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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Optimus Fan Noise (not under load) - a caution

    A year and a bit ago when I got my Optimus, I was so happy to have a gaming laptop I didn't mind the noise. Besides, I was gaming all the time and fan noise was to be expected. But as I've begun to use it for more usual stuff like browsing or light office applications, the noise has just become...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Hybrid Drives - any good?

    Hi We're putting together a spec for some work laptops based on the Cosmos series. Boss wants them to have SSDs because he loves his. But we who have to recover important data from dispersed users who don't always back up. Sometimes we need to get data off failed HDDs; not often, but when we...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST What first tweaks on new laptop

    Received my new laptop today (Optimus V) and it's not behaving quite as I thought, and 3D Mark says it lacks grunt considering the gpu. Also audio pops and hisses - all the time in the browser, just at the start and end of playback in wmp. I want to wring all I can from it. What are the first...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Confused about Optimus specs and prices - 15.6 vs 13.3

    Can anyone please explain a weird disparity for me? The Optimus 15.6 and 13.3 are the same base price, same processor, same gfx. The 13.3 is advertised for gaming, but comes with just 2GB RAM and a 250GB HDD. Yet the 15.6, with its larger screen, is advertised for 'intensive use', and comes...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Please advise on Gamin Specs...

    I've been using my work laptop for very occasional gaming, as I've always been a console gamer, but I want to start leaving it in the office more and get a better gaming machine. A laptop because I frequently work and play in other locations, but not madly expensive. I've come to PCS since they...
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