Comments on: One Dead Laptop http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/ Linux News, Reviews, Tips and Rambling :) Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:21:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2404 Dan Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:37:47 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2404 @mjjzf - Hehehe yeah someone else made that comment. It wasn't intentional but it does look like that :) @mjjzf – Hehehe yeah someone else made that comment. It wasn’t intentional but it does look like that :)

]]> By: Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2403 Morten Juhl-Johansen Zölde-Fejér Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:11:01 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2403 Just thought the headline looked like something else, and I thought "One dead laptop per child? Hmmm..." Just thought the headline looked like something else, and I thought “One dead laptop per child? Hmmm…”

]]> By: Sam http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2378 Sam Sun, 26 Jul 2009 14:15:29 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2378 I had exactly the same problem with my M1330 - and while I must say, that the customer service at Dell is very good (and the service technicians are usually very friendly, too - still can't get over my housemate's excited look when she found a particularly good looking one leaving the house after one of my - far too many - laptop repairs.. haha.) - It doesn't make up for the terribly bad laptop that made my life absolute MISERABLE. More about the fun I had with my XPS M1330 (and perhaps the things that you are yet to experience): http://www.simonwebbon.com/bun/wp/?p=37 I had exactly the same problem with my M1330 – and while I must say, that the customer service at Dell is very good (and the service technicians are usually very friendly, too – still can’t get over my housemate’s excited look when she found a particularly good looking one leaving the house after one of my – far too many – laptop repairs.. haha.) – It doesn’t make up for the terribly bad laptop that made my life absolute MISERABLE.

More about the fun I had with my XPS M1330 (and perhaps the things that you are yet to experience):
http://www.simonwebbon.com/bun/wp/?p=37

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2373 Dan Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:05:45 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2373 @Sam - Hi :) The machine is actually fixed now, the engineer has just left this minute after replacing the motherboard for free. I'm really happy with it, the service was great. I'll write up more about it at the weekend. I think the Intel card is a good choice and in my next machine I'll be getting one myself, for the free drivers. I don't do a lot of gaming or anything really but I wanted to make sure I could easily switch to external displays. At the time I bought this that really meant getting an Nvidia. Also the Intel card model was blacklisted by Ubuntu at the time I purchased, No compiz :( This was the final deciding factor really. Thanks for reading and commenting @Sam – Hi :) The machine is actually fixed now, the engineer has just left this minute after replacing the motherboard for free. I’m really happy with it, the service was great. I’ll write up more about it at the weekend. I think the Intel card is a good choice and in my next machine I’ll be getting one myself, for the free drivers. I don’t do a lot of gaming or anything really but I wanted to make sure I could easily switch to external displays. At the time I bought this that really meant getting an Nvidia. Also the Intel card model was blacklisted by Ubuntu at the time I purchased, No compiz :( This was the final deciding factor really. Thanks for reading and commenting

]]> By: Sam http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2372 Sam Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:55:27 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2372 Sorry to hear about your troubles but see they're in the process of being rectified via twitter (yes I know I should be on identica). I have an M1330 but opted for the Intel graphics because I didn't need the performance, the chip uses less power and Intel have pretty reasonable freedom loving drivers. My friends at uni keep saying I should have got the nvidia chip but after hearing about this I rather glad I didn't. That said, I do have nvidia cards in nearly every other computer I own. Sorry to hear about your troubles but see they’re in the process of being rectified via twitter (yes I know I should be on identica).

I have an M1330 but opted for the Intel graphics because I didn’t need the performance, the chip uses less power and Intel have pretty reasonable freedom loving drivers.

My friends at uni keep saying I should have got the nvidia chip but after hearing about this I rather glad I didn’t. That said, I do have nvidia cards in nearly every other computer I own.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2365 Dan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:47:43 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2365 @Julian - Well I hope they accept it, but with this being an Nvidia card they might say it's not the same problem. Probably made with the same chipsets though. I wish you luck :) @Julian – Well I hope they accept it, but with this being an Nvidia card they might say it’s not the same problem. Probably made with the same chipsets though. I wish you luck :)

]]> By: Julian Aloofi http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2364 Julian Aloofi Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:29:50 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2364 @Dan Crazy enough that the customer support basically lied at me, it's not even a Nvidia card. It's a Mobility Radeon. I solved the issue about a week ago by buying a cooling pad, that really helped. But it's a hardware defect anyway, I'm going to send them a mail. I'm just happy I can show them how it looks like now with this helpful Youtube video. @Dan Crazy enough that the customer support basically lied at me, it’s not even a Nvidia card. It’s a Mobility Radeon. I solved the issue about a week ago by buying a cooling pad, that really helped. But it’s a hardware defect anyway, I’m going to send them a mail. I’m just happy I can show them how it looks like now with this helpful Youtube video.

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2361 Dan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:19:54 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2361 @Julian - Nvidia shipped a lot of faulty cards last year it was all over the news, and I know both HP and Dell were affected. Sounds likely Toshiba were too. Good luck, give 'em hell!! @Julian – Nvidia shipped a lot of faulty cards last year it was all over the news, and I know both HP and Dell were affected. Sounds likely Toshiba were too. Good luck, give ‘em hell!!

]]> By: Julian Aloofi http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2360 Julian Aloofi Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:55:15 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2360 What the heck!? I had _exactly_ the same problem on my Toshiba A210-1BX and the customer support told me it's not a known problem, and asked me to update my BIOS. I think I'll have to kick their asses and complain... What the heck!? I had _exactly_ the same problem on my Toshiba A210-1BX and the customer support told me it’s not a known problem, and asked me to update my BIOS.
I think I’ll have to kick their asses and complain…

]]> By: Dan http://danlynch.org/blog/2009/07/one-dead-laptop/comment-page-1/#comment-2359 Dan Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:50:31 +0000 http://danlynch.org/blog/?p=1109#comment-2359 Thanks for the comments guys. I'm guessing they'll swap the motherboard tomorrow and I don't know if I'll extend the warranty or not. I will need a new HDD and battery in the next few months but I'm keen on getting the parts and fixing it myself. Just for the technical challenge as much as anything really. I'm expected that to be straightforward to swap the parts. I can get a new 6 cell battery from eBay for £40. It's only a generic and not the official Dell one but it comes with 1 year full warranty included. This laptop has served me very well and I hope it will continue to for a year or more to come :) Thanks for the comments guys. I’m guessing they’ll swap the motherboard tomorrow and I don’t know if I’ll extend the warranty or not. I will need a new HDD and battery in the next few months but I’m keen on getting the parts and fixing it myself. Just for the technical challenge as much as anything really. I’m expected that to be straightforward to swap the parts. I can get a new 6 cell battery from eBay for £40. It’s only a generic and not the official Dell one but it comes with 1 year full warranty included. This laptop has served me very well and I hope it will continue to for a year or more to come :)

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