Recent content by djones148

It's a fairly large notebook (16.4" 16:9 screen), and yes it does have a blu-ray drive. The alternative to the ATI card is the Intel 4500MHD.

I just got a new Sony FW notebook with the ATI HD3470 card and I've been having an issue with excessive fan noise. I checked my CPU core temps and they seem cool at 33 C , so I'm guessing that it might be the vid card producing the heat thats causing the high fan speed. Anyone know how much...

I have a Sandisk Cruzer that I leave plugged into my computer all the time as I'm just using it to back up my important files daily using Synctoy. Would this lower the life of the drive or is it ok?

If I purchased a high end monitor like the NEC 2490, how long could I expect it to last and not become obsolete? I've been planning a new system and debating whether its better to spend large amount on a monitor and relatively less on on the PC itself. I hate to spend large amounts of money...

Lets say hypothetically I bought a good quality 4gb flash drive, backed up some important data on it and threw it in my bank safe deposit box... I then completely forget about it for the next 10 years. At that time, what would be the chances of all my data still being there? What about if it...

I just scanned my PC with Housecall from Trend Micro's website and it found something called "Spyware_TRAK_Bfkeylog.A". It didn't have any further information. Anyone have any idea what this is?

I'm surprised there is such a lack of info for laptop displays in general considering laptops seem to be more popular than desktops these days.

Any opinions on who makes the best laptop displays? I've been impressed by the Fujitsu's I've seen but wanted to see if there were any better.