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LordOsama (LordOsama) 2014-07-22 08:35:28 +0500 #1961

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[h=1]Medion Erazer X7829 gaming laptop review: the kind of machine that laughs in the face of high intensity games[/h]
It's like a reliable van or a family 7-seater. It might look unwieldy but it does the job incredibly well

Max Wallis

Monday, 21 July 2014
[h=5]Gaming laptops are rarely beautiful. Instead they tend to trade looks for functionality, feather-lightness for guts, and portability for pure power. There are exceptions of course: the Razer Blade laptop was a sleek machine that looked like something out of a Predator film, merged with the stealth of a panther. But sadly not all can be so sexy.
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The new machine from Medion falls into the older class of laptop aesthetics. A time when engineers chose functionality over design. The idea of ?portability? merely meant that you could haul the equipment from the desk to the table to the library. It was a technicality; a bullet point on a specifications list.
Much like a games console or a television is arguably portable ? you just have to be bothered to actually hoick the thing across whichever city you are based in ? so too is this laptop. One could argue that the Erazer is more of a desktop replacement than a device designed for use on the go.
But saying that, the Erazer is kind of like a reliable van or a family 7-seater. It might look unwieldy but it does the job incredibly well. Underneath the faux-metal chassis the X7829 packs an Intel Core i7 processor, the latest NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M graphics and a whopping 16GB of RAM. Combined they create blistering graphics through a 17.3? matte HD screen.
It?s the kind of machine that laughs in the face of high intensity games. I was able to open Dishonoured as well as a cluster of programs including a film in the background. Admittedly the fan sounds like a light aircraft leaving Biggin Hill, but programs still jump in and out of the taskbar with ease. There?s even a boost mode for the fan, activated with a touch-sensitive button.
In terms of other games, it can run Titanfall and Wolfenstein and with DirectX 11 it will be future-proofed for a good while. It comes with a Blu-ray drive, so it?s great if you want to catch up on House of Cards in HD. The massive 1TB hard-drive can store most of your games while 128GB solid-state drive makes sure everything boots up quickly and smoothly.
The matte screen is both a boon and bust. It does mean you can play games wherever, without glare, but it means there?s quite a small angle of perfect sight and, at least for this reviewer, the blacks aren?t quite as dark as we would like and the screen can at times seem a little dull.
Underneath the hood, nestled somewhere, is Windows 8.1 ? Microsoft?s latest operating system. Thankfully it?s a great improvement to Windows 8, although some casual users will still find it hard to find the certain programs they want.
Gaming laptops are curious things. You don?t necessarily buy them with the idea of popping down to a caf? to play Crysis 3. Instead they are more about possibility and potential. Why have a desktop computer ? that unwieldy beast of a device ? when you can have a laptop that can play most of the same games but can be dragged up to the parents? house at Christmas? It?s a certain niche, then, the Erazer. It?s expensive ? there?s no doubt about that ? but it is powerful. It?s not beautiful, but it?s reliable ? and when it comes to the gaming laptop market, people want a machine that won?t burn out rather than a pretty peacock that can slip into a snug little case to be taken away on the go.
The MEDION ERAZER X7829 is priced at ?1,179

Medion Erazer X7829 gaming laptop review: the kind of machine that laughs in the face of high intensity games - Gaming - Gadgets and Tech - The Independent

If you have bought it then congrats (Y)

and just one brotherly advice, protect your laptop from dust as much as can and never leave it open (uncovered on your table etc.) specially when the room is being cleaned and if you have a desktop then download torrents there and give your laptop rest when you are not using it

I use to do this - kept laptop up all nights to DL torrents, manage game server etc. and after two years my laptop fan failed, had to service it and replace cooling fan just due to the dust thing.

This will keep your machine healthy for ages.

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ha125 (ha125) 2014-07-22 09:15:54 +0500 #1962

I've had similar problem with my laptop too... due to dust, its fan was almost blocked and I used it on bed, carpets allot which made it even worse for laptop to breathe and it got dead....

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kick_in (kick_in) 2014-07-22 10:19:43 +0500 #1963

2 years back my cousin's xbox 360 slim started to overheat because the vents were covered with dust and it was impossible to clean it unless a shopkeeper opens his console and clean it!
My Ps4 has already started gathering dust!(DAMN) I'm already cleaning it every day and covering it with a huge cloth but still the vents get covered with dust! :@
Any idea how ti save it!

ha125 (ha125) 2014-07-22 15:32:46 +0500 #1964

No solution... I thoroughly clean my console when I feel the need. Thanks to YouTube, I can disassemble my console...

