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Title: new laptop
Post by: jamiejig on April 02, 2016, 10:30:20 AM
hi all looking to replace my worn out windows 7 laptop don't want anything fancy or super high speed just wont to be able to mess around with arduino  and android type apps any suggestions thanks jamie
Title: Re: new laptop
Post by: FPVSteve on April 02, 2016, 10:31:02 AM
What's wrong with your current laptop if that's all you want to do?
Title: new laptop
Post by: Cockney Boy on April 02, 2016, 10:41:53 AM
Get it rebuilt and it will work as new :) only a few hours work and no moolar outlay required


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Title: Re: new laptop
Post by: jamiejig on April 02, 2016, 11:15:37 AM
over heating shuts down after 20 mins and is red hot
Title: Re: new laptop
Post by: Billy_boy_2010 on April 02, 2016, 11:21:45 AM
I really like the surface pro products if you want something that bridges a laptop and tablet.

if not then just go to pc world and spend what you're comfortable with.
Title: Re: new laptop
Post by: BlueFlyer on April 02, 2016, 11:49:08 AM
Quote from: jamiejig on April 02, 2016, 11:15:37 AM
over heating shuts down after 20 mins and is red hot
that's how mine died. before you know it it will only work for 1 minute before turning off, then it won't turn on at all.

I've been without a laptop for over a year now, and I need one too.

Just get one of the cheap £300 jobs from ebuyer, it will more than do the trick. See if you can't find an Intel Core i3 with 3GHz or more processing power, for around that price as you'll be able to edit HD footage too.
Title: Re: new laptop
Post by: FPVSteve on April 02, 2016, 11:51:10 AM
Quote from: jamiejig on April 02, 2016, 11:15:37 AM
over heating shuts down after 20 mins and is red hot

Have you unscrewed it and blown out all of the dust?

It's not an old Dell XPS by any chance is it? I have one as a second machine and they have a known issue with the nVidia graphics cards overheating - airflow is a must.
Title: Re: new laptop
Post by: jamiejig on April 03, 2016, 09:04:04 AM
Quote from: Steve W on April 02, 2016, 11:51:10 AM
Have you unscrewed it and blown out all of the dust?

It's not an old Dell XPS by any chance is it? I have one as a second machine and they have a known issue with the nVidia graphics cards overheating - airflow is a must.

blow it out steve and left part of the back cover of. opened up the side vents (cut them out) and it worked all knight well done steve     computer is a Compaq mini