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    MSI-1029 Do-It-Yourself

    Discussion in 'MSI' started by ivar, Nov 17, 2005.

  1. ivar

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  2. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I don't think their walkthrough is biased, but people should know that LL sells these machines.
     
    Brian, Nov 18, 2005
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  3. unleaded

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    What I find rather hilarious is the choice of TWO SODIMMs from OCZ in a guide about building the MS-1029....that system's memory will be running at a smokin' 266Mhz :D (Well, maybe 333 with BIOS v2.50). That aside, since the MS-1029 doesn't support dual channel there is little to no reason to go with 2 x 512MB for 1GB total as now you've limited yourself for future upgrades.
     
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  4. unleaded

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    Uh oh, the MSI Combo WiFi/BT module is using the Ralink chipset....wonder if both WiFi and BT worked....
     
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  5. orijin

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    uh oh Yup it works.

    yup they do sell them

    anyways guy read my unbias review haha.. however im bias against cyberpowersystem they suck :mad:
     
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  6. unleaded

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    They do work, orjiin, just in my experience they are not nearly as compatible (moreso with the MS-1013 than the MS-1029) as the previous generation using Inprocomm's chipset.
     
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    uh oh, did you have something go wrong with cyberpower orijin? you said their customer support was bad but tech support was okay when i read your review.
     
    Andrew Baxter, Nov 18, 2005
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  8. orijin

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    lol yup customer service is horrible.. but tech support wise is ok, i dont enjoy sending the notebook back and then having to wait 1-2 weeks for my notebook is not very enjoyable -_-
     
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  10. fords8

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    LL does not sell anything! They write reviews and guides. Report news and so on.

    Ask anyone that has gone to LL and got a laptop from me on there. What is the name of the company on the invoice. The invoice says nothing about LL. And BTW I do not own LL either.
     
    fords8, Nov 18, 2005
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