What is the best to make touchpad glide ?
Hello everybody I'm new in this forum. To make story short, the touchpad surface of my Toshiba Tecra R850 becomes more and more rough and now I have hard time to use it. My question is does it exist a...
View ArticleKit of dual channel RAM vs 2 x separate sticks
Hey guys...so i was going to buy some kingston HyperX Impact 1600 Cl9 memory today when I noticed that the dual channel kit 2x8gb is 25$ more expensive than the 2 x8gb single stick with exactly the...
View ArticleWhy 8GB + ??
Folks, I am about to buy my next ultrabook and considering a 4gb version. The Dell XPS 13... Reason being I realize that when I am on the go I only perform very light gaming which this unit would be...
View ArticleWhat NP9377 / NP9772 soundcards - Creative X-Fi MB3? Virtual Surround Sound?
I am trying to compare audio cards of Alienware laptops and Sager/Clevo ones. Sager says it uses X-Fi MB3, which is great as long as it can actually use SBX Studio Pro. SBX Surround is the best...
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Improve vBulletin 4 Style with Userscript/Userstyle
I've made a userscript and userstyle for the new vBulletin 4 style which improves the layout, colours, fonts and fixes various issues. Select the vBulletin 4 style on NBR and install...
View Article*OFFICIAL* Alienware M18xR1/R2/18 Benchmark Thread - Part 3
Welcome to *Part 3* of the Alienware M18xR1/R2 "Avenger" Benchmark thread here on NBR. We are pleased to also include the new Alienware 18 "Viking" in the family of über beasts. Please use this thread...
View ArticlePSA: Repaste those Razer Blade 2015's the stock paste is APPALLING!
I was disgusted by this. The heatsink design is pretty fail too because there isn't a solid foundation for it to mate with the CPU/GPU you can see the pipe lines from non-contact on it. Old crud View...
View Article2015 XPS13 and Windows 10
Was wondering if anyone else had attempted to run the Windows 10 Preview on one of these new machines. I immediately installed and have been running into a number of issues, most of which I can deal...
View ArticleHow to Use Windows 8’s Storage Spaces to Mirror & Combine Drives
Since the new Alienware laptops do not come with Raid here is a tip I thought I would share with everyone, most people do not know Windows 8 can even do this. Maybe this could be a sticky...
View ArticlePrice Check: MSI GS70 Stealth Pro
I'm banging around the idea of upgrading to a 980m machine so thought I'd ask about regarding the appropriate asking price of this rig. I bought this new on 11/11/2014; it's an Xotic PC machine bought...
View ArticleNew Razer Blade (2015)
So, Razer just announced the new iteration of their popular Razer Blade line. Physically, nothing has changed. Inside, however, things are getting much beefier. The memory has been doubled to 16GB and...
View ArticleWhy you be gaming on such beasts?
I just realized how huge and heavy the 17" laptops are. Can't even use them on planes it appears! Why did you get one instead of PC? LAN parties? Or is it because big and heavy laptops are still...
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How to improve the performance without breaking any warranty conditions?
I just bought a Sager NP9772 / Clevo P770ZM from reflexnotebooks.ca. I'm wondering if I can remove those useless "hot warnings, and strew numbers" for better thermal performance without breaching the...
View ArticleXPS 13 stuck/dead pixels
Please post if you have any. I want to see how common it is. I have 1 blue stuck pixel. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk
View Article*OFFICIAL* Alienware 15 Owner's Lounge
This thread is a place to discuss all things related to your new Alienware 15 and share information your experience with fellow owners, or a place that prospective owners can read and ask questions....
View ArticleDell Inspiron 15 7000 7547 - New Model Available
Did you know the new Dell Inspiron 7000 7547 series 15.6" laptop is now available? The biggest change over the 7000 7537 is design, which now actually takes cues from the 5000 series. The new version...
View ArticleFor anyone having boot issues on the Aorus X3+ V3
I was doing some checking and it looks like there was a firmware update released last month for all form factors of the Crucial M550's. Can't confirm that it has resolved my issue yet but something to...
View ArticleVostro 3460 Screen Upgrade
For anyone else who's sick of the crappy 768p screen on the Vostro 3460, I found a way to upgrade to 900p screen. The TL;DR version is that the LCD cable H58TK works with 900p screens. I figured out...
View ArticleIntel i7 4710MQ vs 4700MQ - there seems to be a huge difference...
... based on CPU Boss info. It reports that Intel i7 4700MQ supports 1333Mhz RAM and 1600Mhz RAM and has max bandwidth of 25,600MB/sec while 4710MQ only supports low profile 1333Mhz RAM and has max...
View ArticleUsed Lenovo W520 vs T440s
What is your budget? $650 What country will you be buying this in? Usa What size notebook do you prefer? Thin and Light (13 - 14-inch screen) Mainstream (15 - 16-inch screen) What brands do you like or...
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