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#1 User is offline   Metigue 

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Posted 27 August 2010 - 12:47 PM

It's a Toshiba Sattelite A660 11M
Specs are:
Intel I7 720QM 1.6/2.8 '(TurboCharge)' Ghz, 6MB cache
4Gb of DDR3 1066 Mhz Ram '(I am Planning on interchanging with 8 gb 1333)'
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M '(1 gb dedicated memory, 1.73 cache available)'
16 inch screen with 16 : 9 aspect ratio and LED backlighting
maximum battery life : up to 3h20min '(Not the best, but ohwell)'
Weighing in at just 2.6 kg


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Posted 27 August 2010 - 12:53 PM

my car is turbocharged...we have something in common now. price if you dont mind me asking w/o shipping?
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 12:57 PM

just searched in google, im not a comp pro or anything but it look so nice *-*

I'm planning on buying a labtop too, but don't really know which one to buy xD
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 01:00 PM

It cost £800 including VAT, I'm sure you could get it cheaper in America.

It's a great price considering the specs. And worth it since it's going to be my central hub for my E-life for the next few years.
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 01:01 PM

View PostMetigue, on 27 August 2010 - 01:00 PM, said:

It cost £800 including VAT, I'm sure you could get it cheaper in America.

It's a great price considering the specs. And worth it since it's going to be my central hub for my E-life for the next few years.


Where did you buy that from? I've had the same laptop for about 4 years now and while it's still going strong (aside from a broken down arrow key) I might start looking for a new one.
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 01:08 PM

View PostWaser Lave, on 27 August 2010 - 01:01 PM, said:

Where did you buy that from? I've had the same laptop for about 4 years now and while it's still going strong (aside from a broken down arrow key) I might start looking for a new one.


wow. 4 years and still going strong.

mine of 5 years already cmi. takes 20 mins just to start up.
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 01:12 PM

View PostWaser Lave, on 27 August 2010 - 01:01 PM, said:

Where did you buy that from? I've had the same laptop for about 4 years now and while it's still going strong (aside from a broken down arrow key) I might start looking for a new one.


PC world. I normally wouldn't go for a computer I didn't build myself, but I know nothing about laptops, so I just went to my nearest PC world. Luckily they had one left in stock.
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 04:38 PM

View PostMetigue, on 27 August 2010 - 01:12 PM, said:

PC world. I normally wouldn't go for a computer I didn't build myself, but I know nothing about laptops, so I just went to my nearest PC world. Luckily they had one left in stock.


Yeah it's usually best to buy a laptop rather than build one yourself -- at least from what I've experience.

Great buy for a laptop with that kind of processor though. The RAM might be a little toss up, but hey it's a TOSHIBA.
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Posted 27 August 2010 - 10:38 PM

View PostWaser Lave, on 27 August 2010 - 01:01 PM, said:

Where did you buy that from? I've had the same laptop for about 4 years now and while it's still going strong (aside from a broken down arrow key) I might start looking for a new one.



Broke your down arrow key going through page after page of fan mail?

View Postwtfints71, on 27 August 2010 - 01:08 PM, said:

. takes 20 mins just to start up.



Which 99% of the time means its fine.

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Posted 28 August 2010 - 02:51 AM

View Postiargue, on 27 August 2010 - 10:38 PM, said:

Broke your down arrow key going through page after page of fan mail?


Something like that. I remapped my right-shift key to be my down key, so now my up arrow is below my down arrow. :p
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 03:05 AM

View Postwtfints71, on 27 August 2010 - 01:08 PM, said:

cmi. takes 20 mins just to start up.


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Posted 28 August 2010 - 08:07 PM

how much ram is suggested now for normal use i.e. not playing graphically intense games? i was thinking about upgrading how much ram i have and you have 4g and plan on upgrading to 8g. i know ram is cheap but for using the internet and some low quality graphic games what would you suggest?
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Posted 28 August 2010 - 08:38 PM

View Postswpwrx, on 28 August 2010 - 08:07 PM, said:

how much ram is suggested now for normal use i.e. not playing graphically intense games? i was thinking about upgrading how much ram i have and you have 4g and plan on upgrading to 8g. i know ram is cheap but for using the internet and some low quality graphic games what would you suggest?



