Comments on: Supercharging your laptop with SSD Awesomeness http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/ full of a tech's life's ups and downs... Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:58:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Matt Martin http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/comment-page-1/#comment-33236 Matt Martin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:24:33 +0000 http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/#comment-33236 You know what! I could never see myself buying a Packard Bell either but this was so cheap I couldn't resist! Mine cost me £280. You can certainly put 64bit vista on the laptop because I have done so! All the drivers were easy to source and in most cases I just used the 32bit ones except for the graphics. As for problems... sometimes the 'Enter' key does get stuck ... that may say something about the build quality, but overall I'm very pleased with it. Much more versatile than a netbook. Ebuyer have an awesome deal on this week check this out... http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158888 You know what! I could never see myself buying a Packard Bell either but this was so cheap I couldn’t resist! Mine cost me £280.

You can certainly put 64bit vista on the laptop because I have done so! All the drivers were easy to source and in most cases I just used the 32bit ones except for the graphics.

As for problems… sometimes the ‘Enter’ key does get stuck … that may say something about the build quality, but overall I’m very pleased with it. Much more versatile than a netbook.

Ebuyer have an awesome deal on this week check this out…

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/158888

]]> By: Chris http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/comment-page-1/#comment-33235 Chris Thu, 09 Apr 2009 14:12:12 +0000 http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/#comment-33235 I heard there were some random powerdown problems with the BG45 in general. It might be the first batch or an earlier firmware. I have been looking at Netbooks for some time, but I do love Win7 Beta at home. Beta or not it is pretty much how I like to work now. However it is a 64-bit key, so Atom won't cut it. The idea of a cheap laptop, that I can do up over time; ssd one month, memory the next, 6-cell and so on. Also being Vista based an upgrade to Win7 in the future would nice over buying full retail. I also slightly worried that I am looking at a Packard Bell. I have had nothing but bad experiences fixing friends old beige PBs in the past. It is worth noting that PB was indy, then owned by NEC and is now (since 2007?) an Acer company. Don't know if that counts for anything, but maybe thats why the BG45 is so nice for the money. I heard there were some random powerdown problems with the BG45 in general. It might be the first batch or an earlier firmware.

I have been looking at Netbooks for some time, but I do love Win7 Beta at home. Beta or not it is pretty much how I like to work now. However it is a 64-bit key, so Atom won’t cut it. The idea of a cheap laptop, that I can do up over time; ssd one month, memory the next, 6-cell and so on. Also being Vista based an upgrade to Win7 in the future would nice over buying full retail.

I also slightly worried that I am looking at a Packard Bell. I have had nothing but bad experiences fixing friends old beige PBs in the past. It is worth noting that PB was indy, then owned by NEC and is now (since 2007?) an Acer company. Don’t know if that counts for anything, but maybe thats why the BG45 is so nice for the money.

]]> By: Matt Martin http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/comment-page-1/#comment-33234 Matt Martin Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:40:32 +0000 http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/#comment-33234 I suppose its improved the battery life a bit! The main thing I have noticed is that my laptop is so much cooler than it was before. No dodgy power downs is that laptop or the SSD? I suppose its improved the battery life a bit! The main thing I have noticed is that my laptop is so much cooler than it was before. No dodgy power downs is that laptop or the SSD?

]]> By: Chris http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/comment-page-1/#comment-33231 Chris Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:24:48 +0000 http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/#comment-33231 Hi there, has the SSD improved the battery life at all? Also, have you experienced any of the random power downs other people reported? Hi there, has the SSD improved the battery life at all?

Also, have you experienced any of the random power downs other people reported?

]]> By: bumpytrails » Packard Bell Easynote BG45-U-300 Overview http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/comment-page-1/#comment-31748 bumpytrails » Packard Bell Easynote BG45-U-300 Overview Fri, 27 Mar 2009 23:52:25 +0000 http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/#comment-31748 [...] Upgraded Easynote BG45-U-300 [...] [...] Upgraded Easynote BG45-U-300 [...]

]]> By: Matt Martin http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/comment-page-1/#comment-30839 Matt Martin Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:24:39 +0000 http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/23/supercharging-your-laptop-with-ssd-awesomeness/#comment-30839 Heres the video... http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/25/supercharged-budget-laptop/ Heres the video…

http://www.bumpytrails.co.uk/2009/03/25/supercharged-budget-laptop/

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