 06:41:00 am
Post by: crzyrbl on May 20, 2006, 07:16:00 am
Post by: crzyrbl on May 23, 2006, 06:21:00 pm
Post by: spengo on May 23, 2006, 06:58:00 pm
kinda expensive tho. I bet with it decked out it's still over 8lbs though. :(
Hey if all else fails, flip a coin lol!
Post by: Ranman on May 24, 2006, 12:23:00 am
$150 to $200 to fix it. Is it worth it? Probably not. :(
The laptop is 4 years old. Here are the specs:
1.8 GHz P4M <_<
512 MB Ram =|
30 GB HDD =|
Radeon 7500 w/32 MB dedicated video <_<
8 Lbs o.o
2 hour battery life :(
...and the most important...
16.1" screen with 1600x1200 native resolution B)
:wub:
This laptop is so old, I probably could not sell it for more than $500. And, you may think I am crazy for spending the money to get it fixed. But, I am in love with the screen.
XGA 1028x768 = 789504 pixels :lol:
WXGA 1200x800 =960000 pixels :(
WSXGA 1440x900 = 1296000 pixels :(
SXGA 1280x1024 = 1310720 pixels :(
(has anyone realized this is not a standard aspect ratio?)SXGA+ 1440x1050 = 1512000 pixels <_<
WSXGA+ 1680x1050 = 1764000 pixels :)
:PUXGA 1600x1200 = 1920000 pixels :)
:wub:WUXGA 1920X1200 = 2304000 pixels :o
:wub:To me desktop real estate is the most important factor followed by graphics card and then CPU/memory.
But that is just me. ;)
Post by: crzyrbl on May 24, 2006, 01:35:00 am
| QUOTE (spengo @ May 24 2006, 12:58 AM) |
| how much does it weigh? o_O How long is the battery? Isn't the toshiba the one with only the 7400 graphics card? (which isn't bad btw, just not one of the faster ones out atm) It doesn't look too bad to me. :o kinda expensive tho. I bet with it decked out it's still over 8lbs though. :( Hey if all else fails, flip a coin lol! |
no no no, its the one that's 7 lbs and has the 7600 grfx card
Post by: spengo on May 24, 2006, 04:41:00 am
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=409&card2=10
I liked your dell better. (which is odd since I normally don't like dell)
@ranman: it depends on if you are intending to buy a new computer soon. :o
It's worth it if you don't want a new computer and just want to stick with that one. :) Personally though, I like to get a new computer every 2-3 years though. They go out of date so fast. :( Nice screen tho! Beats my wsxga+ To me, 1st priority is graphics, next is battery life, then size and then cpu, memory, and the other stuff. This kind of shows in the computer I bought too lol. Only 1GB memory and a 2Ghz pentium M (no core duo) but x700 graphics and 6lbs and about 3.5 tested battery.
Post by: crzyrbl on May 24, 2006, 11:20:00 am
| QUOTE (spengo @ May 24 2006, 10:41 AM) |
| @cryzble: It's okay, but 7600 is kinda low powered imho. It probably can't run battlefield 2. :( http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=409&card2=10 I liked your dell better. (which is odd since I normally don't like dell) |
gah, you butchered my sn. im not a crying zombie, lol! I took a quick look around the internet, and it appears that the card is at least better than the x1600, but still cant play bf2 (at least on high) :(
this doesnt bother me though, because i heard the requirements were crzy, and im not buying this to just play games in college all day. if i really wanted that, i would just buy a desktop ;) . the card has 256mb dedicated btw. Toshiba lowered their prices today :lol:@ Ranman: sony has some nice 15.4" ones now. its only a .6" difference ;)
Post by: spengo on May 24, 2006, 12:27:00 pm
http://www.gpureview.com/show_cards.php?card1=409&card2=366
For some odd reason, even though the 7800 go is extreme and ultimate power of dhoom, the 7600 go is like... wimpy compared to it. It probably helps the battery some though with the low powered card. It certainly beats an integrated one anyways lol.
