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[Bo$$]

Quick question: Is the 8600M GT on the Asus G1S an MXM card?

Reason: Found a guy that is selling his laptop cheap (~100€) because the GPU fried (well, obviously...G86 core) and I'm thinking, just swapping the GPU for another one would end me with a good laptop for it's price...opinions?

EDIT: I can also repair the current the current GPU, in case that it's soldered. Just needs to be baked again :p.

EDIT2: No, already found out. It's soldered. :( Well, that makes thing more expensive...or less...need to do math.

if it is soldered how the hell do you intend to bake it mate?

[Bo$$]

here is my Compaq Mini 311:

http://img.techpowerup.org/101002/IMG_20101002_190925.jpg

[_JP_]

if it is soldered how the hell do you intend to bake it mate?
"bake" as an expression, actually I just need a directional source of heat to point at the chip area to heat it, until the BGA melts and re-solders.
Oh, nice laptop, how does the ION preform? Have you made any tests? :)

[Bo$$]

"bake" as an expression, actually I just need a directional source of heat to point at the chip area to heat it, until the BGA melts and re-solders.
Oh, nice laptop, how does the ION preform? Have you made any tests? :)

ion is great plays most light games, brilliant battery life, COD4 runs really well on it even at 720p :)

[scoutingwraith]

Just ordered 4GB ram for my lappy....hope it comes by the end of the week.

[FreedomEclipse]

I should be getting a new netbook within the next week or so - the Packard Bell Dot S2

i'm getting the version that comes with the 6cell battery. Im gonna upgrade it to 2Gb ram, then probably try out Win7 starter for a while before i decide to put Win7 ultimate or XP Pro on it.

but im still 50/50 on the idea of a netbook. On the other hand i have what woulda been a perfectly working laptop with a decent GPU to run games like guildwars, CoD2 & Oblivion with only a busted screen.

a new screen will cost me around £80 but the problem is i need someone to put the screen in for me as i dont know how - and most places charge £20 to just even have a look at the laptop, so chances are they will charge me £20 to put the screen in.

So it boils down to this. Either save money n just the screen repaired for £80-100 or get a brandnew netbook with additional upgrades for £280-290

my laptop itself is a pretty heavy one unfortunately as its longer then 3years old. and walking around with it on my back does tire me out after a few hours.
I dont think the battery lasts even 2hrs on 1 full charge. BUT in light of the negative points - I do get something i can game on, and that wont lag when it comes to HD movies as the X1600MR can accelerate video quite well. I also get a bigger screen to boot (14.1 inches)

if i do choose to travel around with my laptop, it will most likely be on my bike so weight is a little bit of an issue as most of the time i carry other stuff in my bag which just weighs me down.

to get the netbook it costs a significantly lot more. but its no good for watching HD movies or anything. the battery is stated to last 7.5hrs, and having a netbook would make it easier when it comes to travelling around on my bike. as its a lot lighter n less cumbersome.

I would like a netbook. but my laptop is infinitely more times powerful then the N450 CPU.

an another problem which threw a spanner in the works is the only person i know who can help me put in my screen for free is currently out of the country.


if he was here n able to help then i wouldnt have thought about getting a new netbook that much.

really i just want something really portable and lightweight that i can get online with where ever i go on my bike.

[scoutingwraith]

I should be getting a new netbook within the next week or so - the Packard Bell Dot S2

i'm getting the version that comes with the 6cell battery. Im gonna upgrade it to 2Gb ram, then probably try out Win7 starter for a while before i decide to put Win7 ultimate or XP Pro on it.

but im still 50/50 on the idea of a netbook. On the other hand i have what woulda been a perfectly working laptop with a decent GPU to run games like guildwars, CoD2 & Oblivion with only a busted screen.

a new screen will cost me around £80 but the problem is i need someone to put the screen in for me as i dont know how - and most places charge £20 to just even have a look at the laptop, so chances are they will charge me £20 to put the screen in.

So it boils down to this. Either save money n just the screen repaired for £80-100 or get a brandnew netbook with additional upgrades for £280-290

my laptop itself is a pretty heavy one unfortunately as its longer then 3years old. and walking around with it on my back does tire me out after a few hours.
I dont think the battery lasts even 2hrs on 1 full charge. BUT in light of the negative points - I do get something i can game on, and that wont lag when it comes to HD movies as the X1600MR can accelerate video quite well. I also get a bigger screen to boot (14.1 inches)

if i do choose to travel around with my laptop, it will most likely be on my bike so weight is a little bit of an issue as most of the time i carry other stuff in my bag which just weighs me down.

to get the netbook it costs a significantly lot more. but its no good for watching HD movies or anything. the battery is stated to last 7.5hrs, and having a netbook would make it easier when it comes to travelling around on my bike. as its a lot lighter n less cumbersome.

I would like a netbook. but my laptop is infinitely more times powerful then the N450 CPU.

an another problem which threw a spanner in the works is the only person i know who can help me put in my screen for free is currently out of the country.


if he was here n able to help then i wouldnt have thought about getting a new netbook that much.

really i just want something really portable and lightweight that i can get online with where ever i go on my bike.

I am not sure on how much you are willing to spend but these two laptops have good specs and good battery life as well

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Computer-GmbH-U30JC-QX045V/dp/B0044ZT7LA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286761049&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-13-1-inch-Notebook-Processor-Professional/dp/B002RSNVEA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1286761168&sr=8-2-fkmr0

[FreedomEclipse]

I am not sure on how much you are willing to spend but these two laptops have good specs and good battery life as well

http://www.amazon.co.uk/ASUS-Computer-GmbH-U30JC-QX045V/dp/B0044ZT7LA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1286761049&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-13-1-inch-Notebook-Processor-Professional/dp/B002RSNVEA/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1286761168&sr=8-2-fkmr0

unfortunately both of them are way way way way way out of my range - it was only a choice between getting a netbook (which comes to under £300) or saving money & paying around £80-100 to get the screen on my old laptop replaced.

my old laptop has served me extremely well. and i would like to keep it going if possible but it weighs something like 2.3Kg compared to the netbooks 1.1 or 1.25Kg with the 6-cell battery.

[scoutingwraith]

What about an ION netbook. I think the HP Mini 311 will be a good choice. Not sure about the price though...

[brandonwh64]

Add me! i have nostalgic gaming laptop for back in the day!

Acer Ferrari 4000

AMD turion X64 FX50 model
1GB DDR
ATI X700 128MB DDR3
120GB hard drive

[FreedomEclipse]

What about an ION netbook. I think the HP Mini 311 will be a good choice. Not sure about the price though...

Ive had a look,

but their mainly old netbooks with N270s in them. I eve had a look at the CompaQ Mini 311's that are just rebands of HP

[kurosagi01]

How much your going spend on a netbook freedom?? and brandon your added to the list.

