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    Acer 5672/x1600 Owners Lounge!

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by Young Chi, Aug 16, 2006.

  1. Young Chi

    Young Chi Notebook Geek

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    Two questions.

    First, is there any kind of noticible graininess on the screen?

    Second, does removing that black strip blocking the vent help the machine run cooler?
     
    Young Chi, Aug 16, 2006
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  2. dezRy

    dezRy Newbie

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    Two sorta-answers: :D

    1. No significant graininess, but I did notcie some around the grey area when starting up Steam when I'm about to play Counterstrike Source, but that's abou it...

    2. I've seen another article talking about that black strip saying that the temp did help the laptop run cooler, however, the lappy got more dust in it as a result...

    Hope this helps...

    Found a link referencing the black strip here:
    http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=67371
     
    dezRy, Aug 18, 2006
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  3. nicolin

    nicolin Notebook Geek

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    That black strip is there for a REASON. To not allow dust & stuff to get into your machine. Leave it there.
     
    nicolin, Aug 18, 2006
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  4. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    Ill take a little dust(which is easily removed) if it cools my lappy down the way it did. I do alot of heavy stuff on this acer and ever since I removed the black sheet my hands NEVER sweat, even at full tilt. Besides every 3-6 months just get a dust canister, open the panel spray for like 5-10seconds and the very little dust there will be gone. Well worth the 2 seconds it took to do.

    As far as a grainy screen, check your resolution in windows and other full screen apps. Mine is very smooth for the size and res.
     
    Thaenatos, Aug 18, 2006
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  5. nicolin

    nicolin Notebook Geek

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    Well, I have a cat in the house and she does tend to go everywhere she likes. And, she does leave hair quite a bit. Sometimes she likes to sit next to my laptop and the fur that she does leave is immediately caught by the intake of the cooler.
    Also, the dirt & grit ends un in the heatsink. Compresed air will not remove ALL the dirt. ;)
    And, frankly, I do not want to open my laptop and void the warranty.
    But that's just my opinion. :)
     
    nicolin, Aug 18, 2006
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  6. Thaenatos

    Thaenatos Zero Cool

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    opening the panel to clean things wont void the warranty as you need to open the panel to replace/upgrade ram; and upgrading ram doesnt void the warranty.

    I can understand someone like you not wanting to take it off, I know if I had a cat like that I wouldnt. Even going to my parents house where the dog sheds a good deal my acer internals look clean as new, and its been almost a month. All I was pointing out in my other thread is if you so choose it will help a little. This mod is not for everyone as we have pointed out.
     
    Thaenatos, Aug 18, 2006
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