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# 31 12-08-2010 , 06:04 AM

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coldwave, from what i'm told generally the only replaceable things in a laptop is the RAM and harddrive (unless it's one of those newer macbooks with the uni bodies, which makes replacing parts impossible)

murambi, dont know any places with ddr2 ram

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# 32 12-08-2010 , 07:20 AM

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Originally posted by murambi
i think the laptop you suggested is pretty good provided you can change the gpu later on with a second hand gpu for about 60usd

anyone know where i can get cheap ddr2 ram it seems to have really sky rocketed back here home

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You won't be able too unless the case can take it. To put it quite bluntly, with a laptop your stuck with what youve got with regards to GFX. The motherboard may not be configured either. Bog no no unlessyou know exactly what your doing (I replaced a 7900 GTX with a 7950 GTX when it went pop in a dell XPS)

Chirone - Newer ones you can replace everything (or at least in the dell line up), CPU, RAM, GFX, Motherboard etc but due to the nature of cramming all the bits in and cooling the buggers a lot of parts (like the GFX cards) come with custom cooling parts on to distrubute the heat, and are a pain in the arse to do due to the space (or lack of it)

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# 33 12-08-2010 , 02:48 PM

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What about this :

MSI CX620-008XEU /15.6"/ i3-330M/ 4GB RAM/ 500GB SATA

Processor& Cache
Intel®Core™ i3, i3-330M(2.13GHz)

Operating System
DOS

Chipsets
Intel® HM55

System Memory
4GB DDR3 800/1066, Max: 4GB

LCD Display
15.6" 1366x768 HD

Graphics& Video Module
ATi Mobility Radeon HD5470, DDR3 1GB

Audio
2 High Quality Stereo Speakers

HDD
2.5" 500GB SATA

Optical Drive
Super-Multi

Webcam
1.3M

Card Reader
4-in1 Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/XD)

Communication Port
Built-in 10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN
Built-in 802.11b/g/n WLAN Card, Bluetooth is optional

I/O Port
D-Sub X 1
USB2.0 Port X 2
E-SATA/USB Combo X 1
HDMI port X 1
Mic-in Port X 1
Headphone Output X 1
LAN Port X 1
Express Card X 1

AC Adaptor
65W

Battery Pack& Life
6 cells

Keyboard
103 keys
Dimension& Weight
374(L) X 247.5(D) X 35(H)mm
~2.48KG (with 6 cells battery)

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