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@Retch See here, you can use that bootpack

Hey man, I've no experience with the the 7000 series but can confirm the E5450 is rock solid and a very easy install using @Jake Lo guide. Updates are quick and easy and have not had a bit of bother with it. Battery would be approx 3-4 hours depending what I'm doing with it. However the unit is probably 3 years old at this stage so I expect battery life would be better with a new battery. Hope this helps Dan

go with the newer E5450

Yes, use Rehabman's latest ACPIBatteryManager.kext will resolved that issue. More info here