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kick_in (kick_in) 2014-07-22 16:54:18 +0500 #1965

Lucky that you can, I can't even disassemble it as it will void the warranty and everyone will get to know that the console is already opened as the warranty stickers would have to be removed! Damn! Lol but now I use those Cotton buds, the one that is used to clean our ears, I clean my PS4 vents with it! XD

kick_in (kick_in) 2014-07-22 16:54:49 +0500 #1966

BTW any PS4 owner out here who updated the console to V-1.74?

NOneed2speedd (NOneed2speedd) 2014-07-22 23:24:33 +0500 #1967

Yes... Just updated

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wmblhr (wmblhr) 2014-07-23 02:06:11 +0500 #1968

Ive got a PS3 1st gen with 4 USB ports mmc reader etc . Fully jailbreaked on 3.55 with GTA 5 and Gran turismo 6 on hard drive.

Its got new thermal compound and added water cooling with water pump . Makes no noise cant even tell if the console is on

If anyone interested shoot me a pm

ha125 (ha125) 2014-07-23 07:04:22 +0500 #1969

Goal keeper DEATH SCENE

Here you go guys, CALL OF DUTY GHOSTS I think it's running on 720p (1280x720)..

There's a huge difference, I admit

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kick_in (kick_in) 2014-07-23 09:20:35 +0500 #1970

Post some pictures!
I want to see that water pump!

kick_in (kick_in) 2014-07-23 09:24:26 +0500 #1971

Are you facing any issues with this update?
I mean when ever I insert the disc in PS4, it spins around for 10 minutes even if you're not playing the disc based game and going through settings or playing a digital game! It never did that before on V-1.72.
I contacted Sony Support VIA their live chat option and their reply was it's a new feature added! Strange.
Here's what they told me ""Ok thank you for holding, the main reason why the disc runs once the games is already installed is because as you said before, the previously version of the software only install the game and the file that the Disc copy to the PS4 is not enough to support a whole life of a gamer, sometimes it freeze, sometimes its stops, sometimes the graphics are not the best and at the point the PS4 start running the game to have a more powerful back up to run the games, in that way this updates will support all those fails."

COOLTAHIR (Muhammad Tahir) 2014-07-23 09:28:08 +0500 #1972

can any 1 confirm what will happend if i connect my xbox jtag with internet

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NOneed2speedd (NOneed2speedd) 2014-07-23 09:57:20 +0500 #1973

kick_in;4461968:

Are you facing any issues with this update?
I mean when ever I insert the disc in PS4, it spins around for 10 minutes even if you're not playing the disc based game and going through settings or playing a digital game! It never did that before on V-1.72.
I contacted Sony Support VIA their live chat option and their reply was it's a new feature added! Strange.
Here's what they told me ""Ok thank you for holding, the main reason why the disc runs once the games is already installed is because as you said before, the previously version of the software only install the game and the file that the Disc copy to the PS4 is not enough to support a whole life of a gamer, sometimes it freeze, sometimes its stops, sometimes the graphics are not the best and at the point the PS4 start running the game to have a more powerful back up to run the games, in that way this updates will support all those fails."

Strange! Didn't noticed anything like that... Will now concentrate if anything like that happens

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NOneed2speedd (NOneed2speedd) 2014-07-23 09:58:16 +0500 #1974

U will get banned if u connect to xbox live

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ha125 (ha125) 2014-07-23 10:19:27 +0500 #1975

Nothing will happen, unless you update it via OTA update or try connecting xbox LIVE

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kick_in (kick_in) 2014-07-23 12:18:18 +0500 #1976

Bro do you have any disc? Insert it and try to see for how long it's spinning? I'm reinstalling the update, hope it becomes normal or maybe it really is an added feature!

NOneed2speedd (NOneed2speedd) 2014-07-23 12:21:41 +0500 #1977

Yeah hv watch dogs disc..... Will check it tonight when I'll play ps4 ;

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Silver_Knife (Silver_Knife) 2014-07-24 05:48:49 +0500 #1978

Finally ended Wolfenstein, owsome game with owsome gameplay..

Although story would have been better.. Took me 2 days to finish this one..

70 screenshots coming soon :D

san91 (Muhammad Ahsan) 2014-07-24 07:34:39 +0500 #1979

45gb game and only 2 day gameplay, bohot na insaafi hai, janta maaf nahi karegi

Silver_Knife (Silver_Knife) 2014-07-24 07:48:25 +0500 #1980

Actually i played like for around 8 hours each day..

Story is long, as compared to COD Ghosts!!