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Overheating piece of junk
Member Review The overheating problem does not exhibit itself right away -- it will take some time before you are totally screwed. DO NOT BUY THIS CRAP! I would have never bought it if I had known. It's unbelievable Dell is not admitting the design flaw and not...
[January 5, 2005, 13:53]
Overheating is real problem
Member Review The overheating thing is a big problem. I have decided that Dell is the spawn of the devil. They are so helpful while you are buying, and nowhere to be found after the check clears. The initial bargain price is not worth it.
[March 15, 2005, 13:53]
Overheating
Member Review it true this laptop has overheating problems , but it works very well
[March 23, 2006, 10:10]
Suits a college student's need, watch out for overheating!
Member Review After researching it online, I found that this model is notorious for its overheating/shutdown problems, due to dust buildup inside the unit. I've had this laptop for about 4 years now, upgraded to 512mb memory and a wireless card but otherwise...
[November 16, 2005, 14:15]
Please rectify overheating problems
Member Review They responded within 48 hours with lot of advices except the word overheating. I am not computer professional who needs laptop for all time. For me it is an investment for life. That is what I thought before the sudden shut-down started.
[October 19, 2005, 16:14]
A Year Ago Today: Cyrix plays down overheating
News Cyrix today today hit back at suggestions that it has hit rocky ground with its flagship line of 6x86 processors, after some reports suggested that it has experienced overheating problems caused by clocking the chips too high.
[August 19, 1997, 13:31]
Sony Vaio notebooks recalled due to overheating
News According to a statement issued by Sony and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, the problem is related to irregularly positioned wires near the computer's hinge and/or a dislodged screw inside the hinge, which can cause a short circuit and...
[September 5, 2008, 8:48]
AMD attempts to track down overheating Opterons
Talkback Yep, what you pay is what you get. After many complaints AMD finally decided to do something about it. Obviously they don't have internal quality control like other chip manufacturers. DAH. Keep in mind that AMD only owns a few fabs.
[May 3, 2006, 23:10]
AMD attempts to track down overheating Opterons
News Advanced Micro Devices is trying to track down and replace as many as 3,000 Opteron processors that could produce "inconsistent results" under an unusual, high-temperature circumstance. The potential problem affects a number of single-core Opteron...
[May 2, 2006, 10:55]
NEC addresses laptop overheating
News NEC has developed a new kind of bioplastic that will make electronic devices "more environmentally sound, while solving conventional heat-release issues", the company claims. Ninety percent of the new bioplastic, which apparently provides better...
[April 10, 2007, 17:20]
Overheating, what else to say?
Member Review I bought this 5100 as a desktop replacement; something to give me decent power while reducing space in our small apartment. I'm a programmer, and general geek who likes to take something through it's paces.
[October 13, 2005, 8:25]
Shuts down due to overheating: DO NOT buy
Member Review A couple days out of warranty, laptop would shut down after a couple of minutes of intensive CPU usage. Shipped it to Dell for repair estimate, and told them to stuff their six hundred dollar quote. Then I got REALLY pissed off when I found this is...
[September 12, 2005, 11:10]
How to stop your hardware overheating
News Some people even advocate using 2-inch ductwork to provide a direct thermal exhaust for overheating components. Waste energy manifests itself as heat, the random movement of molecules. Some random events are a bit more extreme than others and...
[August 12, 2003, 9:45]
Not sure about earth overheating
Talkback I think it's an odd assumption that the Earth would heat up tremendously if energy were "free". Would everyone suddenly rush out and buy table saws, hairdryers, etc.and run them far more than the ones they currently own?
[January 15, 2007, 18:59]
Dell has the worst support & overheating problem
Member Review After being sent a faulty machine and ringing them for over a month I finally got it! Then after a couple of months I experienced the "shutdown" problem -- very irritating and I'm in constant fear of losing work!
[January 25, 2005, 9:43]
***OVERHEATING EXPLAINED***
Member Review Dell's I51xx series ships with a woefully inadequate amount of thermal grease between the CPU and the heatsink. There is *no* design flaw in the heatsink! It simply doesn't mate properly with the CPU to allow the fan to draw heat away from it.
[November 23, 2005, 16:06]
Toshiba recalls Sony batteries again
News Toshiba is recalling potentially dangerous notebook batteries for the third month in a row, due to concerns about potential overheating. There have been three reports of models with those batteries overheating in other countries, but none of the...
[August 13, 2007, 9:07]
Blade desktops make bankers cool
News The IT director responsible for one of London's main trading floors claims to have conquered the problem of overheating caused by hundreds of workstation PCs in close proximity. Speaking at a launch to promotes HP's ProLiant Blade Workstation...
[December 1, 2006, 14:28]
10 flagrant grammar mistakes that make you look stupid
Talkback Yes: The laptop is overheating and it's making that funny noise again" The laptop is overheating, and it's making that funny noise again You need a comma in this sentence since you have two independent clauses.
[June 7, 2006, 17:36]
Fujitsu recalls laptop batteries over fire risk
News Fujitsu has issued a recall notice throughout Europe for tens of thousands of laptop batteries that are at risk of overheating and catching fire. We think there's probably about 52,000 batteries affected, but.only a single-digit number of...
[December 16, 2009, 11:26]
