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  • R Rutvik Dave

    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! ;)

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    • L Lost User

      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:

        Wout

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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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        • L Lost User

          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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          "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
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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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            • T TheGreatAndPowerfulOz

              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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                • R realJSOP

                  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
                  -----
                  "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:

                      Wout

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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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                      • M Member 96

                        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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                        • W wout de zeeuw

                          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:

                            Wout

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                            pg az
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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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