[FreedomEclipse]

just under £300 - Ive worked it out. it was a flip between a Novatech X10 with a 6-cell battery and 2Gb ram included into the cost which came to around £290 - but it has no OS so the asking price for a basic X10 seems really really really bad value as i can get the cheapest packard bell DOT S2 with w7 starter for £230 & that comes with a ton of accessories and w7 starter.

the local PCworld here has 3 versions of the PB DOT S2 in stock - a basic load out, a 6 cell battery load out and a complete load out which is 250gb HDD and the 6-cell

I plan to buy the version with the 6 cell battery for £250, throw in 2Gb ram for £30 and the price works out similar anyway, plus like this i dont need to wait 4 or 5 days for delivery or pay any delivery charges as i am within cycling distance of my nearest PCworld n i can go pick it up

-If the novatech X10 was priced lower with no OS installed, that would have been a fine contender - but let me put it this way, I get a 6-cell battery PLUS W7 starter for about £10 difference.

Ive checked out other reviews an the PB DOT S2 seems to suit me perfectly. with the only exception that it doesnt play HD videos but i read somewhere that theres a Broadcom mini-PCI HD decoder card that offloads 90% of the decoding work off the CPU so you can watch 720-1080p smoothly. unfortunately this card is still not available to buy in the UK yet (google Broadcom Crystal HD) though there have been word that DELL and other OEMS will start shipping the card as standard with new netbooks sometime in Q4 of this year, but so far nothing has happend. the broadcom chip has limited availability n the only real way to obtain one in the EU is off ebay. but prices have totally sky rocketed as they are really in demand

[kurosagi01]

Battery isn't so great but these 2 Lenovo laptops i found have 2gb of ram and W7 home premimum with ATI HD3200 which is by far an amazing IGPU for laptops,since i can play L4D on low/medium settings on 1280x800,although they are abit out of budget range:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X100E_996907.html
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_Edge_13_967381.html
But this laptop seems to meet your requirement another lenovo:
http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_IdeaPad_U350_679343.html

[FreedomEclipse]

well i dunno. one of the greatest things id really like to have is battery life and portability since i'l primarily be taking it with me on the road everywhere.

im not really looking for a gaming machine. if i was id probably pay the £80-100 the get the new screen on my old aptop so i can lug that around instead (ATi X1600MR is still very very good & probably a lot faster then the HD3200)

I did consider getting a laptop though. you can get a pretty low tech laptop for £300 but i wouldnt get 7hrs battery life from it (unless its a macbook probably)

theres this entry level one from novatech

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/laptop/range/xplora.html £279 that ticks pretty much all the correct boxes except for battery life of course...

[kurosagi01]

Well the 3rd Lenovo ticks most of your boxes and its in budget but it can't do 7hours but it says 5-6hours tops.

[FreedomEclipse]

doesnt look too bad tbh, but its powerd by a celeron.... ¬_¬ and i want something in black lol. was the novatech laptop i linked to no good??

[Solaris17]

can someone add me?

Toshiba L505-GS6000

AMD Turion x2 2.2Ghz
320GB HDD
4GB ram
15.6"

[Bo$$]

just under £300 - Ive worked it out. it was a flip between a Novatech X10 with a 6-cell battery and 2Gb ram included into the cost which came to around £290 - but it has no OS so the asking price for a basic X10 seems really really really bad value as i can get the cheapest packard bell DOT S2 with w7 starter for £230 & that comes with a ton of accessories and w7 starter.

the local PCworld here has 3 versions of the PB DOT S2 in stock - a basic load out, a 6 cell battery load out and a complete load out which is 250gb HDD and the 6-cell

I plan to buy the version with the 6 cell battery for £250, throw in 2Gb ram for £30 and the price works out similar anyway, plus like this i dont need to wait 4 or 5 days for delivery or pay any delivery charges as i am within cycling distance of my nearest PCworld n i can go pick it up

-If the novatech X10 was priced lower with no OS installed, that would have been a fine contender - but let me put it this way, I get a 6-cell battery PLUS W7 starter for about £10 difference.

Ive checked out other reviews an the PB DOT S2 seems to suit me perfectly. with the only exception that it doesnt play HD videos but i read somewhere that theres a Broadcom mini-PCI HD decoder card that offloads 90% of the decoding work off the CPU so you can watch 720-1080p smoothly. unfortunately this card is still not available to buy in the UK yet (google Broadcom Crystal HD) though there have been word that DELL and other OEMS will start shipping the card as standard with new netbooks sometime in Q4 of this year, but so far nothing has happend. the broadcom chip has limited availability n the only real way to obtain one in the EU is off ebay. but prices have totally sky rocketed as they are really in demand

hey man, the HP 311, is awesome i got it for £220 at overclockers and put 2 gb of mem in, it is REALLY good man, battery lasts amazingly long (3.5hrs max for me) and HD movies are butter smooth

[FreedomEclipse]

hey man, the HP 311, is awesome i got it for £220 at overclockers and put 2 gb of mem in, it is REALLY good man, battery lasts amazingly long (3.5hrs max for me) and HD movies are butter smooth

yeah but the downside of that is your battery life sucks and the 311 runs an old N270 CPU which doesnt help with powersaving, and also due to the popularity of that netbook since it runs Nvidia based graphics the price isnt £220 anymore but more like £290-320 - and ive still got to pay £30 for 2gb ram which for that price is not worth it. I'l try to obtain one of the Broadcom Crystal HD cards

at the moment is still looks like i'l be getting the packard bell DOT S2 so the price is as follows...

PB DoT = £250

2GB Ram = £30 (critical upgrade)
-----
(Optional Extras)

External optical drive = £30

USB Wireless mouse = £20 (I could just use my G7 for it but the USB dongle is massive and the battery doesnt last very long)

Broadcom Crystal HD card = £30-50


even without the optional extras theres no denying that the Packard bell is great value for money they give you a lot of accessories with it like a USB data transfer cable an a SLIP CASE for it which means you dont need to spend an additional £5-10 to get your own one.

Battery life 7.5hrs.

but it cant play HD video but IMHO its something i can live without until the broadcom HD cards make it into europe and are easily obtainable. otherwise im most likely put in an order from ebay

I just want to sit in the library for hours and leech off their free wi-fi then cycle home to watch whatever it is ive downloaded :)

ontop of that the hardware is more uptodate lol.

but thank your for bringing the 311 to my attention but it just doesnt seem very appealing considering the competition.

and lastly not to sound rude or disrespectful - but i wouldnt call 3.5hrs for a netbook 'amazingly long' LOL

[kurosagi01]

doesnt look too bad tbh, but its powerd by a celeron.... ¬_¬ and i want something in black lol. was the novatech laptop i linked to no good??
And theres nothing wrong with the one on novatech apart from its size of a regular notebook.

can someone add me?

Toshiba L505-GS6000

AMD Turion x2 2.2Ghz
320GB HDD
4GB ram
15.6"

Sure :D

[FreedomEclipse]

And theres nothing wrong with the one on novatech apart from its size of a regular notebook.



