Is this a good pc to buy?
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Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
27-06-2008 8:04 PM
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27-06-2008 8:07 PM
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Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 5:29 PM
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Thanks for your advice...I took it and plumped for a dell inspiron 1525 .....however, it gets really hot! They've put the HD, I believe, in the area where you rest your hands to type and by the mouse pad and the plastic they've used is not particularly good and so you can really feel the heat while you're typing.
Have any dell users come across this and if so have you considered returning it?
p.s. the picture quality is just utter pants, i had a donkeys years old sony and the picture quality on that was far better than this new one...
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 7:41 PM
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See my post about "laptop lifter" in this section of the forum..... it may help keep you cool !
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 7:57 PM
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Thanks...I don't now what you mean by soft but yeah tilting it forward so that it's square on helps eliminate the myriad reflections- the screen is so shiny. However, the actual sharpness of the picture is very poor considering it's worse than a 7yearold Sony vaio.
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Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 8:03 PM
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29-06-2008 8:12 PM
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29-06-2008 8:27 PM
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29-06-2008 8:51 PM
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Also, are you using the system on battery power, or plugged in to the mains? By default, my Dells are set up to reduce image brightness by 50% when on battery power, as an energy saving measure. Plug in the mains adapter and the difference can be dazzling. See the power options menu to change settings.
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 8:59 PM
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My wife has an Evesham laptop with a "hard glass" screen and pics seem to be sharper on her screen, however, I am used to this one, so don`t worry about it..... just make sure the screen is tilted back far enough !
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 9:49 PM
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Quote from: evie Thanks for your advice...I took it and plumped for a dell inspiron 1525 .....however, it gets really hot! They've put the HD, I believe, in the area where you rest your hands to type and by the mouse pad and the plastic they've used is not particularly good and so you can really feel the heat while you're typing.
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p.s. the picture quality is just utter pants, i had a donkeys years old sony and the picture quality on that was far better than this new one...
Hard Drives shouldn't get hot!
Have you tried an external monitor - or don't they allow those any more?
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Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 10:08 PM
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I've just been having a long soak in the bath and something has occurred to me (!) In my experience, Dell screens aren't usually shiny; they are matt. This may have changed. At the risk of sounding terribly patronising, is there a protective, removable, plastic film stuck on your screen?
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 10:11 PM
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My screen is "sort of matt" finish, and there was never a protective film when it arrived, so I expect evie`s is the same....
Re: Is this a good pc to buy?
29-06-2008 10:33 PM
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if that laptop is getting too warm, return it while it is still under warranty.
see if you can find some free system monitoring apps which will tell you the temperature of the cpu and hard drives. ensure that the fan is spinning.
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29-06-2008 10:53 PM
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