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    Update on my 7801u

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by grunyon, Feb 16, 2009.

  1. grunyon

    grunyon Notebook Enthusiast

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    For those of you who don't remember, last Thursday I got my 7801u through my father's friend's wife who works at Gateway. I got it for a steal, branded new, at $450... split with my dad so I paid $225. Anyway, I opened it up to discover a disgusting amount of backlight bleed and a sticky right click button. I talked to this guy's wife to see what she thought I should do, and she said to send it back.

    Apparently I have a chance at getting either another 7801u or possibly a 7805u. I hope I get the 7805u because I wouldn't mind the smaller native resolution!

    On a side note, I have been reading a lot to pass the time and I hear that sometimes rubbing your screen with a microfiber cloth can fix backlight bleed. I also read that running a pixel unstucker for an extended period of time to break in the screen has been reported to fix backlight bleed. Anyone have any more information on this, just in case I recieve another dud?
     
    grunyon, Feb 16, 2009
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  2. NBRUser0159099

    NBRUser0159099 Notebook Deity

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    holy crap, u got the hookup, 450 for new one, i want ur relatives!

    anyway, i know pixel unstuckers can fix screens with stuck pixels but ive never heard of it fixing backlight bleed?
     
    NBRUser0159099, Feb 16, 2009
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  3. KawaFord

    KawaFord Notebook Consultant

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    Hook me up to man! Geez.
     
    KawaFord, Feb 16, 2009
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  4. rudinater

    rudinater Notebook Guru

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    Yes I would have it exchanged out, I would also go with the 7805u with the 1440 screen. Shoot I have a 7805 with a 1980 screen and exchanged it to get a 1440 screen.

    Nice that Gateway treats their employee like that.

    I used to work for Compaq (before HP bought them) and the best we got with a current system was 7% off
     
    rudinater, Feb 16, 2009
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  5. grunyon

    grunyon Notebook Enthusiast

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    I get a bigger discount through my school on Dell (10%) and HP (20%).
     
    grunyon, Feb 16, 2009
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