Laptop upgrades discussion

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Laptop upgrades discussion 2016-10-12 17:32:14 Post No. 57045326
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Laptop upgrades discussion Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:32:14 Post No. 57045326 [Report]

So, /g/, what updates have you done to your laptops and what is your longest lasting laptop?

I got a nearly 6 year old dell xps 14 (l401x) and I just found out there's a second mini pci express port I could use, but I'm not sure if I should got for usb 3.0 ports or an external graphics card.

I have also replaced its battery twice since dell laptops aren't very durable

Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:44:00 Post No.57045513
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T420
2011 manufacture
Upgrades:
8gb ram
275gb Crucial MX300 SSD
Intel Ultimate N wifi card
quad core i7
9 cell China battery (pretty shitty desu)

Ive thought about getting the nvidia mobo for it, but I'll probably just buy a newer thinkpad

Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:54:11 Post No.57045672
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Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:54:11 Post No.57045672 [Report]

>>57045513
My first battery replacement was a chinese battery too and it sucked even more than the original dell battery

Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:55:02 Post No.57045683
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Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:55:02 Post No.57045683 [Report]

>>57045326
2013 rMBP
512GB SSD

Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:56:48 Post No.57045702
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Anonymous 2016-10-12 17:56:48 Post No.57045702 [Report]

>>57045672
I'm considering just buying better 18650 batteries and rebuilding it myself.

Anonymous 2016-10-12 18:02:07 Post No.57045766
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Anonymous 2016-10-12 18:02:07 Post No.57045766 [Report]

>>57045683
I wish I wasn't so stingy with money. I have a 256gb SSD which I got for 80 dollars in 2012. I might replace my optical drive with another SSD instead

>>57045702
I wish the new dell laptops used tons of AAAA Batteries like my first dell inspiron from 2002

I remember replacing them all and making my laptop last 6 hours which was impressive in 2005

Anonymous 2016-10-12 19:22:12 Post No.57046880
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Anonymous 2016-10-12 19:22:12 Post No.57046880 [Report]

got an acer v5 573g, replaced the slowass 1tb hdd with a cheap 128ssd, the cheapass realtek wireless card for an intel 7260ac, and added 4 gb ram so now I have 12 gb.

it's my uni laptop so I don't need that much space, plus the ssd means that I can get up to 11 hrs battery, somehow

Anonymous 2016-10-12 20:12:28 Post No.57047583
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Anonymous 2016-10-12 20:12:28 Post No.57047583 [Report]

>>57046880
How do you survive with 128gb of space?

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