By
Harald Thon,
published on August 18, 2005
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: gigabyte, w511a, is, a, multimedia, notebook, at, an, attractive, price | Themes: Business Notebooks
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: gigabyte, w511a, is, a, multimedia, notebook, at, an, attractive, price | Themes: Business Notebooks
Contents
- 1. What's Good, What's Not So Good?
- 2. Case And Connections
- 3. Battery In The Back, Connections On The Right And In The Front
- 4. Audio: Line-in Input And Digital Audio Output On The Front
- 5. Bag And Mouse Included
- 6. Graphics, Display, & Sound
- 7. Keyboard & Other Operational Elements
- 8. OSD: E-mail For You!
- 9. Special Functions: IR Remote Control And Instant-on AV Player
- 10. Noise Level: Loud Is OK, But Only From The Speakers, Please!
- 11. Benchmarks And Settings
- 12. Test Candidates
- 13. Games
- 14. DirectX 9
- 15. Video
- 16. Synthetic Benchmarks
- 17. System Performance Sysmark2004: Fast, Despite "Old" DDR333 Memory
- 18. Rechargeable Battery Tests
- 19. Charging Time
- 20. Summary: Quick Multimedia Notebook With Super Equipment But Weaknesses In The Details
- 21. More on this topic
8. OSD: E-mail For You!
Fans of the movie "You've Got Mail" would like this device. That's because with the "KB Manager" tool, the on-screen displays (OSDs) on the W511A can be permanently programmed so that when new e-mails arrive, a short text message such as "You've got mail" appears on the screen. The tool can also be used to assign different programs to the four quick-start keys, as well as to change the fonts, colors, display durations and appearance of the OSDs. Besides this, the OSD also offers classic functions such as a display function, indication of whether the WLAN module is activated or not, and information on whether the loudspeakers have been muted.
KB Manager: Informs the user of new e-mails.
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