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    Dells laptop go KABOOM , real good!!!

    Discussion in 'Dell' started by TheRealist, Jun 21, 2006.

  1. TheRealist

    TheRealist Notebook Guru

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  2. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    that's awsome!!!! i would have loved to see a computer blow up :)
     
    yuio, Jun 21, 2006
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  3. zicky

    zicky Notebook Evangelist

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    OMG! And they supposedly test these things when made ... I wonder what kind of tests they make? If it was at a conference, I wouldn't expect it to have a high-end graphics card which could be a low end Inspiron or a Latitude.
     
    zicky, Jun 21, 2006
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    Nooorm Notebook Consultant

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    Most likely the battery. Batteries are really the only thing in a laptop that can explode. This would have really been horrible if it had been sitting on someone's lap.
     
    Nooorm, Jun 21, 2006
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    WOW geez bad PR for Dell huh? Did this guy have it overclocked or something? Or maybe too many UBS peripherals all at once - gotta have the fan/light/mouse/card reader combo ready at all time!
     
    Bostonguy, Jun 21, 2006
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  6. ferrell

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    Yeah. Tell that to your nuts as it goes boom in your lap!

    I had almost decided on an e1505, but frankly, that macbook is looking better and better.
     
    ferrell, Jun 21, 2006
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    Unreal Notebook Deity NBR Reviewer

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    Except for the plastic turning yellowish-brown after a few weeks of use (on the white macbook) and the tendency for it to run hot. I don't hate the Macbook, I was considering getting one instead of my E1405. But after hearing about all its issues I just decided to go with this.
     
    Unreal, Jun 21, 2006
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    Amber, Jun 21, 2006
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