♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥ Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Two water bottle caps and an eraser are enough to provide sufficient cooling for a laptop ;D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 ...That's interesting, please expand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥ Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Well, normally, a laptop has the four bump thingys on the bottom of them. Place the two bottle caps beside the bumps near the back so that they are leveled properly, and place the eraser under the front of your laptop, somewhere in the middle. It'll be about half an inch above the table, but believe me, it works. It takes like at least a good two days of not turning off my laptop before it turns as hot as leaving it on for roughly a day without the thing. Basically, use something to lift your laptop at least half an inch off the surface, and use things that are as small as possible, so that the rest of the space is empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGAKITTY Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 ...That's interesting' date=' please expand.[/quote'] She means propping the laptop up so that it can get more airflow, thus reducing the chance of overheating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'll remember that, but could you comment on my post before the bottlecaps? Specifically if this laptop, the HP DV7-3020sa is any good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥ Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Not bad. It's pretty standard for this time. When it says two hours of battery life, that's two hours as in you not doing ANYTHING and just leaving it on. If you're using it normally, expect an hour at max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OMGAKITTY Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Not bad. It's pretty standard for this time. When it says two hours of battery life' date=' that's two hours as in you not doing ANYTHING and just leaving it on. If you're using it normally, expect an hour at max.[/quote'] Its not doing anything with the screen set to the lowest brightness, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥ Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Not bad. It's pretty standard for this time. When it says two hours of battery life' date=' that's two hours as in you not doing ANYTHING and just leaving it on. If you're using it normally, expect an hour at max.[/quote'] Its not doing anything with the screen set to the lowest brightness, isn't it? Exactly. And that's on a pure-black background with only My Computer too =P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Griffin Posted October 24, 2009 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Like I've said, I need around 10 minutes battery life, it'll rarely be not plugged in - it'd be a desktop if it didn't have to move locations twice a day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blamonchesix Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Like I've said' date=' I need around 10 minutes battery life, it'll rarely be not plugged in - it'd be a desktop if it didn't have to move locations twice a day.[/quote'] Battery life depends on how you use your computer. Playing music on a 2-hour-battery will drain it about 20 mins max. Performance isn't a problem since most laptops are already have high specs (unless your buying an older model) so you don't need much money. The HP DV7-3020sa you mentioned seems good. Oh, and avoid anything with Athlon Processors. They're good and fast but can extremely overheat when your multitasking too much. You can push them to their limit, but before you get there, your computer's in smoke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥ Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Intel > AMD. It's been proven; if you take off the fan for an Intel, it simply stops, but if you take it off for an AMD, you can literally see the smoke after five-ish seconds. Plus a crash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 HP's tend to be fairly reliable' date=' and at a reasonable price.[/quote'] The only thing reliable about HP is their Customer Support. It didn't take long for my HP Laptop to be burning my legs with it's over-heating fan. I wouldn't expect too much from HP, and I'd recommended Toshiba or Dell myself. Intel > AMD. It's been proven; if you take off the fan for an Intel' date=' it simply stops, but if you take it off for an AMD, you can literally see the smoke after five-ish seconds. Plus a crash.[/quote'] Because I always take the fans of my processors. Completely irrelevant, and AMD > Intel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Intel > AMD. It's been proven; if you take off the fan for an Intel' date=' it simply stops, but if you take it off for an AMD, you can literally see the smoke after five-ish seconds. Plus a crash.[/quote'] Because I always take the fans of my processors. Completely irrelevant, and AMD > Intel. What about fan failures? It also affects power efficiency. What about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Intel > AMD. It's been proven; if you take off the fan for an Intel' date=' it simply stops, but if you take it off for an AMD, you can literally see the smoke after five-ish seconds. Plus a crash.[/quote'] Because I always take the fans of my processors. Completely irrelevant, and AMD > Intel. What about fan failures? It also affects power efficiency. What about that? You're way to smart to be your age. =PGood point, I didn't really think of that. Well... I just got pwned by a guy who's 13. How about that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 Intel > AMD. It's been proven; if you take off the fan for an Intel' date=' it simply stops, but if you take it off for an AMD, you can literally see the smoke after five-ish seconds. Plus a crash.[/quote'] Because I always take the fans of my processors. Completely irrelevant, and AMD > Intel. What about fan failures? It also affects power efficiency. What about that? You're way too smart to be your age. =PGood point, I didn't really think of that. Well... I just got pwned by a guy who's 13. How about that? You missed an "o". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushfire Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 You missed an "o". So I did. I'm tired, spare me some dignity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kizzi Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 You missed an "o". So I did. I'm tired' date=' spare me some dignity.[/quote'] Oh come on it's not even midnight yet. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
♥ ЅϯᵲåώӀӞ℮ᴙʀɣ−ɴɨɨ−ƈħåɴ ♥ Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 The only thing that AMD is better than Intel at would be pricing. That's it. It's terrible unreliable, plus the fact that it has been known to fry other hardware near it. Lots of cases where video cards have died because of an AMD processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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