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Old 04-18-2007, 02:24 AM   #44
DAE51D
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First of all, I'm super excited and want to get this and take advantage of the $500 discount (when does that expire?)

512MB is barely enough for XP and other programs. Is there another SODIMM empty slot? Or is there a 1GB upgrade? I would hate to just have to throw away the 512MB SODIMM that comes with it just to upgrade to more RAM.

What size is the HD (2.5" or 3.5")? I'm assuming it's a notebook drive?

Is it possible to get it without the HD? I want to put in a much bigger 160GB notebook drive (or even bigger if it's a 3.5" drive). I have almost 250GB of MP3s, that's not even counting the movies/videos I want to put on it.
Not a real big deal as long as I can swap out the stock drive with my own drive.

Can I get it without the ~$100 WindowsXP boxed version? I have an MSDN subscription and volume license -- don't need to buy another one.

I'm assuming the 802.11b/g is a USB dongle? Does it happen to have an external antenna jack on it?

What is the BlueTooth/Microphone you offer?
I have a USB bluetooth dongle already -- will that work?
Is the microphone noise cancelling and something that is mounted in the visor or something? Or is it a BT headset mic?

What is that Kyocera KR1 Mobile Router (box with antenna looking thing) shown in the picture?
https://store.mp3car.com/PhotoGaller...Code=SDK%2D014

Is there a way to (quickly) dim the contrast/brightness of the display, so when I'm driving at night, this thing isn't God's own flashlight shining on me and glaring out the corner of my eye.

How does "power-down/hibernate" work? When I turn off the key on my car, what happens? I assume this has an intelligent shut-down sequence. Personally I'd like it to Hibernate.

I have a 2007 Scion tC -- I want to put it in that center console area, do you know if the Scion door will fold down over the G4? Do I need any sort of mounting kit for this -- I have the factory stereo in there now.
http://daevid.com/gfx/tC/1600/DCP_3217.1600.jpg

Will the reverse camera work with my Scion tC?
How do I find out (before I buy the camera)?

The specs say "Brown - Remocom - This is for steering wheel control"
[a] will this work with my Scion tC?
[b] what is actually controlled via the steering wheel?
Mine has Volume Up/Down, Mode, and another Up/Down button.

What about Linux drivers and such for this? Things like the display/video-card, USB, audio, etc? I would like to give some of the other Linux CarPC GUI's a try too. At least, can you provide more detail as to what chipsets they all are so I can look them up?
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