Post by: crzyrbl on May 24, 2006, 04:05:00 pm
http://www.notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=139892 you're probably right. think if i called called and asked them they would switch it for one of those 7800 go's? even if they wont, i still might get it :unsure:
if not for a dedicated grfx card, for the numpad and other features i personally like (1:performance 2:reliability 3:portability 4:extras)
Post by: spengo on May 24, 2006, 04:30:00 pm
Post by: Ranman on May 25, 2006, 12:18:00 am
ATI X700 Mobility vs. ATI X1600 Mobility
http://www.tomshardware.com/2005/12/05/ati_mobility_radeon_x1600/index.html
:P
;)Edit: Here is another link for addtional comparisons:
http://www.notebookcheck.net/Comparison_of_Grafic_Cards_update.130.0.html
Post by: spengo on May 25, 2006, 12:39:00 pm
My $1.3 laptop has better specs than it... and ferrari is $2k. All for the fancy paint job and ferrari logo!) Looks like your gpu beats mine by about 1k in 3dmark scores, but mine hangs in about 5-15fps below yours on most of the games, so 'tis all good. The x1600 apparently really gives you a boost with the high anti-aliasing and stuff. O_O Maybe that's why it gets those higher 3dmark scores. Mine's a lot smaller and lighter than the Asus one though. \o/ Better battery too so it's a tradeoff.
Of course... then there's the new http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115226 with 2GB ram, x1600 256MB dedicated, 2Ghz core duo, and other awesome pwnagement and it's the same size as mine and only 30 minutes less battery. It costs $2k though... I think my friend frank is getting that one 'cause he has a bit more $$$ to spend than I.
A couple weeks ago was the best time to buy my laptop (8100) because it went on uber sale at newegg because of the launch of the 8200 series. When mine first came out, it too was $2k (about a year ago) and it's about $1.5k right now. Newegg dropped it down to $1.3k when the 8200 came out and cycled them out (no more left!). Much woot for price camping! You can still buy mine at other newegg competitors but only at the $1.5k price. Muahahaha! Newegg ftw!
Anyways, quit deciding and buy one and give it a good review so we can see how much uberness you got! :ninja:
Post by: crzyrbl on May 25, 2006, 01:20:00 pm
Post by: spengo on May 25, 2006, 05:51:00 pm
Post by: Ranman on May 25, 2006, 06:31:00 pm
| QUOTE (spengo @ May 25 2006, 11:51 PM) |
| Whoah, I checked out the ASUS laptops on Newegg and they are all right except for one thing: The screens! They only have crappy WXGA's. So... imagine a 17? widescreen 1280*768 screen! YUCK! :x |
Ewww! Cough, cough, choke. Blah... :o
If I were to buy (or ask) for a 17" laptop, I would definitely go all the way baby -- WUXGA 1920x1200. :P
Post by: crzyrbl on May 27, 2006, 04:59:00 am
FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS, THEY ARE OFFERING IT WITH A NVIDIA 7900 GS GRAPHICS CARD!!! I DONT CARE IF THE SCREEN IS ONLY 1440X900! IM WRITING THIS USING A DESKTOP THATS 1024X768!!!http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?seg=HHO&coid=-30605 75 left o.o
(hated the old one due to the slow harddrive)
Post by: spengo on May 27, 2006, 05:14:00 am
If you dun care about the screen too much buy it now! You will notice the screen if you do anything other than gaming on it tho. :o It's not much pixel real estate to work with. Other than that though it's all uberness of dhoom! It kinda sucks they don't offer the 7900 in the customizable one though... Then you could change the screen to wsxga+ for $50 more. :(
Yeah go for it though. Even though battery life will be poor, 7900 is like... twice as good as my x700 lol. :lol:
You will be able to play next year's games at the uber settings.
Post by: saubue on May 27, 2006, 09:56:00 am
The LCD Panel was broken, so it had to be repaired (although the warranty does not cover that :(
). It's a Samsung R50 (bought in November 05) with an Intel Centrino 1.73 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 60 GB HDD, 15,4'' WXGA (it's like a mirror...) and an ATI X300 (it's not the best one, but I don't play games anyway). I formatted everything; it runs with three partitions now (Fedora 5, WinXP, Data). B)
Post by: crzyrbl on May 27, 2006, 12:01:00 pm
ill review it if you give me the links to all the stardard tests B)
didnt even notice the gigabyte Lan, the bluetooth, AND the remote control that comes with it o.o
Post by: spengo on May 27, 2006, 04:13:00 pm
Post by: rivereye on May 28, 2006, 06:28:00 am
I have a Panasonic Toughbook CF-27. PIII @ 500mHzn 128MB RAM, 20GB HD, Win XP Pro (I know I am nuts running it on this comp)
Post by: spengo on May 28, 2006, 08:49:00 am
How can you survive? Isn't there another slot? Buy a gig stick and shove it in there. Also... external hard drive. 20GB is like... 3 videogames and no anime. :PAlso, my bad. bit... I knew it sounded weird when I was saying it too lol. I blame cryzble for messing me up! >:0 j/k
Post by: rivereye on May 28, 2006, 08:59:00 am
Post by: spengo on May 28, 2006, 09:54:00 am
Post by: rivereye on May 28, 2006, 09:59:00 am
Post by: crzyrbl on May 28, 2006, 11:38:00 am
Post by: spengo on May 28, 2006, 12:37:00 pm
Buy counter strike: source 'cause it's only $20 and it's still the current favorite lan game. (or you could just get Half Life 2 for $4-50 and that includes CS:S) Seriously, everyone has counter strike. :P
I intend to buy Haze and Battlefield 2142 when they come out.
