Curse

Malice Black · Jan 03, 2008, 09:58 PM // 21:58

Heh I own more then one laptop

also more then 1 PC. Cash isn't an issue.

lord_shar · Jan 04, 2008, 01:32 AM // 01:32

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Originally Posted by Fril Estelin

Just a friendly advice: for that kind of price, do not buy any laptop that you won't try by yourself (or your friend). The spec may look really impressive, with the latest graphic card, huge hard disk and fast processor. But laptops do NOT work like desktop computers, as can be seen from heating problems (well that also happens with some desktops too, but it's rather rare). A shiny 8800 may look impressive, but it is not when the laptop slows down due to the card overheating. Plus laptops have different keyboards, sometimes not so well designed.

Nothing a fan base and external keyboard can't fix! My XPS M1710 did overheat twice this last year, but only because I started using an external 24" display and running the laptop with the lid closed. Once I realized what was happening, I bought a laptop fan base. No more over-heating, and UT3 + HGL run quite nicely.

lord_shar · Jan 04, 2008, 01:49 AM // 01:49

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Originally Posted by Malice Black

These are shipping next week..

http://www.pcmicroworks.com/blackhawk.htm

They will ship the 2nd 8800 when SLI becomes available.

Sorry for the thread jacking..I'll buy ya a pint

Thanks for the URL. Clevo's look like they're better than Dells as far as video upgrade support, but the M1730 does sport an Aegia physics card. I'll have to do more research on both before making a final decision on my next gaming laptop.