Recent content by Starky

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    Do you think DVD systems are worth much of a damn in resale?

    If it's a factory system I'd say yet but if it's a third party system I would say it lowers the value of the car, more so if the dash/seats have been altered.
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    New Sony VAIO - Full of bloatware (as usual)

    A clean install seems like the best thing to do.
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    Incase anyone is curious: Memory/CPU usage for MSSE vs. Antivir

    I have MSSE running on my Q6600 desktop and hardly notice it. Actually I should say I don't notice it at all other than every few days it prompts me to run a scan (one a week I think?). Before that I was running McAfee 8.0 and didn't really notice it either.
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    Suggestions on new AMD build

    BioStar has a nice looking 890 board for like $110 on Newegg, I wouldn't buy a 7xx AMD board right now, the new models have 6 Gbps SATA and USB3.0 The Athlon II X4 is also $100 I believe.
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    Antivirus for Netbook

    You might try Microsoft Security Essentials. http://www.microsoft.com/security_essentials/
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    Netbook suggestions?

    Ok, so I ran across the Dell Vostro V13. It's slightly larger than the 1201N. Asus: 12.1" LED display, 3.2lbs, dual-core Atom 330 1.6GHz Dell: 13.3" LCD display, 3.5lbs, single-core Celeron 1.3GHz The base model Dell is $450. It has a single-core CPU with a single thread. I found the Asus for...
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    Writing 4 DVD's at a time fails, plz help

    We have a "burn station" at the office which can do six CDs/DVDs at a time. Not sure what hardware it has but I know it has a single HD. The machine is probably three years old.
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    Netbook suggestions?

    I've been eyeballing the Asus 1201N dual-core netbook but it seems a little pricey for what you get. Are there any other comparable netbooks out there which offer similar performance? If the 1201N were in the $350 range I would be all over it. I have borrowed a single-core Lenovo netbook from a...