ugh, i really dont like that guy in that review (chazman or whatever ). he spent the last little while singing the notebooks praises then turns around and makes a little thread about how his is dying and he's jumped ship. to a sager. my god, the fool.
anyways, im downloading 3dmark05 right now, and it should be done in a couple hours. I'll run the benchmark tonight.
as for overheating, while I obviously cant testify for others because I'm the only one I know with the 4402, I can attest through personal experience that the notebook has never once overheated, and I dont belive it will. I have played half life 2 for 3 hours straight, and the temperature sat at an even 72 degrees when I finally turned it off. Ofcourse if you're retarted and block off the vents, then obviously you'll be doing harm.
also, the guy in that review stated that he's using a laptop fan. The problem with most laptop fans is that instead of pulling the hot air out, its just fanning air IN. I wanted to invest in one until I read somewhere that they sometimes do more harm than good, so I suspect that this *may* have something to do with it.
as such as well, its completely possible that his GPU and CPU are overheating through overuse. While this hasnt happened to me, I dont deny that it could, but after almost 2 months of use I seriously doubt it will actually shut itself down due to heat. It gets hot, sure, but it doesn't get MELTDOWN hot.
also, one last thing is that I think the 4402 should score somewhere in the 1700-1800 range. the 2500 for the x700 128mb is probably pushing it; Ive seen more in the range of 2100-2200. 2500 may be due to overclocking or a faster processor, I dont know. In either case, like I stated in my review, if you're looking to purchase this notebook as a straight up GAMING machine, then you may be better off looking elsewhere. In terms of price
erformance, I really think that this laptop is an excellent deal, and to ME personally, the extra 150 or so premium you would pay for the x700 128mb isnt worth it. Have a look at the MSI-1029 too. I dont know how reputable or reliable they are, but one thing is for sure, it does have better specs than the 4402.
regardless, I stand by my choice, and am loving my lappy =)
anyways, im downloading 3dmark05 right now, and it should be done in a couple hours. I'll run the benchmark tonight.
as for overheating, while I obviously cant testify for others because I'm the only one I know with the 4402, I can attest through personal experience that the notebook has never once overheated, and I dont belive it will. I have played half life 2 for 3 hours straight, and the temperature sat at an even 72 degrees when I finally turned it off. Ofcourse if you're retarted and block off the vents, then obviously you'll be doing harm.
also, the guy in that review stated that he's using a laptop fan. The problem with most laptop fans is that instead of pulling the hot air out, its just fanning air IN. I wanted to invest in one until I read somewhere that they sometimes do more harm than good, so I suspect that this *may* have something to do with it.
as such as well, its completely possible that his GPU and CPU are overheating through overuse. While this hasnt happened to me, I dont deny that it could, but after almost 2 months of use I seriously doubt it will actually shut itself down due to heat. It gets hot, sure, but it doesn't get MELTDOWN hot.
also, one last thing is that I think the 4402 should score somewhere in the 1700-1800 range. the 2500 for the x700 128mb is probably pushing it; Ive seen more in the range of 2100-2200. 2500 may be due to overclocking or a faster processor, I dont know. In either case, like I stated in my review, if you're looking to purchase this notebook as a straight up GAMING machine, then you may be better off looking elsewhere. In terms of price
erformance, I really think that this laptop is an excellent deal, and to ME personally, the extra 150 or so premium you would pay for the x700 128mb isnt worth it. Have a look at the MSI-1029 too. I dont know how reputable or reliable they are, but one thing is for sure, it does have better specs than the 4402.regardless, I stand by my choice, and am loving my lappy =)