2GB or less.

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Posted 30 August 2010 - 08:06 AM

View Postswpwrx, on 28 August 2010 - 08:07 PM, said:

how much ram is suggested now for normal use i.e. not playing graphically intense games? i was thinking about upgrading how much ram i have and you have 4g and plan on upgrading to 8g. i know ram is cheap but for using the internet and some low quality graphic games what would you suggest?


4g of ram is still plenty for today for web surfing and gaming. Web surfing doesn't require a lot of ram, you can websurf even with a 1ghz computer with 512mb ram without it being too sluggish. It's just...all the other processes you have to run such as your AV software that might slow it down.

View PostMetigue, on 27 August 2010 - 12:47 PM, said:

It's a Toshiba Sattelite A660 11M
Specs are:
Intel I7 720QM 1.6/2.8 '(TurboCharge)' Ghz, 6MB cache
4Gb of DDR3 1066 Mhz Ram '(I am Planning on interchanging with 8 gb 1333)'
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M '(1 gb dedicated memory, 1.73 cache available)'
16 inch screen with 16 : 9 aspect ratio and LED backlighting
maximum battery life : up to 3h20min '(Not the best, but ohwell)'
Weighing in at just 2.6 kg


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It comes with a mid range dedicated graphics card unit so you can't really expect the battery life to be that high. Pretty good laptop good enough to play most games in med settings. Judging by the screen size as well I take it this is a desktop replacement laptop for you?

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Posted 30 August 2010 - 08:13 AM

View PostMsRose, on 28 August 2010 - 03:05 AM, said:

quit looking at porn! <_< We all know your secrets.


No no no this is the real reason that the down arrow key is broken, easier to scroll using the arrow key :p
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Posted 22 December 2010 - 03:50 PM

if u want a nice comuter go make a custom on the dell website
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Posted 24 December 2010 - 07:03 PM

those specs are pretty nice, are you using the laptop for gaming?
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Posted 24 December 2010 - 07:15 PM

I never understood the purpose of a laptop with that little of a battery life. I mean, if it's gonna be plugged in all the time, why not just get a tower?

Specs look good regardless, hope it doesn't have any overheating issues.
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Posted 31 December 2010 - 05:32 AM

View PostBryan, on 24 December 2010 - 07:15 PM, said:

I never understood the purpose of a laptop with that little of a battery life. I mean, if it's gonna be plugged in all the time, why not just get a tower?

Specs look good regardless, hope it doesn't have any overheating issues.



If there was a laptop with no battery, I would get it. I need a computer for various things but I just can't lug my desktop around, but where I need a laptop, there are plenty of outlets available.


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Posted 02 January 2011 - 08:30 PM

View PostMetigue, on 27 August 2010 - 12:47 PM, said:

It's a Toshiba Sattelite A660 11M
Specs are:
Intel I7 720QM 1.6/2.8 '(TurboCharge)' Ghz, 6MB cache
4Gb of DDR3 1066 Mhz Ram '(I am Planning on interchanging with 8 gb 1333)'
NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 330M '(1 gb dedicated memory, 1.73 cache available)'
16 inch screen with 16 : 9 aspect ratio and LED backlighting
maximum battery life : up to 3h20min '(Not the best, but ohwell)'
Weighing in at just 2.6 kg


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I'm curious, how much did the entire rig cost? I just bought a new laptop myself with similar stats.. just want to know if I got a good deal or not...
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Posted 02 January 2011 - 08:35 PM

View Posthappydogbrian, on 22 December 2010 - 03:50 PM, said:

if u want a nice comuter go make a custom on the dell website


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