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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 12:18 PM
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Oh cool, what kind is it, and specs and stuff? It sounds pretty cool!
 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 01:21 PM
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HP Compaq NW8240

CPU 2-GHz Intel Pentium M 760
Operating System Windows XP Professional
RAM/Expandable to 1GB/2GB
Hard Drive 7,200-rpm 60GB
Optical Drive 2X DVD+RW/2X DVD-RW/8X DVD-ROM/24X DVD/CD-RW Combo
Display/Resolution 15.4-inch/WUXGA
Graphics/Video Memory ATI Mobility Fire GL V5000/128MB
Wireless Networking 802.11a/b/g
Ports Three USB 2.0, FireWire, VGA, S-Video, serial, IR, headphone, mic, Gigabit Ethernet, modem
PC Card Slots One Type II
Memory Card Slots SD
Weight 5.8 pounds
Size 14 x 10.4 x 1.1 inches
Service and Support Three-year on-site/three-year 24/7 toll-free
MobileMark 229
3DMark2001 17,309
3DMark03 6,234
Battery Life (Wi-Fi On/Off) 3:50/3:59
Wireless Performance (5/50 feet) 11.6 Mbps/7.2 Mbps

 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 02:21 PM
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Thats a nice laptop, I have a compaq, and its pretty good. Heres my new one I got for 700 bucks on sale. Its an acer, and Ive heard mixed stuff about them so I will see how good it ends up being!

Mfr. Part Number: LX.AXL0X.032
Processor Type Intel Pentium Dual-Core T2060
Screen Size 15.4"
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 1024MB DDR2 SDRAM (Exp. To 4GB)
Hard Drive 80GB (5400RPM)
Optical Drives 8X DVD-Super Multi-Double-Layer Drive
Graphics Intel GMA 950 With 224MB Shared Memory
Average Battery Life 2 Hour
Product Weight 2.89 kg
Audio Type Intel High Definition Audio Support
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Cache 2MB L2
Fax/Modem 56K V.92
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included In Box A/C Adapter, Battery, Manual
Network Card 10/100 Ethernet, 802.11a/b/g WLAN
Other Software See The Features Section
PC Card Slots 1 x Type II, 5-In-1 Card Reader
Pointing Device Touchpad
Preloaded Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor Speed 1.60GHz
Product Dimensions 35.8(W) x 3.6(H) x 26.5(D) cm
Removable Storage 5-In-1 Card Reader
Screen Type Acer CrystalBrite TFT LCD
Speakers Acer
System Bus 533MHz
Warranty 1 Year Parts & Labour
 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:05 PM
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That's a nice laptop and a lot cheaper. If it was up to I would've bought same or similar laptop as yours.
 
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Old Mar 17, 2007 | 03:16 PM
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Service and Support Three-year on-site/three-year 24/7 toll-free
shouldn't this mean something?
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 09:12 AM
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it's either the inverter or the backlite, the lcd screen is lite by a small flouresent tube, the inverter powers it, the lcd screen are expensive to replace, upwards of 600-700 dollars, the inverters generally run (depending on the unit) between $20-$100 bucks, some laptops have two back light tubes most only one, the larger screens tend to have two, the red color is usually the tube is failing, just like a flouresent light bulb will fail and dim.
the backlites can be purchased and run about $20 bucks but are not for the amature to replace.
http://www.lcdpart.com/doc/ccfl.html
 
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Old Mar 19, 2007 | 10:51 AM
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Well, red color is completely gone, but now I have little bit of black shadow on the bottom left side of the screen.
 
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