Sure :D

have you checked out the weight? its almost as light as a netbook - but reviews did say it that it felt like it was made out of cheap plastic....

[kurosagi01]

have you checked out the weight? its almost as light as a netbook - but reviews did say it that it felt like it was made out of cheap plastic....

Well if it is made out of cheap plastic you can bet the build quality is poor and it over heat really quick.

[FreedomEclipse]

Well if it is made out of cheap plastic you can bet the build quality is poor and it over heat really quick.

good point - PB DOT S2 it is!

[(FIH) The Don]

im in again

Toshiba satellite
C2D 2.53 P8700
2x2GB DDR2 800
500gig hd(will be replaced with one of those hybrid drives soon)
HD4650 1GB

paid 350$ for it ~

http://img.techpowerup.org/101026/028.jpg

almost like new except a few scratches on mouse buttons, and a little dirt and such

[mtosev]

nice laptop for 350usd

[(FIH) The Don]

thank you

all though too must plastic for my taste, might sell it soon :)

first i will try a little overclocking though, if i can

[FreedomEclipse]

RIGHT - Im back again, after scouring the net for millions of reviews, 100 cups of coffee and the odd porno clip.

I have reviewed my options then reviewed them again n again n again n again *sips coffee* n again n again n again AND I in all my elite awesomeness have come up with something thats a cross between a netbook and a laptop which costs a little more then what i was originally willing to pay, but for the extra money spent I get a lot more in terms of performance since being able to view HD videos was a critical must-have feature for me. SO!!! in light of that and the 100 cups of coffee and the millions of reviews and 'top 10' polls. I have come up with these....

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X100e_996906.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X100E_910103.html

THEY are BOTH the same model of laptop - the ONLY thing that differs between them is the processor - I can pay £350 for the DUAL CORE or £344 for the SINGLE CORE.

Obviously - the dual core will eat up a little more power then the single core. but from what i heard the difference between the 2 is only 5 watts.

Please advise

[kurosagi01]

RIGHT - Im back again, after scouring the net for millions of reviews, 100 cups of coffee and the odd porno clip.

I have reviewed my options then reviewed them again n again n again n again *sips coffee* n again n again n again AND I in all my elite awesomeness have come up with something thats a cross between a netbook and a laptop which costs a little more then what i was originally willing to pay, but for the extra money spent I get a lot more in terms of performance since being able to view HD videos was a critical must-have feature for me. SO!!! in light of that and the 100 cups of coffee and the millions of reviews and 'top 10' polls. I have come up with these....

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X100e_996906.html

http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X100E_910103.html

THEY are BOTH the same model of laptop - the ONLY thing that differs between them is the processor - I can pay £350 for the DUAL CORE or £344 for the SINGLE CORE.

Obviously - the dual core will eat up a little more power then the single core. but from what i heard the difference between the 2 is only 5 watts.

Please advise

I would spend the extra £7 for the dual core and the 320GB HDD space.

[FreedomEclipse]

oh yeah, I didnt realise the other one had a bigger hard drive :3

Ermmm no worries anyway - I'l probably part out my old laptop so i can buy 4Gb of ram

[kurosagi01]

Well i would still say get the dual core since single core is poo on laptops.

[FreedomEclipse]

well. my mums going back to Hong Kong next month -ive sent an email to a few relatives to see if they can find out how much it costs to replace a laptop screen, if its cheap then i could just be replacing the screen on my old one and get a brand new laptop later on

[rpsgc]

Acer Aspire AS1410

Intel Celeron SU2300 1.2GHz
3GB DDR2
WD Caviar Blue 160GB
Windows 7 Home Premium x64

[Melvis]

Dudes i have a question, and i thought here be best to ask this but how good is the NVIDIA GeForce GT330M with 1GB compared to lets say a 5650 from ATi?

[(FIH) The Don]

look here http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-GT-330M.22437.0.html

it has all info on laptop gfx's

also, what other specs have the laptops you looked at?

[Melvis]

Thanks for the link, it has an i5 @2.2GHz i think

http://www.itstuff.com.au/a660i516led4bluray6401gbw7p-p-812785.html

[(FIH) The Don]

looks "okay" but a bit expensive imo

what site in aussie is the best for hardware and computers?

and is 1500$ the max for a laptop?

and what is it going to be used for?

[Melvis]

It is a bit expensive, its for a customer and im only looking for one that has good enough GPU to be able to play most games OK on.

I get stuff through a supplier just gotta find one that they have in stock and that one^ they have instock.

[(FIH) The Don]

@the res the laptop it has you/the customer should be able to play most if not any games at medium to high settings imo

[FreedomEclipse]

small update on whats going on...

my cousin is staying with us for a few months while he finishes off with his studies. he bought a really basic 13.3" laptop for around £400 but he said after the course was finished he'd probably give it to his sister because hes going to get a much better laptop in Hong Kong.

So after much thinking I asked him if he was willing to sell the laptop to me instead of passing it on to his sister - so for the agreed price of £250 + me cooking him dinner I get:

Intel Celerion SU2700
4GB DDR2
GMA 4500
320Gb HDD
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit

so a bit of luck really. - the SU2700 uses the same socket as the T2300 in my busted laptop and I was thinking if it was possible to run the T2300 in place of the SU2700 without overheating issues - the T2300 has a max TDP of 31w where as the SU2700 has a max of 10TDP.

since its only a GMA 4500, I wont be gaming with it.

[overclocker]

Sign me up my laptop is in my system specs. Looks like the thread for me!

[kurosagi01]

Acer Aspire AS1410

Intel Celeron SU2300 1.2GHz
3GB DDR2
WD Caviar Blue 160GB
Windows 7 Home Premium x64
added :)
small update on whats going on...

my cousin is staying with us for a few months while he finishes off with his studies. he bought a really basic 13.3" laptop for around £400 but he said after the course was finished he'd probably give it to his sister because hes going to get a much better laptop in Hong Kong.

So after much thinking I asked him if he was willing to sell the laptop to me instead of passing it on to his sister - so for the agreed price of £250 + me cooking him dinner I get:

Intel Celerion SU2700
4GB DDR2
GMA 4500
320Gb HDD
Windows 7 Home Premium 32bit

so a bit of luck really. - the SU2700 uses the same socket as the T2300 in my busted laptop and I was thinking if it was possible to run the T2300 in place of the SU2700 without overheating issues - the T2300 has a max TDP of 31w where as the SU2700 has a max of 10TDP.

since its only a GMA 4500, I wont be gaming with it.
Sounds like a good plan to me :) although should do some research first.
Sign me up my laptop is in my system specs. Looks like the thread for me!

