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    Retail mobo in a Dell case

    I'm sorry but what is a "psu"?
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    Retail mobo in a Dell case

    Is it possible to install a retail mobo in a Dell case? My current machine is Dell8100 (rambus) and I'm thinking of upgrading. Any ideas? Thanks.
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    Help with choosing an affordable notebook. Configure my own?

    I won't be traveling with it daily... I need a notebook at my hotel room which I stay in all weeklong and return home on weekends. I'll be using it for MS office apps/report generation, networking to 2 desktops at remote offices, the net, email, grabbing music off the net and burning to CD...
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    Help with choosing an affordable notebook. Configure my own?

    I'm looking at buying a notebook... Here are some necessities.... P4 with HTT, 1M on die cache Intel chipset 7200rpm drive Do you suggest a "configure your own"? I've assemble many desktop PC's but this will be my first foray into notebooks. I think the Dell 5160 is close to...