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    Buying Components for a whitebook

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by duffsamoa, Feb 4, 2009.

  1. duffsamoa

    duffsamoa Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,
    sorry if this has been asked before but I have had trouble finding it through search so far. I have been able to find vendors for simple components like RAM and HDD for a whitebook but was wondering if people could make some suggestions where to buy the following parts:

    CPU (I've seen some stuff sold on ebay but I was hoping to buy a Q9100 which I haven't found yet)

    Optical drive (DVD drive is standard but I was wondering if somewhere sold the bluray drives separately to compare prices)

    Graphics cards (don't know where to buy MXM ones, would like to get a HD4870 when they come out to upgrade)

    Or would it just be best to buy individual components from the manufacturers? Could someone recommend some?

    thanks
     
    duffsamoa, Feb 4, 2009
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  2. Shane@DARK.

    Shane@DARK. Company Representative

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    CPU: Search Q9100 on Google shopping.

    Optical Drive: I don't know anywhere where consumers can buy these; hopefully someone else does.

    Graphics Card: The 4870 is not yet available, and when it comes out you should be able to buy it from any OCZ whitebook retailer.
     
    Shane@DARK., Feb 4, 2009
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  3. ArmageddonAsh

    ArmageddonAsh Mangekyo Sharingan

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    depending one where you are from (im using UK)
    you could check Play.com for the Optical drive and Ebay for the rest, the QX9300 is the best that the laptop can use and i have seen many of them on ebay so maybe going for the better one could help as for the graphics card (s) you could ask venders suck as Killernotebooks or XoticPC but other then that im not too sure
     
    ArmageddonAsh, Feb 4, 2009
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  4. E-wrecked

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    And in the event you decide to go for the x9100, let me know. ;) I can help ya out.
     
    E-wrecked, Feb 4, 2009
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    [email protected], Feb 5, 2009
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    What's the correct link?
     
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  8. -=$tR|k3r=-

    -=$tR|k3r=- Notebook Virtuoso

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  9. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    the cpu get it off new egg and ram newegg and the optical drive ask google it
     
    The_Moo™, Feb 10, 2009
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    cq842000 Notebook Evangelist

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    cq842000, Feb 11, 2009
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