Open Question: A set of Desktop PC. Is this a good computer? I’m planning to buy this?

Published on January 8, 2010 by Technology Slice

This is the specs for my small budget. I will use my stocks of 2pcs of DDR2 667

processor: Core 2 Quad 8400
Videocard: GF Palit 9800 1gb
motherboard: Asus P5QL-AM
memory: My old stock: 2pcs of DDR2667
harddisk: 500gb Seagate
optical drive: DVD writer light scribe
monitor: 22inch Samsung

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Open Question: my PC runs slow, why?

Published on January 7, 2010 by Technology Slice

Hello,
I have an HP HDX9000 notebook for 2years and as far as I know it was ok.
But recently it became very slow and I was giving the fault to Vista. So I upgraded to windows 7 ultimate.
But the PC is still slow. I updated all drives, cleaned registry 1000times with 5 programs, cleaned the disk drive, followed some instruction how to make win7 faster for example remove aero and click disabled some non used features.

It seems that sometimes it is ok but sometimes it is very slow.

I have to restart the PC every time it comes slow and often after restart its ok but after some time of using it it comes slow again.

What you think the problem is?

Thank you

PC specs
Price as Tested: $4,250.00
Type: Gaming, Media
Operating System: Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo T7700
Processor Speed: 2.4 GHz
RAM: 3.01 GB
Weight: 15.4 lb
Screen Size: 20.1 inches
Screen Size Type: widescreen
Graphics Card: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600XT
Storage Capacity: 200 GB
Networking Options: 802.11n
Primary Optical Drive: DVD+R DL

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Open Question: Is this a good laptop for the price?

Published on January 7, 2010 by Technology Slice

I am planning on getting a new laptop for school and I want one that can play a few of the newer games. The one I was looking at seems to be good but I wanted a few other opinions on this laptop before I buy it. Also if anyone knows of one that’s better for about the same price I would be happy to know. Thanks

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114719&Tpk=TOSHIBA%20Satellite%20A505-S6985

Specs:

Model
Brand TOSHIBA
Series Satellite
Model A505-S6985
Part# PSAT3U-00Y002
General
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 2.2G
Screen 16″
Memory Size 4GB DDR3
Hard Disk 250GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Video Memory 1GB GDDR3
Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 15.1″ x 10.2″ x 1.44-1.61″
Weight Starting at 6.48 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core 2 Duo
CPU Speed T6600(2.20GHz)
CPU FSB 800MHz
CPU L2 Cache 2MB
Display
Screen Size 16″
Wide Screen Support Yes
Resolution 1366 x 768
LCD Features TruBrite technology
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M
Video Memory 1GB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory plus up to 1790MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using NVIDIA TurboCache technology
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 250GB
HDD RPM 5400rpm
HDD Interface SATA
Memory
Memory 4GB
Memory Speed DDR3 800
Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total) 2
Max Memory Supported 8GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Optical Drive Spec DVD SuperMulti drive supporting 11 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (24x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (6x)), DVD-RW (6x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (6x)), DVD+RW (8x), DVDRAM (5x)
Communications
Modem 56K
LAN 10/100Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Ports
Card Slot 1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
USB 4 x USB (3 x USB, 1 x eSATA/USB combo port)
IEEE 1394 1
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Audio Ports Yes
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard 104 key US keyboard with 10-key
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader Memory Card Reader
Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card, xD Picture Card [shared slot]
Webcam Yes
Power
AC Adapter 90W (19V x 4.74A) Auto-sensing ,100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Battery 4000mAh (6 cell) Lithium Ion battery pack
Physical spec
Dimensions 15.1″ x 10.2″ x 1.44-1.61″
Weight Starting at 6.48 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited

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