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Notebook Upgrades: Hacking your Dell/Compaq/Toshiba

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the who-even-knew dept.

David Steele writes "Ever wondered what you could do to prolong the life of your notebook? Or upgrade it to meet today's standards? Or maybe you want to turn your mid-range notebook into a high-end model? Hardware Analysis has an article up that takes a a closer look at the available options."

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  1. Re:laptops,heavy duty by Papa+Legba · · Score: 1, Troll

    This keeps florring me everytime I see it. 10lbs is not really that heavy, I have a pair of workboots that way more than that, and a leather jacket also. I think people may be a little to converned with "light weight" when it comes to notebooks. I'd lug an extra pound per hour of battery life easy. The orignal "darth vader lunch boxs" had an issue with wieght, but at 40 pounds each they had an issue definatly. Everyone got scared with these first portables and now obseses ,like a high school prom queen, with weight.

    To a lot of people 10 pounds is not that much. I wish they gave us the option when we bought them to add weight to add features, then I could custimize a laptop to do what I want and make sure the wieght was inside the limits I set for it, not some abitrary number set by a diminutive asain woman. (not a slam on asain women btw, more of an example of how much carrying capacity can change across the human race.)

    Now let's see how many trolls I collect referring disgustingly to asain woman.

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    Papa Legba come and open the gate
  2. Easy upgrade by harkal · · Score: 0, Troll

    Well the most bloodless upgrade you can do to a laptop is remove windows XX it came with and
    install a fine debian linux on it... :) Better performance for no extra cost...

    p.s. And you get to keep the warranty!

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    HarKal
  3. Re:Destroy the Muslims. Kill All Islam. by Phroggy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Don't feel bad, I'm an American and I don't know what he's talking about either. Just ignore him.

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    $x='S24;r)>63/* h@<5+oZ)32"5cz';$me='phroggy'x$];
    $x=~y+ -xz+\0-Tx+;print$_^chop$me for split'',$x;
  4. There's more by Pope+Slackman · · Score: 1, Troll

    Docs for the full Inspiron line.

    C-X C-S

    This bullshit is here because of CrapDot's fucking lame-ass compression filter.
    Goatse.cx links follow.
    Goat #1
    Goat #2
    Goat #3
    Goat #4
    Goat #5
    Goat #6
    Maybe now this poorly-engineered piece of rubbish will let me post.