laptop help

**Krux** · February 26th, 2003

Has anyone heard of this company? does the hardware sound like its reliable? its a customizeable laptop cept the mobo and the video card. any sugestions on it?

http://www.actonlinestore.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=1422

**Taurus** · February 26th, 2003

ECS? sure.. they are a major motherboard manufacturer. though theior boards aren't really recognized as class-leading.

here is a direct link to ecs' i-buddie page. http://www.ecsusa.com/products/i-Buddie.html

jonifen · February 26th, 2003

as I expected... my work just got some i-buddie laptops recently... 1.3ghz celerons, 256mb ram, 20gb hdd, dvdrom... all looked sweet until we found there was no floppy drive (not so much a problem), but no battery???!!!

from website you linked krux
Battery
This product differs from a notebook in that it does not include an integrated battery. An optional external battery is available

also, remembering back... the ventilation fan is on the base of the laptop - meaning you need to put the laptop always on a solid surface otherwise the hot air cant leave the unit - causing problems :/

also (another edit lol)... there are no PCMCIA slots

**Taurus** · February 26th, 2003

actually, i kind of like the lack of a battery thing. it's definitely geared more toward people that don't need to actually work or play while in a car or cafe. i have a laptop and it's only ever on here or at a friend's house when we lan. i pretty much never run off the battery.

and the battery is heavy and expensive. so excluding it is smart... if you don't need it, of course.

jonifen · February 26th, 2003

true... lack of pcmcia slots caused us a problem though... had to return the 3com xjack wireless lan cards we ordered at the same time

nice bits of kit they were too...

one bonus is that it took normal 168pin PC133 memory - none of that SODIMM stuff

**Krux** · February 26th, 2003

this is good I like the feed back, its mostly so I can sit with my women while she does whatever and I don't go crazy with boredom.

so no battery, it comes with a wall plug right?

no floppy, I can still boot from a cd to install windows tho right?

**Krux** · February 26th, 2003

the page says it has intergrated lan and usb what would I use the pcim slots for? 56k? wireless? what?

jonifen · February 26th, 2003

krux: thats correct

you can get a fair distance from the power socket cuz the cables are pretty long - you get 2 power cables... one from the laptop which has the transformer on and another one (standard kettle type lead - used on desktop pcs etc) which plugs into the transformer and plugs into the wall... and you can get extensions for them easily enough, so I spose it aint too bad

you can boot from the cdrom yeah... thats how we got XP Pro on them

i gotta admit though... although the lack of battery and pcmcia slots caused a bit of a problem for us at first... they're pretty solid laptops - i never got to use them much, but they installed with no problems what so ever... which is always a good sign.

jonifen · February 26th, 2003

you can use pcmcia slots for allsorts of things...

bluetooth adapters,
wireless lan adapters,
standard 10/100 nic adapters (altho one is on the laptop already),
56k modems (altho one is on the laptop already),
compact flash card readers,

etc etc etc

**Krux** · February 26th, 2003

what do you think I would need the pcim slots for? they important? I know they hold things like modems and junk.

jonifen · February 26th, 2003

nah, they aint really important for the normal user... it was a problem at work cuz we bought the PCMCIA wireless lan cards specially for the laptops only to find they obviously wouldnt fit

anyways... off to bed - will check back tomorrow to see if i can help anymore

btw... nice sig

**Taurus** · February 26th, 2003

Originally posted by Krux
the page says it has intergrated lan and usb what would I use the pcim slots for? 56k? wireless? what?

looks like they all come with internal 56k modems. but no pcmcia slots isn't a big deal. anything that uses those can be found that uses usb 2.0 instead. that includes wireless adapters, external hd's, burners, etc.

**Krux** · February 26th, 2003

Originally posted by jonifen
nah, they aint really important for the normal user... it was a problem at work cuz we bought the PCMCIA wireless lan cards specially for the laptops only to find they obviously wouldnt fit

anyways... off to bed - will check back tomorrow to see if i can help anymore

btw... nice sig

Thanks man first good comment Ive gotten on my sig

**Krux** · February 26th, 2003

ok I bought it 970 bucks 1800+ 512 DDR 2100 8xDVD-ROM 20 gig HDD

**Taurus** · February 27th, 2003

not a bad deal, man.

just don't expect to play 3d games on it.

