New Computer!!

[Firnafth]

I just got a new computer! My old laptop was irritatingly slow and its screen was starting to darken on one side, among other things. Because I got a fellowship this year (extra money for graduate students which, in my case, I can spend on whatever), I was able to afford buying a new laptop with better specs all around. Here is a picture of the two of them, with the older computer (Dell Inspiron 1505) on the right and the newer computer (Dell XPS 15) on the left.

Specs of the new laptop:

Hooray!

 

[Firnafth]

I think this should have been a blog post. Too late...

 

[Billi]

Sweet! I was reading the specs and hadn't looked at the picture (thought it was a desktop) and I thought very nice. Then I saw it was laptop, and I thought awesome. Reminds me how I need to start thinking about replacing my laptop, it's five years old now. Congrats.

 

[. . .]

Congrats.

Can I have your old laptop?

 

[Firnafth]

Congrats.

Can I have your old laptop?

Actually, I was going to give it away to one of my younger siblings, but two of them requested it. I can just imagine how much strife it would cause if I picked one of them to give it to or even if I told them to share it (in fact, the latter would probably be even worse). So now I'm not sure what to do with it.

 

[Droopy]

So now I'm not sure what to do with it.

You could give it away to charity if choosing one person will be a problem. I know myself that the sharing method doesn't work. Congrats on getting a new laptop by the way.

 

[. . .]

I heard that the "??? Foundation" is supposed to be a good charity.

I should get a laptop sometime. I should build a PC first though . . .

 

[Firnafth]

I heard that the "??? Foundation" is supposed to be a good charity.

??? Foundation!:lol:

 

[juffur]

Nice computer. Very decent specs.

 

[Google]

You should get a cooling pad for 10-20 dollars.

 

[Firnafth]

Get a cooling pad for 10-20 dollars fo sho. Your laptop's motherboard could fry within a year if you don't.

That doesn't sound good! Is that a problem with this particular computer, or in general?

 

[Google]

All kinds of laptops are known for overheating. When you leave them on something like a blanket the blanket will block the cooling vents on the bottom of the laptop so heat will build up.

 

[Firnafth]

I got a cooling pad. It really does make a difference in how hot my laptop gets. Thanks for the tip, Google.

 

[. . .]

I got a cooling pad. It really does make a difference in how hot my laptop gets. Thanks for the tip, Google.

Hmm, looks like if I'm to get a laptop, I'll be sure to get a cooling pad. Didn't think cooling pads worked well, though I admittedly don't know much about laptops; I've never owned one.

The only time I've had a problem with overheating was with my old desktop. It would overheat due to me overclocking it. I'd overclock it until it would start shutting down automatically from being too hot. Unfortunately, overclocking it seemed to reduce its lifespan quite a bit.