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    You really only need 802.11b/g - I don't think any hotspot uses 802.11a. I haven't used Starbucks or Barnes & Noble, but I do use the local coffee shop setup - they charge, but it's reasonable, especially if you pay for a year upfront. The university has an open WiFi network - and it's...
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    How do you guys carry your notebooks?

    Wenger SwissGear Backpack for notebooks: Yes, this is the same company that makes Swiss Army Knives...
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    How do you clean your LCD?

    A microfiber cloth and (if needed) lens cleaner - that's all I use. There are some monitor cleaners that will work as well - but if they don't specifically say for use w/ LCDs on the package, I'd stay away from them.
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    Spyware?

    "Deer Park Alpha" was the codename for the Firefox 1.5 alpha builds, definitely not more efficient than finalized code. FF 1.5 is now in Beta, and you can download it from www.mozilla.org.
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    AMD laptop upgradable?

    The Turion is a Socket 754 chip, whereas the dual core models at present are all Socket 939. If AMD produces a dual core Turion in Socket 754 at a later date, then you would be able to swap it out (in theory - it might require a BIOS update). However, to the best of my knowledge, all announced...
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    USB 2.0 going at 1.1 m6811

    http://emachines.fizi.ca There should be some USB drivers for the M68xx series there.
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    Help, VIRUS???

    This sounds more like spyware than a virus. If you want to boot into safe mode, you do't go through the BIOS. Once you start up the PC, keep pressing F8 until you get a screen with various options to load Windows. Select safe mode, and let it boot the rest of the way.
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    Mobile Athlon 64 in desktop PC

    As long as the motherboard you want to install it in is also a Socket 754, there shouldn't be an issue. You might not have the same power management features on the motherboard, but other than that I don't see any issues. I have heard of people putting desktop A64s in notebook mobos that...
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    Safe temps for a 1700+ Throughbred

    I'd assume they are the same as for the 1600+ - 90 degrees C is max; optimum is 60-65C.
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    Mobile Processor or Desktop Processor for a Laptop?

    Are you referring to the Tom's Hardware Guide & Anandtech tests? Both of them were basically discredited, especially THG. For some reason, THG tested them head to head in a desktop configuration instead of a mobile config. There were some other irregularities and discrepancies involved in the...
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    Does AMD plan on releasing a 4000+ Venice?

    I do know that AMD announced an X2 5000+ this week - but I don't think it will hit stores until January. You'll probably see AMD move everything but the Semprons to dual core by March or April, and transition the Semprons over by next Christmas.
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    Mobile Processor or Desktop Processor for a Laptop?

    Considering that the Pentium M just edges out the Turion in head-to-head comparisons, I don't see how it could match the X2 in any fashion whatsoever. Also, the reason you don't find the Turion in "high-end" models is because a.) AMD never positioned the Turions as a high-end part; and b.) they...
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    When at home, do you use your laptop or your desktop?

    Maybe it's just my laptop, but I don't have any heat issues when gaming on my laptop - even if I OC the videocard. I do carry a lot of files and stuff between work and home, and my laptop has become an automatic accessory to carry with me. Whether I'm killing Horde in WoW or running Photoshop...
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    winxp or xp64 on my new 3800+ X2 ???

    I completely scrapped my 32-bit install of XP and went all 64-bit. Haven't looked back or regretted it since. Printer support has really come around as of late (even Lexmark is getting in on it), and the only thing I can't get a driver for is the modem (which I never use anyways).
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    Mobile Processor or Desktop Processor for a Laptop?

    Dual-Core is most likely out for now - but there is the Mobile Athlon64, which many Arima-based laptops use (including models by Gateway, eMachines, Voodoo, and Sager). The Gateway 7510GX has the Mobile Athlon64 3700+ and an ATI Mobility Radeon x300 w/ 128MB dedicated RAM. 7200RPM drives for...
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