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zippy
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 Posted - 2006/04/11 : 13:11:48
longggg story short,came in from inside out early sundaymorning,dropped laptop flat on floor...its dead.
wondering :
where is really the cheapest place to get a good laptop?
what is really the best processor to go for (gaming and music producing): amd,intel,or even dual core-ness
is there anywhere does cheap dualcore notebooks yet?
i can salvage the 2 256ram chips from mine,and theres a 1gb one at my work i may get,
so...really just wondering where is the down right cheapest place to go for a laptop with over a 2.6ghz (roughly) processor...of the best description (amd,intel,dual core of either)
please help....im lost.
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Chris B
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 13:16:00
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Originally posted by zippy:
longggg story short,came in from inside out early sundaymorning,dropped laptop flat on floor...its dead.
f*ck me mate is that you lost all your uni work and everything? its horrible losing your pc happened to me a year or so ago it blew up i lost all the tunes, pics and everything i had on it.
i no absolutely jack shit about pc's apart from the interweb but my bros a bit of a genius with them.
hes in amsterdam at the minute but back on thursday so will get him to tell me whats best for you.
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zippy
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 Posted - 2006/04/11 : 13:29:19
cheers mate...i dono whether its workin or not...
the screens off.....so i dono if the actual computers done or not either!
gutted coz it was a desctop replacement i got....
more gutted if i have to start my several thousand strong makina tune/mix collection again!
gona give ur shitmat sesh a bash too!
if u could ask ur bro too,that would be champion!
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bulby_g
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 13:42:29
It's quite possible something has just come disconnected.
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Chris B
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 13:47:08
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more gutted if i have to start my several thousand strong makina tune/mix collection again!
i think its a sign that makinas shit and its time to move on 
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gona give ur shitmat sesh a bash too!
a good place to start zippy mate, also attending inside out you'llget to hear a lot of good music. i see progression in you yet.
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if u could ask ur bro too,that would be champion!
course mate him and his pal are comin to see me thursday when they get back (skuff time  ) so will get him onto it then
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Jax
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 13:49:10
yup i think you might be in luck with a cheap fix. even if not, processors and hard drives are only like £100 a piece so it isnt goin to be mega expensive to fix
amd processors are supposed to be best for gaming (and most other things actually)
dual core isnt really much of an advantage atm, but once games come out that are designed to run on a dualcore processor they will be awsome
i can recomend www.meshcomputers.com for prebuilt computer
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zippy
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 14:13:16
the fact that the screen is blank rather than damaged makes me think its the connection to the screen...but i dono if the comp is working or not yet as i cant see and the fan stays on...
ill check out the site too jaxon...
baldo mate...theres this bangin tune they play two/three times at insideout...its amazin....a dono how to find out what it is!!!
also...whats the dealio with the poster silvers making...i dono if ive been here long enough to put a photo in...but id hate to miss out if i do! ???
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Chris B
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 14:22:35
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baldo mate...theres this bangin tune they play two/three times at insideout...its amazin....a dono how to find out what it is!!!
would just ask someone who goes zippy mate, in the cue or whatever if its one of the main crowd pleasers they'll no what it is.
Back when i used to go the main tunes were Yves Deruyter "Back to earth" and Svenson and gielen "twisted" but im sure thats changed by now.
absolutely loved that night, best club night in glasgow and the music is tip top. Next time im coming up will try and make it coincide with either inside out or one of my mates raves. Not been up since new year and miss the place, just got loads to sort out at minute but defo in summer sometime
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Em Jay
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 14:30:45
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also...whats the dealio with the poster silvers making...i dono if ive been here long enough to put a photo in...but id hate to miss out if i do! ???
haha dont be so silly! Theres no time limit on how long you have to have been here!
Get those pics in.... as soon as your lappies fixed :(
Good luck with that. My pc broked last year and i lost tonnes of stoof. but luckily i had some backed up.
I also need a new pc, so will be on a hunt soon too....
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 15:17:29
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the fact that the screen is blank rather than damaged makes me think its the connection to the screen...but i dono if the comp is working or not yet as i cant see and the fan stays on...
Attach an external monitor and check. From a regular PC, just taking a 5x2mm jumper off, makes the whole PC not work. If i were you, id investigate it a bit before buying a new one. Dont you have any friends that know about computers?
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zippy
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 16:41:06
i have a mate who mite be able to help...ill try my uni too...its just a disaster that i have a engineering report due on wed...that being tomorow !!!!
ill maybe try on inside out forever for the tune...
was player like 2 times this inside out and last!
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Posted - 2006/04/11 : 17:38:55
I'm assuming your uni has a technical IT office so go along and ask them to diagnose your laptop for you, theyll do it for free probably.
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zippy
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Posted - 2006/04/12 : 14:53:27
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I'm assuming your uni has a technical IT office so go along and ask them to diagnose your laptop for you, theyll do it for free probably.
cheers mate,it does..ill get it up to them tomorrow!
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Posted - 2006/04/13 : 02:35:32
sounds more like a connection has come loose than your laptop is broken. just get someone that knows to check it out. if it can't be fixed you should still be able to save the hard drive so you still have your files, just whip it out off that one and stick it in the new one you get. you should be able to salvage most of it. for gaming it depends on what you need. if you want to play the newest games coming out soon, well then 2.6-3 GHz is minimum and a graphics card with pixel shader 3 rendering will be needed for any games within the next year. dual core processors are very pricey at the moment, give them 6-12 months and they will have plumeted in price. AMD processors are best for just general gaming and fannying about. personally if you don't have to get a laptop i'd get a desktop, alot cheaper.
hope that helped zippy
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Posted - 2006/04/13 : 03:19:00
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dual core isnt really much of an advantage atm, but once games come out that are designed to run on a dualcore processor they will be awsome
i can recomend www.meshcomputers.com for prebuilt computer
its 64bit that isnt much use at the moment, most programs can use the dual core functionality even if not speficially designed to. there are programs out there that have dual core in mind - like Adobe Premier Pro, and other adobe products
you can still probably save your data, grab yourself an external hard drive enclosure, and a 2.5IDE > 3.5 converter
put your laptop hard drive into the enclosure using this....then plug it in via usb to a pc.....pull your data off
we have to do this all the time at work
alternativly - just use the converter and plug it straight into one of the IDE's in your home pc....saves not having to buy an enclosure...but doesnt always recognise as well in the pc, either way, unless your hard drive is clicking - its probably all still there
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zippy
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Posted - 2006/04/13 : 12:52:04
cheers triquatra and 6feet....
checked thismornin with a video lead...and yea its actually ****ered this time....
ive had so much bad luck with this laptop...
just notice that mesh computers and rock computers both have a pegasus laptop,,,hmmmm
i have found a few dual cores at a slightly reasonable price...
whats the deal with all the amd proocessores....
what is the best,worst, etc....
i dont want landed with some shite battery saving processor when i totally dont need that...id ideally just like as a desctop in a laptop case...
does anyone know whats the best amd processor to go for??
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