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Just get a MS or Logitech USB mouse, plug it in and wait a few seconds. Voilá, it now works. (If you are running WinXP that is, dunno about drivers for Win2k) You can do the same thing with a USB keyboard. If you need more USB devices, just get an USB hub. You can use up to 128 devices on a single USB root hub. I use a Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse on my Compaq Laptop, and it works great :) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
I am running W2k and the USB mice and keyboards have all worked fine. I do agree with the optical. I have a MS on one and Logitech on a second. Just what ever feels right. One item to remember is if you have USB 2 when you plug any lower level device then all devices on that chain are dropped to the lower level. Never been an issue for me but. "I will find a new sig someday."
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
You should have got a dell laptop in my opinion. They have got wonderful deals. Checkout http://www.dell.com[^]. You could have saved some money too. The mistakes made in this API make me realise that Microsoft has become big enough that it can shelter morons. If anyone working for me wrote anything this bad and tried to release it, I would kill them and display the body as a warning to the rest of the team. - Christian Graus about C# - GDI+
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You should have got a dell laptop in my opinion. They have got wonderful deals. Checkout http://www.dell.com[^]. You could have saved some money too. The mistakes made in this API make me realise that Microsoft has become big enough that it can shelter morons. If anyone working for me wrote anything this bad and tried to release it, I would kill them and display the body as a warning to the rest of the team. - Christian Graus about C# - GDI+
Rama Krishna wrote: You should have got a dell laptop in my opinion. What, and miss out on the instant gratification of picking it up at the store? That would be Unamerican! Although I'm not fond of HP for a number of reasons, price isn't among them. A Dell would take three weeks to receive, and the shipping would likely eat up any cost savings. Besides, by the time it arrived, they wouldn't offer that model anymore!:-D I've gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please keep me here.
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Rama Krishna wrote: You should have got a dell laptop in my opinion. What, and miss out on the instant gratification of picking it up at the store? That would be Unamerican! Although I'm not fond of HP for a number of reasons, price isn't among them. A Dell would take three weeks to receive, and the shipping would likely eat up any cost savings. Besides, by the time it arrived, they wouldn't offer that model anymore!:-D I've gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please keep me here.
Roger Wright wrote: That would be Unamerican! Nish is not Americanized yet :) Roger Wright wrote: Dell would take three weeks to receive, Nope. I got mine within 4 days (though they said it will take about a week and 3 days) with free shipping and a free printer and free memory and processor upgrade. The price was just amazing. Plus you have coupons from http://www.ableshoppers.com [^]. I don't think anyone can get a better deal for a laptop or a desktop. [EDIT] What will be truly American is when he returns the machine back and gets a full refund without any questions asked. The mistakes made in this API make me realise that Microsoft has become big enough that it can shelter morons. If anyone working for me wrote anything this bad and tried to release it, I would kill them and display the body as a warning to the rest of the team. - Christian Graus about C# - GDI+
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Roger Wright wrote: That would be Unamerican! Nish is not Americanized yet :) Roger Wright wrote: Dell would take three weeks to receive, Nope. I got mine within 4 days (though they said it will take about a week and 3 days) with free shipping and a free printer and free memory and processor upgrade. The price was just amazing. Plus you have coupons from http://www.ableshoppers.com [^]. I don't think anyone can get a better deal for a laptop or a desktop. [EDIT] What will be truly American is when he returns the machine back and gets a full refund without any questions asked. The mistakes made in this API make me realise that Microsoft has become big enough that it can shelter morons. If anyone working for me wrote anything this bad and tried to release it, I would kill them and display the body as a warning to the rest of the team. - Christian Graus about C# - GDI+
Rama Krishna wrote: Nish is not Americanized yet We're training him, but he's slow...;) Rama Krishna wrote: free shipping and a free printer and free memory and processor upgrade. That's quite impressive! I know that every desktop I've ever ordered from them has taken a minimum of 3 weeks, some up to 5, but perhaps they do less configuration on a laptop. Rama Krishna wrote: What will be truly American is when he returns the machine back and gets a full refund without any questions asked. That will be dependent on which store he goes to. Some give you endless hassle, others immediate service. In between are those infuriating ones that will gladly accept the return, but only in exchange for another identical to it (Walmart, for one). I try to ask first what the policy is and , if possible, to get it in writing. I've gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please keep me here.
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Just get a MS or Logitech USB mouse, plug it in and wait a few seconds. Voilá, it now works. (If you are running WinXP that is, dunno about drivers for Win2k) You can do the same thing with a USB keyboard. If you need more USB devices, just get an USB hub. You can use up to 128 devices on a single USB root hub. I use a Logitech Optical Wheel Mouse on my Compaq Laptop, and it works great :) - Anders Money talks, but all mine ever says is "Goodbye!"
Anders Molin wrote: Voilá, it now works. Voilà ;)
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
I use a logitech wireless keyboard and mouse. Works great. The RF unit works from one USB port. Johan Lombaard Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
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Rama Krishna wrote: Nish is not Americanized yet We're training him, but he's slow...;) Rama Krishna wrote: free shipping and a free printer and free memory and processor upgrade. That's quite impressive! I know that every desktop I've ever ordered from them has taken a minimum of 3 weeks, some up to 5, but perhaps they do less configuration on a laptop. Rama Krishna wrote: What will be truly American is when he returns the machine back and gets a full refund without any questions asked. That will be dependent on which store he goes to. Some give you endless hassle, others immediate service. In between are those infuriating ones that will gladly accept the return, but only in exchange for another identical to it (Walmart, for one). I try to ask first what the policy is and , if possible, to get it in writing. I've gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please keep me here.
