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    Vibrating Tower Case

    It's a Dell Inspiron 531. You know how in the front there's a silver, plastic cover? Or casing, whatever you want to call it. I'm sure if I had the tower off of my desk and on the carpet it would keep it from vibrating, but that's not an option, so I need something to place under it. Maybe it...
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    Vibrating Tower Case

    The outer plastic casing vibrates every once in a while. It drives me nuts. Any suggestions on what to put under it to help absorb it and stop the vibrating? I was thinking a carpet, but then I thought about electric shock, which might harm the computer. I doubt it, but I don't want to risk it...
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    How's this for a budget desktop?

    OK, I'll look to get 2GB of memory. But like you suggested, I'll buy from Newegg. It costs more than it should to upgrade from 1GB to 2GB on HP's website. And they only offer DDR2-667, not DDR2-800. What brand of memory should I buy? Any suggestions? 21stHermit: I'm not really in a hurry. I...
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    How's this for a budget desktop?

    This is one I put together through HP's online store. It's $490 shipped. I just want to see what you guys think about it. Keep in mind this PC will be mostly used for just the basics and listening to music. Definitely no gaming. Vista Home Basic AMD Athlon 64 X2 4200 + dual-core - 2.4GHz...
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    Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE

    Very good information. Thanks. That would probably be the best way to go, but I'm not really interested in going to a shop and putting one together. I like the convenience of just customizing one online. It's simple, and I can get pretty close to what I'm looking for in a computer. I might...
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    Integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150 SE

    I'm planning on buying a new HP desktop PC. I'm wondering if this graphics card is good enough for me. Is it capable of smoothly running Vista Home Premium and Windows Aero? I don't plan on playing any games, I just want a PC that's capable of running the OS without any problems, and can do the...
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    Best laptop sound cards?

    I wonder if it is even possible to hook a portable amp up to a laptop then. Maybe I could connect it through the USB port somehow. I'll have to do some research on that. Do you know any brands for sound cards that are good? This way I know what to look for when buying my laptop.
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    Best laptop sound cards?

    1. I'm looking to buy a laptop, and listening to music will be one of the main things I use it for. I really like listening to music while surfing the net. I want it to at least match the sound quality of my MP3 player/portable amp/Ety's set-up. I will most likely buy a pre-built machine, since...
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    hp pavilion dv6000t

    I don't think that deal can be beat. It's pretty much the same HP I've been looking at. I'm not sure if I will order it yet, but if I do, this will be the one I get.
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    HP Pavilion dv2000t.

    You guys have helped me out big time. Thanks! I'm definitely leaning towards the HP Pavilion models. I just got around to checking out the laptoplogic website, and it seems to be the best brand for what I'm looking for and for what I'm willing to spend. I'm not sure which one I'll get...
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    HP Pavilion dv2000t.

    I kind of have my sights set on the Dual Core or Dual Core 2. The only other brands I seriously considered were the Toshiba Satellite and the Lenovo Thinkpad. Generally, how is the build and screen quality of those?
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    HP Pavilion dv2000t.

    -Free upgrade to Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition -Eligible for free upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium w/1GB or more memory -Intel Core Duo T2050 (1.60 GHz) -14.1 WXGA Widescreen (1280x800) -Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 -HP Imprint Finish + Microphone -Free upgrade to...
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    Need help buying a laptop

    I had this on the general hardward category, but it fell off the first page without any replies. I didn't see this category until after I made that topic. I figured it'd be better to post it here than to bump that topic up. Onto the original message: I don't know much about computers. I've...
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    Need help buying a Laptop.

    Hey, everyone. I don't know much about computers. I've been using the same piece of trash Desktop PC since '00. It gets the job done for what I want to do (surfing the net, organizing music). But I want to get away from Desktops and go with a Laptop, because I also want to use it to listen to...