All about laptops.

[louise107]

Hi guys! First time to post here.

I recently bought a Samsung that was on sale abroad. It's been with me for just a few months. The specs are as follows:

2nd Gen Intel Core i5-2410M, 2.3GHz
6GB RAM DDR3
750GB HDD
NVidia GeForce GT 520M
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

My issue is this - the laptop is overheating. That's according to the SpeedFan software that I downloaded a couple of days ago. It first gave temperature readings of 68-85 degrees (C) but after downloading the BIOS update from the Samsung website, temperatures went down to the 50s but still marked as overheating. Below is the latest reading:



Anyway, I'm wondering if the SpeedFan software is just too conservative and my temps are actually normal and no cause for alarm. Based on my research, the hard drive temperature should be between 35 and 44 degrees but I found nothing on the GPU, processors and so on. Does anyone know? At what temperature should I really start worrying? Those flames on the SpeedFan reading really scare me.

By the way, my laptop is mostly indoors and I have a cooling pad at work and at home and I haven't really noticed it heating up. It just gets warm at times but mostly it is cool. I'm thinking that maybe my cooling fans aren't working well. My laptop doesn't make a noise at all, not even a hum at kahit na I press my ear against it, I hear nothing talaga. I checked the vent din and there's some air blowing out naman but very little. SpeedFan would have a way sana of knowing if my fans are working and it can even control them but unfortunately, it doesn't have the configuration of my laptop for the fan control features to work. Sorry, I'm not a techie at all and I don't know how newer laptops are supposed to behave. My previous laptop was a 2008 Toshiba Satellite pa.

Anyway, I would really appreciate any advice. Thanks.

[bardagool]

Yung 53 degree celsius ng GPU mo kung idle ay ayos naman...mababa na nga iyan..ganyan din
sa aking videocard na undervolted pa. May coolermaster pa etong cooler
sa ilalim. Ang pambasa ko ng temps ay MSI Afterburner.

[ohmyrad]

Tanung Ko Lang po Kung San magandang mall I trade in ang laptop ko to iPad..?thx

[louise107]

Yung 53 degree celsius ng GPU mo kung idle ay ayos naman...mababa na nga iyan..ganyan din
sa aking videocard na undervolted pa. May coolermaster pa etong cooler
sa ilalim. Ang pambasa ko ng temps ay MSI Afterburner.

Actually, yang 53 degrees madaming activities going on so kung mababa then I guess walang problema.

Thanks.

[Colopatiron]

Hi everyone! Where can I get the lowest prices / best deals for notebooks (within Metro Manila)? Also, I am looking for an Asus N or K series notebook with a price range of 35k to 45k -- which model(s) would you recommend?

From my research, the K55VM, K43SM, and N55SF sound promising, but if you know of better options please let me know! Thanks in advance.

[dementedkid]

Also looking at those units,(just waiting for my current unit to give out) esp. the N55 or the smaller N45, first thing I look for is the graphics card, either a GeForce 630M, 540M, 555M or anything above/equivalent.
Gilmore shops will give you the lowest price.
Also look into equivalent models by MSI and Acer they have more options available, just double check reviews before buying.

[Colopatiron]

^^ Thanks!

[techglimpse]

How about the MacBook Pro? with Retina Display!

http://techglimpse.blogspot.com/2012...a-display.html

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[AccIdPEx]

What is the cheapest ultrabook as of today?

[rubberr_ducky]

Back to school na ako this month and requirement sa mga subject yung laptop ... On a budget ako at naghahanap ako ng good buy sa budget na 15k-25k. More on research and presentation yung pagagamitan ko. May nag-aalok na PC supplier sa office ng Dell Inspiron I3 for 23k pero napapaisip lang ako ng alternative na maganda (at matibay) pero mas mura. Any suggestions po mga taga abiso?

[pantone #000]

^ Try mo Lenovo. Last month naghunting ako ng laptops, naalala ko parang may Lenovo na na 1TB hdd (that's a lot of files na) sa P25k pero cold cash. Hehe. Cash ako mamili kasi mas mura.

Hello tech peeps. Meron akong spare 2gb ram na originally nasa laptop na binili ko pero inalis agad nung bagong bili para dagdagan ng ram dun narin mismo sa shop.
Gusto ko sanang ilagay sa MSI WInd 135U ng kapatid ko, kasi 1gb lang yung ram ng notebook nya. Question is about compatibility:
Wouls anyone of you know kung compatible kaya yung 2gb ram sa notebook si utol or I won't really know unless isalpak in actual? Sabi kasi ni boyps kung hindi compatible at isinalpak e baka maka-cause ng harm sa notebook. Kaya po ako'y naririto nagtatanong bago umaksyon at baka mapahamak ko notebook ng utol ko. Tengs

[brigido28]

Hi guys, would appreciate your help on this:

My Lenovo Ideapad Y570 recently conked out (just won't turn on; not after removing and replacing the battery, or disassembling the frame and screwing the thing back together to make sure everything's nice and tight). It's given me a good three years, give or take, of very heavy use so it's due for a replacement in any case.