I've seen Dell, HP, IBM, and Compaqs all coming into the shop rampantly for parts. Something always breaks. On the contrary Toshibas only come in if someone has killed Windows, and almost never come in for anything else. So I wouldn’t tout any of the other manufacturers. Toshibas go through anything. Unfortunately the company I work for is in a contract with IBM. :(( If it ain't broke, fix it till it is
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
Nishant S wrote: I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. Congratulations on your brand selection. ;) Why am I still a bronze member?
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
Congrats Nish :) So are you gonna go wireless? James "It is self repeating, of unknown pattern" Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation
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You should have got a dell laptop in my opinion. They have got wonderful deals. Checkout http://www.dell.com[^]. You could have saved some money too. The mistakes made in this API make me realise that Microsoft has become big enough that it can shelter morons. If anyone working for me wrote anything this bad and tried to release it, I would kill them and display the body as a warning to the rest of the team. - Christian Graus about C# - GDI+
Rama Krishna wrote: You could have saved some money too. That depends on what you're looking at and whether you can get it under their small business plan. When I got mine, we went through and configured one exactly like it at dell and the price went through the roof. I went through and configured everything at Dell Home and Dell Small Business to match the specs of my laptop as close as possible (purchased one month ago, received two weeks ago) an HP ze5155. P4 1.7 (mine is a 1.8) 512MB RAM 40GB HD 15" XGA 10/100 NIC (no built-in wireless) XP Home, WordPerfect suite 32MB Video (nvidia but mine is ati mobile m6) CD-RW/DVD Combo Home gave you a free upgrade to the CD-RW/DVD combo and $100 for ordering online, while SB gave you double memory for free. On the Home site the total came to:
$1696 - $100 off online purchase + S/H + tax == $1596 + S/H + taxOn the SB site the total came to:$1516 + S/H + taxMine:$1499 + tax - $300 mail in rebates + 17 day wait :mad: == $1199 + tax on $1499I *really* wanted to get a dell, but knew that in my past configurations -- I've been looking for 6 months -- I wouldn't beat that end price. If someone just wanted a laptop for web surfing and office work, the day after I ordered mine from Best Buy they had a Toshiba 1.5 celeron, 128MB RAM, 14.1", 20GB laptop for $500 after rebates. My dad was kicking himself the next day for not picking it up :P James "It is self repeating, of unknown pattern" Data - Star Trek: The Next Generation -
I've seen Dell, HP, IBM, and Compaqs all coming into the shop rampantly for parts. Something always breaks. On the contrary Toshibas only come in if someone has killed Windows, and almost never come in for anything else. So I wouldn’t tout any of the other manufacturers. Toshibas go through anything. Unfortunately the company I work for is in a contract with IBM. :(( If it ain't broke, fix it till it is
I hadn't thought about it much, but now that you mention it I can't recall ever being called to repair a Toshiba. Maybe I assumed that no one actually buys them. That's a statistic, though a sample of one is not terribly meaningful, that bears more investigation. A pity about the IBM contract - my condolences. I've never had a reliability problem with IBM, as they are generally well-built workhorses. But in every case I know of the performance delivered by an IBM machine fell far short of most equally priced competitors. And for laptops, that tiny diddlestick in the middle of the keyboard is the sorriest excuse for an input device I've ever seen. I've gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please keep me here.
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Hey guys I did my first major purchase after reaching the US. I bought a laptop. An HP zt1260. P4 1.6 GHz 512 MB DDR 15" XGA DVD/CDRW combo etc... But I have a question. It does not have the ps2 port in the back. is this normal? Will this be a problem if I wanna use an external mouse AND an external keyboard? There are two USB ports. But I dunno how many devices I can connect to an USB port :-( I also bought a laptop bag. Total price came to USD 1256/- Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
That sounds EXACTLY like my Compaq Presario 1505US (also includes 1 Firewire, 2 USB 2.0, internal LAN and modem). I upgraded my memory 768mb, and I have an external USB mouse for it. USB should be fine for keyboard and mouse. Nice notebooks... :) ------- signature starts "...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001 Please review the Legal Disclaimer in my bio. ------- signature ends
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Thanks Matt. So all I need to do is to verify if the mouse is USB supported when I buy one eh? Nish
Author of the romantic comedy Summer Love and Some more Cricket [New Win] Review by Shog9 Click here for review[NW]
Yep, I would suggest a logitech optical especially if you are using it with a laptop and won't necessarily have a "mouse ball compliant" surface :) -:suss:Matt Newman / Windows XP Activist:suss:
"Well, the guy that's giving you a hard time is a f***in moron, and you can tell him thats straight from another Linux user." - John Simmons on Linux Users
Just do the American thing and shoot him... - Jim Crafton on Linux Users
...no matter where you wear your towel, the law is the law... - Christian Graus on the law -
I hadn't thought about it much, but now that you mention it I can't recall ever being called to repair a Toshiba. Maybe I assumed that no one actually buys them. That's a statistic, though a sample of one is not terribly meaningful, that bears more investigation. A pity about the IBM contract - my condolences. I've never had a reliability problem with IBM, as they are generally well-built workhorses. But in every case I know of the performance delivered by an IBM machine fell far short of most equally priced competitors. And for laptops, that tiny diddlestick in the middle of the keyboard is the sorriest excuse for an input device I've ever seen. I've gone to find myself. If I should get back before I return, please keep me here.
