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Woooo, ordered new laptop!

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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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        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
            -----
            "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 ?

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