http://hazegame.uk.ubi.com/
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-87069131846849265&q=battlefield+2142
For real time strategy games, the best looking ones atm seem to be Age of Empires III and Star Wars: Empire at War but I have bought neither of these. We still play AoE II. :D
And if you have any moneys left over Battlefield 2 is my favorite fps atm. :>
But yeah, Oblivion and cs:s are neccesary and in the future bf2142 and haze.
Post by: crzyrbl on May 29, 2006, 04:54:00 am
Post by: crzyrbl on May 30, 2006, 04:16:00 pm
EDIT:
2^6th post, go super member!
Post by: spengo on May 30, 2006, 05:11:00 pm
example: with the stock drivers (I never updated until recently) of my 9600XT in the desktop that it came with, it overheats when playing doom 3 about 10 minutes in. Lighting is all flickery and crazy and terrible looking in fear and battlefield 2. I finally updated and boom, everything works perfectly.
Post by: Ranman on June 01, 2006, 07:45:00 am
Total Cost = $1018
Inspiron 1505
- Core Duo 1.83GHz T2400 667MHz FSB (Upgrade)
- 15.4 inch UltraSharp? Wide Screen SXGA+ 1680x1050 (Upgrade)
- 256MB ATI MOBILITY? RADEON
Post by: spengo on June 01, 2006, 01:55:00 pm
@ramman: looks very good. Meh, at graphics card, but it isn't a bad one... just not an uber one. It can probably handle bf2, but not very well. :/ Older games should be fine though. Doom 3, half life 2, stuff like that should probably get mid-low settings on it.
Post by: crzyrbl on June 01, 2006, 04:18:00 pm
3dmark 03
13455
3dmark 05
6026
3dmark 06
3781
i didnt download any drivers because it gave my a very big list and i didnt know which ones to dl. i am assuming Toshiba actually did it for me?!?
Post by: spengo on June 02, 2006, 11:57:00 am
In the first fight things started going at 5fps... x_o I set it down to about medium-high settings and it ran beautifully. Battlefield 2 is still installing will report later. Had some hot air coming out the left side though. :) No problem for me, since I'm right handed.ZOMG there are so many pixels. O_O 1680*1050 is more pixels than I know what to do with! Very very nice. Wireless internet is exceptional. I can pick up our network from way down the street! Much better than my buddies'.
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Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 07, 2006, 07:13:00 am
Post by: Spellshaper on June 07, 2006, 07:27:00 am
| QUOTE (xlibman @ Jun 7 2006, 08:13 PM) |
| My Pentium 4 fan run faster when playing gunbound o.o |
lol... I never hear my comp :)
Bought an extra-bulky-but-silent CPU fan... that thing is kinda 3 times as big as the AMD standard one...
*Spellshaper
Post by: crzyrbl on June 07, 2006, 02:30:00 pm
Post by: spengo on June 07, 2006, 02:53:00 pm
So far I've yet to experience an overheat and I've been playing oblivion for hours on end with high settings and no trouble. Playing this game is like reading a friggin' book. :o
So hard to put down...
Post by: crzyrbl on June 08, 2006, 06:06:00 am
i was thinking of buying http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1085739&CatId=141
i play a lot of....uh....'old' games, and i never quite got used to playing them on a keyboard.
Post by: Spellshaper on June 08, 2006, 06:39:00 am
I do have a joystick, but... nah... *Spellshaper
Post by: spengo on June 08, 2006, 06:55:00 am
Sidewinder I got when I was like... 10 years old. Hehe, it's an old joystick, and it still pwns most of my friends'. It came bundled with MS Flight Simulator '98. :> I use it for flight simulators, and when you have to fly an airplane or helicoptor in an fps.
Joypad I got for the emulated gamez I have. N64, SNES, NES, GBA, Sega Genesis, Sega CD, Neo Geo, anything in MAME, etc. etc. the list goes on and on. I can play pretty much any system that came out before the ps2.
