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post Feb 8 2011, 08:57 AM

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Okay, we already know that only the 3 Gbps SATA ports are affected and not the two 6 Gbps ones. Here's my question: Does this mean that the internal HDD and dvd drive on notebooks are safe? I'm guessing that they'll be using the 6 Gbps ports, but I might be wrong.


Also, I heard that the new chipset (ZM series or something like that) to replace these faulty ones are supposed to have better handling of the built-in Intel HD whatever-it-is graphics. What kind of problems are the current chipsets having?

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post Feb 8 2011, 11:07 AM

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QUOTE(shahiryusoff @ Feb 8 2011, 10:06 AM)
Any link to that?
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I can't find the original page I looked at, but I found this thread at Anandtech instead. My mistake: the Z67 is a desktop board that supports both the integrated graphics and overclocking, so no more having to choose between one or the other.
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post Feb 8 2011, 02:08 PM

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QUOTE(wittywalrus @ Feb 8 2011, 01:29 PM)
Bro mind letting me know how to check as well i've just read about all the probs now also getting takut
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I second this.
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post Feb 8 2011, 02:24 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Feb 8 2011, 02:13 PM)
Quoted from the article: "Because the chipset error does not affect the first two SATA ports on the motherboard, Intel has agreed to resume shipments of the affected boards as long as OEMs promise not to use the other four ports. On notebooks, the only devices that attach to SATA ports are the hard drives, optical drives, and eSATA ports. Considering that most notebooks have just one hard drive, one optical drive, and no eSATA ports, most systems should be able to ship without a problem. Notebooks that have dual hard drives or eSATA ports can still ship as long as the vendor uses a third-party SATA controller card for those extra ports."
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As [G]ooD_DaY shows, this doesn't seem to be a guarantee, as some might choose to put the cd drive on a 3Gbps SATA port.
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post Feb 15 2011, 10:18 PM

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Possibly earlier than that, since Lamp's is a custom notebook. But how soon it will arrive here is another story lah
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post Feb 17 2011, 07:21 AM

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SV has a Blu-Ray drive. SN doesn't. I'm betting the SV will be more expensive as a result, maybe touching the RM 4,000 mark.

Outdated info.

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post Feb 17 2011, 05:21 PM

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QUOTE(Trance4eva @ Feb 17 2011, 02:08 PM)
Added on February 17, 2011, 2:10 pm
The brochure says both SV and SN does not come with blueray.....
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My mistake. I think I was looking at something outdated.
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post Feb 24 2011, 06:44 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Feb 24 2011, 01:39 PM)
Better built, craftsmanships, speakers, design? N series is premium line whereas A series is more towards budget line.
Well, not everyone requires the highest specs


In general, though, between the N series and the A series, which handles heat better? For reference, I'm one of those lunatics who leaves their computer on 24/7 in a room with no aircon or fan.
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post Feb 24 2011, 07:02 PM

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QUOTE(PF T.J. @ Feb 24 2011, 06:54 PM)
+1, depends on the size and cooling design as well...
Usually the heat dissipation is proportional to the laptop size, more ventilation...
As for cooling system... the N series is probably better, you can see from reviews that the temperature is never too hot 
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Yeah, that's what I'm reading. I'm also concerned about maintenance for the fan itself: after a while, the fan and vents do pick up a lot of dust which makes them not so efficient. The N and A series both have me scratching my head trying to figure out how to clean those without completely disassembling the case.
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post Feb 24 2011, 08:18 PM

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QUOTE(Trance4eva @ Feb 24 2011, 07:26 PM)
wtf vent collect dust???? air is coming out how can it collect dust
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Yeah, that's what I thought until my ancient HP notebook started melting. When I blew into the outlet vent, there was this giant puff of dust and a ball of some... thing that poked a little out of the inlet. I pulled it out and it was a dustball the size of a Mentos sweet. I was like, holy crap.

Anyway...
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post Feb 27 2011, 05:12 PM

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Has anyone found any reviews for notebooks based on the SandyBridhe I5 processors? Trying to decide between the available I7s and wiaitng for the I5s
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post Feb 27 2011, 06:41 PM

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Yes yes, I know that. The question is how "ok" is the "ok" performance
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post Feb 28 2011, 08:52 AM

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QUOTE(eugenechiuu @ Feb 27 2011, 07:42 PM)
It's not really overkill when the prices are around the same nowadays and performance are much better...
In the past, the difference between a dual core and quad with the same GPU/Ram etc was like more than rm500+.. It's not the case now since Quad is pretty much in many mainstream budget laptops, like 5750G n Y560p are all within 3k price tag...
For the marginal differences, SB i7 quad is more of a value for money compared to i5/i7 Dual Cores.. Besides, more n more programs and games start utilising quad cores now, so it would be most beneficial for the next few years..

Unless you're just a basic user who just use ur computer to surf net, then even i5/i7 dual core is overkill lol
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Fair enough.

The main reason I'm trying to decide between the two is not price vs performance. I'm more concerned about heat and am willing to go through a drop in graphics performance if it means my notebook won't have its optical drive crap out after one and a half years. If the drop in graphics performance is too big, though, then there's no point in getting the I5 since it will end up using the dedicated card most of the time. That's why I'm very keen in finding out just how hot the I5 runs and how well the built-in GPU renders graphics.
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post Mar 5 2011, 01:37 AM

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According to notebookcheck.net's notebook GPU comparison chart, GT550M is more powerful.
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