I have an IBM Thinkpad R40 type 2723? When I boot it up the screen is kind of dim and pinkish colored. After about an hour of running the screen flickers and goes VERY dim. I can still make out the images, and if I shine a flashlight on the screen I can see them more clearly. Can a tech please give me their opinion?

I currently have a monster desktop computer, and a Dell 700m as my portable machine – mostly for school and sometimes work. I don’t require much of my laptop beyond the very basics, since I have a desktop to do my real work. I’ve been checking out the Asus Eee PC to replace my 700m, which I like quite a bit, but I was really wondering if there’s anything else out there (or coming soon) that compares to it – perhaps with a smaller screen bezel and longer battery life. Price is definitely a concern since I don’t want to spend much beyond the resale price of the 700m- otherwise I might as well keep it (I’m guessing its worth about $600-$650 with two brand new extended batteries).

I’ve heard Asus is coming out with 2nd gen Eee PC, but haven’t seen any recent news about it.

Suggestions?

Hey my Dell Inspiron 2200 has a broken screen and I was wonder whats the difference between a LCD XGA and LCD SXGA….will my laptop accept either one or mess up if i get the wrong one?