[psiga]

[Toups]

I can vouch for HP laptops being shitty. I've had mine for about two years or so and it runs slow as shit, overheats when doing anything even minimally processor intensive (ie youtube videos??), and is noisy and unreliable.
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[Kappuru]

Try downloading speedfan, psiga, and lowering the fans RPM.
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[manmachine plays jazz]

i'd warn you though that a lot of laptop CPUs (i dunno about the celeron) run hot as fuck because of tight confines, and need that fan running like that to work correctly.

[Panoptic]

[psiga]

Thanks for recommending SpeedFan, Kap. I'll try it out.

The one time I checked the CPU temp, it was 40c, and the fans were 100%. They are always 100%, constantly. It's obnoxious.
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[Kappuru]

your hardware should turn off to avoid damage, if the proc gets too hot.. besides, 60 or 70% is usally a hell of a lot less loud than 100%.
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[Felix]

toshiba notebooks aren't too bad in the parts-for-money or ergonomics department, but be warned that they're pretty fragile and come with a lot of bloatware. asus is just about hands-down better nowadays.

[psiga]

[bruin]

I don't know shit about this shit, help me

I'm probably in the market for a cheap laptop. Would buying this be a bad idea? Seems like a good deal. I don't know anything about the brand though. One of the customer reviews says the battery only last an hour and a half. Did he just not take care of it or is that normal?

Or, I dunno, any suggestions?
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[psiga]

That one looks fine, honestly. I'd even say that it's an acceptable choice for Cuba to consider. As for battery life, just about everything in that range is going to have really dubious battery life.
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[asharp]

Hey guys, I'm the girlfriend who is in need of a new computer. Thanks for all the tips. In a round-about way, mostly through your suggestions, I found this Acer computer, which I just purchased. I'm pretty happy about finally owning a computer worthy of existing in this decade and can't wait to abandon this one.

Thanks again!

[psiga]

Really solid choice!
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[CubaLibre]

holy fucking shit my girlfriend posted on selectbutton
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[sawtooth]

sup girl thread ^_~
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[Mr. Apol]

don't let joe talk to her :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
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[manmachine plays jazz]

:shobon:

[CubaLibre]

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[Dracko]

The kind of Acer laptops I seem to like the looks of sell out fast, so I'm simply asking about a single facet.

I like the looks of this thing. I want something light, resistant, but still capable, essentially. So I'm wondering whether the Intel's GMA video cards are competent stuff?
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[Takashi]

[Dracko]

So, what? Half-Life² and Modern Warfare are out of the picture?
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[sawtooth]

I don't know what modern warfare is but Half Life 2 should be just fine.
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[Dracko]

Call of Duty 4.

I wouldn't mind being able to play it on the go, and finally dick about with Team Fortress 2 with people.

I can live without these things, but I'm just curious.
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[Takashi]

If you really like bloom and HDR and clicking on the "High" setting buttons on the video configuration pane, erm, then X3100 is not for you. It won't give you rock-steady framerate performance, either. Wouldn't advise any sort of FPS gaming, either. Search for "COD4 X3100" on youtube and you'll see what I mean.
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[Dracko]

[Felix]

the x3100, basically, is the first intel chipset that's sort-of-viable for modern 3d stuff. it's not by any means good, but it's better than mine and everyone else's r300 derivates from ages ago, which is.. saying something.