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    I Finally Got It!!!

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by Viper114, Jan 12, 2009.

  1. Viper114

    Viper114 Notebook Consultant

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    My new P-6860FX laptop came in the mail just now! UPS managed to get it here a lot quicker than I anticipated. I was thinking it wouldn't arrive until end of this week or beginning of next week.

    Right now I'm in the process of backing up everything I need from the temporary old desktop I'm currently using. But, very soon, I shall be using this new laptop extensively! Can't wait to be able to play all of the games I have with these better components compared to my previous Inspiron 9400 that died.

    CAN'T WAIT! :D
     
    Viper114, Jan 12, 2009
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  2. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Congrats! That's a pretty decent video card that it comes with. I've heard a lot of good things about this Toshiba model before. Enjoy it! :)
     
    talin, Jan 12, 2009
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  3. Viper114

    Viper114 Notebook Consultant

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    This post I'm now typing from the laptop. I love this thing, but I'm going to need some time to get used to this keyboard. Smaller keys and a separate numpad makes things confusing and forcing me to make a lot of backspaces.

    Once I configure the system to my needs, I want to see how well it works with some of today's games...
     
    Viper114, Jan 12, 2009
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    Szer Notebook Consultant

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    congrats... is the computer from tigerdirect?
     
    Szer, Jan 12, 2009
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  5. madmook

    madmook Notebook Evangelist

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    Who still sells these? Is it old or new, and what'd you pay? Just out of curiosity.
     
    madmook, Jan 12, 2009
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  6. Viper114

    Viper114 Notebook Consultant

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    It was, TG Canada. I got it and their 1-year warranty, and it came to a grand total of ~$1300 with tax.
     
    Viper114, Jan 12, 2009
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    Deron Notebook Geek

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    Congrats. I love my 7811!

    1300? I'm guessing this is not in US dollars? Because if so that is quite over payed.

    (I just did a converter, and if that is Canadian, it would be roughly 1,000 American. Which is still a hefty price for a laptop that is a few months old. The new 7805's are 1149 ish.
     
    Deron, Jan 12, 2009
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    1050.last week
     
    catttman, Jan 13, 2009
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    suppaman Notebook Geek

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    He paid for a warranty on top of it I believe and the 7805u is not available in Canada yet I believe.
     
    suppaman, Jan 13, 2009
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  10. BlackSheep5

    BlackSheep5 Notebook Consultant

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    What Toshiba? Isn't this thread about a P-6860FX?


    That P-6860FX is going to be 100% better than that Inspiron rig you had.
     
    BlackSheep5, Jan 13, 2009
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  11. azianmixx

    azianmixx Notebook Guru

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    One of my Best Buys down here has 2 P6860Fx left one is unopened and brand new the other has been optimized by geek squad. maybe I should see what the price is on those right now since they have been discontinued for a while now. I didnt know people still bought the older gateways FXs since the 7xxx series came out.
     
    azianmixx, Jan 13, 2009
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  12. talin

    talin Notebook Prophet

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    Optimized by geek squad, lololol. It was probably just a return. :rolleyes: Sorry but I wouldn't want to buy anything "new" that has already been opened.
     
    talin, Jan 13, 2009
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  13. madmook

    madmook Notebook Evangelist

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    What does geeksquad do to "optimize" a computer?
     
    madmook, Jan 13, 2009
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  14. azianmixx

    azianmixx Notebook Guru

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    Its probably the same thing we all do on here, do a clean resintall of the OS and drivers. Except they charge $50 to do this haha.
     
    azianmixx, Jan 13, 2009
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  15. flynnaz

    flynnaz I am a Night Elf Mohawk!

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    I know they don't reinstall the OS, too time consuming, plus there is no real benefits over uninstalling all the crap yourself which takes a fraction of the time.

    Use pcdecrapifier, fast, free, and it works... you may need to reboot and uninstall Norton yourself.

    http://www.pcdecrapifier.com/
     
    flynnaz, Jan 13, 2009
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    They delete some icons of the desktop and change the wallpaper, no really
     
    cyclist14, Jan 14, 2009
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    I just edited MSCONFIG boots up quicker
     
    catttman, Jan 14, 2009
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    Mimino Notebook Communist

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    congrats, man! by the way, the keyboard is very easy to get used to. i love it right now, and wouldn't trade it for anything else, unless it's free of course :)
     
    Mimino, Jan 14, 2009
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    nels1316 Notebook Guru

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    I have the 6860fx as well and love it. I quickly got used to the keyboard with one glaring exception. I don't think I will ever get used to the control and function key swapping places. Sure wish there was a way to remap. Other than that, I love it.
     
    nels1316, Jan 15, 2009
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  20. Mimino

    Mimino Notebook Communist

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    yeah, i'm gonna second that!
     
    Mimino, Jan 15, 2009
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