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 Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 85/157 EXP: 155783 Next: 10086 Since: 03-06-07 From: Final Fantasy Fire Last post: 6109 days Last view: 5861 days |
Posted by XkeeperI find it easier to just immediately reformat the disk and reinstall Windows with a clean start. ____________________  |
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 Buzzy Beetle Level: 44 Posts: 306/383 EXP: 594281 Next: 17004 Since: 02-19-07 From: California Last post: 5477 days Last view: 5477 days |
HP laptop, about... 4 years old. It's not the most impressive in its numbers, but it does the job for me and I love it <3 |
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 Snifit Level: 39 Posts: 26/287 EXP: 385492 Next: 19279 Since: 02-19-07 From: Arkansas Last post: 4062 days Last view: 3229 days |
Mine is custom built.
Mothernoard: ABIT AN8 socket 939 RAM: 2 GiB CPU: AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ Video: nVidia 6800 128MiB PCIe 16X HDD: 200 GB Maxtor hard disk OS: Debian sarge AMD64 I used the cheap power supply that came with the cheap case, but it is still very reliable. The last reboot was 129 days ago. |
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 Boo Level: 68 Posts: 477/1036 EXP: 2643663 Next: 85137 Since: 02-19-07 From: It is a mystery. Last post: 5732 days Last view: 5732 days |
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 Red Paragoomba Level: 19 Posts: 29/58 EXP: 34962 Next: 815 Since: 03-12-07 From: Notre Dame, IN Last post: 6052 days Last view: 5558 days |
iBook G4, bought last year right before the new MacBooks came out.
My other computer was bought through iBuyPower.com and it has an Abit mother board, 3.4gHz P4, 256 video card, 128 sound card and was running fine till I failed at installing a new network card (due to a busted onboard LAN connection). Should be able to fix it up when I get paid over the summer. All in all, a great purchase. |
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 Mole Level: 42 Posts: 296/351 EXP: 521352 Next: 10 Since: 02-19-07 From: Massachusetts Last post: 5975 days Last view: 5412 days |
Posted by witeasprinwowGranted, it was somewhat reliable at first and even an okay computer. But no more than a year after was when the motherboard just up and died. Burnt out. No real explanation why, either. And it graciously was NOT covered, casuing me to have to replace it myself. But for good laptops, I've heard many great things about Toshiba brands. Reliable and from what I've heard, affordable.Posted by Keitaro |
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 Red Paratroopa Level: 31 Posts: 15/172 EXP: 178166 Next: 7197 Since: 04-08-07 From: Justus League 2 Last post: 6127 days Last view: 6095 days |
Next to me is an Emachines T1090 that is (amazingly) still useable.
In various locations are ancient machines from the time before Windows 2000, most notably the one on the floor that has a great (old) MIDI-synth sound card. And, I'm typing this on a Compaq Presario that I improved upon. CPU: AMD Athlon 900Mhz (original) RAM: 320 MB HD: 90gb total (40, 30, and 20gb) Optical: DVD-ROM + CD-RW Video: 3 outdated adaptes (1 in use) #1 - Creative Labs Graphics Blaster Exxtreme #2 - Matrox Graphics Millenium PCI #3 - nVidia Vanta or Vanta LT (original) I think the video card I'm using (the Creative) is dying. (Barely visible fluctuation in brightness, I noticed it when I toggled animation in Lunar Magic.) TThe Matrox, on the other hand, glitches graphics; mainly dotted lines. The nVidia messes up colors when I try tto play DVDs in VLC. And I need a new keyboard. This one types double t's sometimes. (See the above section.) I won't mention my box of computer parts... ____________________ "I'm sick of it and I'm out. See you around." ~Cpu's last post here |
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 Flurry Level: 37 Posts: 52/256 EXP: 324735 Next: 13518 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5694 days Last view: 4171 days |
custom built
and a dell laptop |
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Level: 105 Posts: 1646/2846 EXP: 12037778 Next: 224482 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6070 days Last view: 2807 days |
Posted by VyperThere's usually a lot of propitary drivers you need right away, so I've shied away from doing this.Posted by XkeeperI find it easier to just immediately reformat the disk and reinstall Windows with a clean start. ____________________ I dealt with it. |
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Level: 48 Posts: 199/458 EXP: 777113 Next: 46430 Since: 02-19-07 From: The Void Last post: 3040 days Last view: 3040 days |
Custom d00m.
Built by Directron. Kicks arse at high speeds. |
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 Spike Dragon Level: 57 Posts: 406/705 EXP: 1484149 Next: 1779 Since: 02-19-07 From: 
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Gateway.
My previous computer was a Dell, but it died after 5 years (a power flicker did *something* to make XP have an "Unmountable_boot_volume" bsod at boot-up, so I went into the recovery console and tried 'fixboot', and it completely hosed my boot sector, making my HD unusable, unless I use some disk commander or something) Before that, I had a laptop (compaq presario something), but it wore out after a year. Before that, I had a Monorail. Before that, some kind of crappy generic IBM that my dad gave to me because he got a new computer. Before that (we're at 1995 now), a Macintosh Performa 550 (which still works, and I still have) Before that, a Commodore 128 (My brother's. He got a new dos/win3.1 computer) Before that, an Apple IIgs (which later got replaced by the C128 above) I think that's everything... ____________________  |
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Buzzy Beetle Level: 44 Posts: 196/375 EXP: 575757 Next: 35528 Since: 02-19-07 From: [citation needed] Last post: 6096 days Last view: 6096 days |
Computers have brands? 
