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    Notebooks that aren't by the bigger companies

    Does anyone have info on Eurocom's systems. They have a great 20% off with a trade in offer that would be nice to take advantage of.
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    Notebooks that aren't by the bigger companies

    So should I expect a trade off to be worse customer service/poor warranties, for lower price/higher customization from the lesser known companies?
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    Notebooks that aren't by the bigger companies

    Looking for pros and cons for purchasing a notebook from companies like these as opposed to the bigger companies such as Dell and HP. Thanks
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    Eurocom Python

    Hello all, I've been looking at the Eurocom Python D470K or D400K with the athlon64 mobile processor, and was wondering if anyone has had first hand experience with the processor. I've read some of the articles about it and it seems very favorable, but I would like some more opinions. Also...
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    notebook for travel

    First of all, let me say that I have a recreational knowledge of desktop computers. I have changed hard drives and processors, and even moved all of my components into a SFF case, but I don't know much about what to look for in laptop hardware. My job is requiring me to travel more now and I...
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    how much can I upgrade this?

    After further thought I would like input as to whether I could put in a faster CPU, such as a PIII 1.0 Ghz that I found on pricewatch, and I wanted to check if the CPU is the same as desktops use? If this all works out, will there be a noticeable difference in the computer's performance, or is...
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    how much can I upgrade this?

    I have a friend that has an old Presario 1830 laptop for $150 and I am wondering what (if anything) I can do to it to get it a bit more up to date. Here are the specs: Pentium III 448MHZ 192MB RAM 4.6gig hard drive 6x DVD ROM I think I could upgrade the CPU to a faster PIII As far...