LOL will do :) and yeah it does look like a thread for you.:laugh:

[popswala]

Anyone with the m17x or similar beastly lappy using either the cooler master u3 or sf-19? I have the u3 and am thinking of getting the sf-19. I like the mesh of the u3 so it doesn't constrict air flow to the lappy fans. But the sf-19 has 2 bigger fans that can help push more air. Only down side is they seem a little lower then the laptop fan placement. So it might constrict.

Only reviews I find on the sf-19 they use a weak 15" lappy. That's not very helpful considering the cooler is made for gaming beasts.

Anyone got any thoughts on this? I can only imagine a few deg's drop with the sf-19. I don't think the $$ tag is worth that. Considering I don't use usb 3.0 yet.

[wolf]

my laptop playing MW2 :), laptop specs are in the description and my specs here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUQ6i-N3loY

[scoutingwraith]

Here is a pic of my m11x Lappy with a skin on.

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4294/imag0352e.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/i/imag0352e.jpg/)

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And just for fun my Acer 5672 laptop with the funny skin.

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[kurosagi01]

Here is a pic of my m11x Lappy with a skin on.

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And just for fun my Acer 5672 laptop with the funny skin.

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OMG very sexy alienware laptop.

[mdsx1950]

OMG very sexy alienware laptop.

I agree! That skin looks fantastic. :toast:

[_JP_]

Nice alienware, and I have the same laptop mouse as you, except mine is dark gray. :p

I have a request to the clubhouse, has anyone here ever used Intel's Turbo Memory, specifically, the 2.0 version (Rosbson 2)?
I know a store near me that is still selling this NAND cards and they've really lowered the price for the 4GB model.
Ive read some reviews and tests, but there's a mix in opinions (good vs. bad and if it's worth it), but overall, for certain programs, it seems to be worth it...and since it's not expensive. :D
Still I'd like to know if any of you have any experience with this tech.
:toast:

[kurosagi01]

Sorry for late reply JP,but i don't think anyone has used the intel turbo memory before =/
And i was just wondering guys which would you say better a fujitsu 250GB which is 5400rpm can't remember the cache or a WD Scorpio blue 120gb 5400rpm and 8mb cache.
Which would you say faster??
The fujitsu is currently in my laptop.

[stevednmc]

Add ME!!

Asus N61JQ-X1
Core i7 1.6Ghz (2.8 on single core with hyper threading)
4 gig ddr3 1066
15.6" Lcd Backlit display 1366x768
6 Cell LiOn battery ~ 2.5hrs runtime
Dedicated ATI Mobilty hd 5730 1Gig Memory
Win7 64bit
7400 RPm 320gig HDD
USB 3.0
Altec Lansing speakers with SRS
Zalman ZM-NC2000 notebook cooler

[stevednmc]

And i was just wondering guys which would you say better a fujitsu 250GB which is 5400rpm can't remember the cache or a WD Scorpio blue 120gb 5400rpm and 8mb cache.

Im not so sure you would notice much of a difference other than storage space tbh. Be nice to know the amount of cache your Fujitsu has though.

[kurosagi01]

Damn steve i want that laptop you have xD and yeah it would be nice but i can't find any info on it on the HDD itself and when i try searching the model on google it only comes with 2 results in different language lol.

[stevednmc]

Thanks! :) Do you have the info on it? maybe I can find something? Your Hard drive i mean..LOL

I bought it used from a guy on here just before chrsitmas. I couldnt pass up on the deal!!

[kurosagi01]

I found the info now haha:
Size 250 GB
Cache (MB) 8
RPM 5400
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA
Speed 3 Gb/s
And steve mind showing some pictures of that asus lappy :) i always get those odd feelings in my gut i want sell my desktop and get a newer powerful laptop lol.

[FreedomEclipse]

i always get those odd feelings in my gut i want sell my desktop and get a newer powerful laptop lol.

I dont think your gf would like that.

[stevednmc]

I found the info now haha:
Size 250 GB
Cache (MB) 8
RPM 5400
Form Factor 2.5"
Interface SATA
Speed 3 Gb/s
And steve mind showing some pictures of that asus lappy :) i always get those odd feelings in my gut i want sell my desktop and get a newer powerful laptop lol.

Thats funny you found it, because i was just gonna post it! I just did a search from your signature specs.. If i were you id go for a 7200 rmp drive, that would be noticeable i think. Or if you got the money..an SSD. Thats the way im eventually gonna go with mine. Waiting for a price drop though. Also gonna max out the memory on this beast!

Ill post a a few pics later today for ya

[kurosagi01]

I dont think your gf would like that.
lol what you mean by my gf? you talking about my desktop???
Thats funny you found it, because i was just gonna post it! I just did a search from your signature specs.. If i were you id go for a 7200 rmp drive, that would be noticeable i think. Or if you got the money..an SSD. Thats the way im eventually gonna go with mine. Waiting for a price drop though. Also gonna max out the memory on this beast!

Ill post a a few pics later today for ya

Yeah i was thinking of getting an SSD too or upgrade to an 7200 drive,but i rarely use my laptop now but i still like it because of the slick design even though its a "business" type laptop, and thanks :).

[stevednmc]

Id do it then....Experimentation is fun...you might start using it more then!

[kurosagi01]

lol i would use it more if the performance was good enough to play games i want it to play like i can with my desktop then i would be using it more.

[JC316]

Add me to the list.

Asus G71GX-RX05
Core 2 T8700 @ 2.53GHZ
6GB DDR2 800
GTX 260M 1gb
500GB 5400RPM HDD.

This is a kickass laptop, outstanding for gaming.

[kurosagi01]

lot of asus gaming laptop =) i want a budget gaming lappy now like from gateway or something,curses expensive prices over here in UK

[FreedomEclipse]

lol what you mean by my gf? you talking about my desktop???

Im talking about something of the flesh - your girlfriend - i.e

http://www.ahajokes.com/cartoon/girlfriend.jpg

something you like to get down n dirty with at night stuffing something in her deepest orafices.

If you do that with your desktop too then thats cool too - Just dont come near mine or i will beat you with a hammer

[kurosagi01]

lol very funny eclipse

[Marineborn]

hey kuro do i have to post the specs, i wouldnt mind being in this club but i have 6 laptops' lol thats alot of typing

[kurosagi01]

Nah you don't really have to type all the specs lol.

[Marineborn]

alright ill just post there makes and models

[Marineborn]

lolz okay so i have 7...HAHAHAHAH i forgot about that 1

asus G73J

asus G73jh

compaq 6910p

presario Cq50

Dell pp21L

aspire 5100

alienware mx11

[kurosagi01]

Care you give me one of those Asus G series laptop haha

[Marineborn]

sorry kurosagi them are my babies, they are frigging powerhouses the only diffrence between the j and the jh is the jh doesnt have HD screen but its still fricking beatifull

[scoutingwraith]

sorry kurosagi them are my babies, they are frigging powerhouses the only diffrence between the j and the jh is the jh doesnt have HD screen but its still fricking beatifull

By that do you mean they are 16:10 ratio and not 16:9 or is it the resolution itself ?? Less than 1280x800 (720p) ?

