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post #21 of 28
3/29/06 at 11:46am
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Originally Posted by boomheadshot45
the p4 and the pms have there advantages. the p4 will smoke the pm when our are like rendering or video editing, the pm will kill the p4 in like gaming

That is correct. I owned a CX7 for a while and just recently traded it for a high end water cooled desktop but as a hard core gamer I say the 7800 gtx go chip / pentium M combo even at 2.0 ghz like I had will rock in games. Mine never hiccuped once in Battlefield 2, Counter-Strike Source etc even after hours. And never any artifacting or other thermal related issues either.

Just watch out and remember that if you want to game you better be plugged into A/C. Pentium M and 7800 GTX go chips both have power throttling features to help with battery life when only running battery. That kills 3D performace to the max.

I was getting 98 frames per second in counter-strike: source "Office" even in a fire fight when on A/C. That is saying something considering all the physics play on that particular map with things flying all over when hit by flying lead and tumbling ragdoll bodies After trying it on battery it dropped into the 30's frames per second. Definately a difference.
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post #22 of 28
4/6/06 at 2:42am
so u r saying the fx7 would kick the cx7 butt?


Questions : so far i relise the Fx7 battery life is roughloy around 1hr or so is there away to increase the battery time like buying a high end battery pack from a thrid party vendor or so


PS:I`m a noob @ laptops
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post #23 of 28
4/7/06 at 9:20am

FX7 and EX7

are AC dependent. The battery is nice if you just plan on using it for that 1 - 1 1/2 hour period to do what you need to without AC.

The catch phrase about these two is "Desktop Replacement", meaning they are taking the place of that big box and CRT that you maybe currently using. It doesnt mean that because it looks like a lappy that it behaves like one (sort of). It is now your "Desktop" that you can "carry with you" to where ever you go that has an AC plug. Some call it a Small Form Format computer in the shape of a lappy.

That means like DB says when he takes it on a flight and sits in 1st class, he brings his little addaptor that plugs into the airplane AC thats part of 1st class service. Where as opposed to coach if your flying for over 2 hours, your DOA. So if your looking for battery use FX and EX are not your models.

However if you have even been in a situation where you say, "Damn I wish I could bring the work I have just done on my Desktop into a meeting/presentation and cant find a lappy capable of doing the heavy duty job", then these are the ones you need.
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post #24 of 28
4/7/06 at 11:02am
I had posted this yesterday right before the mainteance, so it looks like time to repost it now.

Please don't think you are going to get a good 1 to 1-1/2 hours of gaming time on a battery. Unless things have changed drastically, my EX7 was only getting about 45 minutes or so. The more tasking the system, the less power you are going to have available.

And... the current models on the market do not allow a second battery to be installed concurrently - bad for those who liked that. So if you use a third party vendor - I am not sure what you will get. I have read about these laptop brick type things that your notebook sits on top of and it is supposed to get you another hour or so battery time. I can't tell you how well it will work though.

Good luck!
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post #25 of 28
4/7/06 at 9:05pm
id go with amd they consistantly outpace intel based cpus in gameing , though if you want battery life go with a pentium m based machine.
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post #26 of 28
4/7/06 at 10:16pm
if you fly in coach can you use an ac adapter?
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post #27 of 28
4/7/06 at 10:45pm

Unless they hid the

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Originally Posted by boomheadshot45
if you fly in coach can you use an ac adapter?
Cigarette lighter under the seat handle havent see them there. I know they are in first class/business (On longer flights). But most of the people flying coach have the econo battery saver model/or 2 batteries.
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post #28 of 28
4/8/06 at 8:45am
I can't tell you about flights within the US, but International flights - you (85% chance) had the adaptor in coach. I have used it on all the flights I had between Germany and the US.. Made a big difference, especially for long flights.
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