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  • W wout de zeeuw

    :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

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    Lost User
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    What..no Alienware? In all seriousness, there is nothing as life affirming as a new hardware purchase. I don't have a need for a new computer so I talked myself into a new Kinesis spilt keyboard. I keep hoping I'll find a reason to update my laptop in the next 6 months or so - you know it's time for a replacement when the new smell goes away.

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    • W wout de zeeuw

      :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

      Wout

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      Rutvik Dave
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      If you want to put that unwanted brand new 3GB ram to good use my address is.... ;P

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        If you want to put that unwanted brand new 3GB ram to good use my address is.... ;P

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        wout de zeeuw
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        You are free to come and pick it up! ;)

        Wout

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          What..no Alienware? In all seriousness, there is nothing as life affirming as a new hardware purchase. I don't have a need for a new computer so I talked myself into a new Kinesis spilt keyboard. I keep hoping I'll find a reason to update my laptop in the next 6 months or so - you know it's time for a replacement when the new smell goes away.

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          wout de zeeuw
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          MehGerbil wrote:

          What..no Alienware?

          Well, I don't want to project the wrong image when I visit my customers. Plus the HP packs enough power for me. I hope this one will last longer than 6 months (usally I buy a new one just about every year).

          Wout

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          • W wout de zeeuw

            :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

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            Slacker007
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            I am jealous. However, my kids get all my money and they are worth every penny. Congrats.:thumbsup:

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              What..no Alienware? In all seriousness, there is nothing as life affirming as a new hardware purchase. I don't have a need for a new computer so I talked myself into a new Kinesis spilt keyboard. I keep hoping I'll find a reason to update my laptop in the next 6 months or so - you know it's time for a replacement when the new smell goes away.

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              realJSOP
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              MehGerbil wrote:

              In all seriousness, there is nothing as life affirming as a new hardware purchase.

              Depends on the muzzle velocity and effective range.

              .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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              "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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              • W wout de zeeuw

                :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

                Wout

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                TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                wout de zeeuw wrote:

                Primary reason I wanted it

                That's the best reason of all!!! Whooooot! Good for you! Yipee! Party at wout's house!

                Fight Big Government:
                http://obamacareclassaction.com/
                http://obamacaretruth.org/

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                  wout de zeeuw wrote:

                  Primary reason I wanted it

                  That's the best reason of all!!! Whooooot! Good for you! Yipee! Party at wout's house!

                  Fight Big Government:
                  http://obamacareclassaction.com/
                  http://obamacaretruth.org/

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                  wout de zeeuw
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                  ahmed zahmed wrote:

                  Party at wout's house!

                  LAN party??? :laugh:

                  Wout

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                  • W wout de zeeuw

                    :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

                    Wout

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                    Ravi Sant
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                    Thats really good configuration. Congrats.

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                      MehGerbil wrote:

                      In all seriousness, there is nothing as life affirming as a new hardware purchase.

                      Depends on the muzzle velocity and effective range.

                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
                      -----
                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                      Lost User
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                      If I ever upset you be sure to give me at least one verbal warning. That should take care of it.

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                      • W wout de zeeuw

                        :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

                        Wout

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                        Glenn Dawson
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                        Does it have triple channel memory? I know desktops have had that for a while now; so you'll see 3, 6, 12, etc.

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                        • W wout de zeeuw

                          :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

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                          Member 96
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                          You will *never* love it more than right now! :)


                          “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                            You will *never* love it more than right now! :)


                            “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                            wout de zeeuw
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                            I still have to get it, and also unwrap it... The unwrapping bit is probably gonna be the highlight. ;P

                            Wout

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                              I still have to get it, and also unwrap it... The unwrapping bit is probably gonna be the highlight. ;P

                              Wout

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                              Member 96
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                              Nope, trust me, this is it. Enjoy! :)


                              “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                              • W wout de zeeuw

                                :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig: HP Notebook EliteBook 8740w WD938ET 17.0", 540M, 500GB By default comes with frikkin 3 GB memory (:doh: WTF?), so just ordered 2x4GB to replace that as well. Screen resolution: 1920 x 1200, woot ( :jig: )! (Primary reason I wanted it). :jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig::jig:

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                                The Google query (( laptop cooking reuters )) finds an article with cautionary numbers - something like a delta-T of 1 degree Celsius, which is typically reached in less than 30 minutes, and yer in trouble. Spreading-the-legs is the workaround - "pads" turn out not to help. The Reuters story is dated 5 November, just a day after your post, Synchronicity ?

                                pg--az

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