COMMON PROBLEMS WITH LAPTOP DISPLAYS

A lot of people are forced to buy new laptops because of broken or damaged displays. In this article we will examine the most common problems with laptop displays.

Dead Pixels
Dead pixels are a common problem with laptop displays. Actually this is the first thing you need to check when you get a new laptop. Power up your laptop and look for tiny white dots in the display. You don’t have to open any applications. Actually a desktop image or a window with a plain solid color will make it easier to spot white dots. Contact your service department even if you see just one or two white dots.

Loose hinges
If you notice that the hinges that hold the display in place are loose, you need to take the laptop to the authorized service center. Loose hinges can cause the display to slam down on the desk. This may even break the display.

Gap in the casing
There should be no gaps in the casing surrounding your display. If there are gaps it will cause dirt and other particles to get in behind the display. This is not a problem you can repair yourself. So take the laptop to the authorized service center.

Cracked bezel
The bezel (the casing of the laptop that surrounds the display) may develop cracks due to rough treatment of the laptop. This, for instance, can happen if you accidentally drop the laptop. To avoid such situations, carry your laptop in a properly sized and well padded laptop bag. Place the laptop only on firm and even surfaces.

INTEL CLAIMS NO PROBLEMS WITH THEIR SSD

Appearantly Intel was not happy by the findings of PC PERspective's test results yesterday and has no claimed that there is nothing wrong with their SSD's. Further more Intel claims that:

the synthetic workloads they use to stress the drive are not reflective of real world use," . the benchmarks they used to evaluate performance do not represent what a PC user experiences.

We're not 100% sure why Intel is so angry but we would think that it has something to do with the fact that the drives are overpriced and that according to many the technology is still experimental. Either way we're betting that the pandering will go on until Intel finally decides to cave in and release a firm ware update to the drives.

What do you think?

APPLE MACBOOK : THE PROBLEMS OF THE NEW GENERATION ARE PILING UP

Not only Sony shocked the notebook manufacturers on a regular basis with defective batteries. Nvidia is also preparing its mobile versions of the graphics card manufacturers and customers are a recurrent issue. Only in July this year the graphics specialist due to defective cards in numerous notebooks had to make repairs that cost around 200 million U.S. dollars . With the Geforce 9600M GT appears to be part of this disaster to be repeated.

Even with the Geforce 8600M GT, there were numerous problems for MacBooks and notebooks from other manufacturers . Also, the new Apple MacBook Pro with the Geforce 9600M GT,looks to have these errors. Nvidia promised roughly half a year, the quality of the chips to increase, which seemed to be done. The tiny solder pads on the chip, combines with the board, are reports of the "Inquirer" that of poor quality. To report a large number of buyers of new MacBook in Internet forums about permanent black screens; both from Nvidia and Apple,there is still no official comment.

MACBOOK FIRMWARE UPDATE FAILS TO FIX MEMORY PROBLEMS

Apple recently released a firmware that was supposed to (unofficially since they never claimed it would) fix the memory problems some owners of new Macbooks/Pro's were experiencing where their 4GB RAM laptops would suddenly freeze up.

ANTEC NOTEBOOK COOLER-COOL SOLUTION FOR HEATING NOTEBOOK PROBLEMS

If notebook heat is a major crisis for you, it may be time to move beyond simple passive notebook desks into the realm of powered devices. After all overheated thighs are a major issue for heavy notebook users, and a wide variety of products are out there to offer some much-needed heat dissipation systems. Rather than a simple plastic board designed to expose more of the notebooks surface area to the air, the $45 priced Antec Notebook Cooler has jus two in built fans that sucks hot air away from the overheated bottom surface of your unit.

Unlike the LapWorks Laptop Desk 2.0 or the LapWorks Laptop Desk UltraLite, both of which have extended wings for use as a housing surface, you won't get any added work space from the Antec Notebook Cooler. Rather, the device sits directly under your notebook and it is powered by one of your units USB ports, via a proprietary cable.

Measuring just 13 inches wide by 11 inches deep and slightly less than one inch high, the Antec Notebook Cooler will just fit a wide variety of notebooks, although smaller ones will end up leaving the edges visible, while larger notebooks will spill over the sides. The unit is quiet attractive, with a silver-and-black design and the curved sides.