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  1. kill dank

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    What do you think of this?
    So I finally settled down and decided on a laptop. I paid $1315 after taxes.

    Basically, What do you all think?

    I think I did pretty well considering the cost.


    http://www.compusa.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7124324&CatId=4938


    8GB ddr3 1333mhz
    Core i7-2630qm quad core @2 ghz with 2.9 turbo
    Gtx 460m 1.5gb dedicated
    500GB 7200rpm drive, (I have a 4TB dual bay external, so space isn't an issue)
    blu-ray burner
    all that good shit.


    Plays Crysis 2 on max, only when it's plugged in though. Otherwise I get about 25-35 fps on battery alone.
    Still playable on battery, but barely.


    Rate, Hate, Discriminate.
     
    kill dank, Aug 8, 2011
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    What do you think of this?
    Taxes? Good reason to buy from NewEgg imo haha (no taxes). Not a bad laptop though, hope you enjoy it. Hate the way it looks though personally.. thing looks massive (thick as hell too judging by the pictures)
     
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  3. kill dank

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    I didn't have time to wait for shipping. I'm very pleased with it and an enjoying it very much. 17.3 inch though so it's big and heavy.
     
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    What do you think of this?
    Does the weight bother you? Personally I'm not the kind of person to lug around a laptop at public places or anything.
     
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    What do you think of this?
    nice lappie, but goodluck carrying that thing around :p
     
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  6. kill dank

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    It does actually, I've considered returning it for a smaller laptop. I also considered the fact that I'm just getting used to it so maybe in time it won't matter. I have 12 days left to decide what I want to do. It makes up for the weight in terms of power. It's pretty intense.
     
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    Seems like a good laptop, Congrats ^_^
     
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    What do you think of this?
    Shouldn't you be able to turn off power saving?
     
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  9. kill dank

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    Yeah but I didn't. The battery only lasts about 2 hours as it is. I need to get an extended or another one, but at over 150 a pop I don't think I wanna get one any time soon.
     
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    What do you think of this?
    You should be able to control the processor speed cut, so you could probably tweak it to get consistent 30+ frame rates without much battery loss.
     
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  11. kill dank

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    Just edited the settings. Will check out how it influences batter life
     
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    What do you think of this?
    Solid laptop, only thing that's a bit low is the hard drive.
     
    Revolight, Aug 10, 2011
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  13. kill dank

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    I have an external. I don't need anything in there really.
     
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    Id say you got a great deal bro, that is one POWERFUL laptop, and only for 1.3k? Nice.
     
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  15. kill dank

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    Yeah, I love it.
     
    kill dank, Aug 11, 2011
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