Hello, I am in the market for a good computer, with a dual-core CPU. I keep reading that Athlon is better than Pentium, Athlon is faster than Pentium, and Athlon is lower priced than Pentium. But if that is the case, why do most businesses have Pentium based PCs and not Athlon based PCs?...

"Max -" wrote in message ... I am surprised at how expensive most dealers are for ink to refill HP inkjets. Are there any decent UK suppliers who do not charge an arm and a leg for a bottle of inkjet...

Looking for an extremely low power desktop but that uses an external power supply. Maybe wall wart style Desktop could use a laptop CPU such as Pent M or something Such a beats exist?

I have a Asus Strix 750ti GPU. It has 2GB of onboard video memory and uses 8GB of shared system memory. According to its specifications, it can apparently handle 3840x2160 resolution. I have been happily running a monitor (Dell UltraSharp 2407wfp) at 1900x1200 native resolution. It's got...

Who is W_TOM and why has he appeared in every single thread that has contained those keywords since 2001???

In article Bubba Bub@ba wrote: On Wed, 13 May 2015, Jack Ryan wrote: For years now, Linux fans have been dreaming of the fabled "Year of the Linux Desktop". snip PS This is probably old news to you tech...

i have recently changed my graphics card ti4200 to a 9600 and since then i have had lots of problems my coputer. it takes ages to load (the windows loadsing screen bar goes by 30 times) some games take ages to load up but then seem to play alright.meadia player 10 jutters a bit. at first...

If I ask this question at a Linux ng, they'll say XP sucks. If I ask at an XP ng, they'll say Linux sucks. From what I've read Mandrake is the best for desktop apps and for newbies (like me). I've been using windows since 3.11(currently XP home) and was wondering if anybody here uses Linux, and...

I have physical hard drive "C" with Win98 and physical hard drive "D" with WinXP in a dual boot setup. I want to injstall a new, larger physical hard drive "D". I have tried to follow the procedure for cloning a drive using Norton Ghost. I disconnected the cables from "C" and connected the new hard...

Are there any utilities which can burn-in a new hard drive before I start to use it?

I was given an IBM T22 laptop about 4-1/2 years ago and it has been gathering dust ever since. I took it out and powered on, but there is a password set and so I decided to open it up and disconnect the main and back-up batteries following the instructions on page 60, 61, and 62 of the ThinkPad...

I'm thinking of buying a laptop with XP Media Center, but would like to instead install linux on that laptop and use XP Media Center on another pc that has a tv tuner card to setup an HTPC. Assuming I could get a clean copy of XP Media Center to install on the 2nd pc (as opposed to the oem disk...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cable-Tex-Coaxial-Aerial-Cable-White/dp/B003S46D06/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1304163450&sr=8-10 What's the name of the plugs in USA? It seems that USA televisions only use F Type connectors. -- @~@ Might, Courage, Vision, SINCERITY. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May...

Hello, My experiment with building a DreamPC has pretty much come to an end. I am now fed up with it's problems. The top 5 problems/killers a 1. Dust 2. Overheat

One of my desktops (built a few years ago) right now not only won't boot, but won't even get to the bios. I get no video output at all. This is a fanless system with fanless power supply so it's a bit harder to tell what's going on. When I hit the power button, I can hear it click on. Some type...

Franklin wrote: I came across this. Is the guy right? Posted: 02dec2001 Sigh... Trolls these days...

Hello, Lately I am wondering what would happen to an appartment complex or any other building for that matter where there are many ground wires and power outlets with ground pins and for example electrical devices with cables and ground wires attached to them, and then a terrorists comes by and...

Windows XP Home (SP1) I originally had and still have a 15 GB HD, using NTFS, which had the OS and everything else on it. I just installed a Maxtor 80 GB DiamondMax Plus 9 Model 6Y080P0 ,which has a 5 MB Buffer, configured (with the jumpers on the back) as a slave. It shows up Computer Management...

What is your experience with the Logitech MX 1000 laser mouse? I am mainly concerned about precision and physical ease of use. Is it noticeably better than other mice you have owned? How much better? Is picking up the mouse a problem? Do you have to pick up the mouse less than with other...

I have an Enterprise security DVR with a bad motherboard and can't find one anywhere. I dropped it off at a local Mom and Pop computer shop who had it for 6 months but couldn't find a replacement. I was thinking of trying to find the bad component. Has anyone ever been successful at doing...