[stevednmc]

Sorry for the delay, but i quite honestly forgot to take these pictures for ya, So here they are!


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture002.jpg



http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture003.jpg



http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture004.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture005.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture006.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture007.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture008.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture009786.jpg



http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture010788.jpg



FYI, i have upgraded the memory to 8Gig and 1333 DDR3 from the 4 Gig 1066 ddr3. And i had no issues whatsoever. Pure awesomeness!

Again so sorry for the delay, better late than never though eh?


Edit: sorry for the quality of the pix, awesome camera, just dont know how to take great photos with it yet!

New edit! SSD installed and running! intel 150GB x25-m.

[kurosagi01]

Sorry for the delay, but i quite honestly forgot to take these pictures for ya, So here they are!


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture002.jpg



http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture003.jpg



http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture004.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture005.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture006.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture007.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture008.jpg


http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture009786.jpg



http://img.techpowerup.org/110107/Capture010788.jpg



FYI, i have upgraded the memory to 8Gig and 1333 DDR3 from the 4 Gig 1066 ddr3. And i had no issues whatsoever. Pure awesomeness!

Again so sorry for the delay, better late than never though eh?


Edit: sorry for the quality of the pix, awesome camera, just dont know how to take great photos with it yet!

Looks great man! :) although the gloss must be annoying?? And lol at he compaq notebook in 1st picture.

[stevednmc]

Looks great man! :) although the gloss must be annoying?? And lol at he compaq notebook in 1st picture.

LOL, yeah, it can be sometimes, but its not too bad. Its a bitch to keep the outside of it clean, fingerprint magnet.
Thats my girlfriends, it works pretty good. Its funny, i went through all the trouble of cleaning mine up for the pictures and it reflected all the finger prints on hers!!:roll:

[rickss69]

Did I make a good choice? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180603778307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Got it for $899 after my ebay bucks. :)

[scoutingwraith]

Did I make a good choice? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180603778307&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT

Got it for $899 after my ebay bucks. :)

For a desktop replacement laptop it is a good price considering the specs of it. Just do not expect good battery life out of it.

[rickss69]

That is about what it will be when I receive it. Plans are for it to be plugged in 24/7 and connected via a HDMI cable to a Sony 42" lcd tv.

[stevednmc]

That is about what it will be when I receive it. Plans are for it to be plugged in 24/7 and connected via a HDMI cable to a Sony 42" lcd tv.

Damn, thats a big machine! For the price though i would have thought it would come with an i7..But the i5 is plenty awesome. If you are hooking it up to your tv then why did you get a laptop with such a large screen?

[rickss69]

The price was right and it had all the features I wanted in a laptop as well. The truth is I have always used my desktop gamer as an everyday pc but I kept corrupting hdd's benching and general fiddling around with it. I got tired of recovering all my data like online bill pay and such, so I figured I would get this laptop and make it my 24/7. Now, if I can just resist benching the damn thing...:laugh:

[[Ion]]

Reporting in with a new laptop, a Lenovo W500: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/w-series/w500

http://www.digitalsaonline.co.za/catalog/images/NB-LNRA62ZA.jpg
http://img.techpowerup.org/110109/w500.png

Main attraction is a 1920x1200 LCD

[scoutingwraith]

;2151937']Reporting in with a new laptop, a Lenovo W500: http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/thinkpad/w-series/w500

Images


Main attraction is a 1920x1200 LCD

I've been wondering for a while but how does the Lenovo battery fare on the new 15.6 Laptops?

[[Ion]]

I've been wondering for a while but how does the Lenovo battery fare on the new 15.6 Laptops?

I think it's a 15.4 actually ;)

Batter has a 12% wear level, but for web browsing or MS Office I typically get about 3-3.5 hours. Full CPU load or games is much less

[scoutingwraith]

;2155219']I think it's a 15.4 actually ;)

Batter has a 12% wear level, but for web browsing or MS Office I typically get about 3-3.5 hours. Full CPU load or games is much less

Damn....i have yet to see a 15.4 or a 15.6 laptop to manage 5 hours these days. I thought Lenovo would have had some trump card on that. >_>

[[Ion]]

Damn....i have yet to see a 15.4 or a 15.6 laptop to manage 5 hours these days. I thought Lenovo would have had some trump card on that. >_>

It's not too bad since I either use it at home or at school, and there are abundant outlets both places. I'd imagine it would get significantly better battery life with just the integrated GPU (there's an option to disable the dedicated ATI card, but I haven't tried it).

[Bo$$]

Damn....i have yet to see a 15.4 or a 15.6 laptop to manage 5 hours these days. I thought Lenovo would have had some trump card on that. >_>

my mini 311 can do that barely, shows how ineffiecient ION is :laugh:

[[Ion]]

my mini 311 can do that barely, shows how ineffiecient ION is :laugh:

Wait, what? :confused: :nutkick:

[scoutingwraith]

my mini 311 can do that barely, shows how ineffiecient ION is :laugh:

Damn....the C2D ULV appear to maybe have a better power consumption then. I get easily 6 hours on mine >_>

[AhokZYashA]

my 2+ year old dell XPS with 6-cell can do 4hours browsing the net..
gaming for about 1.5-2 hours..

battery wear is about 15%

[m1dg3t]

Any reccomendations for a unit with 17" min screen and AMD GFX? Was looking at an Asus g73 but i have NO experience with lappies :o

Cheers!

:toast:

[Bo$$]

Damn....the C2D ULV appear to maybe have a better power consumption then. I get easily 6 hours on mine >_>

well the broadcom WIFI card is VERY VERY bad, it keeps loosing connection sitting 6 meters away from the router, i turned off its all power saving settings, now it wont loose connection but low singal, even my phone has better range..

im sure if i used another card it would be fine

[JC316]

Any reccomendations for a unit with 17" min screen and AMD GFX? Was looking at an Asus g73 but i have NO experience with lappies :o

Cheers!

:toast:

I have a G71 with a GTX 260 and a 17.1" screen. I have nothing but praise for it, I am highly impressed, just don't expect to game on the go with it, just surfing the internet, I have a 2 hour battery life and it's freaking huge.

[FreedomEclipse]

So...In the end, I decided not to buy my cousins laptop for £250 but instead to focus on getting my sleeping beast (of a laptop) flying again...

Now....parts can be fairly expensive but here is a to-do list of what needs to be fixed...

#1 Screen - A new panel can cost me £80. But what a lot of people are saying my problem is down to a dead screen inverter - so that will cost £25 for a replacement. Im hoping its just the inverter that has gone south but If i have to buy a new panel then i will.....reluctantly

#2 the DVD-Rw drive is posessed - it auto ejects disks by itself and reads dvds/cds etc etc once everyblue moon when it feels like it - So it has got to go....BUT theres a problem - its an old IDE drive since the laptop WAS made in 2006 and they can cost anywhere from £25-50 as they dont make them anymore - Ive found a replacement on ebuyer for £28.....NOW....heres an easy solution to the problem - I could just take the borked DVD-Rw out and grab an EXTERNAL DVD-Rw for £20 which seems to be the better idea as i save money.

