These are things I would use it for:

School work (I’m currently a senior in high school, so that means I’ll be going to college pretty soon)
Web browsing
Store/download/play music (Limewire + iTunes)
Store my photos
LIGHT graphics editing
LIGHT gaming (Maplestory)

I went on the HP website and customized and ideal computer; this is what I put together–

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit

Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) Processor N280 (1.66GHz, 512KB L2, 667Mhz FSB)

Memory: 3GB DDR3 System Memory (1 Dimm)

Hard Drive: 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive

Graphics Card: NVIDIA ION with a 5-in-1 Digital Media slot (For the N280 processor)

I know netbooks are meant to be secondary computers, but do you or do you not think those features can handle the things I would use it for?

It adds up to about 0 bucks. I can’t tell if it’s be worth it or not, I really don’t know much about computers.

Maybe you could tell me if I’m better off getting a notebook instead. Maybe you can recommend some around the same price with the same specs?

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i found a desktop on dell under small business that i like. it is 2.2ghz intel core2duo, 2gb ram, 1000gb hdd, ati radeon 2600XT HD graphics and it runs on windows vista home premium.. (no monitor but i alredy have a monitor at home) and it costs £294.00.
q1.is this computer any good?
q2. will any monitor be compatible with it?
q3. what diference will it make with me buying it in the small business section rather than the home section?

thanks in advance x

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they have the quad core mobile but that thing is 1200 dollars! so my question is what would happen if i try to put a Intel core 2 quad for a desktop in my laptop? bc my laptop is powerful enough to support it is what a guy at the local computer repair shop tells me… i have the new alienware m17… any suggestions would help.

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I’ve installed a new harddrive and loaded Windows XP, but it would be nice to retrieve my music and MS Word files from the old harddrive.

The symptoms are strange. My computer began refusing to boot up, so I put my operating installation CD in and tried to do a repair.

When the new operating system copy reaches approximately 2/3 of the way through the process, it displays a message window saying that the Intel Mobile Chipset drivers are not registered with Microsoft and do I want to continue the process. I’ve tried both "yes" and "no" on separate attempts, but I wind up with a blue screen that says to disable any caches in the system bios and to try it again.

That doesn’t work. The same thing happens all over again.

What is the problem here? Is there some way now that I’ve purchased a new harddrive and have everything operating for me to gain access to my old files?

Any useful advice would be very appreciated.
Vicboy, the AGE of the computer has NOTHING to do with it. The laptop in question was purchased new last June.

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The text and icons have gone really small. I have googled this and all it comes up with is to change the text size on "view" or to press control and adjust text size that way. But this doesn’t affect the desktop text or the taskbar text which has all changed as well.
Last time this happened I did a system restore and it went back to normal but this time that hasn’t worked. Has this happened to anyone else and what did you do to rectify it?
thanks!
Hi,
thanks for the answers but I’ve tried all the suggestions so far with no joy! When I try to change the resolution it just makes everything blurry, the resolution is perfect just very tiny!! It’s as if it thinks its a 12" monitor if you know what I mean. I’ve done the following:
1. Updated all the drivers from intel
2. Changed DPI (and then back!)
3. Changed resolution (then put it back!)
4. Uninstalled latest updates that could have caused a problem
5.Gone back as far as the computer will let me on a system restore with no effect
6. Spent hours and hours googling all the combination of words I can think of to try and find an answer!

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I updated my driver on my computer, and now everything is smaller….the icons in the bottom right corner, the font and screen of the internet explorer….the desktop icons, everything is smaller? why is this?…is there anything I can do to fix it…I updated my graphics driver or something I had a Intel Chipset Family, now I have Intel Graphics Media Accelerator Driver

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Hello!
Since the 1st use of the laptop (July2007), sometimes, once a week nearly, when working normally,(no games) even with windows explorer!, suddenly the screen became unstable, strongly vibrating and uncontrollable I can just see the last screen vibrating strongly (horizontally) where no thing is clear
The only way I found to put off the computer was by pushing the power button (the Start button could not be localised)
Later, sometimes the screen goes totally off ! (may be only when working with battery)
Computer: Amilo Pro V3205
Processor:Intel core 2 Duo
Clock:2.0Ghz, T7200
RAM: 1GB
Graphic: Intel Mobile 945GM Express Chipset Family
Screen 12"
OS: Win xp SP2, (VISTA Pro too!)
To try solving the problem I did the following updates –with no results:
1) Bios version :to the version 1.2 (from Fujitsu-Siemens site)
2) Graphic drivers:to the latest version -from Intel site
3) Changing "Hardware acceleration" to some values
Any help, please.
Thanks

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Dell inspiron 530-

PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
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Memory 3GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz – 4 DIMMs
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VIDEO CARD Radeon ATI HD 2600 XT 256MB

Dell Studio 15

PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo T5850 (2.16GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
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MEMORY3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2
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VIDEO CARD256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450

I have no idea how to compare desktop specs to laptop specs, so I decided to ask here. The laptop is priced at about 00 while the desktop is price at about 00. With the current deals available at dell they currently both cost the same price.

The only game I really play is world of warcraft, and my decision is based partially on the in game performance of both machines. Basically I would like to know which one is better? By how much? Why?

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hp- -Processor- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7700 (2.40 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Display -17.0" WXGA+ High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1440 x 900)
2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
Graphics Card 128MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS
Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Network Connection
Hard Drive 240GB 7200RPM SATA Dual Hard Drive (120GB x 2)

Dell——PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)
MEMORY2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz
HARD DRIVESpeed: 200GB SATA H
VIDEO CARD128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
WIRELESS CARDSIntel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
SOUND OPTIONSExpressCard Sound Blaster X-Fi® Xtreme Audio Sound Card

Which one is best?

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I just got a brand new HP desktop computer. it has intel i7 and a lot of memory so i figured id be good putting diablo 2 on it. i downloaded it and tried to play and the screen that you click" play diablo 2" come up and i click play, but it doesnt load. it just shows small numbers counting in my upper left hand corner but the desktops the same, you barely notice them.

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