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    IFL90 Scored!

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by masterbw, Oct 19, 2007.

  1. masterbw

    masterbw Notebook Evangelist

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    I finally ordered myself a Compal IFL90.
    After all the tax and rebate.
    My total is NT $41250 = US $1250 approximately.

    Spec:
    Compal IFL90 with WXGA+ (1440x900) Original Whitebook (Glossy surface)
    4965AGN WiFi
    Intel Turbo Memory 1024MB
    Bluetooth Card
    GeForce Go 8600M GT with 512MB Dedicated GDDR2 VRAM
    T7700 2.4GHz
    Corsair 2GB Value Select (1GB x 2) DDR2-667 SODIMM
    Seagate Momentus 5400.3 160GB 5400RPM SATA HDD
    SonyNEC Optiarc DVD-RW G540

    Will begin to assemble it later when I have a chance. *still working night-shift*
     
    masterbw, Oct 19, 2007
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  2. necetra

    necetra Notebook Guru

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    Sexy rig. Hope you have fun with it. ;)
     
    necetra, Oct 19, 2007
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  3. Syntax Error

    Syntax Error Notebook Deity

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    That's a pretty good deal. Assuming from the currency conversion, you ordered locally, yes? Taipei's got the killer deals, I suppose. ;)
     
    Syntax Error, Oct 19, 2007
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  4. icecubez189

    icecubez189 Notebook Deity

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    that's a sweet deal. hope the assembly goes well

    my cousins have asus laptops they got from Taiwan and brought over, the prices were pretty good for them.
     
    icecubez189, Oct 19, 2007
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  5. thelazyone22

    thelazyone22 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah, have fun.

    Hmm, a 1440x900. Are those in the states yet?

    "My total is NT $41250 = US $1250 approximately."
    :eek: Whoa, fatty conversion.
     
    thelazyone22, Oct 20, 2007
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  6. emptyspace

    emptyspace Notebook Enthusiast

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    nice i will be going to taiwan soon, would you know if they sell the 6cell battery and the bluetooth module as parts? and the chinese key board, would be cool to have 1 of those, and is there a store you can recommand me?
     
    emptyspace, Oct 27, 2007
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  7. Donald@Paladin44

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    Yes. We have been shipping the PowerPro J 10:15 with the WXGA+ 1440x900 screen for several weeks not.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Oct 27, 2007
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  8. theneighborrkid

    theneighborrkid Notebook Evangelist

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    Now does that come with a 6 cell battery or a 9 cell?
    -TNK
     
    theneighborrkid, Oct 27, 2007
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  9. Donald@Paladin44

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    The PowerPro J 10:15's come with a 9 cell battery for all screen resolutions. You only get a 6 cell battery if you order one as an extra battery.
     
    Donald@Paladin44, Oct 27, 2007
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  10. InterFace

    InterFace Notebook Geek

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    everything is nice but hdd will slow u down alot. momentus 7200.2 is minimum imo. hitachi 7k200 even better but anything below that is realy slow.
    i used 5400rpm samsung for 1 year with my el80. switched to momentus 7200.2 now. and ohmygod how much faster everything is!
     
    InterFace, Oct 28, 2007
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  11. masterbw

    masterbw Notebook Evangelist

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    I know.... I am just getting the basic stuff that will get me rolling.
    I would buy a 7200 later by Xmas when they drop price.
     
    masterbw, Oct 28, 2007
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  12. Dirt

    Dirt Notebook Evangelist

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    Dirt, Oct 30, 2007
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  13. masterbw

    masterbw Notebook Evangelist

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    haha....... I am very scared with Samsung drives.
    I know they make super good LCD screen and Memory, but I felt totally unsecure with their hard drives.

    They whacked my data 10 years ago with their hard drives (Highest RMA rate).
    Samsung might have improved in this field, however... no chance given. :)
     
    masterbw, Oct 30, 2007
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  14. skriefal

    skriefal Notebook Consultant

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    The Samsung has higher data density, so even with the reduced RPM it'll still be a bit faster in raw transfer speeds -- but only if the blocks of the file are located sequentially on the platter. If the blocks of data are not located sequentially then the heads will have to seek to the appropriate block before resuming the transfer, and at that point the seek speeds (random access time) becomes very important. And the Seagate 7200rpm drive -- and most other recent 2.5-inch 7200rpm drives -- will vastly outperform the Samsung in this measurement. And IMO the seek/access times are more important than raw transfer speeds for general usage, so you'll be happier with the 7200rpm drive.

    You can't judge hard drive "speed" solely by looking at raw transfer rates...
     
    skriefal, Oct 31, 2007
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  15. Dirt

    Dirt Notebook Evangelist

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    Yop, but it is steel faster in row read, less noise ant less power thirsty ;)
    Maybe Samsung where bad hdd some time long ago, but now I have 3 of them and had no problem over 5 year in a row. Though, it is only speed/noise that matters when I chose.
     
    Dirt, Oct 31, 2007
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