*ahem* I've never, ever owned a branded system; the first ones my family owned were built by my uncle, and all subsequent ones were built by me. It's the only way to fly! 
My current setup (just upgraded this week): - ASUS M2N-E motherboard - Athlon 64 X2 4200+ - 1GB DDR2-800 dual-channel RAM - eVGA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB PCI-E - Sound Blaster Audigy 2 - ATI TV Wonder Pro - LG LightScribe DVD-RW drive - 200GB Seagate PATA hard drive (with SATA adapter) It's like butter, only sexier. My AquaMark3 scores, for those interested: GFX 13419 CPU 9821 TOTAL 79723 ____________________ [citation needed] |
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 Panser Level: 42 Posts: 93/348 EXP: 513264 Next: 8098 Since: 03-26-07 Last post: 4171 days Last view: 2122 days |
It's custom, soon to be upgraded.
Motherboard- Foxconn 761GXK8MB-RS Processor- Athlon 64 3400+ Memory- 1GB DDR-400 Audio- Realtek integrated 5.1 Video- eVGA GeForce 7600GTS (not listed on manufacturer's site) HD- 160GB and 200GB, both Western Digital Optical- DVD-ROM and DVD-RW The only name brand model I owned was an NEC I'd bought in 2000. ____________________  |
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Paratroopa Level: 30 Posts: 53/154 EXP: 151515 Next: 14354 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 6113 days Last view: 6126 days |
Desktop:
Apple iMac 20" 2.0 GHz Intel Core Duo, ATI Radeon X1600 128 MB, 1GB RAM, 20" monitor, Superdrive, Miglia TV mini, dual booted with Windows XP. Laptop: Sony Vaio 15" 1.5 Pentium M, 512 RAM, nVidia GeForce GO 6200. The next computer I get will probably be an Apple laptop to match my desktop. I particularly love the clean, regular lines of the laptops, they make it very easy to slip them into bags and carry around. What's also nice is the ease in which you can put them to sleep and then resume them later. The battery life is also top notch. I'm holding out for a replacement for the Powerbook 12", thanks to its great battery life, low price and small package. |
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Flurry Level: 37 Posts: 79/262 EXP: 336228 Next: 2025 Since: 02-19-07 From: Japan Last post: 4484 days Last view: 2886 days |
I've got a Dell laptop. 1GB RAM, 120GB harddrive, 1280x800 widescreen, and Windows XP Media Centre, and I've had it since March '06
I've had a few problems with it in the past, such as the power cable breaking, twice, the USB ports failing, the screen panel becoming loose, and the plastic at the front of the screen snapping off due to pressure, but I had those two repaired last week. |
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 Spiny Level: 53 Posts: 412/578 EXP: 1101738 Next: 55381 Since: 02-19-07 From: Adelaide, South Australia Last post: 6097 days Last view: 6085 days |
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 Paragoomba Level: 20 Posts: 15/65 EXP: 41281 Next: 1158 Since: 05-11-07 From: PA Last post: 6192 days Last view: 6173 days |
I used to have a custom built that i made. it lasted about 7 years. a few years back i got my Dell that i regret getting, in the beginning bad parts were i needed more RAM, a CD Burner (that i recently just bought). I still haven't got a RAM stick yet 
But let me just say...... it's adequate, it could be better. right now my processor is an Intel Pentium 4 |
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 Cheep-cheep Level: 32 Posts: 99/180 EXP: 191460 Next: 14982 Since: 02-19-07 Last post: 5974 days Last view: 5967 days |
A dell. My mother's too scared of electricity to not freak out about the thought of me putting together a computer myself... I've since added 256 MB of RAM (bringing me to 512) that I got out of my grandmother's old computer, and a DVD drive.
If I get a full-time job soon, I'm gonna save up for a better one. Unfortunately, thanks to certain overbearing relatives, I'll be stuck buying a premade computer... ah well. |
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Hats Steam Board2 group Level: 121 Posts: 778/3965 EXP: 19794795 Next: 261901 Since: 02-19-07 From: Sweden, Skåne Last post: 3311 days Last view: 2062 days |
Every computer I had seems to be a HP pavilion. XD Don't they have other brands?
Anyway. AMD Athelon 64 X2 Dual 5200+ 2.61 GHz 2,00 GB RAM NVIDIA GeForce 7990 GTX Two screens in a multi-monitor setup. HP 1955 LCD screen at 1280x1024 HP 91 CRT screen at 1280x1024 My next PC is probably a custom one.  We went with a brand as we found it was cheaper... since you don't get to pay tax for it. :p Or rather, you didn't need to through the deal we had.____________________ AIM: gamefreak1337, MSN: Emil_sim@spray.se, XMPP: ailure@xmpp.kafuka.org
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Level: 75 Posts: 1066/1301 EXP: 3720380 Next: 106524 Since: 02-19-07 From: Canada |
OEM, from MDG Canada. |
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(I swear, I've had to reinstall windows at least 5 times and every time, something ends up breaking beyond all repair after I've used the computer once)