What I want to do is recover some of my files from my hard drive, since I very stupidly failed to back up. Would you have any suggestions for a good, trustworthy place I can go to to do this?

If there's an easy enough DIY approach, then I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.

Finally, any suggestions what I can do with this old laptop? Any chance I can harvest some parts? I've done my share of taking apart my old desktops before, but I've never had to dispose of a laptop (always handed them down). If it's of any interest, I plan to get another Ideapad (G470 this time) when my sister comes home from the US next month. Anything?

Thanks in advance guys.

[erzascarlet]

Hey guys I'm planning to buy a laptop in couple of months time do you have any suggestions? My first choice is the sony vaio and dell alienware. Any thoughts about these two laptops? Thanks

[dementedkid]

Hi guys, would appreciate your help on this:

What I want to do is recover some of my files from my hard drive, since I very stupidly failed to back up. Would you have any suggestions for a good, trustworthy place I can go to to do this?

If there's an easy enough DIY approach, then I'd love to hear your thoughts as well.

Since you know how to dismantle your laptop, buy an HDD external case, around 250Php @ CDR king, place your laptop HDD and voila you have a portable HDD. Unless there something wrong with your HDD as well, highly unlikely though.

http://www.cdrking.com/index.php?mod...d=601&main=165

Finally, any suggestions what I can do with this old laptop? Any chance I can harvest some parts? I've done my share of taking apart my old desktops before, but I've never had to dispose of a laptop (always handed them down). If it's of any interest, I plan to get another Ideapad (G470 this time) when my sister comes home from the US next month. Anything?

Thanks in advance guys.

Have it checked first, Php500 @ SST laptops, maybe salvage it for another year. Sell for parts, donate or something.

[brigido28]

Since you know how to dismantle your laptop, buy an HDD external case, around 250Php @ CDR king, place your laptop HDD and voila you have a portable HDD. Unless there something wrong with your HDD as well, highly unlikely though.

Have it checked first, Php500 @ SST laptops, maybe salvage it for another year. Sell for parts, donate or something.

Thanks dementedkid. I don't actually know how to dismantle this one. I only succeeded in taking apart the underside and then putting it back, before I got stuck. I couldn't quite get to the good stuff, and I'd really rather have someone who's worked on a Lenovo laptop before go about it.

I will take your advice and salvage at least the hard drive and use it as a portable drive. Will check out SST laptops when I'm back in Manila next month. Thanks!

[rubberr_ducky]

^ Try mo Lenovo. Last month naghunting ako ng laptops, naalala ko parang may Lenovo na na 1TB hdd (that's a lot of files na) sa P25k pero cold cash. Hehe. Cash ako mamili kasi mas mura.

Salamat na marami po sa abiso sir
Toss up na lang bet. Dell and Lenovo kami. Isama na yung payment option

[dementedkid]

Thanks dementedkid. I don't actually know how to dismantle this one. I only succeeded in taking apart the underside and then putting it back, before I got stuck. I couldn't quite get to the good stuff, and I'd really rather have someone who's worked on a Lenovo laptop before go about it.

I will take your advice and salvage at least the hard drive and use it as a portable drive. Will check out SST laptops when I'm back in Manila next month. Thanks!

http://www.lenovo.com/shop/americas/...y570_ug_en.pdf

Check your manual. I forced my laptop open when it was having some problems and then I figured there was a service manual :P, might have saved me a couple less scratches, lost screws and all that. In anything just remember, safety first, unplug and ground, etc. Also check videos, lots of servicing/dismantling vids at youtube, maybe your units up there too.

[BigFudge]

My friend is thinking about getting a nice netbook for portability. Main concerns would be video playback and battery life.

Does anyone have any suggestions on what my friend should get?

I would prefer Toshiba, Asus, and Samsung.

[FileHost4]

What's the best laptop you can recommend for a 25k to 30k budget?


I'm not really a gamer but i would prefer a powerful laptop.


It's also a plus if it's light, and easy to carry laptop.

[ardentme]

^ Same question hehe. Or meron bang Ultrabook na abot ng 35k? Which brand ba ang maganda? My current laptop is Toshiba. Okay naman sya. Any other brands na maganda din? TIA!