Hardware - August 2007

I just got a new Asus g1s-a1 laptop today. its upgraded, it should run vista awesome. HOwever, even after installing the updates, my internet is slow, and my programs r slow. Like it was a 5 year old computer slow. I checked teh task manager, and it said my cpu usage was unbelievably high even though i had nothing open. I checked the processes, and they didnt add up to my high CPU usage...what is my Vista doing? I've had the laptop open for about an hour and a half...is it doing some configuring or somthing?

2007-08-08 13:31:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-08 13:23:40 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

2007-08-08 13:12:28 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

Anyone give some pros and cons mostly cons of using a USB wireless adapter for my tower computer? Or should I just get the wireless NIC card?

2007-08-08 13:12:15 · 4 answers · asked by Nails 2 in Other - Hardware

pci-e and so fourth

2007-08-08 13:10:13 · 3 answers · asked by Pwntatoes 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

On buying a desktop.

I need a decent gaming machine that can browse the web somewhat quickly, and write word documents.

$900 budget

2007-08-08 13:04:46 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

What I have is a PC with a high-speed cable connection in one room and a Plasma TV in another.What I would like to do is to be able to use the internet via my Plasma TV and maybe use a wireless keyboard and mouse for it.What do I need to make this happen? A wireless router maybe? What else?

2007-08-08 13:00:08 · 2 answers · asked by Landshark 1 in Other - Hardware

Where is a good website or service to buy new apple computers? I really appreciate it cheap though.

2007-08-08 12:56:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Desktops

which one is better and more reliable. Also i don't know if i should purchase it with windows xp or windows vista.
thanks

2007-08-08 12:43:52 · 4 answers · asked by Xaritori 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-08 12:40:23 · 1 answers · asked by idk 1 in Add-ons

2007-08-08 12:37:09 · 5 answers · asked by pamellapf 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Hi i have a Dell Laptop Inspiron 9400 which runs a Mobile Intel945GM Express Chipset Family (graphics card), i have some questions:

What are the capabilities of this "video card"?
Does it is 32MB DirectX 9 compatible?
What kind of games can i play for this card?

Thanks experts

2007-08-08 12:33:20 · 4 answers · asked by JustMe 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

Ok, my laptop is always plugged into because I use it as a desktop replacement, recentley the power cuts off and it switches to battery power. When I unplug it from the back of the laptop and plug it back in it fixes it for a couple minutes. The longer I use it the shorter amount of time it works until it doesnt work at all. Also the metal piece that plugs into the laptop gets hot. What I need to know is if its a problem with the charger or battery.

2007-08-08 12:24:34 · 6 answers · asked by xcbmx 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I've got a Dell Inspiron m630 and have been using it for about a year and a half. Back in April or May, I sent it back to Dell because the monitor kept wobbling whenever I touched it. They fixed it, but the monitor has begun to wobble again. Any way to fix it at home? I could probably send it back to Dell, but I really don't want to go through the trouble.

2007-08-08 12:19:22 · 2 answers · asked by Chris 2 in Monitors

2007-08-08 11:53:16 · 9 answers · asked by WebJunkie 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

I want to upgrade my Toshiba satellite for a maximum gaming experience, is there a processor faster than my Intel core 2 duo?

2007-08-08 11:28:41 · 6 answers · asked by Brad Summa 1 in Laptops & Notebooks

Does anyone have the new iMac computer from Apple? It just came out today. Check out http://www.apple.com to see it

2007-08-08 11:19:20 · 3 answers · asked by Helicopter 5 in Desktops

2007-08-08 10:56:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

2007-08-08 10:33:29 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Laptops & Notebooks

it goes with this question

ok, i don't know how to word this but one of the computers i have is running windows 98 SE. So when i turn it on no display shows up but EVERYTHING IS PLUGGED IN CORRECTLY. I've tried multiple things but the display won't show up at all. the computer was running just fine a little while back and there where no viruses so can someone help? And i have also tried different video cards but nothing happened. Problem- Nothing on screen and everything plugged in correctly!

let me make it clear,i hear everything running, and the monitor is current.
I've tried multiple monitors
everything is running like a normal computer, everything is on and there is no display on the monitor.
i've tried multiple monitors and it doesn't work.


the computer is worth keeping because i can upgrade everything to XP

is it ok to put a different video card in because i tried that and it still didn't work then i switched back!

2007-08-08 10:29:22 · 7 answers · asked by old_school_1000 1 in Desktops

I want to know if I should get a laptop or desktop for college. Should I get the best laptop or one that I need to replace in a couple years? What are some really good laptops for under $2000?

2007-08-08 10:24:23 · 9 answers · asked by gordonfreak 3 in Other - Hardware

I want to know if I should get a laptop or desktop for college. Should I get the best laptop or one that I need to replace in a couple years? What are some really good laptops for under $2000?

2007-08-08 10:23:47 · 4 answers · asked by gordonfreak 3 in Desktops

Please Help!
I really need to figure this out. School starts on the 23rd, and I need to go get one of these before then!

I like the affordability and color of the black Macbook.

On the other hand, I really like the design, and sleekness of the MBPro. Also, I love the power that the unit possesses.

BTW, I will obviously use a student discount. Which one to get?

Cheers,

Robert

P.S. Do I "need" .Mac, and what will it do for me? Also, I noticed on the apple website that they offer a discount on Adobe Photoshop and it's only $199.99 w/ the laptop. I love photoshop, but could I do without it and use something else? And is it the full version?

THANK YOU ALL!

2007-08-08 10:15:26 · 6 answers · asked by truth_ninja 2 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok, i don't know how to word this but one of the computers i have is running windows 98 SE. So when i turn it on no display shows up but EVERYTHING IS PLUGGED IN CORRECTLY. I've tried multiple things but the display won't show up at all. the computer was running just fine a little while back and there where no viruses so can someone help? And i have also tried different video cards but nothing happened. Problem- Nothing on screen and everything plugged in correctly!

2007-08-08 10:08:51 · 7 answers · asked by old_school_1000 1 in Desktops

Im not going to be running much high graphics software or games. People say that it takes memory from ram but my notebook has 2gb and using another 1gb by ready boost
how does it compare to dedicated graphics cards with the same amount of memory? can i upgrade to another graphics card in the future, like nvidia or ati on my nothebook

2007-08-08 10:07:36 · 7 answers · asked by Alvin 3 in Laptops & Notebooks

ok so the problem is that i had a pc and yesterday i bought a macbook. and i tried to copy all the music in the pc to macbook using my ipod video ( using disk usage method)

but the problem in my pc somehow got a lot of viruses in it . so are those viruses gonna effect my mac ..

thanx

2007-08-08 09:03:17 · 5 answers · asked by HULK 3 in Desktops

i bought a simpletech/pininfarina 160gb external hard drive today, and I want to know if I can make it my main hard drive, as apposed to using it for back up. does anyone know how?

2007-08-08 08:48:33 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

2007-08-08 08:44:48 · 6 answers · asked by Jo-Jo 2 in Desktops

2007-08-08 08:34:17 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Add-ons

I only brought it two months ago and have only used it a few times before it started to go pink....:(

2007-08-08 08:31:47 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Printers