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    Will a 2520m fit in a socket that a B940 was in?

    Bought a cheap ASUS laptop with a Pentium B940 (newest pentium mobile based off of Sandy Bridge). Was thinking about getting an i5 2410m or 2520m cheap off ebay to pop in there. is there a difference between sockets PPGA988 and PGA988? per Intel's site: B940...
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    Help me figure out the diff btw: these two Sony laptops

    Really? Hmm...let my just paste and non hyperlink it then I suppose. http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+V...&skuId=2802456 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+V...&skuId=2822309
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    Help me figure out the diff btw: these two Sony laptops

    Am I crazy? Or is the cheaper VAIO almost identical but better (added Blu Ray and WiMAX)? http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+V...&skuId=2802456 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Sony+-+V...&skuId=2822309 I only ask because I bought the second one...just cant make sense of the odd...
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    Building HTPC for friend, need advice (prelim build inside)

    cool guys...let me look into those few suggestions the shuttle seems to be a good one stop thing if my friend is OK with the case form factor
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    Building HTPC for friend, need advice (prelim build inside)

    Hey all...going to build my friend a new HTPC. Budget is $800 give or take. Use will include connecting to his current 42" plasma...and shortly after that a new 1080p 65" He's having a baby so what he really wants is a machine for viewing photos and videos with probably some simple editing...
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    Should I buy a Dell 2005FPW?

    LOL, I must be your twin from the future. Back in december I got my 2005fpw for $450 (which was damn good back then). I was using my 900NF which is a sweet CRT. Short story short....I also gave my parents the 900NF to replace their 17" CRT. I was actually going to run some dual...
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    *Will I get in trouble*

    You're right....not sure why I even mentioned ethics in the topic...more of a "will I get in trouble" thing for sure. I agree, its a good idea to restore it before selling. Who knows who the buyer might be...they could be a total d**khead for all I know. Would be asking for trouble to keep...
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    *Will I get in trouble*

    I'm not selling any software, and I'm not including copies of anything. I didn't put it on the machine to begin with. The chances I were to actually get in trouble by MS are basically zilch....and you know that. Restoring is a pain in the arse...I'll let the buyer deal with that...
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    *Will I get in trouble*

    With all this stuff MS is doing for verification now I've got to get some opinions on this. My buddy gave me his laptop for a real cheap fixer-upper. Now that I've installed some RAM in it it runs better and I was thinking of selling it. Problem is it's got an illegit Windows XP and MS...
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