'Tig... wasn't it Dell laptops that were reported to have problems running SEIV?
You might want to check it out before you leave Japan and throw away the receipt for you new toy.
Run a search on the forum, there was a thread Last year somewhen about a specific make of laptop a that had trouble with SEIV. It might have only applied to one particular Version of Windoze. I can't remember the details, but I'm 80% certain it was Dell. Maybe the problem even got patched out of the game. Dunno.
Does anyone remember the thread I'm talking about?
EDIT: Search results. It was Dell, running ME. Here's the thread:
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/cgi-bin...=004318#000000
[ June 13, 2002, 14:55: Message edited by: dogscoff ]