Recent content by mhorn

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    Laptop Suggestions For My Mom

    My Mom wants to upgrade her laptop. The biggest requirements are that it runs Windows 7, has a 15.6" screen and an intel i5 processor. She leaves her laptop plugged in to an external monitor, keyboard, mouse and speakers most of the time, but occasionally brings it on trips with her. She uses...
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    Thermal Paste

    Good to know. I bought a Zalman NC2000 notebook cooler a few weeks ago and it's already making a huge difference with my old laptop. I can't wait until the new one comes in.
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    Thermal Paste

    Cool, thanks for the advice everyone. This is my first gaming laptop and I want to make sure I do it up right.
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    Thermal Paste

    I've placed a preorder for the new Asus G53 laptop. The reseller I've ordered it from offers the option to apply an improve thermal paste for an additional $75. I've been reading mixed things about this. Do you think it's worth the price?
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    Asus G53jw Review?

    Is there any chance you guys are going to do a review of the new Asus G53jw soon?
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    Msi gt660

    Any plans to review the new MSI GT660 laptop?
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    Asus G53

    Has anyone heard any word as to when the Asus G53 is supposed to be available?
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    Best Laptop Screen?

    I'm interested in picking up a new laptop in the next month or so and I plan on using it quite a lot to develop my photos with photoshop while I'm on the road. I love the idea of using on of Dell's RGBLED displays, but it looks like they aren't selling them at the moment. So my question to the...
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    Anandtech - Any Chance for a Dell XPS 16 Update?

    Cool, thanks for the update. Have you guys or has anyone else done a review of the XPS 16 with the WLED screen? I'd be curious to see how that one holds up compared to both the RGBLED and the other standard laptop screens.
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    Anandtech - Any Chance for a Dell XPS 16 Update?

    Hey guys, I love this site and the in depth reviews you guys write here. I've noticed that Dell rated Dell's XPS 16 laptop highly last winter. I'm interested in picking one up, but I've noticed that Dell has really changed the specs on it since you last reviewed one. They've now added both...
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    Laptop Screens

    Thanks for the input. I'll take a look at the Lenovo. I'm probably going to stick with a laptop that has a 15" to 16" screen though since 17" and higher tend to be too heavy to carry around and hooking up my laptop to a second screen isn't really an option since I'd have to carry the second...
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    Laptop Screens

    I just heard from a Dell rep that the RGBLED for the XPS 16 most likely will not be coming back out. I'm looking to pick up a new laptop in the next month or so and screen image quality is important to me since I do a lot of Photo color correction work. What laptops should I be considering if...
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    ASUS G51JX-A1 vs Dell Studio XPS 16

    Thanks for the tip. I just looked again and realized that Dell isn't selling the XPS 16 with the RGBLED at the moment. They only have the WLED in stock. I spoke with a Dell rep who said that they will probably start selling the RGBLED again in 3 to 4 weeks. Thankfully I won't be ready to...
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    ASUS G51JX-A1 vs Dell Studio XPS 16

    Cool, thanks for the advice. I can also get the Dell laptop but instead of an i7 processor and 6gb of RAM I can downgrade it to an i5-430M (2.26GHz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 2.53Ghz, 3M cache) and 4gb of RAM and I would end up saving about $300. Do you think that this would be too much of a...
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    ASUS G51JX-A1 vs Dell Studio XPS 16

    I've had my old laptop for over 4 years now and it's definitely time to upgrade. I'm considering either the ASUS G51JX-A1 or the Dell Studio XPS 16. Both have very similar specs and their prices are about the same. I plan on using my laptop mostly for web surfing and Photoshop work, with the...