<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" version="2.0"><channel><title>WinCustomize Forums » RSS Feed » Laptops Posts</title><link>https://feeds.feedburner.com/Stardock/Wincustomize/forum/75</link><copyright>© 2006 - 2026 Stardock Corporation. All rights reserved.</copyright><description>Recent Posts In Laptops</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:19:10 AM -0400</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:19:10 AM -0400</lastBuildDate><docs>http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html</docs><generator>Stardock Rss Generator v1.0</generator><managingEditor>info@stardock.com</managingEditor><webMaster>kwilas@stardock.com</webMaster><item><author>2of3</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/488319</comments><description><![CDATA[Having some problems with my laptop. I'll try to describe the issue in detail.  &nbsp;  A couple of months ago, I noticed that the ac adapter cord had loosened from the power brick. It still worked fine, but I thought it may be a hazard in the long run. I decided to replace it. Found one on ebay which when arrived appeared to be a genuine Asus product.....ie identical to the original in every way.  Everything seemed fine for a while, but then I left the laptop off for an extended amount of...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/488319</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/488319</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 5:22:31 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2018-04-03T17:22:31-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Power problems with my laptop</title></item><item><author>JuniorCrooks</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/450026</comments><description><![CDATA[ Anyone have any experience with Acer Aspires? I have a new Aspire V5-572P. As you can see from the image it is telling me that my resolution is lower then 1280x900 but I have 1366x768 selected. I installed the latest driver offered on the Acer site for 8.1 which is the Intel (R) HD Graphics 4000, driver version 10.18.10.3304. After the update and reboot&nbsp;it did not change anything.  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  &nbsp;  ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/450026</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/450026</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2013 2:51:52 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2013-11-12T02:51:52-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Display Resolution Wonky (RESOLVED)</title></item><item><author>G3mpi3</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/363351</comments><description><![CDATA[So this morning I turned on my computer to find out that I no longer had a CD/DVD drive. It isn't listed under my computer and theres nothing I can do to fix it. I tried to update the drivers but my computer says I have the latest driver installed. I tried putting a CD and a DVD in the drive but it didn't do anything even though it still made the noise like it was reading it. I tried rebooting and using system restore. I also tried manually downloading new drivers. I have no idea what to do and ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/363351</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/363351</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 5:44:11 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2009-09-10T17:44:11-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>My CD / DVD Drive Disappeared!!!!</title></item><item><author>Bebi Bulma</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/169767</comments><description><![CDATA[My mom's co-worker and her husband are wanting to sell a laptop they have and I'm quite interested in it. It's still in the box, they had gotten two of them as a his and hers deal and decided they only needed the one, so now they're trying to sell it. I'm not sure exactly when they got it or how much they paid for it.  It's a dv9074cl entertainment notebook, and the full specs can be seen [ here ].  The problem is the asking price...they're saying $1000, which is quite crazy for a laptop tha...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/169767</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/169767</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Dec 2007 11:25:06 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-12-09T12:25:06</pubDateParsed><title>A reasonable price? HP Pavilion dv9074cl</title></item><item><author>Island Dog</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/165252</comments><description><![CDATA[ My most recent laptop computer was an iBook G4 I purchased several years ago.&nbsp; It has worked flawlessly throughout the years, but it was showing signs of aging and it was time to get a new laptop.&nbsp; I was really happy with the performance of the iBook, and my first obvious choice was a MacBook, but being that this laptop will primarily be for work, I really didn't feel like going the Bootcamp route of running Windows.  During my daily surfing I found a $300 off coupon for HP laptops, s...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/165252</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/165252</link><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2007 11:56:48 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-10-16T12:56:48</pubDateParsed><title>HP dv9500z Notebook PC Review</title></item><item><author>Inertiauk</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/120592</comments><description><![CDATA[Hi,My Name is Mark im from Manchester UK.Loving the show, I have a comment on you guys saying there is no market for big laptops.I like to go to LKn Partys.  I dont use my laptop for much else, I just Lan partys for gaming.  I have a 17" Dll Inspiron 9300 with 6800go graphics, it is perfect for takign to lan partys on public transport, and powerfull enoguh to play all the games.I will be looking to upgrade it in the future to bring it in line with my desktop machine.  I will definatly concider a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/120592</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/120592</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Sep 2007 2:48:12 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-09-26T02:48:12-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>17" + laptops</title></item><item><author>Jose283</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/160511</comments><description><![CDATA[I don't really know how to describe it but I'll do my best. It's these colors that mix up and they change designs every couple seconds. Try to go to your settings menu. This is for those who have Macs. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/160511</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/160511</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2007 7:50:40 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-17T07:50:40-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>A cool Desktop</title></item><item><author>Winx11</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/160317</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm getting a Mac Laptop but I don't know what to get and I don't know what software to use. So I'm clueless here.    ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/160317</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/160317</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2007 4:24:30 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-16T04:24:30-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Getting a Mac</title></item><item><author>KinniStyle</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159265</comments><description><![CDATA[I have a homepage called NASSAA and the same News is on there as it's been for a while. Does anyone work for that site here? If so you should try to fix it. Just saying. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/159265</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159265</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 9:38:56 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-03T21:38:56-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>My homepage</title></item><item><author>KinniStyle</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159172</comments><description><![CDATA[When ever I'm on my laptop (just my laptop) I get this Keychain password. For example: Please enter your keychain password. Firefox wants to use keychain "login". So I enter the password it should be. It says it's "invalid". I was just wondering if someone here could help me get rid of the damn thing. If you don't know what I'm talking about I'm sorry about it. I'm just new to this site. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/159172</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159172</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Aug 2007 1:18:32 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-03T13:18:32-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Keychain "login"</title></item><item><author>KinniStyle</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159209</comments><description><![CDATA[My laptop is now running on 13 minutes of battery power meaning it doesn't have to be charged until that time goes away. It's gonna pretty soon give me it's "you are now running on low battery power" crap and I just can't stand it. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/159209</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159209</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Aug 2007 8:41:23 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-02T08:41:23-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Why I hate Chargers</title></item><item><author>KinniStyle</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159174</comments><description><![CDATA[I'm getting a laptop all for myself but I can't ever find the right hardware. It's hard for me a lot to find the right hardware for Macs. So if anyone could suggest some good hardware for Mac laptops that would be very nice. ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/159174</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/159174</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:28:29 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-08-01T12:28:29</pubDateParsed><title>I'm getting a laptop</title></item><item><author>pseudosoldier</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/157241</comments><description><![CDATA[   Due to persistent overheating problems, my laptop is finally dead.  I have to assume that it was hardware issues that eventually caused a corruption of the data on the C:\ drive, as I have no other explanation for it (virus and spyware free as it was).  It won't boot up properly; checkdisk finds "unspecified errors" while trying and skipping checkdisk only works about 50% of the time.  If I do get it to boot it will either freeze or restart on its own within 15 minutes of operation.  I've t...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/157241</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/157241</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Jul 2007 12:13:39 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-07-10T09:13:39</pubDateParsed><title>It's Dead</title></item><item><author>Life is a Game</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/139890</comments><description><![CDATA[Has it ever happened to you that you looked at your plain white, silver or black back laptop cover and you got bored with it? Or maybe it's just got scratched badly over the years and years of (ab)use.  Well it happened to me that I bought this really cute 12" inch Toshiba Portege 4010 on eBay and when I got it was really badly scratched on the back so I was embarrassed going around it as when people would see my scratched laptop would think of me as a messy person that doesn't respect the com...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/139890</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/139890</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2007 1:45:08 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-05-15T13:45:08-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Pimp Your Laptop</title></item><item><author>Texas  Wahine</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/146685</comments><description><![CDATA[OK, all you geeks out there. It's time to do&nbsp;your good deed for the day.&nbsp;    I am looking for a laptop and I am pretty much clueless about what features and specs I need.  Here's what I KNOW I want:    Long Battery Life  Durability as it may be mildly abused  Good at picking up wireless internet signal  Port(s) for memory cards (specifically SD and CF)  CD &amp; DVD Burner  $800-$1200 price-range  Plenty of space for photos/videos and associated playing-around-with-photos/videos-...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/146685</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/146685</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2007 4:29:54 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-03-21T16:29:54-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Need Help Choosing a Laptop</title></item><item><author>Life is a Game</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/135574</comments><description><![CDATA[    		Just couple of days ago I received the 'Dell Wrap Around Carrying Case for Dell XPS M2010 Notebook'. As it is not available on the Dell UK website I ordered from USA and a friend of mine that lives in USA sent it to me and as Dell didn't post yet any photos on their website of this case here are some of mine in case you would like to see how it looks. 		 		The funny thing is that on the Dell Website this case is in category 'Slim &amp; Light' Cases which I find it funny as a case itself ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/135574</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/135574</link><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2007 4:37:46 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2007-01-12T04:37:46-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Dell Wrap Around Carrying Case for Dell XPS M2010 Notebook</title></item><item><author>foreverserenity</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/127176</comments><description><![CDATA[   I guess by now you guys have heard about the Dell laptop that exploded in Japan?  I heard the news vaguely and didn't really pay attention.  Only enough to note which company made this laptop.  I did a mental check noting that it was a Dell laptop.  Our computer person asked those with Dell laptops to turn in their batteries.  We have a lot of Dells in our office.  I wonder why that is?  I never asked.  Since I didn't really pay attention to that news report, I didn't see the picture of t...