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About Sony VAIOs - I've had one since June 2008, and it only worked right for about 9 months. Now, it overheats regularly and can't even play basic games such as Age of Empires. That, and Sony's attitude was "sorry, you have to call a premium rate number to arrange to send it off to get repaired, which you have to pay for too". I paid £900 inc VAT for this piece of sh*t and was expecting top quality from it, and only got almost a year out of it before I couldn't do what I wanted it for anyway - to play games. I'm now considering buying an Alienware PC.
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HP Pavilion would be your worst choice. Their batteries are of low quality and will die on you very fast, HP customer service is legendary for being bad, Pavilions have a bad cooling solution and this will fry the motherboard in less than a year. Infact, Pavilions have been HP-s worst lineup, even though their business class lappies are good. Maybe the newer models have overcome these issues, I havent checked them.Originally posted by himher_elle View Post
Did you do any searching regarding your model?
Emma, your computer is fine, its just filled with dust and the thermal paste needs replacing. Its something you should have either done yourself, or asked Sony if they performed maintenance on their laptops. Youre lucky your computer is still working, if it wasnt a Vaio, it would have been dead due to motherboard/GPU burning up.
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This is an issue with every laptop, they get dusty and the thermal paste loses its effect over time (turning into silicate dust). Trust me, either get a tech savvy friend to throughally clean the heatsink/grill and blow the dust off from every component and every part of the computer with compressed air, aswell as change thermal paste (preferably Arctic Silver 5), or take it down to maintenance and tell them exactly what you want, so they wouldnt go lazy and charge you for doing nothing.
Think Alienware doesnt have these issues?
Every computer does. Yes, Mac is a computer too.Last edited by Member_of_STARS; 02-21-2010, 09:18 PM.Comment
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Oh, thanks for the info.Originally posted by Member_of_STARS View Post
And no, I haven't done that much reserch. I really don't know where to look for and what to look for. I'm sorry if I sound like a stupid kid that doesn't know how to use google, but I start reading all this coments and articles about laptops and I REALLY DO NOT GET ANY OF IT, I'm lost when it comes to technical aspects of... anything!! hahaha.
Hey, seems u know a lot about computers, can u recomend me some specific models for my "case". I can spend up to 1000, and I would have to say even less, like 800 (but either way show me some 1000 models is u want). Thank you!!!Comment
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Hm... I oughta get my tablet checked out. I've had it for like 4 years now (though it doesn't seem to get any hotter than it did when I got it)
Side note: how are Fujitsu's as a brand overall?Comment
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Haha, no need to apologize. Like Ive said, buying a laptop to last and match your needs is a really difficult process. A lot of people end up being disappointed, or getting a model which is either underpowered, breaks down or has any other issues. It would help if you wrote down what is it exactly that you want from your computer. Just perfomance for the software youre using and quality? Which software are you going to be using? Do you need a specific range in battery life, is the speaker quality important to you. Do you need higher screen resolution for design work? Usually trying to "get it over with" or buying a model "which looks friggin awesome" will get you into trouble, so its good to be hesitant.Originally posted by himher_elle View Post
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There are two brands I would look for, ASUS and Sony (ASUS makes or used to make VAIO-s). Different studies show that in the top 3 most durable laptops you will find ASUS in first and Sonys in second to foruth (MacBooks coming after the first 3-4 PC laptop brands).Last edited by Member_of_STARS; 02-22-2010, 03:28 AM.Comment
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I was going to let Gareth do it, but a lot of people on the net said the pins of the processor are hooked into it and they could be bent or damaged when taking it out. I'm concerned about permanent damage on it when it is working at the moment, it's just the only things I can do is use MSN and surf the net.Originally posted by Member_of_STARS View Post
Emma, your computer is fine, its just filled with dust and the thermal paste needs replacing. Its something you should have either done yourself, or asked Sony if they performed maintenance on their laptops. Youre lucky your computer is still working, if it wasnt a Vaio, it would have been dead due to motherboard/GPU burning up.
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This is an issue with every laptop, they get dusty and the thermal paste loses its effect over time (turning into silicate dust). Trust me, either get a tech savvy friend to throughally clean the heatsink/grill and blow the dust off from every component and every part of the computer with compressed air, aswell as change thermal paste (preferably Arctic Silver 5), or take it down to maintenance and tell them exactly what you want, so they wouldnt go lazy and charge you for doing nothing.
Think Alienware doesnt have these issues?
Every computer does. Yes, Mac is a computer too.Comment
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Dont worry. You dont have to detach any chips or processorts. The heatsink/fan/grill is not attached to processor. You typically have to just unscrew a couple of screws and beware of a couple of wires (for example, theres a wire connecting WiFi to the motherboard going under the heatsink tube), but its just minor inconvenience. You typically have to unplug/detach the fans and WiFis wire to detach the heatsink. The thermal paste itsself, between the heatsink and the processor is just that, paste, its not glue.Originally posted by Alexia_Ashford View Post
After that, just follow the tutorials on how to apply thermal paste, which thermal paste to use, how much to apply and how to even it out. In theory, even a completely computer illiterate person would do it, provided they have common sense and can follow a tutorial. Or, let G-Man do it.
The things you need.
A) Thermal paste application tutorial, these have every material and item listed, aswell as correct application procedures, methods and quantities.
B) Your laptop specific disassembly guide/tutorial, some are really simple to open up and gain access to (for example, I only have to unscrew 8 tiny screws on the bottom and I have access to everything on the botherboard, for others, youll have to remove the keyboard and go a little more indepth)
This is how the procedure looks like on a random notebook.
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hey guys, I found this pc on best buy, do u think I should get it?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+L...asus&cp=1&lp=2Comment
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Google, read reviews, look for problems. It looks great and some of my buds have an Asus lappy and they are pleased with theirs.Comment
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Yep, I've been reading a lot, it seems most reviews are positive about it, I think I'll go with this oneOriginally posted by Member_of_STARS View PostComment
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Mac is good it's fast and efficient though I'm still trying to understand the quirks about itComment
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I finally went along and bought an ASUS G73JH - (something), it's a gigantic 17' laptop, and I loooove itComment
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Its a hardware temperature monitoring software. You install it, open it and it gives you a list of your components current temperatures. This way you can see when its the right time to start cleaning the computer, or if you have some problems with heat.Originally posted by himher_elle View PostComment
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