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    Did I Make a Good Choice for a NW8240

    Discussion in 'HP' started by Insomniac89, May 4, 2009.

  1. Insomniac89

    Insomniac89 Notebook Consultant

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    Hello guys, just yesterday, I purchased a NW8240 Compaq Business Laptop, It is to have a gorgeous 15.4" 1920x1200 and a decent Pentium M 2.0ghz and the rest is all things i would upgrade for about 389 US

    Now i know that the battery i get will be absolutely worn out, but on websites, for a new 8 Cell battery, i should be able to get around 4 hours of battery life, and with the 12cell base, that should get me to around ~10 hours, does the laptop become unusable with that big base(ie to be only used on a table) or am i able to keep the laptop on my lap still?
     
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  2. yuio

    yuio NBR Assistive Tec. Tec.

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    I think it's a decent purchase. I wouldn't play any new games on it though.
     
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    Insomniac89 Notebook Consultant

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    nah, i won't be playing any games on it, atleast at native resolution that is, i might be playing some audio surf or something, but usually windowed, and at a lower res.
     
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