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/127176</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/127176</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2006 7:56:40 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-08-18T07:56:40-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Exploding Laptop</title></item><item><author>LifeIs42</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/73789</comments><description><![CDATA[   For those of you in love with that black beauty a.k.a "ThinkPad" from IBM/Lenovo, here's something, which you would love to   read ,  As I type this on a T41, I can not help admiring the ergonomic keyboard of ThinkPad, their rugged built and wonderful Linux support, undoubtedly they are the PowerBooks of the PC world.  And to get the inside scoop on ThinkPad history and development, check out    this   Collateral Ranting: I did move my blog to blogger but there are few Joeuser things...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/73789</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/73789</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Apr 2006 7:24:27 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-04-30T07:24:27-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>R/T/X/G</title></item><item><author>ShadowWar</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/100425</comments><description><![CDATA[  SPECIFICATIONS:  1TB AtomChip® Quantum-Optical Non-Volatile RAM and storage / 6.8GHz AtomChip® CPU (AtomChip® Quantum® II processor) / 2TB Additional AtomChip® Quantum Storage  PRESENTING THE WIRELESS SUPER NOTEBOOK, THE "AtomChip®SG220-2".  The SG220-2 super notebook does not employ a Hard Disk and is completely based on solid state AtomChip® optoelectronics [except the mechanical Optical Drive: DVD Super Multi].  SPECIFICATIONS:  1TB AtomChip® Quantum-Optical Non-Volatile RAM a...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/100425</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/100425</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2006 9:05:14 AM -0500</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2006-02-15T09:05:14-05:00</pubDateParsed><title>Fastest Commerically available Computer In the World!!</title></item><item><author>tlb123</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/71267</comments><description><![CDATA[  I am looking for a nice, small laptop that has a lot of features, such as the Dell Latitude x300, but without as high as a price.  Any suggestions? ]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/71267</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/71267</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2005 4:36:24 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-10-16T04:36:24-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>What Laptop Would You Get?</title></item><item><author>Island Dog</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/87867</comments><description><![CDATA[ Interesting idea.   "The Massachusetts Institute of Technology says it is close to making available a laptop for developing markets that would cost around $100 USD. At a minimum the computer would feature a color screen, Wi-Fi, a 500MHz processor, and 1GB of flash memory.   The unit would even be able to generate power on it own through the use of a hand crank, making it useful even in areas where electricity is not readily available. Developing countries would be able to buy a laptop for every...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/87867</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/87867</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2005 4:51:17 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-10-01T04:51:17-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>The $100 Laptop</title></item><item><author>mormegil</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/81212</comments><description><![CDATA[ &nbsp;   Warning! Typos abound, or should I say hand writing mistakes, If you are eseyly offended Boy bat grammar and spelling, please move on to some one eleses Blog.    So I am writing this with a stylus on a tablet PC. I am amazed by How well The Hand writing Recognition seams to work. I am also amazed By How strange the errors are, when it dose not. I am not a very fast Typist. Nore a very gifted speller, and my penmanship seams To be equally sad. In Short, I should not Be allowed near a ...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/81212</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/81212</link><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2005 1:22:01 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-08-21T13:22:01-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Fun with a Tablet PC</title></item><item><author>spinal</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/82967</comments><description><![CDATA[  I hope someone can help me, although my laptop has a '\' key, it is not mapped as such. the \ key is mapped as ` and the ` is mapped as PrtSc (print screen) although pressing ` to print screen is easyer than (FN + PrtSC), not having a \ key is the most annoying thing in the world, you dont realise how much you use a key until you dont have it.  Can someone tell me how to map a different key to be the \ key? there is a whole bunch of key I genuinly dont use, F11 for example.  This is buggin...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/82967</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/82967</link><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2005 4:30:32 AM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-08-08T04:30:32-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>missing key?!?</title></item><item><author>MrBadAxe</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/30083</comments><description><![CDATA[   For the past 18 hours since I wrote this entry, I've been the proud owner of a "professionally refurbished" IBM Thinkpad Laptop that doesn't work.  Here's the story: I'm in college, and I'm already tired of taking notes in class. Being a computer science major, It's especially frustrating to have to erase and rewrite code by hand. So I considered getting a laptop for taking notes in classes. I'll admit it was also partially peer influence; my roommate, Huan, has an excellent Averatec laptop...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/30083</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/30083</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2005 4:57:10 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-04-18T16:57:10-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>I've Been Had</title></item><item><author>Frogboy</author><comments>https://forums.wincustomize.com/71376</comments><description><![CDATA[   IBM's latest power user ThinkPad is the T42.&nbsp; The T series of ThinkPads provide the best combination between raw performance and portability.&nbsp; The ThinkPad T series is what I use when I travel to demonstrate our latest software.&nbsp; It's portable enough that I can lug it around but still powerful enough to show off our various programs.  The T42 I received from IBM is a bit heavier than the T40 it is replacing (about a pound -- 5.7 pounds).&nbsp; While a relatively small differe...]]></description><guid isPermaLink="True">https://forums.wincustomize.com/71376</guid><link>https://forums.wincustomize.com/71376</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2005 6:18:49 PM -0400</pubDate><pubDateParsed>2005-04-10T18:18:49-04:00</pubDateParsed><title>Review: ThinkPad T42</title></item></channel></rss>