How good is this processor?

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  1. Lavalamp

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 26 2008, 11:54 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I regret not picking up that best buy laptop. It sounded perfect. I'm in no hurry, though. I can wait. I just hope I find a good one by MLB playoff time, so I can post while watching.</div>
    I'm guessing you have a wireless router if you are going to post + watch?

    War Poet, you were Yinka Dare before right? You didn't make all those sick nba compilations did you?
     
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    ^ Agree Lavalamp, desktop does it for me as well, Sony Vaio that is.
     
  3. #1_War_Poet_ForLife

    #1_War_Poet_ForLife The Baker of Cakes

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    I was Yinka Dare, but not the one that made the videos.


    Yup, I have wireless set up. The desktop I have right now is on wireless. I had a laptop before, but my uncle managed to get Vundo on it, and since my dad uses it for photography/projecting, he's just going to keep it and I'll get a new one. That laptop was pretty bad. 40 GB harddrive, 700 something megabytes of RAM
     
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    Well that's not terrible. good computers these days have 1-2 Gb of Ram (preferred 2 Gig) so 768 or whatever amount of RAM isn't bad. And if you are just doing light gaming, schoolwork, and internet 40 Gigs is lots.

    I'm pretty sure that would run Diablo 2 fine, and counterstrike. Obviously not the newer stuff though.

    What's vundo btw?
     
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    JFizzleRaider Yeast Lords Global Moderator

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    I can't stand desktops anymore. They are a lot more powerful and all (for cheaper) but having the convenience of being able to take my computer wherever the hell I please is important to me.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Lavalamp @ Jul 27 2008, 12:27 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Well that's not terrible. good computers these days have 1-2 Gb of Ram (preferred 2 Gig) so 768 or whatever amount of RAM isn't bad. And if you are just doing light gaming, schoolwork, and internet 40 Gigs is lots.

    I'm pretty sure that would run Diablo 2 fine, and counterstrike. Obviously not the newer stuff though.

    What's vundo btw?</div>
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vundo

    It's evil, and it was a new strain that I couldn't find a solution for.
     
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    I've had a couple of bad viruses before, but managed to get rid of them either through safe mode + instructions or reverting to a previous state, or a free online scan.

    So the computer doesn't slow down enough to render it useless?
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JFizzleRaider @ Jul 26 2008, 11:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I can't stand desktops anymore. They are a lot more powerful and all (for cheaper) but having the convenience of being able to take my computer wherever the hell I please is important to me.</div>

    at work they offer us laptops, but I opted for a desktop. I also have a desktop at home. For portablility, I just use my Blackberry. I have a 3 year old laptop, but I only take it if I am going on a vacation or something. Lately, I have been just leaving it behind. I am getting more and more into the Blackberry thing. I am doing a lot less gaming nowadays, so the Blackberry is sufficient for email and light browsing when I am away from all my desktops. All my desktops have the usb cable to blackberry connection too.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 26 2008, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.dodevice.com/toshiba-a205-s5000...t-on-july-20th/

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Toshiba A205-S5000 Notebook $398 At Walmart on July 20th

    The Toshiba A205-S5000 Notebook deal will be available at Walmart on July 20. More information will be posted when it becomes available.

    The specs included 2 GB of RAM, 120 GB hard disk, CD/DVD writer as listed in the ad plus Vista Home Premium and not Vista Basic.

    Description
    * 2GB Memory
    * 120 GB HDD
    * Reads & Writes CD�?‚??„?s & DVD�?‚??„?s
    * Windows Vista Home Premium
    * 15.4 inch display</div>
    Not listed, but confirmed on a few sites:
    Intel Celeron Processor 540 (1.86 GHz)

    I know nothing about processors. A lot of these sites are saying that it's pretty weak. Any expert opinions (DENNY)? Anyone know of better offers in a similar price range. I know bestbuy had an offer last month, with 1GB less RAM (which I would upgrade to 2), 40GB more harddrive, and a better processor (Pentium Dual Core)
    </div>

    The computer freaks in my classes say one should order a laptop online (basically have one built for you, not order a pre-made type). You'll get a bunch of nice features for a great price.
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Jul 27 2008, 12:40 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (#1_War_Poet_ForLife @ Jul 26 2008, 07:12 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>http://www.dodevice.com/toshiba-a205-s5000...t-on-july-20th/

    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Toshiba A205-S5000 Notebook $398 At Walmart on July 20th

    The Toshiba A205-S5000 Notebook deal will be available at Walmart on July 20. More information will be posted when it becomes available.

    The specs included 2 GB of RAM, 120 GB hard disk, CD/DVD writer as listed in the ad plus Vista Home Premium and not Vista Basic.

    Description
    * 2GB Memory
    * 120 GB HDD
    * Reads & Writes CD�€™s & DVD�€™s
    * Windows Vista Home Premium
    * 15.4 inch display</div>
    Not listed, but confirmed on a few sites:
    Intel Celeron Processor 540 (1.86 GHz)

    I know nothing about processors. A lot of these sites are saying that it's pretty weak. Any expert opinions (DENNY)? Anyone know of better offers in a similar price range. I know bestbuy had an offer last month, with 1GB less RAM (which I would upgrade to 2), 40GB more harddrive, and a better processor (Pentium Dual Core)
    </div>

    The computer freaks in my classes say one should order a laptop online. You'll get a bunch of nice features for a great price.
    </div>

    You do, but the retail outlets tend to put together cheaper package deals. Online, you can customize everything. It costs you though. If your needs are fairly simply, I think the package deals like the one above work pretty well, and the price is hard to beat.
     

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