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Honestly a better question would be "why do you need a laptop?" Desktop computers are superior in all areas except portability. 1) desktop PCs are less expensive 2) They have better graphics capability 3) They have faster FSB and CPU speeds 4) they are more expandable 5) its easier to replace...

doomtombWhat happens when your internet is down in your area? Your operating system stops working? "The Chrome OS is created for people who spend most of their time online" How are you going to check Facebook or send email when your internet is down?

I think you guys are overreacting. Almost everyone has a broadband connection nowadays, the gap between LAN and internet speeds is closing rapidly. Cable companies are holding back the release of super-fast broadband technology they already have available because they're still trying to figure...

when do you think the first DX11 games will hit the shelves?

cinergyThese benchmarks are obsolete and shouldn't be compared to anything. Firstly cat 9.2 is from february, now its june and cat 9.5. AMD also has had 7850 and 955 processors available quite awhile for better performance. There is some truth in this

I've been a WoW subscriber since 2005 and I just stopped playing recently. I love the game but it's not much fun anymore since my work schedule doesn't permit me to have much time for raiding. I had been raiding end-game content since vanilla WoW, all through TBC and the first couple months of...

FarCry 2 performance can be a good indicator of how the card would run Crysis

I think first of all you have to keep it in context; this is about *gaming performance*, not multitasking or photoshop, etc. And for gaming I think we can all agree that for mid-range and high-end systems alike, performance is most dependent on GPU. What I'd like to see -- an article titled...

I would like to point out as others have mentioned this Q8200 is not ideal for gaming. If you are looking to spend under $200 for a processor I strongly recommend you buy a E8400 its the same price as the Q8200 and its 3.0 GHz as opposed to the 2.33 GHz quad. Most games do not utilize more...