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lakedude   06-28-2002 at 06:13:13 AM

I've got a p4 2GHz laptop runnng a desktop cpu. It runs a 845M chipset with Radeon 7500/64 video card. Since it is a desktop replacement it has 3 spindles. The AC power supply is 120 watts. Sure desktop drives are more power hungry but a desktop PS does not need to run a display or charge a battery. Why do desktop PS's need to be upwards of 300 watts???

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Anonymous   06-28-2002 at 08:21:49 AM
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hehe.

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a desktop PS does not need to run a display or charge a battery.


the display on laptop is LCD. that needs very few power. the laptop processors are power less consuming cpus on purpose for laptops as for all their peripherals. about the battery, it is only recharged when you don't use your laptop, along with the standby mode & the power saving.


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silverpig   06-28-2002 at 08:23:58 AM
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*hint* they don't...

I've seen a ton of people saying that if you add a drive or two to your system, that you should upgrade your powersupply by 50 watts. There are people around here with 440 watt supplies with a single cpu, two hard drives, and two disk drives.

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Anonymous   06-28-2002 at 09:24:19 AM
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There are people around here with 440 watt supplies with a single cpu, two hard drives, and two disk drives.


*hint* what is the difference between a hard drive & a disk drive?


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svol   06-28-2002 at 03:27:55 PM
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Because of all the fans ofcourse.

<b>P75 @ 90 Mhz</b>... because I need the speed.

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Chuck232   06-28-2002 at 03:48:08 PM
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*hint* what is the difference between a hard drive & a disk drive?


Hard Drive: 40GB Maxtor etc...
Disk Drive: Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM.

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Anonymous   06-28-2002 at 03:51:35 PM
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Disk Drive: Lite-On 16x DVD-ROM.


sorry but this is an optical disk drive. a disk drive is such as a hard drive in a common sense.


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Arrow   06-28-2002 at 05:56:27 PM
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Disc drive would be something like a CDROM.

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