Recent content by BritonW

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    Upgrading CPU for HP dv6-2171nr

    Update, works great :) And the fresh thermal compound application has my cpu temps at 81C max during stress tests after setting in, I can live with that!
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    starting a laptop assembling company

    Is your question more specifically over legal obligations and how to file a LLC or something along those lines? http://www.inc.com/jeff-haden/how-to-start-a-small-business-in-a-few-hours.html ;)
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    Upgrading CPU for HP dv6-2171nr

    Alrighty then, guess i'll just throw $60 at this bad boy. Seller has 14 day money back policy :) I'm convinced SLBTN should be a match http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-i7-640M-SLBTN-2-80GHz-Dual-Core-CPU-M146-/181712821006?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368#rpdCntId
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    Upgrading CPU for HP dv6-2171nr

    'Preciate the links! Stumbled across notebookreview before. So I guess a follow up would be: is the westmere vs nehalem architecture going to cause crazy bios problems?
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    Upgrading CPU for HP dv6-2171nr

    Hey there, first thread! :bounce: So I've been using a HP dv6-2171nr as my mobile pc for the better part of 5 years now. I'm building a new desktop already so i'm not interested in buying a new laptop. Also I haven't been able to find a single person online that even has the same laptop...