Recent content by heavyfeul

I have the M570 and I think it works just as good as a regular mouse. The biggest drawback is that you have to go from a point-and-tap mentality to a track-and-click mentality. It can take some getting used to at first. One input method is not significantly better than the other, it is just our...

I have my 1000H running XP and W7 in dual boot. The computer already has two partitions, so it should be pretty easy. The only problem is that on some installs of W7 (may only apply to dual boot with Vista) is that the boot loader will hide the other, older OS. I didn't have this problem when...

I think the Asus was a good choice. I'm not sure the MSI will hold up as well over time. Seen quite a few reviews where flex was pretty high and some cracked screen bezels too. They got great internals, but they case they use on those budget gaming laptops seem crappy. Asus is not great, but...

If you are looking for a Lenovo, they have some great configuration in their value line that are around $600 new. The model is the G530 I think. Built like tanks, good battery life, and perfect for an everyday laptop. Worth a look. You can probably find refurbished T60's on the Lenovo or IBM...

That is a great gaming laptop and it will work great for playing games and should be suitable for your cousin. If he is hired somewhere they are likely to give him a development machine, so this will end up being his personal computer at some point. A desktop would be best. For $2000 you can...

The Beyerdynamic MMX2 headset (comes with same mini usb soundcard as MMX300s) is around a $100 and performs great. I have a pair and really love them. The small external USB soundcard these things run off of is extremely low noise and the mic is sensitive, with good noise canceling, and very...

;).

I don't think we a re questioning the intent of the marketers, but additional content on XBL has a checkered past. Sometimes games release actual new additional content at regular intervals, other times these things never come out, are unlocked on the actual disc (a scam), or are designed only...

What type though? Dog armor? It is so much easier to release content over the internet than over XBL, I would take that announcement with a grain of salt. Any significant game content will get distributed to both Xbox and the PC users. PC users will probably get it first, since the barriers...

I am in the midst of this dilemma right now. I got a Intel E8400, Radeon HD4850, and 4GB of RAM, so I can definitely run this at max settings with a high framerate (I am assuming), but the 360 was the lead platform for developers. That means the most time and care was spent making the 360...

Just bought the W2207H and I use it with a Radeon HD4850 via HDMI (DVI to HDMI adapter came with card) and connected to my Xbox 360 via VGA. I have the brightness turned way down and I am using the "Text" Quick setting. I haven't spent any time tweaking the picture controls beyond that. I...

Set mode to movie and color to warm1 or warm2. You should never run a monitor/tv in dynamic, sports, or whatever crappy presets most tvs come with. Movie, or sometimes Cinema, mode will get you a more accurate picture and usually allow for more picture tweaks. Reduce Contrast and...

For the Vista 99$ OEM, just be aware that it will become tied to your motherboard. IF you ever replace your mobo, you will not be able to license that copy. Just something to think about. Apparently gamers are not big enough M$/Windows supporters, so they thought they should punish us for...

I would disagree. The MS hardware is junk, but the game content and online experience are head and shoulders above the PS3 and the Wii. The PS3 could come out ahead in the long run, but by then the next Xbox will be launching (2010?). Sony should be ahead, but they did almost nothing to...

I just hope they learn their lesson and build a high quality low noise machine for the next gen. MS has the games and online community, which are the most important, but the PS3 is a superior piece of hardware. They really did a beautiful job designing/building it. I hope the "Xbox 720"...