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Asus N61JQ-X is the Top Gaming Laptop on Amazon
Asus has created an excellent laptop for the serious gamer who loves large screens. Their N61JQ-X1 has a 16" LCD (1366x768 resolution), weighs 6.5 pounds, and pack hardware that delivers a serious punch! Gaming enthusiasts are delighted with it's ultra fast quad core CPU (Intel Core i7 720QM at 1.6GHz) and video card (ATI Mobility Radeon 5730). The N61JQ-X easily runs today's top end games "like butter." The N61JQ-X comes with 4 GB (DDR3-1066) ...)
Best Buy's Top 5 Laptops
This past month we took a really good look at Best Buy. We realized that Best Buy thrives itself on innovation while Circuit City became lazy in their success. Best Buy continued to steadily grow by expanding into new markets, trying new ideas, listening to the customer, and relentlessly moving onward while Circuit City was transfixed on their past. I found it pretty interesting that Best Buy evaluates their employees ...)
Should I buy the Accidental Protection Plan for My New Laptop?
Imagine yourself standing in line at Best Buy to buy new laptop. As you stand there you feel yourself in the "outer body experience" of joy and wonder. You've been scrimping and saving for 5 months! You are actually holding the brand new unopened box in your hands! You can't wait to take it home, boot it up, and play with it. Your thoughts of bliss screech are interrupted by the teenage cashier who mindlessly ...)
Asus G72GX-RBBX05L: Best Buy's Top Gaming Laptop
Best Buy currently has 9 laptops that are designed for gaming. Their top gaming laptop is the Asus G72GX-RBBX05. It's got a large 17.3" LCD widescreen, an (P8700) Intel Core 2 CPU running at 2.53GHz, 6GB of (DDR2) RAM, and a 500GB (540000RPM) hard drive. It's (nVidia GTX 260M 1GB) graphics card has enough power to handle most of today's 3-D games. Everything else that comes with this system is pretty standard: Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW (dual ...)
Four Recertified Desktops Under $339
TigerDirect offers many recertified desktops at various prices. I previously wrote about a basic IBM desktop for $134 and a mid range Acer nettop for $179; what should you consider if you've got up to $339 to spend and want more power? Never fear! Below are four different options, from most powerful to least powerful. eMachines ET1331G-05W, $339 + shipping. The ET1331G-05W is a modern system for those who want both today's power and tomorrow's ability to upgrade. ...Archive for February 2010
Alienware’s M15x is a 15.6″ Power Gamer
The Alienware M15x is a vast improvement over previous generations. Read the rest of this entry »
Toshiba T135-S1309: For the Business Professional On the Go
I just bought the Toshiba T135-S1309. It's a 13.3" Ultra Thin laptop that gets about 8 hours battery life. The T135-S1309 comes with fairly speedy 1.3Ghz dual core processors, 3GB of RAM, and a spacious 300GB hard drive. The screen is bright and beatiful, ultra thin (1"), and only weighs 3.9 pounds! I've found the keyboard very easy to type on; the touch pad is average but functional. It comes with all the basics: wireness N, webcam, card reader, LAN networking, and 3 USB ports. The only things missing are Bluetooth and an optical drive. Most software be can installed via the internet or extra DVD drive these days. Bluetooth is a nice feature to have but not absolutely required in my opinion. Read the rest of this entry »
The Most Effective Way to Ebay
I've been doing eBay since 2004. For the first couple of years I was really into the whole thing. I loved surfing around for items, finding the something interesting, bidding on and winning the item. After using eBay on and off for a year I noticed something very interesting: the bidders most often winning the item wouldn't bid until the last 5-10 seconds of the auction. I later learned that this process of watching an online placing the winning bid at the last possible moment is called auction sniping. Read the rest of this entry »
Gateway SX2840-01: Great for Home or Office
Gateway's SX2840-01 is a clever improvement of their fabulous SX2800-01. This slim tower 2.93GHz quad core machine multitasks with ease and has very fast performance. The 6GB RAM, 64MB Intel Video Card, and 1TB Hard drive make is versilile enough to be used for home and office spaces alike. It's got HDMI (video) out which means that you can also use it as a Home Theatre PC. The missing onboard wireless networking can easily be remedied by installing an internal or external device. Read the rest of this entry »
Backup Your Stuff (Save Your Precious Data)
I've been working on & repairing computers for the past 17 years. All throughout as technology has evolved I've continually heard one statement over and over: "Backup your data." From the old 486 machines, through the Pentium era, onto to today's quad core systems...I've heard the same "Backup your data" statement. I've heard it so often that it's almost become a mantra. Back up stuff up so if, for some reason or other you loose your data, you can retrieve it from the backup. Read the rest of this entry »
The Acer Aspire AS5739G-6959 is a Great Gamer for $649
This week Newegg.com is featuring the Acer Aspire AS5739G-6959 for $649.99. That's $150 savings from the usual $799.99 price. This laptop is nearly identical to the Acer AS5739G-6132 which ranked #1 in our Best 5 Laptops on Newegg – October Edition. It has a 15.6" LED backlight display running at 1366 x 768 resolution. The 1GB NVIDIA GeForce GT 130M video card can run World of Warcraft on high settings and is a pure beast according to this user opinion on Tom's Hardware. The Intel Dual Core CPU runs a 2.2Ghz with 4GB RAM and a 320GB Hard drive. The AS5739-6959 also comes with Windows 7 and today's standard lineup: 720p Webcam, Wireless N, a HDMI port, and 5.1 surround sound (coming out of two built-in stereo speakers and one Tuba CineBass Booster). Read the rest of this entry »
Yahoo Answers: Getting Rid of Internet Security 2010
All of us surf the web every day. While casually perusing around online it's easily possible to go to a "fringe website" and get infected with a virus or spyware. Internet Security 2010 is one of the worst spyware programs out there. As computer technician who does a fair amout of software repair I see this program often on my clients laptops. I just removed this so I know exactly how to fix it. If you think you're infected with Internet Security 2010 do the following: Read the rest of this entry »
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