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was about to buy a laptop but.....
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| Aldrian |
is this true? the salesman told me that laptop runs on batteries now that has to be replaced every year for 300 dollars each time. that's ridiculous. that 2 years is considered old timer for a laptop.
and laptops on average only last just 2 hours for batterly life unless i get a higher end laptop. |
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| Geed |
ya I think its true man...no cheep buisnes. But I'm sure the batery life is longer than 2 hours. my friends comp lasts 5 hours at least..(true his is a kick ass one)
But you can always buy a good batery w/ a awerage comp.
Annyway, Lap top is good thing man, portable machine, music, vids. all that. I'd get one if I had the money haha.
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| Nadi |
| I had my laptop for a year and a half before I needed a new battery. And I dont remember how much I payed but it was much less than 300 dollars. |
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| Kamui |
either 1. the sales man was bulling or 2. the battery in sucks
..my dad owns a labtop about 2 years old now and it still works fine and he hasnt had to replace the batteries..blah!! |
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| Fundamental |
| quote: | Originally posted by Geed
But I'm sure the batery life is longer than 2 hours. my friends comp lasts 5 hours at least.. |
Battery life will vary depending on how the laptop is being used. If the processor is being pushed then you expect your battery to last for a shorter time. |
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| jonsimmonds |
| i reckon thats only true if the laptop is constantly powered by the battery. if you would be using it at the office/home etc where it could be plugged into the mains then imm sure you will get more battery life than a year, it depends on how often you are going to be using it without a mains power supply. |
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| PaRaNoIk0 |
| retarded question.. can i put a new soundcard into my laptop? |
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| Robert |
my first battery lasted just under a year, got a new one from the warantee. now i've had the 2nd one for 2 years and it's completely ed. i heard someone else with the same laptop open the battery up and disconnected the broken cell.. might try that.
about a soundcard, i would imagine most are built in on the motherboard. you'd probably have to get a usb soundcard or something like http://www.protools.com/products/mbox/ . costs quite a bit, you can probably find some cheaper ones on www.m-audio.com |
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| PaRaNoIk0 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Robert
my first battery lasted just under a year, got a new one from the warantee. now i've had the 2nd one for 2 years and it's completely ed. i heard someone else with the same laptop open the battery up and disconnected the broken cell.. might try that.
about a soundcard, i would imagine most are built in on the motherboard. you'd probably have to get a usb soundcard or something like http://www.protools.com/products/mbox/ . costs quite a bit, you can probably find some cheaper ones on www.m-audio.com |
500 dollars :eyespop:
thanx for the help and the links anyway |
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| big dave |
| i use the mains adapter mostly and mines is fine! i aint replaced the battery! |
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| pumavisor808 |
| I'm on my second laptop and I've never had to replace a battery... as for the sound care... you won't be able to replace it... but you can find great usb or firewire cards out there--- check out m-audio, they have some relatively inexpensive cards that will do the job. |
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