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post #101 of 122
7/5/04 at 11:44pm
Oh ok, that's good.
Thanks!
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post #102 of 122
7/6/04 at 3:10pm
OH that fragbook with the linux penguin on it, theres a funny story behind that one.
I remember the guy that ordered it. He originally wanted a voodoopc laptop because he desperately wanted an AMD64 based laptop (M:860) but because he wanted a "free" no dead pixel policy badly he was out of luck.
Since it wasnt "free" this guy went over to falcon, but stuck around the voodoo forums until he went nuts and started to threaten to sue voodoo and forum members because of mental anguish and slipping grades over deciding on a notebook purchase or something like that. He was finally banned when he threatened bodily hard to people on the forums.

It was so rediculous it was hilarious.

The laptop looks good at least.
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post #103 of 122
7/6/04 at 3:26pm
BTW. I wonder if any of these boutique versions are overclocked underwarranty? That might be worth that extra cost. Anybody have benchies for them?
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post #104 of 122
7/6/04 at 4:17pm
none of them are overclocked at all, heheh you wouldnt have to ask if they were, it would be pretty big news
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post #105 of 122
7/6/04 at 11:47pm
Love the Hypersonic with the racing stripes.
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post #106 of 122
7/7/04 at 12:06am
Now if it had a picture of spiderman on it then i would have to buy it. Or the spider man suit design on it.
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post #107 of 122
7/25/04 at 8:49pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by gnome
definitely rjtech or mwave if you are looking to DIY
Hello,

I'm new, so my question is that these systems are barebone, for the parts, like the DVD drive and stuff, any parts will fit?
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post #108 of 122
8/19/04 at 1:35am
Hate to bring back an old thread but someone asked if any shop oc's under warranty and someone else said no.

Actually Velocity Micro does...they call it basic and moderate optimization. Basic is free and they claim 2-3% better performance (I called to ask about this optimization) Moderate is 40 bucks and they claim 7-8% increase.

When I asked what they based this 2-3 and 7-8 percent on, they said "benchmarks we do and some other stuff"

My actual guess is they overclock the card 2-3% and 7-8%, but that wouldn't equal a similar increase in performance. I'm planning to buy one in a couple of days so I will be able to post yet another review of the CL56, although from a reseller I don't believe we have a review of yet.
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post #109 of 122
10/14/04 at 7:11am
Hey everyone.

Would one of you mind posting a shot of the CL56's boot up screen? I didn't see any in this thread.

Thank you.
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post #110 of 122
10/14/04 at 1:34pm
... with the bios logo on, its just a black screen with the centrino logo in the bottom right corner with the words "PRESS f2 TO ENTER SETUP" at the bottom of the screen... whats there to see?

With the bios logo off, you just get a bun of system info, not much more interesting.
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post #111 of 122
12/18/04 at 4:41pm
It seems ibuypower has discontinued it...
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post #112 of 122
1/21/05 at 11:54pm
I'm gettin one of these babies...AND...not only was it an AWESOME price but it's gonna have LOADS-o-RAM.
  • Intel Pentium-M Centrino (1.8Ghz)
  • 2 gigs of DDR 333 RAM
  • 80GB 5400rpm HDD
  • DVD/CD-RW
  • Radeon 9700 w/ 128MB
  • 802.11b/g WiFi
  • Microsoft IntelliMouse Bluetooth Optical Mouse
  • USB Laptop Light

TOTAL: $1,907.62

A similar machine from Falcon Northwest is about $3,500...hehe...and y do people buy overpriced machines from Alienware and Falcon NW again?
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post #113 of 122
4/21/05 at 2:23am
I have Tsunami Runner MCL56 and he is fantastic,thank for you post.
Intel Pentium M 1.6,ATI Monility9700 128mb,60GB 5400 RPM,512 MB
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post #114 of 122
4/21/05 at 2:36am

Great post

I have one Tsunami Runner MCL56 and he is fantastic.
Pentium M 1.6 GHZ,512 MB,60 GB 5400 RPM,ATI9700 128MB,XP PRO.
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post #115 of 122
4/24/05 at 7:33am
Does anyone has experience on striping down the cl56 so you can paint it?
I am planning on doing this.
Thanks.

Gkire
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post #116 of 122
4/26/05 at 12:43am
I have the Compal CL56 assembly Manuel, if you know where I can host the file for DL let me know or want to hit-me-up on AIM “xxDRIVE Inxx” I’ll be glad to hand it over

FYI I’m on and off of AIM alot and the file I believe is about 15mb
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post #117 of 122
6/15/05 at 10:14am
stupid question but is it really necessary to strip down the paint with sandpaper and prime it? I want to paint my CL56 but i dont have that much experience any help would be awesome!
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post #118 of 122
6/23/05 at 9:35am
...IMHO it's the only way to do it if you want a nice lookin laptop. I don't know what kind of paint was used on the original but using a non compatible paint might just cause it to bubble or flake later on..There are different kinds of primers for plastic, metal..etc, most easily available at a hobby shop..strip it, sand it, prime it , paint it, lastly clear coat it if you want a nice sheen to make the paint last...
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post #119 of 122
9/5/05 at 7:00am
Man that fragbook looks awesome!! Just another moment in life when one asks himself..."Why the hell arent I rich yet?" hehe. Awesome rig man, wish you many happy frags on it 8)
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post #120 of 122
9/5/05 at 8:46pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by jago6498
I'm gettin one of these babies...AND...not only was it an AWESOME price but it's gonna have LOADS-o-RAM.

* Intel Pentium-M Centrino (1.8Ghz)
* 2 gigs of DDR 333 RAM
* 80GB 5400rpm HDD
* DVD/CD-RW
* Radeon 9700 w/ 128MB
* 802.11b/g WiFi
* Microsoft IntelliMouse Bluetooth Optical Mouse
* USB Laptop Light


TOTAL: $1,907.62

A similar machine from Falcon Northwest is about $3,500...hehe...and y do people buy overpriced machines from Alienware and Falcon NW again?
nice machine, but for the ppl who buy the expensive ones like me its just that sometimes one may want to have the parts of the laptop they cannot or do not want to paint themselves painted and look cool, while the components, you can upgrade down the line if you feel like it. Got my laptop for 2600, not too bad painted. lasted me since the CL50 days, got it upgraded to a CL56, another benefit of going with voodoo.
The cpu and ram though... not so much of a big boost from getting the top of the line, still being held back by the same video card. The ram might be of use if you are working with large photoshop files though, other than that, its kind of a waste.
Different strokes for different folks.
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