Recent content by Cassian

Are you serious? Uninstalling bloatware is so simple a caveman can do it.

I've been using TuneUp utilities since 2007, and I guess it works. You should check it out. You could use the free trial to optimize and if it doesn't work for you, you could always uninstall. Theres a lot of neat tools in that suite such as defragger, registry cleaners, startup manager, etc...

^ I second that:twisted:

Well I don't have any personal experience with these systems but if I wanted a HTPC. I'd probably get one of these. This review doesn't seem so bad. http://www.desktopreview.com/default.asp?newsID=453

I think you should check out some of the stuff Dell has in their outlets, since you can get some really nice deals. Heres the Dell studio hybird click on the link to check certified refurbed availability. You can get one as low as $339. Not bad since its got enough power for media decoding + it...

If you want the best audio out of a netbook, you best option is to buy a X-Fi usb or PCMIA card or something along those lines + a nice pair of headphones. Heres a combination of the two. It has a soundcard built into the headphones...

:rolleyes: Not 100% true. The way I see it the average consumer wants longevity, so with that in mind, most pre-built gaming laptops come with lower resolutions so that the laptop does not have to have the horsepower to play games with settings maxed out. I think its a good idea espeically since...

I'm currently in the exact same situation you are in but I prefer different brands. I've done my research and I'm about to pick up this Toshiba Qosmio http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834114785 At $999 it has everything you need. Only thing is that this was blazing tech 8 months ago...