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[Link removed] Looks amazing (and pricey) but how do they expect not to have cooling issues?

My Vortex II's 580M GTX GPU is giving up the ghost. Laptop works fine now as it's using the MS basic display driver. I bought this laptop in 2011 and used it for gaming until about five years ago when I settled down, got married and found I had no time for gaming. Even my PS3 is still sitting in...

Vortex II: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) (£89) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-2720QM (2.20GHz) 6MB Cache 8GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 4GB) CRUCIAL RAM CT2KIT102464BF160B 16 GB KIT (2 X 8 GB) DDR3 1600 MHZ CL11 2.0GB nVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 580M -...

So the wire coming out of the adaptor is now starting to fray and spark, which means the adaptor is buggered. Looking at my Vortex II, I need a 220W AC Adapter. If I go into my account and then into "my spare parts", it's out of stock. The closest I can see on the other laptops on the website...

At the time I bought the Vortex II, SSDs were small and still had issues. Fastforward a couple of years and I'm hoping things have improved. Am after a suitable SSD but more importantly, how to install and configure it, since it seems to be different from a typical HDD.

Bought it two years ago and it's been fine but recently it's been getting louder/noisier. I presume it's the usual dust bunnies so is there a better way to service it rather than using compressed air and crossed fingers?

Going to RMA the laptop but does anyone recall the packaging and its dimensions? I have various packaging flatpacked/put in storage so I need to know which ones came with the laptop. I have the two polystyrene holders that held the laptop in a box, and will find the box. But it came in a larger...

My sister had a Dell Inspiron that she got as a present a few years ago. It stopped working because the DC jack was buggered and my attempt to fix it failed (couldn't unsolder the joints!). Anyway, she got a second hand laptop which has also failed. So am looking at buying her a new one. She...

Seems like my first major problem with my laptop. Vortex II bought over a year ago. If I try to power up, the white power light comes on and so does the orange bluetooth light. Normally at this stage the fans kick in and the screen lights up. None of this has happened. After the power and...

Didn't know where else to post this so stuck it here. Feel free to move as required. I thought I'd post about my laptop. It's now twelve months since I purchased the laptop. Specs as below: Vortex II 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen i7 Quad Core i7-2720QM (2.20GHz) 6MB Cache 8GB SAMSUNG...

My Vortex II HDD is running out of space. I was going to get another internal HDD but most of the stuff is music, TV progs, films that I've ripped from DVD. I figured it might be a better idea to stream them from a NAS to either the PS3 or the laptop and means other family members can also use...

I have a Vortex II 17 laptop. Can the keyboard be removed or adjusted to allow for cleaning the area under the keys?

It's been something like three months since I've had my Vortex II and I love it (apart from the adapter which needs to be longer IMO, and the ODD which I accidentally open - used it being on the other side!). Didn't go for SSD originally but am now contemplating it. Which one should I go for...

I've noticed that there are times when I run my hand very lightly across the palm rests of the laptop, I can feel a vibration. But this is only when I run my hand/finger across it. If I just rest my hand on the palmrest, there's no vibration. If I press more firmly, it doesn't happen. I thought...

Has anyone on here tried older games to see how they play? Dug out NFS: Most Wanted and loaded up to have a blast. Was able to knock up the settings to max and see it in its full glory - something I couldn't do with my old laptop. Very smooth gameplay. Running into problems though - it doesn't...

Can't seem to find a way to do this. My previous laptop came with a program for the trackpad which allowed you to define certain areas which if pressed could act as shortcuts eg rightclick, double click etc. But it also came with a feature to adjust the sensitivity by getting you to type...

Since I've had the laptop, the Intel My Wifi Utility displays an error, stating that the adaptor is not found. Wifi via Windows' own configuration utility works - am connected to my home router. How can I remedy this?

After 8 working days of preproduction, the laptop was built, tested and despatched in one day. I could have received it on Friday but because of real life issues, I couldn't be at home. So it arrived today and I spent the entire day waiting to get home. First thoughts: it's frikking huge! 17.3"...

Has anyone used a laptray thing? Big bit of plastic (I think) with a cushion underneath so you work on it etc? Has anyone used a laptop cooler with one of these?

Can we have a laughing smilie please? Or even a ROFL one!