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opionion needed., dell xps 16

aHceNt — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:59:00 +0800

Hi people, just wanna ask a couple of questions..

I'm quite interested in Dell Studio XPS 16 as I mentioned in my topic description...

The specs are acceptable... price is QUITE reasonable.... however.. there's one issue for me.. I'm much concern about the looks, size (how thing is it), weight of the laptop..

what do you guys thing about this laptop? please do share your humble opinions with me kay.. such as.. (IT'S HEAVY.. HUGE.. ETC ETC... )

if there's a alternative similar to this laptop... in term of specs and price.. but looks better and thinner etc etc... pls pls do share with me kay..

thanks in advance.

how about the price,

axe7 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:53:05 +0800

how much i can sell my HP tx2 1004au..this laptop is 2.2ghz not 2.0...4gb ram..320 hdd..

want to buy 2 new notebook for office use, need advice

iWeed — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:05:21 +0800

Greetings,

I want to purchase 2 new notebook for my office use. Need recommendations on what brand is good, warranty, services, etc. pls advice, thank you

The New 12” into CULV Notebook Mix–MSI Wind12 U200,

windwithme — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:06:14 +0800

Intel’s Ultra Low Voltage CPU has already been on the market for several years
and the previous generation 65nm ULV CPU’s have most commonly been used on high-end business models that are priced over US $2,000.
The latest 45nm CPU’s from Intel from the past two years are also slowly making their way into the PC/NB market.
Since the start of 2009, Intel is also introducing their 45nm ULV products to the next generation of budget notebooks.

The first ever CULV notebooks introduced at the beginning of May are from ACER and MSI.
In July, Lenovo and ASUS followed suit; with HP and DELL debuting their CULV products since October.
This market segment is clearly expanding and will most probably follow the steps of Atom,
where all major companies will feature the CPU with their products.

However, CULV is initially focused on the 13.3~ 14” notebooks and will then lead to the 15.6” product lines.
It is not until recently that we have seen 12” notebooks featured with CULV CPU’s.
My personal guess is that the Atom CPU used in 11.6” and smaller netbooks is slower by more than half compared to CULV,
and rushing out the 12” versions will eat into the current Atom market.

MSI’s first generation netbook, Wind U100, from last year stood head-to-head with products from other NB manufacturers,
and was well accepted by the market. This also helped build the brand recognition of MSI.
This time, MSI is introducing the 12” CULV notebook following its predecessor, the product we are reviewing today, MSI Wind12 U200.

First is the product packaging, there are black/white U200 to choose from

MSI Wind12 U200 main unit

Accessories
Windows Vista Home Premium, product warranty, driver CD, and instruction manuals

U200 carry bag with MSI logo on the outside

Power adapter is not the commonly seen mini version but is even smaller.
This size is less common and is convenient for travel.
DELTA is a longstanding and trusted brand that makes quality products.
The adapter is warm during charging but is not too hot, which is quite acceptable in this regard.

Included is the MSI mouse that has a compact design with hidden wires.

6Cell battery, 5200mAh and 58Wh
U200 with 6Cell battery weighs approximately 1.5kg, or 1.4kg with 3Cell.

View of the bottom
Matte surface design of the outer shell

Battery installation slot

Dell Inspiron 14 Laptop, Can help check if specs are sufficient?

ace.princess — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 02:29:10 +0800

Hi, looking to buy a laptop and having my eyes on Dell Inspiron 14. They have promotion for it till next week so need to decide fast. Specs as follows:

- Processor Intel® Pentium® Processor T4300 (2.1GHz / 800FSB / 1MB Cache)
- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Basic 64bit (English)
- RAM 3GB (1X1GB+1X2GB) Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM
- 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
- 14.0 " High Definition (1366x768) LED Display with TrueLife™
- Video Card Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HD
- Optical Drive 8X DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability, with Roxio Burn 1.0--For WIN 7
- Wireless Network Card Dell Wireless 1397 802.11b/g Half Mini Card
- McAfee® Security Center™ (15 Months)
- 1 Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis

Price at RM1,999 which I think is a very good deal, wish to snap it up but wondering if this build will be sufficient for my needs. I will be using the laptop for:

- Basic surfing and working (Microsoft Office, etc) (Primary activity)
- Games like Sims 3 and Warcraft. (Not my main priority, but to curb boredom once in awhile)

And also, how long can the battery last for Inspiron 14? Wanna consider the Inspiron 14z with longer battery life, but it's quite expensive, and heavy. Do you often come across short battery life problem with Inspiron 14?

Want to buy benq joybook 7000 cooling fan,

keat3001 — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:39:42 +0800

Any 1 selling? I am live in penang. Please let me know the price
Used and new are ok, as long as it is still working.
Please contact me via email keat3001@hotmail.com

which laptop good for common presentation and web, around 2k (1.5k~2.5k)

Pepper — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:02:51 +0800

im looking to buy a laptop that suppose to last and not like having pieces of plastic break off and stuff
and has good battery and warranty

my friend bought lenovo and he said he bought it coz it's solid

which one would you guys suggest?

Need suggestion for laptop,

Jchyi — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:10:41 +0800

I need suggestion from u guy..
I'm going to buy a new laptop...but I don have any idea what brand & model to buy
my budget is around = 2.3k
can you guys give me some opinion on
1. brand to buy
2. model
3. specification
give me a hand please
I would like to thanks for you guys first

Thermal Paste & Touchpad Ribbon Cable(10), Help me with the pricing and where get

zang — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:53:34 +0800

My laptop brand is Arima model M62-UC and recently I've repairing due temperature and touchpad problems. I need to find these hardware where maybe its hard to find. Ribbon Cable(idk what the name is but like ribbon) for laptops hav 10 sockets and thermal paste for processor cooling system. Thank you

CMOS battery for Compaq CQ notebook, cmos battery replacement

chinkw1 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:50:25 +0800

Hi, my Compaq CQ clock is getting slower and slower, i suspect the cmos battery need replacement oledi.

