everything after a reformat. apart from nVidia, Intel (damn hassle) and Realtek ... anything else i had to use the one's included in the disc.. thumbs down for this

Ya pretty much same price as Alienware

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Added on February 15, 2010, 9:49 pm
I think price is the same, just order through website, easier

nicee..

and your comment about appearance? look solid or how?

Maybe in a couple of days or maybe none at all. Since there are many people who have posted reviews of the laptop online. XD Annnnnndddddddd......... I just found 1 DEAD PIXEL!!!! AHHHHHH!!!! If I didn't find it.... I wouldn't be looking for it and now I'm doing exactly that.

I thought the battery would overheat @ lose some of it's charge if I turned on the charger for a long time? Or am I wrong? Any ideas on how I can lower my CPU temps? It's running at 5x on idle. My GPU on the other hand, 4x degrees.

Performance, that's true! It's just awesome to see so many windows of Paint opened at once to edit pictures.
I just took off the plastic that was covering the CPU heatsink. Temps dropped to <47 degrees with occasional 50s'. Woooohhhhoooo! I'm loving this laptop a lot. Too bad not much time to play with it since I have to work on my GF's Vostro which is on the verge of dying (aged 2 years) from dots across the screen. ~_~

not very big differences...
but seem ati5870 is beter than 285m in certain games..
well i think i will choose ati 5870 for my np8690..

but one question..
if i order np8690 without hdd and put my own hdd,is it will void my warranty cause i open the back cover?
haha hope u can swap it bro..

I'm staying in a room without air-cond and not using a cooler. Just using the table and the ceiling fan.

Here are my current temps (GE ran the whole night):


See how nice and cool that is. I imagine it to be cooler when I re-paste the CPU + GPU. Also, I've read that the laptop doesn't really need a cooler as the cooler only supplements it. Wait and see how yours goes first, then you will know if you need a cooler or not.

does the fan noisy when it runs at full speed?

Wah.. turbo mode...     zroomm..2

Cant wait for my beast next month... haih..

lol, i got tired of the high hdd temps i opened up the back cover and my lappy sitting on the lappy cooler.
now its running happily around 30ish

Is the Sager NP2180 worth it?