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My laptop gets seriously hot whenever I'm working or playing video games. I was worried about ruining the CPU or HD over the long run so I picked up a Vantec Lapcool for it and it keeps the CPU at least 6degrees cooler and the HD can get up to 15 degrees cooler with it. The only problem is...

CoolHand: I just found this in the notebookforums.com from someone at PCTorque. Seems like there's some light at the end of the tunnel.

Thanks, I'll post around there to see what they say.

I'm shopping around for a laptop, but I basically need a desktop replacement. I've been looking at the stuff at PCTorque.com and I'm very interested in one of the Sager's they carry, but I'm worried about any duty or brokerage fees that might be incurred for shipping the computer to Canada...

Ouch. I priced the XPS the other day too. I didn't realize at first that i was looking at the American site and then when I tacked on the exchange rate to $can, I said 'No way in hell'. I'd sooner shell out the cash for a Sager, or even an Alienware.

Yeah, I should put my old drive back in there. I do routine backups though. Maybe it's time to invest in a DVD-R drive.

Thanks for the links to the resources. I'll read up on this thing. But the drive seems to be operating fine now.

I'm not really sure what using another cable would solve. It's the drive itself that's making clicking noises. Either way, I called the store this morning, and when I said it was making clicking noises her reaction was "Oh yeah. Bring it in right away and we'll exchange it."

Tried that. I opened the case and double checked all the connections and everything seemed to be fine.

I just bought a 120 GB Western Digital Cavier SATA drive, and I noticed today that it's making clicking noises. The drive is barely 2 weeks old, and it seems to completely stop responding occasionally and then it'll start up again after a few seconds. I noticed it first when I was playing...

Actually, I have a new pair of glasses on order.

I was just thinking about this the other day. I plan on getting a laptop to use at school, but I'll be walking there and it's about a 30 min walk from my apartment. It's been about -30 here for the past week, but what about insulating the case with, say, styrofoam or something else?

According to Adobe's site, you need at least Win2K inorder to run it.

I don't like it when my programs want to run simultaneously with online anything unless I'm playing a game of deathmatch.