Recent content by jsmp

I make a lot of one-off color copies and I would like a home printer that can make them quickly, so I don't have to stand there waiting for copies all the time. I don't need special photo capability. Obviously color printing speed is important here but the actual copying speed matters as well...

I'm in the market for a new laptop and I'm ambivalent about which operating system. My main use will be statistical simulations (which can take a long time to run), research, writing, web use, and playing non-cutting-edge games like DotA 2. I intend to use this computer for at least 4 years...

I wasn't being sarcastic. Those were the specs I knew off-hand. Lenovo: Core 2 Duo T9600 (2.8 GHz / 6 MB L2 / 1066 MHz) Dell: Pentium 4 HT 550 (3.4 GHz / 1 MB L2 / 800 MHz) Not sure about RAM speed. Also, fwiw the Dell has 2x250 GB HDDs @5600 in Raid 0, and the Lenovo has 1x160 @ 7200.

4 year old laptop vs. 9 year old gaming rig Windows 7 Pro 64 vs. Windows XP Pro Core 2 Duo vs. Pentium 4 Prescott 3 GB DDR3 vs. 4 GB DDR2 Mobility Radeon HD 3400 vs. Geforce 9800 GT (BFG)

Great, thanks. I found a refurbished board that matches the part number on eBay for $65 but any help is appreciated since I haven't bought it yet. That said, would this thing actually be an improvement over my laptop? How bad of a bottleneck is a Pentium 4?

I've got an old Gen 3 XPS that's in perfect shape other than a dead RAM slot, knocking my 4 GB of RAM down to 1, making it basically worthless. I'm assuming the easiest/cheapest fix is a new mobo, but I have no idea what I could possibly buy to replace it. All the other components work fine and...