Recent content by grimlockPH

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    Optical Drives and Battery Life

    Well, I've been wondering if turning off the DVD Drive of a laptop would improve battery life. I know at some points it can but I just don't know how much. If there's a way to completely turn off the optical drive (powered off not just disabled) without opening the chassis, that'd be really...
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    Aspire V Nitro (Help me choose?)

    Hey guys, I found the Aspire V Nitro Black Edition laptop and I just want to know if you think it's a good idea to buy this laptop with: 15.6" (FHD) i7-5500U 8GB RAM NVIDIA GT 940M (2GB DDR3) 1TB HDD No DVD Drive ---------------------------------- There is another laptop (same brand) but with...
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    5200mAh li-ion battery = <2hrs? Help!

    Hi, I have this old Acer Aspire 4315, Celeron 1.73GHz 1GB RAM DDR2, 60 GB HDD. Does a 5200mAh battery (li-ion) only last for less than 2 hrs of any activity? I'm running W8.1 with update 1.
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    Is an i3 cpu good for a personal laptop?

    Will the i3 (1.8 GHz, dual-core w/HT, im not sure which specific model, but maybe 3rd gen) be okay for daily web browsing, office documents and presentations, and 2d autocad? I should be doing some multitasking, like web browsing while drawing 2D plans in autocad or office work while web...