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    Buying niece a notebook in 2 weeks... best for <$475?

    looks like the llano prices were underestimated, and just out of your range!! oh well!!! a4 530$ http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Toshiba+...l745&amp;cp=1&amp;lp=2 a6 600$ http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834214401 a8 649$ http://www.officedepot.com/a/product...uter-With-156/
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    Buying niece a notebook in 2 weeks... best for <$475?

    This is all bad advice! The e-350 and Core i3 380M are old news!!! Get a LLano from Toshiba when they are released. The 14" L745 series starts at $449.99 http://www.anandtech.com/show/4449/annual-toshiba-refresh-brings-llanoand-some-style
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    Sending the boy off to college...

    I don't know rifters, but I bet that laptop has a crap screen and crap speakers. I am really interested in what Gemini is trying to say. Not many people here have experience in ROTC or Maritime? military schools? you really want 2 things. get a small atx fast desktop. and a 12" fusion...
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    Why would ASUS not cover their products under warranty?

    This all sounds reasonable. DVD drives and batteries die basically whenever you want to use them. To the guy basing a purchase on support, Dell will probably be worse. They have 2 support departments. 1 department for items within warranty and within the return period. Then another for items...
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    Reinstall OS on X120e?

    i happen to still have a link to the usb dvd tool i used last, might still work http://emea.microsoftstore.com/UK/en-GB/Help/Windows-7-USB-DVD-Download-Tool http://images2.store.microsoft.com/prod/clustera/framework/w7udt/1.0/uk/Windows7-USB-DVD-tool.exe
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    Reinstall OS on X120e?

    hi, i have a x120e with windows 7 home premium. the sticker is under the battery with the activation code. i replaced the hd in my with a 64gb sandforce 1200? and had to reinstall. 1. Download windows 7 upgrade iso for the version you have a key for...
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    Hot: Kingston SSDNow V+100 96gb $119.99 shipped AR

    The V+100 probably doesn't have the same problem.
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    Hot: Kingston SSDNow V+100 96gb $119.99 shipped AR

    Good luck with your kingston v100 ssd Impulse69. Mine died and couldn't be recognized by bios after a few months. There are a bunch of similar reports on newegg. Kingston says the firmware is to blame, and recommends you upgrade it. reviews and kingston's responses in the links...
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    Help troubleshooting XPS 15 problem

    I have a first gen core i5 XPS 15 laptop from dell. The problem is clicking/sparking sound from power adapter. If i play a flash stream in one browser window, and scroll up and down in another it can click as many times as about 150 per minute? If I leave it idling it can click as few times...
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    and not repeated like some ghosting issues, just ignored
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    it's probably like 4 keys with the alt key being used
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    high pitched electrical noise? no but the keyboard has a huge ghosting problem? for games only a couple keystrokes can be active before the last one sticks and repeats itself
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    I have the audio stuttering issue. Seems that disabling lenovo power management from boot in msconfig works to stop it. Stops the stuttering, but not when switching between apps. Lots my hud for volume control et cetera... for now The issue might only appear after resuming from sleep. edit...
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    Best Bang for the Buck Netbook?

    200$ isn't an exciting price point for 250+ you can get a new atom 330+ you can get a c-50 http://www.amazon.com/Acer-AO522-BZ8.../dp/B004GILTB6 using coupons going around without cash back you can get a new e-350 with 6 cell 413+ hp dm1z 440+ lenovo x120e or wait and see if you can get a...
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    Acer 1430z or DM1z / fusion

    The dm1z got a silver star from anand http://www.anandtech.com/show/4187/hp-dm1z-taking-fusion-on-the-road/7 i have used a su4300 with intel graphics and it skips frames at 720 and above flash
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    SSD Corsair Force F60 89.99+ Refurb Warm!!!

    Did you buy a netbook? Do you want a power sipping ssd with sandforce controller? Do you want to get 34nm nand because of the ocz hype? Corsair Force F60gb 89.99 +++ Refurb http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...uct_id=0356687 Do you want one with 3 year warranty? 104.99+...
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    ran it while playing flash, caused some stuttering 2 gigs ram, e350, stock 250 drive
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    It came with one application, lenovo think vantage suite? It gave me the option of NOT installing norton, and NOT installing office trial. Very cool. If you got it without the OS, download and install it. It gives you power settings options, and when to go into thinkpad battery stretch.
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    just got my X120e and wow its nice.

