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Geek Culture / Just looking for some forum techie regulars to OK this laptop before I order

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 03:30 Edited at: 2nd Apr 2009 07:01
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It's a Dell laptop

Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T3400 (2.16GHz/667Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330
8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam
6-cell battery

$799.00 (CAD) or $634.35 (USD) or (438.65 GBP)

Does anyone have exeprience with this type of setup overheating and destryoing me? Is this any good? It's as high up as I could go under $1000

Thank you!
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MIDN90
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 05:20 Edited at: 2nd Apr 2009 05:22
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Overheating? Which brand? Meaning, who's making this laptop?

DO NOT, I repeat, DO NOT go with HP... For laptops... Unless it's nice and cool all day and evening where you live...
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JoelJ
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 05:41
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I'm not a fan of HP laptops either. So which brand is it?

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MIDN90
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 05:43
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Quote: "I'm not a fan of HP laptops either. So which brand is it?"


The only thing I like about HP laptops, is that it keeps my hands warm in the cold winter.
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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 07:01
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Sorry I should have mentioned it's a Dell.
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MIDN90
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 07:40
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Yes.. Go with Dell, they're good. From my experience.
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Monk
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 18:25
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Dells seem to get good rapport with guys on this forum, but I dont use laptops so I dunno....

Quote: "Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T3400 (2.16GHz/667Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330
8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam
6-cell battery

$799.00 (CAD) or $634.35 (USD) or (438.65 GBP)"


That is extremely good value for money, most laptops i find at 400 quid are half as good as that, and my desktop(which are generally cheaper) cost me 600 quid for not too much more than that...

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 18:29
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That's because he's not buying it in the UK. You can pretty much garuantee that through a combination of price inflation that magically happens every time something is sent across the seas and tax that it'd be at least £600 here.

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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 18:59
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Well it's actually on sale for $200 off until April 4 so it seems good value. The reason I asked about it here is because it initially only comes with an on-board video card but I added the custom option of having the ATI card so I am worried that would overheat the system.
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David R
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 19:02 Edited at: 2nd Apr 2009 19:02
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The only thing I would suggest is upping the battery a little bit - you'll never regret getting a better battery, especially since they cost an absolute bomb to upgrade or replace once you've purchased


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Seppuku Arts
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Posted: 2nd Apr 2009 19:07
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Quote: "That's because he's not buying it in the UK. You can pretty much garuantee that through a combination of price inflation that magically happens every time something is sent across the seas and tax that it'd be at least £600 here."


I bought a similar spec under 1 year ago in the UK and it cost £700.

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Yodaman Jer
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2009 04:17 Edited at: 3rd Apr 2009 04:17
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Dell's a pretty good brand. My cousin has had the same laptop from them for a while and it still runs fine.

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MIDN90
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Posted: 3rd Apr 2009 04:23
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Is that picture an avatar of you? Yodaman?
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