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http://www.informationweek.com/news/windows/operatingsystems/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=222601015&subSection=News

Here's a tip... change the Power Settings. Seriously, they may have it cranked up to High Performance... or is anyone else here having the same problem?

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February 3rd ’10, 01:32 PM

I've gotten more battery out of my laptop since I started using 7, but that's just because one of the first things I did was change the power settings. Haven't heard of anyone else having this problem though.

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February 3rd ’10, 02:00 PM

Of course 7 is wasting your resources.
Vista started it, and MS didn't cease their resource-hogs, disguised as useless features in 7.
That's why the whole idea of a gaming laptop is a joke.

EDIT: Post #600 goes to OS-rant.
Oh my.

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Supe
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February 3rd ’10, 03:13 PM

^ Even if Windows was perfect and wasted absolutely no resources, gaming laptop is still a joke. Software really isn't the problem.

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February 3rd ’10, 04:02 PM

Supe wrote:

^ Even if Windows was perfect and wasted absolutely no resources, gaming laptop is still a joke. Software really isn't the problem.

It's like PS3-shaders on a Gameboy.
Or Flash on an iPhone.

Or, if you want it to view it on another angle, Where's Waldo in Paperback format.

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ArmsAreLoud
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February 3rd ’10, 04:05 PM

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I REALLY wish I had the space/cash for a good computer. T_T

JackOfSpades
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February 3rd ’10, 04:07 PM

ArmsAreLoud wrote:

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I REALLY wish I had the space/cash for a good computer. T_T

Space?
Pics or it didn't happen.

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February 3rd ’10, 04:14 PM

JackOfSpades wrote:

Of course 7 is wasting your resources.
Vista started it, and MS didn't cease their resource-hogs, disguised as useless features in 7.
That's why the whole idea of a gaming laptop is a joke.

EDIT: Post #600 goes to OS-rant.
Oh my.

From my use of 7 during beta, I had faster framerates on all my games. Even faster than what I got with XP.

Macs sux... Except as a laptop.

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February 3rd ’10, 04:16 PM

JackOfSpades wrote:

ArmsAreLoud wrote:

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I REALLY wish I had the space/cash for a good computer. T_T

Space?
Pics or it didn't happen.

The one spot I could put it currently has the computer my dad built himself. It was pretty high-end when he made it in 2003.