---

anyhoo - If the new screen inverter doesnt fix the main issue with my laptop then I will need to buy a new panel which means the total cost to fix it would be £100+ (if paying P&P)

the money spent to fix this laptop up isnt really 'value for money' at all - but £250 will get you a netbook that will struggle to run things.

£100+ gets me a Dual Core 1.66Ghz, X1600MR GFX and 2Gb DDR2, 14.1 Screen And Windows 7 Ultimate = A total BEAST of a machine compared to what you can get for £250. - this laptop will pound any netbook or £300 laptop into the ground - It might not have its good looks anymore but deep inside it has the heart and the strength of a thousand beasts raging to take to the skys once again.

So that is what i plan on doing - fix this laptop up and hopefully get a few more years out of her

[Inioch]

Changes in my comps. I no longer have the HP Compaq, it was a job comp and I no longer work there.

Decided to get me an Acer 3820TG:

13.3"
i5-480m
AMD 6550M
4GB ddr3
500gb hdd
wifi n+bt

[scoutingwraith]

Changes in my comps. I no longer have the HP Compaq, it was a job comp and I no longer work there.

Decided to get me an Acer 3820TG:

13.3"
i5-480m
AMD 6550M
4GB ddr3
500gb hdd
wifi n+bt

That is a cook spec laptop. Take pics. :cool:

[stevednmc]

ok, so i have done some updates to my Asus N61jq-x1. First i had to send to rma, fan decided it didnt wanna spin up all the time, so thats fixed. So next, memory--8, count em 8 Gig of 1333 ddr3...yeah! And next..intel x25m ssd. Awesomeness..this thing rocks and brought the windows experienc
e index to 6.7. Limited by my grafix which is ati 5730 1 Gig. This thing boots into windows at 14 seconds! Thought id share the happiness with everyone, as i am elated.

[FreedomEclipse]

Wonder if i should get a WD Scorpio Black (7200RPM) or go for one of their cheaper 5400RPM drives

[stevednmc]

Black, fo' Sho'! or SSD lol

[FreedomEclipse]

I dont think its worth putting an SSD in this one, I'l be happy with a 250/320Gb scorpio black at the moment though its all put on hold until the inverter comes in. because if it aint the inverter thats broke then im gonna need to fork out £80 ($128 USD) for a brand new screen. everything hangs in the balance. and i have prayed to many gods just for it to be a inverter problem because I really do not want to fork out for a new screen

funnily enough though. there was a shop that wanted to charge me £300 ($482.95 USD) to put a new screen in which is just totally laughable. If only the average consumer knew how easy it is to put a new screen in themselves. i didnt want to swear in front of the kids but when he said £300 i was like holy motherf**K?! thats like a weeks worth of wages. you could even buy a netbook AND upgrade to an 8cell battery and 2GB ram for almost the same price.

[Bo$$]

where did you go?
i know i guy in queensway who does this stuff quite good

[FreedomEclipse]

where did you go?
i know i guy in queensway who does this stuff quite good


PCworld :p just enquiring about their pricing really. Ive already got parts coming in, and i know how to fit everything myself.

does this guy in queensway own a repair shop or something? if also he sells laptop parts i might pay him a visit

[catnipkiller]

Sign me up

Notebook: NV79
Brand: Gateway
Specs: i7620m 8 gigs ddr3 1 gig 5650 hard drives 1x500gig 1x128gig ssd

17.3" screen 1600x900, windows7 ultimate 64bit.
Accessories: ms mouse 4000 and a cooling pad
this cpu can peek @ 3.3ghz with turbo core but games @ 3ghz

[FreedomEclipse]

Haters said my laptop would never fly again. And for a short period of time - I believed them because on the morning i got my new screen inverter in I fucking broke the small 7way PCB header that connects the inverter to the motherboard. I was about to commit Hara-kiri then i rememberd someone gave me the address of a skilled skills man who fixes up laptops not far from me and i set out on an epic journey

but against all odds, 5-6hrs later -- and £75....

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/FinalFreedomEclipse/Photo0004.jpg

for the first time in 2 or 3 years - the screen has lit up and the epic brightness of the screen has scared all the little hating gremlins away and we shall sail the seven seas again!!

[Bo$$]

Haters said my laptop would never fly again. And for a short period of time - I believed them because on the morning i got my new screen inverter in I fucking broke the small 7way PCB header that connects the inverter to the motherboard. I was about to commit Hara-kiri then i rememberd someone gave me the address of a skilled skills man who fixes up laptops not far from me and i set out on an epic journey

but against all odds, 5-6hrs later -- and £75....

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/FinalFreedomEclipse/Photo0004.jpg

for the first time in 2 or 3 years - the screen has lit up and the epic brightness of the screen has scared all the little hating gremlins away and we shall sail the seven seas again!!

oh shuh! your embrassing me!

Nice wallpaper can i haz a link my netbook will look amazing with it?

[FreedomEclipse]

oh shuh! your embrassing me!

Nice wallpaper can i haz a link my netbook will look amazing with it?

Its not a wallpaper - its my log on screen....

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n210/FinalFreedomEclipse/Sinanju_VS_Unicorn_by_sandrum.jpg

[FreedomEclipse]

I got bored and decided to bench my current laptop harddrive with ATTO - 30-35mbps read & write was the fastest. Getting a new hard drive in it for next week -- WD2500BEKT

[catnipkiller]

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 240.027 MB/s
Sequential Write : 60.734 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 171.189 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 223.322 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 9.655 MB/s [ 2357.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 36.639 MB/s [ 8945.1 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 13.333 MB/s [ 3255.1 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 61.585 MB/s [ 15035.3 IOPS]

Test : 50 MB [C: 40.2% (47.9/119.1 GB)] (x3)
Date : 2011/02/07 14:29:42
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)


-----------------------------------------------------------------------
CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 248.301 MB/s
Sequential Write : 226.646 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 180.400 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 104.380 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 9.743 MB/s [ 2378.6 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 34.181 MB/s [ 8344.9 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 13.515 MB/s [ 3299.5 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 22.531 MB/s [ 5500.6 IOPS]

Test : 4000 MB [C: 40.2% (47.9/119.1 GB)] (x3)
Date : 2011/02/07 14:36:27
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)
u jelly?

laptop ssd with hdd for back up lol i love the fact that my mobo has 2 hhd slots. but with ssd it wont let me boot from my hhd

[A Cheese Danish]

