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    7510gx

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by sbpatel, Jul 30, 2005.

  1. sbpatel

    sbpatel Notebook Consultant

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    Hi everyone

    for about 2 weeks i have been looking at the 7510gx and my mind is pretty much made up. I just want to asked if there is any major problems people are facing and things i should do to the laptop if i get it.

    Thanks

    Shamir
     
  2. jazzrich9

    jazzrich9 Notebook Enthusiast

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    just got mine... nothing even close for the money. runs hl2 like a champ, no problems so far... just the touchpad not scrolling in firefox, but the newer drivers cleared that up.
     
  3. optendo

    optendo Notebook Consultant

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    LunarFox Notebook Enthusiast

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    I just bought a 7510gx today at Best Buy and when I took it home and turned it on I saw a darn dead pixel almost dead center in the screen.

    I guess this wouldn’t be a major problem because Best Buy will take care of it. The biggest pain for me right now is that the nearest Best Buy is about a one-hour drive for me (one way, but I get great mpg).

    The only other thing I’m thinking that might be a problem is availability since only two were left at the Best Buy store I was at and of course I got one of them. Another Best Buy not too far away from that one was completely sold out. So check to make sure they have them before you go there.
     
  5. Xerxes

    Xerxes Notebook Consultant

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    CALL THEM... AND CHECK IT BEFORE YOU LEAVE... that totally sucks having a dead pixel... I don't know what they are and I haven't seen one before but I have a idea...
     
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    howardpm Notebook Evangelist

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    I had 1 dead pixel on the first one I picked up. I tried to ignore it but I couldn't went back (only 2 mins away) and got another one and opened it at the exchange desk to make sure it was good. It was.


    Howard
     
  7. LunarFox

    LunarFox Notebook Enthusiast

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    I’ll defiantly be calling Best Buy to make sure they have more in stock and turning it on while I’m there like howardpm did.

    My dead pixel looks like a small green dot, probably not much larger than the period at the end of this sentence.
     
  8. optendo

    optendo Notebook Consultant

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    Update one my machine, BF all high settings and AA on x2, reso 1024x768 runs perfect. Played with those setting in my match the other day, 10v10.
     
  9. LunarFox

    LunarFox Notebook Enthusiast

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    I did finally get my 7510gx at another Best Buy (I bought the last one in the first Best Buy I went to). The one I was returning had the green dead pixel, the next one they gave me had a red dead pixel and after that I was lucky to finally have a perfect screen on the last 7510gx in their store.

    So defiantly check to make sure the store has them in stock and turn them on while you're there. And if you live in the Columbus, Ohio area I think I may have went through the last few 7510gxs around there. ;)