Yet another new laptop

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UPS guy didn't even ring the doorbell when he dropped it. It is in nicer c ondition than the M6500. The main advantage is that it has 32 GB of RAM, s o I can keep more tabs open in browsers.

aptop and I followed the instructions which required you to open an email a ccount at Microsoft to set it up and they then used *that* name for the use r name on the account on the PC. That sucks because I have some programs t hat I port by copying over and a change in the user name means a change in the path for tons inside the programs. I slugged through that on the HP ma chine. On the M6500 I found the way to create my own user name and avoid t his pain. On the M6800 an account was already set up named 'user'. So I w ant to change this.

that didn't change the user directory name. So this time I am going to cre ate a new user with the right name and remove the other one. But is there anything special about that user since it was the first one created? My ne w user name will have administrative privileges. Is there anything else sp ecial about that original administrative user that I need to be aware of?

offered and so I don't even notice there is the original user "user" unless I look for it. So for now that is not an issue.

. When I look at the available cooler pads I don't find anything that suit s me. A fan is not needed, I'm not trying to force air into the machine, I 'm just trying to keep my lap cool. The passive devices seem a bit awkward like they are trying too hard. One is pretty good with padding on the bot tom but it has a clip for holding papers like a clip board and that is out of place.

ould buy any manner of seat cushions. One such cushion was really just a m at of open weave plastic so that air could circulate through it easily. I think they tended to wear out used as a car cushion, but for a laptop it sh ould last a long time. But I haven't seen anything like this in decades. Any idea where I might find an open weave 3D pad like this?

I mentioned this to a friend and he knew exactly what I was talking about a nd said he had one for me. It may be an actual seat cushion though and I'l l have to figure out how to make it the right size.

The laptop has very tiny feet which don't provide much air space, I'm surpr ised they work. But then the machine can get rather hot when running flat out. The feet sinking into a highly porous material would not be an issue. Once I have the hard, flat material I still need some sort of insulation below it.

I have seen some laptop pads for your legs, but not many and they always ha ve something goofy about them like the metal paper clip on one or the goofy curved surface with a large angular base that most have.

I'm using this machine as my main laptop now and I like it pretty well. Th is all started because of how HP (and everyone else making laptops these da ys) has compromised the size of some keys. Oddly enough the Dell Precision laptops rearrange the position of a number of keys which his nearly as bad , but at least it is something that can be gotten used to while two keys in one key sized opening will never get better.

Rick C.

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The only holes my laptop has, other than the bottom, are the connector ports and the keyboard. If I put the laptop on my lap, it gets quite hot because it gets no air. Can't be good for it and it certainly isn't good for my legs.

I have a couple that are just a hard top surface with leg pads. I'd prefer they weren't quite as thick but they work.

Yeah, that pisses me off too. It seems every laptop has a different layout. The problem is that it's hard to learn the layout of a new one when you're still using another. Each has a different feel, too. None are "buckling spring", either.

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u could buy any manner of seat cushions. One such cushion was really just a mat of open weave plastic so that air could circulate through it easily. I think they tended to wear out used as a car cushion, but for a laptop it should last a long time. But I haven't seen anything like this in decades . Any idea where I might find an open weave 3D pad like this?

t and said he had one for me. It may be an actual seat cushion though and I'll have to figure out how to make it the right size.

rprised they work. But then the machine can get rather hot when running fl at out. The feet sinking into a highly porous material would not be an iss ue. Once I have the hard, flat material I still need some sort of insulati on below it.

I've never seen a unit with holes only on the bottom. The fans used in lap tops blow radially, so they usually suck in on the bottom and exhaust on th e sides or back. The HP I will be returning was the coolest high end machi ne I've seen. It had exhaust vents in the top just in front of the LCD. I figured that might be a problem for the LCD, but so far it has never gotte n that warm.

I need to be careful to not block all the openings on the bottom of my Dell s, but they are in the back corners so it's not too hard. I guess if you h ave a large lap you cover all the holes.

have something goofy about them like the metal paper clip on one or the go ofy curved surface with a large angular base that most have.

There are different issues. The few I've seen aren't very small either. I travel every week and I prefer things that can fit in my bag, so far nothi ng has come close.

This all started because of how HP (and everyone else making laptops these days) has compromised the size of some keys. Oddly enough the Dell Precis ion laptops rearrange the position of a number of keys which his nearly as bad, but at least it is something that can be gotten used to while two keys in one key sized opening will never get better.

The Dell Precision feel is not bad at all, lots of travel (for a laptop), b ut then once I got used to the light touch of the HP it was ok as well. J ust don't try to go back and forth. Typing on the Dell actually reminds me of the old PC keyboards. I seem to have found a variety of settings that minimize the palm swipe problem as well. So I'm pretty happy with the keyb oard at this point. Still can't find drivers for everything though. The k eyboard backlight times out in 5 seconds which is way too short. It should at least keep them on low for some considerable time, like at least a minu te.

Rick

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OK, I'm confused. How can a fan suck from the bottom if there are no holes in the bottom?

The bottom vents cover about the rear-right 1/6th of the bottom of the laptop. One row of slots extends to almost the center (Left/Right) of the bottom.

Yes, these would be no good for travel.

I didn't like the Precision I had at work at all. It was replaced by a Precision 5520 but it's even worse.

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you could buy any manner of seat cushions. One such cushion was really ju st a mat of open weave plastic so that air could circulate through it easil y. I think they tended to wear out used as a car cushion, but for a laptop it should last a long time. But I haven't seen anything like this in deca des. Any idea where I might find an open weave 3D pad like this?

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bout and said he had one for me. It may be an actual seat cushion though a nd I'll have to figure out how to make it the right size.

surprised they work. But then the machine can get rather hot when running flat out. The feet sinking into a highly porous material would not be an issue. Once I have the hard, flat material I still need some sort of insul ation below it.

laptops blow radially, so they usually suck in on the bottom and exhaust on the sides or back. The HP I will be returning was the coolest high end ma chine I've seen. It had exhaust vents in the top just in front of the LCD. I figured that might be a problem for the LCD, but so far it has never go tten that warm.

Who said anything about not having holes on the bottom??? I said I haven't seen a unit with holes *ONLY* on the bottom which is what you said your co mputer has.

ells, but they are in the back corners so it's not too hard. I guess if yo u have a large lap you cover all the holes.

ays have something goofy about them like the metal paper clip on one or the goofy curved surface with a large angular base that most have.

I travel every week and I prefer things that can fit in my bag, so far no thing has come close.

l. This all started because of how HP (and everyone else making laptops th ese days) has compromised the size of some keys. Oddly enough the Dell Pre cision laptops rearrange the position of a number of keys which his nearly as bad, but at least it is something that can be gotten used to while two k eys in one key sized opening will never get better.

, but then once I got used to the light touch of the HP it was ok as well. Just don't try to go back and forth. Typing on the Dell actually reminds me of the old PC keyboards. I seem to have found a variety of settings th at minimize the palm swipe problem as well. So I'm pretty happy with the k eyboard at this point. Still can't find drivers for everything though. Th e keyboard backlight times out in 5 seconds which is way too short. It sho uld at least keep them on low for some considerable time, like at least a m inute.

Is that a laptop?

Rick C.

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