Where can I change the battery?
Has anyone replace their Cmos battery on Compaq CQ b4?
I heard need to dismantle the whole computer and service charge alone is rm60. so expensive meh?

which laptop is good for gaming and entertainment, below 5k

mirako88 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:46:04 +0800

Guys, I planed to but a new laptop for Gaming and entertainment.
Any laptop is suitable that? and my budget is below 5k
asus? dell xps got below 5k?
5k can't buy a alienware right?

Alienware M15x or M17x, Help me choose .....

ace888 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:06:49 +0800

Hi Everyone,
I'm looking to purchase the Alienware laptop for gaming but unsure which..IF you have a 11-12k budget , which would you choose?...Your opinion and suggestions are greatly appreciated

Thanks

Fancy of having multi toucpad, on your normal Synaptics toucpad?

adriankhoo153 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:46:05 +0800

Most of the Synaptics TouchPad hardware devices do support multi-touch, which is implemented at software driver level as Synaptics Gestures. In fact, Synaptics had a commercial video titled “Things You Can Do With a Gesture” to promote new notebooks with Synaptics Gestures.

However, for marketing reason, Synaptics official standard drivers for most Synaptics TouchPads does not support multi-touch Synaptics Gestures. Synaptics’ drivers lock gesture features on all non-supported OEM notebooks and laptop PCs, except for certain gadgets such as ASUS EEE PC. So multi-touch is disabled even though touchpad hardware does support them.

Download synaptics_v10.2.4.0_allOS_modded_b2.zip or touchpad_synaptics_v10.2.4_vistax32×64_xpx32×64_modded_build2.zip (with both 32-bit x86 and 64-bit x64 mod drivers)

The Synaptics TouchPad driver should support all Windows operating system such as Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7. However, do note that the digital signatures of the modded drivers have been broken, and the drivers are no longer signed. Thus, there may be issue when use in 64bit operating system which enforces strict driver signing requirements.

HP 12-cell Extended-Life Battery (EV12) (KS526), Second Battery

yamseng82 — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:19:46 +0800

Where can i get this product?
HP 12-cell Extended-Life Battery (EV12) (KS526) N Accessories and Supplies for your HP Long Life Notebook Battery (EV03)

(NH493AA#ABA)

http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/compute...ssories/KS526AA.

malaysia?

Buying battery for Asus Notebook,

aristotletan — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:29:21 +0800

I want to buy batteries for Asus W3A notebook. Where can I buy the batteries in around Kuala Lumpur? Please quote me for the prices if got. Anyone selling for this model give me a reply pls. Thanks for your concern.

Sony VGN-Z55GG vs Fujitsu P8020PGCVP,

darvasboxes — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:13:21 +0800

I am thinking to buy a high-end notebook (for working purpose); but can't decide on the above-mentioned.

Any comment? Thanks in advance!

One more question: in KL, where can I get the best offer for these 2 brands?

Thanks again!

Notebook Repair In Melaka, Repair notebook Parts

lopiumy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:58:06 +0800

Good news for friend in Melaka who's notebook motherboard spoilt and need about RM1000++ to repair.We are specialist in repair notebook mainboard, the price will be cheaper than changing new motherboard because we only changing chipset. Anyone interest can contact :

Michael
016-6653022

Shop is located at Taman Kota Laksamana which is same row with New Bei ZHAN reataurant and A1 Chicken rice named ACOM COMPUTER SYSTEM.

dell latitude e4300 battery loose issue,

mayxin — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:05:49 +0800

Hi Everyone,

Would like to ask, is any one, has the dell latitude e4300 (6 cell extended), do you feel the battery is very loose when tug? my old insprion 9 cell battery, no such problem at all, very tight.

e4200, e6400 got this issue also?

Thanks

Help me pick a laptop, Asus, Dell, Samsung

HeHeHunter — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:39:31 +0800

So, there goes... I will be using it for Programming and Virtualization - VMWare. for 3 years life.

Asus K40IN
> 14-inch 720p (1366x768) display with LED backlighting
> Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
> Intel Core 2 Duo P7350 (2.1GHz/2MB L2/800MHz FSB)
> Nvidia GeForce G102M integrated graphics card w/ 512MB DDR2 memory
> 4GB DDR2-667 RAM
> 320GB 5400RPM hard drive (Seagate Momentus 5400.6/ST9320325AS)
> 802.11n wireless (Atheros AR9285)
> DVD Super Multi drive
> Two-year warranty w/ one year accidental coverage
> 6-cell Li-ion battery (11.1v, 4400mAh, 46Wh)

Dell Inspiron 1440
Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 (2.5 GHz) processor
512MB ATI
3GB RAM (2 slots: 1 x 2GB, 1 x 1GB)
320GB hard drive
WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0, Ehternet port

Samsung R470
14in (1,366 x 768-pixels) with LED backlight
Windows Vista Home Premium
Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.4 GHz) processor
nVidia G105M 256MB GDDR3 RAM
3GB RAM (2 slots: 1 x 2GB, 1 x 1GB)
500GB hard drive
WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.0, Ehternet port

pro and con of buying from us,

Forbidden_blade — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:31:07 +0800

i actually want a asus g series laptop and found out it is cheaper in usa but i don't know yet

so wat are the pro and cons

is xoticpc.com good or there is better website