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    Rare find - a L310 for your LT3103

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by TANWare, Dec 22, 2010.

  1. TANWare

    TANWare Just This Side of Senile, I think. Super Moderator

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    Hi,
    Not to double post but I know there used to be alot of people wanting one of these. Guess there is a Santa after all................ :)
     
    TANWare, Dec 22, 2010
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    I just ordered one and an Intel 6300 WiFi card, we'll see how it goes
     
    tuanies, Dec 22, 2010
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    Not looking forward to disassembly but I dug around and found the PDF File............
     
    TANWare, Dec 23, 2010
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    Its not too bad to disassemble. I've done it a few times and find it enjoyable, however, I love taking apart hardware :D
     
    tuanies, Dec 23, 2010
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    I can remember not all too long ago opening all my new tech toys with screwdriver in hand. Those days are quickly going by and I now enjoy when I don't have to take them apart. This though should yield a worth while return.

    Between the cas3 2gb ram, Momentus XT 500gb and Windows 7 HP the L310 should make this a pretty good machine for my daughter. She is fine with the L110 in there now but the general experience with this will be just that much better.
     
    TANWare, Dec 24, 2010
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    i sold 2 of them last month for $40 shipped

    I posted them on here but there was no interest
     
    danyune, Dec 24, 2010
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    Hadn't seen them, then again wasn't looking here as they are rare as hens teeth..............
     
    TANWare, Dec 24, 2010
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    yea they are rare

    first one I got when someone parted out a broken 5534 (soaked motherboard) so that one was $75 shipped for the unit

    second one someone cracked the screen from it being in his bag when he was flying. He sold that entire unit for $60 shipped, and it came with 4gb RAM

    Acer 5534-1096 is the best way to find this processor, there's a lot of the units and they should be relatively cheap nowadays. They feel cheaply made so there should be a lot of broken units.

    CPU definitely makes a difference. My LT3103u has 0 problems with anything I do now, it used to have trouble just playing a 720p stream
     
    danyune, Dec 25, 2010
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    That is what I am figuring. My daughter loves hers but said on occasion it will stutter. She said though that is ok because she loves the size. I figure this way I can keep the size and get rid of most of the stutter on the cheap.

    When I first gave it too her she wouldn't touch it as she didn't like office 2007and Windows 7 was new to her from XP. Shortly after using it and seeing the advantages of the size and portability you couldn't get it out of her hands.
     
    TANWare, Dec 25, 2010
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    I just wish the second mini-PCIe slot was still in place so I could drop in a Broadcom Crystal HD for YouTube HD acceleration. If only I was good at SMT soldering.
     
    tuanies, Dec 27, 2010
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