Oh hai!
I figured I should add my gf's laptop to this mix; as I kinda use it sometimes ;)
Acer Aspire AS5253-BZ660
AMD C-50 1.0GHz
320GB 5400RPM HDD (Thinking of putting an SSD in it)
4GB DDR3
Native Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Google it for more info. It really is a stunning laptop for what she's using it for (movies, internet, school).
I haven't tried any games on it yet...Although it is sure to happen :)

[FreedomEclipse]

pointless putting in an SSD if she only uses it for mundane crap like movies, music and internets. but with that 1Ghz cpu i guess boot times can be pretty slow, so if you want to put one in to speed up boot times then yeah wouldnt be a bad idea but not really worth it if you ask me. unless youre gonna put an SSD of equal size in, just stick with the hard drive

[ERazer]

Oh hai!
I figured I should add my gf's laptop to this mix; as I kinda use it sometimes ;)
Acer Aspire AS5253-BZ660
AMD C-50 1.0GHz
320GB 5400RPM HDD (Thinking of putting an SSD in it)
4GB DDR3
Native Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Google it for more info. It really is a stunning laptop for what she's using it for (movies, internet, school).
I haven't tried any games on it yet...Although it is sure to happen :)

got exact same spec but i got gateway and i did replace mine with 64gb ssd and love it :D boot time is great, i do all the typical stuff but i do use mine for work

one more it added xtra 30-40min charge

i got this for $80+tax
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0351760

[catnipkiller]

the main reason i got a ssd cuz if i drop my laptop my home work will be safe lol already droped my bag and messed up the hinge now my hhd is filled with games and other files.

[A Cheese Danish]

pointless putting in an SSD if she only uses it for mundane crap like movies, music and internets. but with that 1Ghz cpu i guess boot times can be pretty slow, so if you want to put one in to speed up boot times then yeah wouldnt be a bad idea but not really worth it if you ask me. unless youre gonna put an SSD of equal size in, just stick with the hard drive
Even though it is 1.0GHz, it is pretty damn quick and powerful. And it's an APU, not a CPU ;)

got exact same spec but i got gateway and i did replace mine with 64gb ssd and love it :D boot time is great, i do all the typical stuff but i do use mine for work

one more it added xtra 30-40min charge

i got this for $80+tax
http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0351760
I'd probably use the one in my desktop; but again, I probably won't.

[FreedomEclipse]

I just thought. Id like to get my laptop changed to a HP DM1-3200SA in the OP

[Red_Machine]

I thought I'd wade in with my size 10s.

Main Laptop:
Alienware M11x R1
1.3GHz Intel Core2 Duo U7300 (OC'd to 1.7GHz)
nVIDIA GeForce GT 335M 1GB/Intel GMA 4500MHD Hyrbid Graphics System
4GB DDR3 1333MHz
Realtek HD Audio
Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Old Laptop:
Packard Bell EasyNote MB-88-P003 Limited Edition
1.66GHz Intel Core2 Duo
512MB nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
2GB DDR2 667MHz
SigmaTel HD Audio
160GB Seagate HDD
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit

Legacy Laptop:
Dell Inspiron 8100
1GHz Intel Pentium III-M
32MB nVIDIA GeForce2 Go
512MB PC-133 SDR
ESS Maestro 3i AC97 Audio
Hitachi Travelstar 40GB
Microsoft Windows ME and 200 dual-boot

Old, old laptop:
Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CDT
90MHz Pentium
1MB Chips and Technologies VGA Accelerator
40MB EDO RAM
ESS 688 Audio Drive
2GB Toshiba HDD
Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.5

How's that for a collection?

[kurosagi01]

Surprised my thread got brought back on the club forum lol.
Sure i'll change it and thats a huge collection red machine.

[FreedomEclipse]

Laptops are very important things in my life. I could be in an intense game of BC2 then only have 10 seconds to check emails and forums before i rez, and a laptop or a pad comes in handy for that because im too much of a boss to tab out of the game

[kurosagi01]

Lol i wish i could do that but my laptop battery died so i am constantly in wall charged for my laptop and my parents complain if i have them all turned on.
Bad enough when i play on my ps3 i have that on,my laptop for wireless access and TV lol.

[FreedomEclipse]

Look for a cheapo chinese battery on ebay. heres one for under £20
(http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Compaq-6720S-6730s-6735s-550-615-BATTERY-Laptop-/270806907613?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopsAccessories_La ptopBatteries&hash=item3f0d597add)

Im trying to find one for my DM1 but they dont have the newer 3000 series in yet. and the only ones i can get are £70 from the US or directly from HP themselves and thats too much.

I just want 1 battery i can abuse and run ragged while im around the house. and the other i can use if i need to be on the road for long periods of time

[kurosagi01]

Look for a cheapo chinese battery on ebay. heres one for under £20
(http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HP-Compaq-6720S-6730s-6735s-550-615-BATTERY-Laptop-/270806907613?pt=UK_Computing_LaptopsAccessories_La ptopBatteries&hash=item3f0d597add)

Im trying to find one for my DM1 but they dont have the newer 3000 series in yet. and the only ones i can get are £70 from the US or directly from HP themselves and thats too much.

I just want 1 battery i can abuse and run ragged while im around the house. and the other i can use if i need to be on the road for long periods of time

Weird how it died because i rarely used the battery,its always on charge.
Laptop is annoying the fan gets turn on high and cpu+gpu temp mixed up as its all integrated temp like 70degree for web browsing.

[FreedomEclipse]

have you made sure the heatsink is dust free??

re-apply some new TIM. if the fan is old and loud. then a replacement can usually be found on ebay from china or hong kong for bout £5-10

if the fan is always ramping up. maybe its an issue with the bios, so make sure you got the latest one.

[kurosagi01]

have you made sure the heatsink is dust free??

re-apply some new TIM. if the fan is old and loud. then a replacement can usually be found on ebay from china or hong kong for bout £5-10

if the fan is always ramping up. maybe its an issue with the bios, so make sure you got the latest one.

It ramps up when it gets hot mainly,as for "trying" to attempt put new TIM its almost impossible as its a integrated laptop,which means taking almost the whole notebook apart.

[scoutingwraith]

I thought I'd wade in with my size 10s.

Main Laptop:
Alienware M11x R1
1.3GHz Intel Core2 Duo U7300 (OC'd to 1.7GHz)
nVIDIA GeForce GT 335M 1GB/Intel GMA 4500MHD Hyrbid Graphics System
4GB DDR3 1333MHz
Realtek HD Audio
Western Digital Scorpio Black 500GB
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Old Laptop:
Packard Bell EasyNote MB-88-P003 Limited Edition
1.66GHz Intel Core2 Duo
512MB nVIDIA GeForce 8600M GS
2GB DDR2 667MHz
SigmaTel HD Audio
160GB Seagate HDD
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit

Legacy Laptop:
Dell Inspiron 8100
1GHz Intel Pentium III-M
32MB nVIDIA GeForce2 Go
512MB PC-133 SDR
ESS Maestro 3i AC97 Audio
Hitachi Travelstar 40GB
Microsoft Windows ME and 200 dual-boot

Old, old laptop:
Toshiba Satellite Pro 410CDT
90MHz Pentium
1MB Chips and Technologies VGA Accelerator
40MB EDO RAM
ESS 688 Audio Drive
2GB Toshiba HDD
Microsoft Windows 95 OSR2.5

How's that for a collection?