    I got my acrobat x error x120e. I selected all the options, windows home, a/b/g/n, 6 cell, and bluetooth for 406 after california tax. The screen, because it is matte, is amazing. It has a narrow vertical sweet spot that isn't amazing. It isn't bright, I am using it at 90% indoors. It can get...
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    50% off 1 item at Adam & Eve, - FS + 3 XXX DVDs + "Mystery GIft"

    if your computer girlfriend is aware you just told her to eff herself, you are going to need those dvds, and a dvd player
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    AMD Fusion Netbook/Laptop For Sale Links

    I don't know the best place to get one. I wouldn't get one as a desktop replacement though. If you need something now, some companies are liquidating their old core i3/i5/i7 models. Fix your destop, wait, then pickup a lenovo x220 with ips display! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKAeXgCZP94
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    AMD Fusion Netbook/Laptop For Sale Links

    It is very YMMV when buying something like that. Glad she is happy, and get something you want : /
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    AMD Fusion Netbook/Laptop For Sale Links

    looks like lenovo epp?/visa might be shipping most of the orders got notification that my acrobat x is shipping/shipped 410$ AT for e-350 with 6 cell, windows home, a/b/g/n and bluetooth... and acrobat ... little less than the dm1z i was going to settle for
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    AMD Fusion Netbook/Laptop For Sale Links

    Thanks for the heads up. Looks like Asus and the later released MSI e350s have usb 3.0 http://www.msi.com/product/nb/U270.html#/?div=Overview
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    Common for laptops to overheat as they age?

    it may be common. is a cooling performance degradation due to normal factors common, probably yes. your laptop is about to die, take it apart, clean or replace the fans, new thermal paste on the heatsinks, or pay somebody to do it. Your laptop has a heat problem.
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    lenovo X120e for around $300... shippped

    Missed the DOS deal, this forum is terrible for jumping on deals:/ Put in 1 order with acrobat X, but it wasn't all that huge of a discount. 400$ with some options selected to make it comparable to the dm1z
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    Alienware M15x for $1199 at Newegg

    whenever i see 19xx i just assume 1080p. 1920x1200 must be rare
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    Alienware M15x for $1199 at Newegg

    Dell XPS 15 has 1080p screen. If you think i5, and geforce 420 graphics = decent http://www.dell.com/content/topics/segtopic.aspx/presidents_day?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&dgc=CJ&cid=47997&lid=1609060&acd=10869571-227502-F012A00G0O7B015195B0A01A0A0J21 50$ code LH6?VFXTKG73VJ You can get a nice...
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    AMD Fusion Netbook/Laptop For Sale Links

    you might be right about the vaio yb, or you might be wrong here is a horrible terrible bad review of the yb by jazz. after reviewing the yb he responds to comments and says it has a backlit keyboard http://mobilityupdate.com/netbooks/sony-vaio-yb-review/ here is the tigerdirect sales link of...
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    ATs Envy 14 review? Soon? When?

    Nope that is the review, I read it yesterday. Apparently it is too late in the game to do a full review of it. The product is probably reaching the end of its marketable life, and partially unavailable. NOW, DO YOU BELIEVE WHAT JARRED AND VIVEK TELL US TO DO ON THE NEXT PAGE...
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    AMD Fusion Netbook/Laptop For Sale Links

    The Sony E350 looks the best. It has a backlit keyboard! but the keyboard is shrunken with some awkward keys So the sony is 599.99 and looks nice But sony is gimping them and shipping all of them the 3 cell. So, add the extended battery for 249.99 And from the review i hear the speakers are as...
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    OCZ Vertex 2 120GB SSD -- 176.99 AR Newegg Shell Shocker until 10am PST

    wow, thanks for the link http://www.ocztechnologyforum.com/forum/showthread.php?84821-New-update-on-the-25nm-OCZ-SSD-drives I don't want to troll on the whole thing, but this was the funniest. Tony the moderator was arguing to a customer about the life expectancy of the product... this is a...
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    Kingston 64GB SV100S2/64GZ -- 73.99 AR -- Newegg

    Please when you are researching SSD first research how SSD work, Over provisioning, RAISE or similar technologies, Nand used on those SSD's and PE/c / Density and then lastly the price Vs GB ratio...this GB Vs price ratio really is something dreamt up by reviewers who have placed it high on...
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    Kingston 64GB SV100S2/64GZ -- 73.99 AR -- Newegg

    Kingston doesn't differentiate between the the 64gig model and the larger faster 128gig model in their listed technical specs for power consumption. this model is listed as consuming 6 watts max. it looks like only the 128+ consume a max of 6 watts the 64 is at a max of about 4...
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    OCZ Vertex 2 60GB SATA SSD $99 AR FS at the Egg of course!

    Today is the last day to get in on the rebate for this drive. Price is up to 105$ after rebate, but it still looks hot to me.
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    used hp i3 laptops $399

    HOT!! If you buy any HP you're going to get to crack it open to get your files when the screen goes kaleidoscope, and that`s damn satisfying!
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    Tesco 20% Sales on TVs

    Good price if you have 50 pounds off. I really don't think anyone should be buying an Atom netbook in 2011 with the release of the new AMD products. I think 260 pounds for the Atom is about the same price as HP's Fusion AC, before tax in the US.
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    Subway: Any Regular Footlong: $5.00, 2/1-2/28

    On Valentines I am getting my girl the raspberry cheesecake sub!
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    HP DM1Z AMD E-350 NETBOOK 419.99 AC + 45$ Tax ~ 465$

    This looks like a great new price reduced expensive netbook that can play flash content well. HP DM1Z AMD E-350 NETBOOK 419.99 AC + 45$ Tax/Recycling ~ 465$ * Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit * AMD Dual-Core Processor E-350 (1.6GHz, 1MB L2 Cache)+AMD Radeon(TM) HD 6310M...