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    Woo Hoo Ordered my Hel80

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by kinkbmxco, Aug 8, 2006.

  1. kinkbmxco

    kinkbmxco Notebook Geek

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    So after about a week or two searching for the right laptop for me to purchase at a reasonable price I finally decided to go with the Hel 80, greatly influenced by notebookreview.com. I hpoe that I dont encounter some of the few rare problems I have read about. Here are the specs, from Agearnotebooks.com
    15.4 inch WXGA (1280X800) Glossy LCD w/Built in webcam
    1.66 GHz Intel core Duo t2300 w/2MB Cache - 667fSB
    nVIDIA GeForce Go7600 (G73m) 256mb Solid Video RAM
    1.0 GB DDR2-667MFz Memory (2x512MB-Dual Channel)
    100 GB 5,400 rpm SATA/150 HDD
    Dual Layer Super Multi DVD-RW/CD-RW Drive w/software
    Build-in Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11 (a+b+g) LAN
    Free carrying case, and free shipping. I live in Washington and Agear is located in California, so hopefully I can get it Mid Next Week. Thanks for everyones help.
     
    kinkbmxco, Aug 8, 2006
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    chrisyano Hall Monitor NBR Reviewer

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    Welcome to the forums. Congratulations on your purchase. I'm sure you will be happy with your new laptop.
     
    chrisyano, Aug 9, 2006
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    kinkbmxco Notebook Geek

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    Thanks. Ive been reading about several problems where the computer Hibernates and then you cannot turn the screen back on. Is this a fairly common problem?
     
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    I personally have not experienced it. I am guessing it's a simple software glitch if anything. It could even be a Windows issue.

    Paladin44 of powernotebooks is looking into the issue and will post his findings in the HEL80 owner's lounge thread.
     
    chrisyano, Aug 9, 2006
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    i have had that alot. seems to be only happening when the laptop is connected to the power and you leave it untouched for a while so it goes in sleep mode. not a big problem, will probably be solved soon.
     
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    That's weird, since my laptop is basically plugged in exclusively. I don't usually leave it unattended for very long though. Yesterday I let it sit for 2-3 hours and everything came right back. I haven't seen this problem first hand, but I'm still thinking it's a simple software glitch.
     
    chrisyano, Aug 9, 2006
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