**Krux** · February 27th, 2003

was more of a movie photoshop on the go type purchase

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #1
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	laptop help Has anyone heard of this company? does the hardware sound like its reliable? its a customizeable laptop cept the mobo and the video card. any sugestions on it? http://www.actonlinestore.com/smoreinfo.asp?iid=1422

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #3
jonifen pffff... Joined: February 2003 Posts: 705 Reputation: 10 Power: 120	as I expected... my work just got some i-buddie laptops recently... 1.3ghz celerons, 256mb ram, 20gb hdd, dvdrom... all looked sweet until we found there was no floppy drive (not so much a problem), but no battery???!!! from website you linked krux Battery This product differs from a notebook in that it does not include an integrated battery. An optional external battery is available also, remembering back... the ventilation fan is on the base of the laptop - meaning you need to put the laptop always on a solid surface otherwise the hot air cant leave the unit - causing problems :/ also (another edit lol)... there are no PCMCIA slots

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #12
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	Originally posted by Krux the page says it has intergrated lan and usb what would I use the pcim slots for? 56k? wireless? what? looks like they all come with internal 56k modems. but no pcmcia slots isn't a big deal. anything that uses those can be found that uses usb 2.0 instead. that includes wireless adapters, external hd's, burners, etc.

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #13
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	Originally posted by jonifen nah, they aint really important for the normal user... it was a problem at work cuz we bought the PCMCIA wireless lan cards specially for the laptops only to find they obviously wouldnt fit anyways... off to bed - will check back tomorrow to see if i can help anymore btw... nice sig Thanks man first good comment Ive gotten on my sig

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February 26th, 2003	Top \| #2
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	ECS? sure.. they are a major motherboard manufacturer. though theior boards aren't really recognized as class-leading. here is a direct link to ecs' i-buddie page. http://www.ecsusa.com/products/i-Buddie.html

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #4
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	actually, i kind of like the lack of a battery thing. it's definitely geared more toward people that don't need to actually work or play while in a car or cafe. i have a laptop and it's only ever on here or at a friend's house when we lan. i pretty much never run off the battery. and the battery is heavy and expensive. so excluding it is smart... if you don't need it, of course.

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #5
jonifen pffff... Joined: February 2003 Posts: 705 Reputation: 10 Power: 120	true... lack of pcmcia slots caused us a problem though... had to return the 3com xjack wireless lan cards we ordered at the same time nice bits of kit they were too... one bonus is that it took normal 168pin PC133 memory - none of that SODIMM stuff

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #6
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	this is good I like the feed back, its mostly so I can sit with my women while she does whatever and I don't go crazy with boredom. so no battery, it comes with a wall plug right? no floppy, I can still boot from a cd to install windows tho right?

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #7
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	the page says it has intergrated lan and usb what would I use the pcim slots for? 56k? wireless? what?

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #8
jonifen pffff... Joined: February 2003 Posts: 705 Reputation: 10 Power: 120	krux: thats correct you can get a fair distance from the power socket cuz the cables are pretty long - you get 2 power cables... one from the laptop which has the transformer on and another one (standard kettle type lead - used on desktop pcs etc) which plugs into the transformer and plugs into the wall... and you can get extensions for them easily enough, so I spose it aint too bad you can boot from the cdrom yeah... thats how we got XP Pro on them i gotta admit though... although the lack of battery and pcmcia slots caused a bit of a problem for us at first... they're pretty solid laptops - i never got to use them much, but they installed with no problems what so ever... which is always a good sign.

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #9
jonifen pffff... Joined: February 2003 Posts: 705 Reputation: 10 Power: 120	you can use pcmcia slots for allsorts of things... bluetooth adapters, wireless lan adapters, standard 10/100 nic adapters (altho one is on the laptop already), 56k modems (altho one is on the laptop already), compact flash card readers, etc etc etc

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #10
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	what do you think I would need the pcim slots for? they important? I know they hold things like modems and junk.

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #11
jonifen pffff... Joined: February 2003 Posts: 705 Reputation: 10 Power: 120	nah, they aint really important for the normal user... it was a problem at work cuz we bought the PCMCIA wireless lan cards specially for the laptops only to find they obviously wouldnt fit anyways... off to bed - will check back tomorrow to see if i can help anymore btw... nice sig

February 26th, 2003	Top \| #14
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	ok I bought it 970 bucks 1800+ 512 DDR 2100 8xDVD-ROM 20 gig HDD

February 27th, 2003	Top \| #15
Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	not a bad deal, man. just don't expect to play 3d games on it.

February 27th, 2003	Top \| #16
Krux Nissan Powered Joined: April 2002 Posts: 1,649 Reputation: 30 Power: 140	was more of a movie photoshop on the go type purchase