@cryzbl: NOOOOOOO do NOT buy a logitech! They always break. All my brothers and sisters have joypads too, and they went logitech. They must have gone through almost 5 each. I'm still on my 1st airflo. logitechs are eeeevvvviiiillll. I used to have a logitech headset, and guess what? It broke within 2 weeks. We used to have logitech speakers on one of our computers- guess what? They broke. :P
Oh, and make sure to buy the extended warranty on whatever one you get, just in case. (only $5- I know best buy has this, don't know about other stores)
Post by: Ranman on June 08, 2006, 08:15:00 am
But, Logitech makes the best trackballs that are very durable. The best way to game is via the keyboard and the Marble Mouse baby! :P
Post by: Spellshaper on June 08, 2006, 08:25:00 am
at least I can't do anything with them... accuracy tending towards 0%
Post by: Ranman on June 08, 2006, 08:41:00 am
| QUOTE (Spellshaper @ Jun 8 2006, 02:25 PM) |
| trackballs suck O_O at least I can't do anything with them... accuracy tending towards 0% |
I agree with you concerning most trackballs. I hate thumb trackballs!
Most trackballs are intended for your thumb. However, the Marble Mouse (above) utilizes your fingers. Very nice... Very accurate!!
Post by: crzyrbl on June 08, 2006, 09:28:00 am
Post by: spengo on June 08, 2006, 05:22:00 pm
| QUOTE (Ranman @ Jun 8 2006, 07:41 PM) | ||
QuoteBegin-Spellshaper+Jun 8 2006, 02:25 PM-->
I agree with you concerning most trackballs. I hate thumb trackballs! Most trackballs are intended for your thumb. However, the Marble Mouse (above) utilizes your fingers. Very nice... Very accurate!! |
REALLY???!! I like trackballs... the thumb ones... I don't think I could do that weird finger one there. O_O It seems too much like a touchpad and I loath touchpads. <_<
@cryzbl: pj64 of course. :P
There is no other worth mentioning. pj64 v1.6 is a perfect and flawless emulation of the n64 as far as I can tell yet. I have not come across a game that had any errors. 1.5 still had some graphical issues on a few games, but 1.6 is excellent. Post by: crzyrbl on June 08, 2006, 06:54:00 pm
that air flo is a little over the top for me. it seems rather big, and i dont really care for controllers with fans in them. isnt cheap either...
i had a thumb trackball, or R.A.T. wasnt very accurate though.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 09, 2006, 01:54:00 am
| QUOTE (spengo @ Jun 9 2006, 12:22 AM) | ||||
QuoteBegin-Ranman+Jun 8 2006, 07:41 PM-->
REALLY???!! I like trackballs... the thumb ones... I don't think I could do that weird finger one there. O_O It seems too much like a touchpad and I loath touchpads. <_< @cryzbl: pj64 of course. :P There is no other worth mentioning. pj64 v1.6 is a perfect and flawless emulation of the n64 as far as I can tell yet. I have not come across a game that had any errors. 1.5 still had some graphical issues on a few games, but 1.6 is excellent. |
pj64 doesnt run Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon, I tried at least 3-4 different roms of this game and it never started up at all
Post by: spengo on June 09, 2006, 05:28:00 am
No rumble though, but it has this silly fan thing that keeps your hands un-sweaty and it seems to be fairly durable. It's been banged around a lot and it still works good as new.@xlibman: I have never heard of that game. o.o
However I shall go [*boink*] and see.
Post by: Ranman on June 09, 2006, 05:45:00 am
You guys must have a lot of "legal" ROMs to play with. :ninja:
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 09, 2006, 06:36:00 am
let's go back to laptops discussions Post by: crzyrbl on June 09, 2006, 07:49:00 am
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on June 09, 2006, 08:06:00 am
Post by: Ranman on June 09, 2006, 08:50:00 am
| QUOTE (crzyrbl @ Jun 9 2006, 01:49 PM) |
| i never said a thing about roms...where did you get your air flo for $25?? |
I was just joking with you guys. :lol:
:PBut, it is very reasonable to conclude that if you are using an emulator then most likely you are using ROMs too. ;)
QuoteBegin-crzyrbl+Jun 9 2006, 12:54 AM
| QUOTE (crzyrbl @ Jun 9 2006, 12:54 AM) |
| i better upgrade. i have a LOT of games i cant play with 1.5. |
Post by: crzyrbl on June 09, 2006, 10:28:00 am