Hows your battery on the m11x? I get around 7 hours on my R1......


Also added more to the family. I bought my dad an HP Elitebook 2540p for his job (he doesnt play games often so he uses my desktop when he does) and for my mom i bought her the Acer Aspire 522 AMD Fusion and upgraded it to 4GB ram and upgraded the Windows from 7 Starter to 7 Home premium. (BTW that little thing is great. You get almost 10h battery and is quite powerful for Low to Medium Gaming. So far i tested Starcraft 2 and it runs decent on it with Low settings.

[FreedomEclipse]

It ramps up when it gets hot mainly,as for "trying" to attempt put new TIM its almost impossible as its a integrated laptop,which means taking almost the whole notebook apart.

Ive stripped my BenQ completely quite a few times and rebuilt it while i owned it.

If it needs to be done. then do it! chances are HP used these really thick 1 or 2mm thick thermal pads that dont make direct contact with the heatsink. and thats the same problem i had with my BenQ.

Later on i bought a 1mm copper shim from ebay. slapped on a little AC MX-4 on both sides and its never overheated since.

depends how much you love your laptop i guess.... I really loved mine

[kurosagi01]

Ive stripped my BenQ completely quite a few times and rebuilt it while i owned it.

If it needs to be done. then do it! chances are HP used these really thick 1 or 2mm thick thermal pads that dont make direct contact with the heatsink. and thats the same problem i had with my BenQ.

Later on i bought a 1mm copper shim from ebay. slapped on a little AC MX-4 on both sides and its never overheated since.

depends how much you love your laptop i guess.... I really loved mine

The risk of taking it apart be risk i would probably break it or i'd fix it but won't be able to put it back together. If i do break it then chances are no laptop for me.

[FreedomEclipse]

well.... i dont know about you. but then i look at something like laptop or other bits of hardware. my mind takes it. renders it in 3D and starts taking it apart mentally.

though some laptops are significantly harder to work on then others i admit.

theres not that much that can go wrong. all you really need to do is make sure you keep hold of the screws and where they all go if they are longer or shorter then each other.


its really simple stuff. you just gotta take a jump into the deep end to discover it.

[kurosagi01]

Oh i have tried to taken it apart once but it refuses to take the shell off,even though i have unscrwed all the screws.

[FreedomEclipse]

then get an axe!!

[kurosagi01]

Lols well im just leave it,if it dies naturally then perhaps i could get replacement.
But then again i may not because i got a desktop,also i need my laptop to act as a wireless access point for my Ps3.

[FreedomEclipse]

not able to find the maintenance manual for it?

[kurosagi01]

There wasn't really any maintenance manual came with my laptop,this what it looks like if i want take it apart,found a guide online.
http://www.insidemylaptop.com/disassemble-hp-compaq-6730s-6735s-notebook-remove-cooling-fan/
I believe everything is soldered onto the motherboard for this notebook.

[FreedomEclipse]

yeah i see what you mean... to get to the fan you literally have to take the whole damn thing apart.

[kurosagi01]

Which is why i don't really want take it apart doesn't seem worth the hassle.

[FreedomEclipse]

Which is why i don't really want take it apart doesn't seem worth the hassle.

I envy you....you can let it sit there and overheat.

but i on the other hand, I have OCD. so i cant just sit there and take stuff like that lying down.

Overheating = "I must fix it" syndrome

[Melvis]

Does anyone know if the Lenovo X120e supports 240V and 110V?

[Fourstaff]

Does anyone know if the Lenovo X120e supports 240V and 110V?

Its just the power brick. Whatever you feed in will get changed to 12V into the laptop. Get a compatible powerbrick and you will be fine.

[Red_Machine]

Hows your battery on the m11x? I get around 7 hours on my R1......

I think I got about five or six on a journey to my great aunt's funeral in Cornwall. Running off the integrated GPU with the OC off and power plan set to power saver. However, I did have the LCD brightness up to max, I can't stand it dimmed.

[kurosagi01]

I envy you....you can let it sit there and overheat.

but i on the other hand, I have OCD. so i cant just sit there and take stuff like that lying down.

Overheating = "I must fix it" syndrome

Well i wouldn't normally but the laptop seems almost impossible or HP doesn't want you take it apart lol.

[FreedomEclipse]

well if you were in london, I know a good laptop tech whose good at taking stuff apart. I'm sure he would know how to open it up

[Soylent Joe]

The family!
http://img.techpowerup.org/110907/trio.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110907/stacked.jpg

http://img.techpowerup.org/110907/powered.jpg

[FreedomEclipse]

is the gateway laptop 14 or 15" ?

[random]

Sign me up ^_^ ,

My lappy is in my system specs.

[AhokZYashA]

new laptop added :D
its a dell XPS L502x
very nice laptop, excellent speakers, gorgeous 1080p screen, and nice keyboard.

[stephen0205]

Sign me up

Model :Dell xps 15
Processor : Core i5 2.3ghz 2410
Memory : 4gb ddr3 1066mhz
Hard drive : 640gb 7200rpm
Graphics : Nvidia 525m 1gb
Screen : 15.6 widescreen 1366x768
Battery :6 cell

[catnipkiller]

Asus G74s
i7 4core 8threads 2.8ghz with turbo duel channel ddr3 ram 1333 and a 560m 2gb with 2x 7200rpm 750gb hhd max supported ram 16gb
17" lcd led screen 1600x900, win7 ultimate 64bit.

low running temps high battery life 3.7hr on lowest setting not gaming.
68deg on cpu max iv seen
15639 3DMarks

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=2038014 with load

http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/11/10/09/9s7.png
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/11/10/09/f2f.png

[DanishDevil]

Prepare to be jelly. Picking this up from the mail room in about 20 minutes:

http://cdn.pocket-lint.com/images/BZMC/asus-ux31-ultrabook-hands-on-preview-1.jpg?20111009-223735

[FreedomEclipse]

Prepare to be jelly. Picking this up from the mail room in about 20 minutes:

http://cdn.pocket-lint.com/images/BZMC/asus-ux31-ultrabook-hands-on-preview-1.jpg?20111009-223735

Looks like it could contain an unhealthy amount of anthrax.

[catnipkiller]

100% stable sofar seen the cpu hit max 70 deg and get 58 deg
http://gpuz.techpowerup.com/11/11/02/drr.png

[N-Gen]

Why am I not in this yet? Specs in sig :)

[DanishDevil]

ASUS UX31E-DH52

(click for more pictures)

http://img.techpowerup.org/111103/IMAG0067 (1280x765).jpg (http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2445273&postcount=18420)