It occurs regardless of whether an external display is connected or not. The only way I can see what I'm doing is when I connect to an external display.
Hi fellow Gerbils, Have been thoroughly enjoying my Mac experience until now, where seems I've come across a problem with my display. Powers up without issue, and when connected to an external monitor it seems to work fine. The LCD screen however shows nothing but black. The backlight doesn't come o...
The 3 notebooks I narrowed down to when I recently purchased were: -Sony Vaio Pro 13 -ASUS Zenbook UX31A -2013 MBA 13" The Vaio Pro 13 looked the sexiest in my opinion, and had the battery life to compete with the MBA on paper, but faltered in the price stakes. The UX31A loses out on real world...
I recently purchased a 2013 MBA 13" and love it. The 2013 MBA is perfect for uni use also. I routinely get 12 hours on normal usage at uni. I'd recommend getting the upgrade to the 256GB SSD though. Arvald: I run a windows 7 VM on mine without issue for some apps without issue. I have the image...
As a music producer: Specs look ok. You would want to make sure the motherboard has firewire. Alot of higher end audio interfaces use Firewire, it's definitely something worth having when the mobos are only $10 more. Go big with the mechanical storage - samples and keeping multiple versions of proje...
Guess I should've taken a look at the links. To be fair, I bought my dm1 on saturday (picked it up at 40% off RRP during a sale). Ot of the c-50 notebooks, most of them are very similar, just a matter of getting a design which suits you. Newegg seems a bit limiting in that only the acer is offered a...
I'd probably recommend going with the E-350 based laptops (1 extra inch of screen size). The lenovo x120e/x121e and the hp dm1 come to mind. I just picked up one, and in general i feel like it has just enough speed in windows 7 for office style usage. Prices don't change all that much either (i paid...
Just picked up a dm1z, it's good for everyday usage. Regarding your usage scenario (light photo editing) it's fine. I've got adobe lightroom 3 installed on my dm1 without drama. In general it feels fast enough. will be using it mostly for uni/college purposes now.
The monitor you have chosen is rather overpriced. You should look at the U2311H (at $367NZD) or the U2211H(at the same price as your existing monitor). These have IPS Panels, better colour accuracy and viewing angles, and generally easier on the eye. Your PSU is a little basic as well. Maybe look at...
I don't want to be a gigantic bother, but I had another question! Could anyone tell me what exactly differs between branded video cards like Gigabyte and XFX, and the standard ATi cards? I'm at the buying stage now, and I want to make sure I grab the right stuff. Main differences are sometimes the ...
Hey Mickey, I just put together a new rig for myself, something similar to your lines **Prices in AUD** CPU: Core i5 2500K ($270) Mobo: Asus P8P67LE ($160) GFX: 2GB Gigabyte Radeon 6950 ($315) RAM: 16GB G.Skill Ripjaws X DDR3-1600 ($240, you could easily just buy 8gb for $120) Case: Fractal Design D...
I've just picked up a logitech M950, and despite it's relative bulk compared to my previous mouse (I was using a corded MS Intellimouse in finger style for god knows how long), I find it to be very comfortable over long period use (and still finger-style), and responsive (no less so than my wired In...
Hi all, Had some things pop up which delayed my purchase. I'm ready to bite again now. A few things: -Have now purchased 2 Dell 2311H monitors (WIN) -I believe I will be downgrading my graphics card (I don't see it as necessary since I'm not doing any heavy gaming). In terms of gfx acceleration for ...
Last time I seen this problem with the clients machine, basically random freezes. Sometimes a minute after you turn it on, other times weeks. Turned out to be faulty RAM that still booted up, and didn't seem to pop up any errors in memtest (at stock settings). After RMA'ing the ram, had zero issues ...
I'd personally avoid the PC350, they are quite different to the HD595's in that they don't sound great for the price. I personally use my DJ'ing cans (Have Sony MDR-V500 (backup), and Pioneer HDJ-2000's(Primary)) and a clip mic. If you are after a decent "headset", then I'd steer you towar...
Hi guys, Think this is my first thread out here in the porch, so hello to all porchers :D Was just thinking about whether there were any other gerbils who DJ'ed. I've been gigging under the alias "ElektRon" for the past couple of years, and a bedroom banger for much longer. The alias was i...
I can vouch for my personal situation (2 desktops, 3 laptops, 2 net enabled smartphones, 1 voip phone, 2 ps3's, and about 2-4 additional connections when friends are over). Billion seem quite good (5100, 5200g and the 7800) have all performed reliably. Dynalink is currently taking care of downstairs...
Hi Mboza, Regarding the faster cpu options, I will be overclocking this machine to the extent that the only cpu upgrade that makes sense is the 875k. Unfortunately that chip commands quite a premium here ($420 vs $250 for the 760). Do you guys think it will be worth upgrading to the 875k for the eas...
Yep guys I'm In Sydney,AUS. At the moment, Going to be using Mostly PCCG (http://www.pccasegear.com.au), And getting in contact with my mate who also brings these in wholesale to get a more competitive quote. The prices in Oz are generally a bit higher than what they should be considering the exchan...
Ahh gotcha, thanks :) These coolermasters come with those also. Going to chase up a secondary quote for the price, and come back with confirmation of what I end up with. Can I also get some advice on the monitor situation? Should I save $100 and go with the AOC IPS panels? (Apart from the fact they ...
AARGH! Login Timeout = Giant Post Fail Anyway here is the short of it. Thanks for all the advice Guys, please find attached my two proposed builds. I've Revised the Following -Added Intel Build -Storage (I don't Need 8TB at this stage): Going for 60GB SSD, and 4TB Of Spinpoints -Cooling: Going with ...
Hi Guys, Time for a new machine, basically just tossing up on the AM3 vs 1156. Case: Fractal Design Define R3 Black http://www.fractal-design.com/?view=product&category=2&prod=48 CPU: AMD Phenom II X6 1090T BE Mobo: GA-880GA-UD3H HDD (Primary): Seagate Momentus XT 500GB PSU: Corsair HX-650 R...
In my experience, I switched from a Canon to a Brother. I'd suggest you stick with the Canon. I've had plenty of issues with the Brother (MFC-440CN). the inks on my Canon were more economical, and I often have to hard reset the printer due to it not responding to print requests from the computers in...
Hi Guys, Just as an update to the situation, system restore was impossible from all points, HDD driver was fine, seems that it was the dodgy itunes usb driver update that caused the initial corruption. Plonked the hdd into a enclosure for backup, reformatted and reinstalled vista. Thanks for the inp...
Hi StuG, Safe Mode is a no go, just reboots also. I can get to the system recovery options, and it appears that the two last system restore points were for a windows update, and an apple USB Controller driver. From what the client has told me, this was the last thing he remembers happening before he...