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				Laptop customisation/repairs
				
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Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:27 amby Grev
				Wondering if anybody knows any computer stores that sells customised laptops in Australia (Brisbane preferrably)?  As in not manufactured by companies but is put together?  Or is it too complicated...  

   Also wondering if there are any good and recommendable places for repairing them as well and also preferrably in Brisbane.
 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Mon Jul 09, 2007 7:58 amby Nnnnsic
				Asus now do white box lappies though I'm not entirely sure where you can get them.
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Mon Jul 09, 2007 8:31 amby Kyle
				Google best deal 4 u computers in brissy... they do itc laptops which are fully customizable.
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Mon Jul 09, 2007 10:20 amby Grev
				Thanks, I will look into both of those leads.
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:12 pmby Grev
				Oh my, I just saw one of the laptops with 3 hard drives and 2 Nvidia graphics card in SLI!   A damn laptop!  

  Too bad the price looks just as good...
 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:58 amby Killakoala
				Grev wrote:Oh my, I just saw one of the laptops with 3 hard drives and 2 Nvidia graphics card in SLI!   A damn laptop!  

  Too bad the price looks just as good...
 
Why bother? A full-on gaming PC with a carry handle would be better 

 However two Dual-Core CPU's would be nice in a laptop.
 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:15 amby obzelite
				Grev wrote:Oh my, I just saw one of the laptops with 3 hard drives and 2 Nvidia graphics card in SLI!   A damn laptop!  

  Too bad the price looks just as good...
 
could that be an alienware one.
nice laptops, but the name is kind of poetic because buying one will probably involve some kind of 'probing'
theres value adding, then there's adding a logo and shafting the customer.
 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:30 amby Nnnnsic
				Plus lugging around a portable desktop isn't my idea of fun.
It's like "Hey! I can play FEAR on my laptop... don't mind that it's crushing my knees!"
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:31 amby Grev
				And no it's not alienware, it's ITC.
Although I am amused at how they would 'expand' a laptop to that size.
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:46 pmby Yi-P
				Just be aware that if a laptop is too powerful with its computing power, the battery won't last you for long.
I recall playing with an Alienware full gaming laptop while ago, it only lasted 1.5hr of standby (not even playing games) life at full clock speed.
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 3:29 pmby methd
				if you buy a laptop, stick to the top brands. cheap/generics are bound to fail and support and warranty is so important ! 
ITC?! - stay well clear!!   I'd stick to toshiba, HP, Asus, Fuji...
			 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 9:01 pmby Nnnnsic
				Fuji make laptops?
Stick to Asus, Toshiba... and in that order. 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:50 pmby methd
				Nnnnsic wrote:Fuji make laptops?
Stick to Asus, Toshiba... and in that order. 

 
fujitsu, yes and probably the most reliable of all of them. one of the few brands that are still made in japan 

 
			
		
			
				
				
Posted: 
Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:38 amby Grev
				Yi-P wrote:I recall playing with an Alienware full gaming laptop while ago, it only lasted 1.5hr of standby (not even playing games) life at full clock speed.
Well my Asus was about that, not even at full speed... maybe I got the wrong one.
On that note, I've had bad experiences with Asus, so not sure if I want them this time around...
And I actually was thinking about Fuji.