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after being told it probably isn't worth fixing my laptop, im looking at new ones.

http://www.harveynorman.com.au/products/in...-new-range.html

Looks pretty good for what i use it for, 2.0Ghz Core 2 Duo, 4GB DDR2 RAM, 512mb dedicated graphics.

Why not try and find a replacement screen on ebay and replace it yourself, it isnt that hard, if you dont feel comfortable to do it yourself, i can do it. Replacement screens go for about $150-$250. If ya need any help let me know, i have been pulling laptops apart at work recently as our store has started doing minor repairs.

Unpatiently awaits for the 'decent' 120 odd GB SSD's to drop from the 600+ price range. :rolleyes:

The degraded over time write speeds appear to be sorted with the higher end SSD's via their TRIM/WIPE programs (until Windows 7 that is) now the wait for the price to drop.

cheap ones are inferior to a server card

hence price difference

only because theyre hardware accelerated - which is really only an issue when you're dealing with MAJOR bandwidth transactions (as steve alluded to) or if you're an anal FPS gamer who wants an extra 2 fps (and about a quarter of the ethernet latency - which means SFA unless you're LANning it up)

i think there was a game company making hardware based cards, they were around teh $150 mark for gamer nuts... server cards will still set you back more

IMHO you can't go past the realtek 8139 series if limited to 10/100.... really good driver support and dirt cheap ($7 or so)

-D

I remember an add in some PCPP mags, of a ninja holding a gaming network card....ummmm, was called....Killer. But i don't reckon you would see much difference between a $20 10/100/1000 and a $200 gaming network card for normal everyday use, with a bit of lanning. As for server work, yes i could see a difference there, but why go to that extent for just basic use.

anyone got an external DVD drive I can borrow to install Office on my laptop......the internal one is playing up on this particular disc but the disc is fine on other PC's.

Funny thing is, the laptop plays other discs fine.

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