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Old November 6th, 2007, 03:08 PM
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What do you think of Laptop standardization?
Hey, it really bugs me that you can't upgrade laptops. I have a perfectly good case, and perfectly good ram and a perfectly good hdd. But my mobo and cpu have had it.

Is anyone in favour of the option of upgradable laptops where the user can customise if they want. If built right I don't think it would be too difficult. They possibly wouldn't be as beautiful as the package laptops but it would provide an option that I certainly would entertain..

I would really like to know peoples thoughts on this matter.
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Old November 6th, 2007, 03:13 PM
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I don't think you will find anyone here that is against it. Laptop manufacturers have far too much power over what hardware can be placed in their systems, but it's tough to find a white-box lappy manufacturer...
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Old November 7th, 2007, 03:21 AM
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I'm not even just talking whitebox, I'm talking just an empty case with no mobo or cpu inside. It would be good that laptops, like desktops had a standard motherboard layout for where the usbs and such like are. This would open up a whole new world of possiblities.

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oh my god!! i would love to build a laptop!!! i've probably built over 200 computers in my life time and not once have i ever built a laptop.

it would be so freakin awesome to go to newegg and buy a laptop case, an lcd display, a mobo, modular optical drive/battery, etc. i love having control over what i put into a computer--i just wish you could do the same with laptops. at least i wouldn't be stuck w/ the crap i'm forced to buy from dell and ibm.
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Geesh and i was was just getting frustrated becouse when ill be ordering my new laptop from Dell i wont be able to get windows xp Pro on the vostro 1700 17" Widescreen. Iam only able to get it on the 1500 series with 15.5" so- called widescreen Webpage
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