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Title: New Computer
Post by: Alain2k5 on December 04, 2004, 10:51:13 pm: Today, as an early birthday gift, more or less... My mom bought me a new computer!
Here are the specs:

*Compaq Presario sr1210nx
*ESA 17" Flat CRT Monitor, (Finally dropping the HP Pavilion M50)
*Intel® Celeron™ D 330 Processor (2.6Ghz)
*Intel Extreme Graphics Card @ 1152x864/75hZ Excellent GFX rendering!
*CPU & Fan Sensor
*Award/PhoenixBIOS 3.0
*Realtek Ethernet
Title: New Computer
Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 04, 2004, 11:17:03 pm: Compaq...evil
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 06:18:41 am: Quote
Compaq...evil
Not really...
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Post by: One time thing on December 05, 2004, 07:00:01 am: I've got a mac g4 cube...macs... so much better than PCs!
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 07:12:29 am: Quote
I've got a mac g4 cube...macs... so much better than PCs!
Only if there running Windows or DOS.
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Post by: SizzlinSean on December 05, 2004, 08:34:27 am: Quote
Compaq...evil
Compaqs are probably the best there is for PC. You're just jealous because you have an emachines. :biggrin:
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 08:40:44 am: Nah, Custom-Build > All.
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Post by: SizzlinSean on December 05, 2004, 08:44:16 am: I know that. I'm talking about pre-made computers though.
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Post by: Alain2k5 on December 05, 2004, 08:54:03 am: Compaqs are cool, you just never used one probably :P
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 09:46:24 am: Yeah Compaq is one of my favorite pre-made brands, my favorite one is Apple.
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Post by: Spiff on December 05, 2004, 11:09:30 am: i've tried a compaq, they do work, just don't download a load of stuff on your comp or youll get a virus
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Post by: Snowthrower on December 05, 2004, 11:32:03 am: Quote

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Compaq...evil
Compaqs are probably the best there is for PC. You're just jealous because you have an emachines. :biggrin:
Alienware and VooDoo pwnz them all (except home built)
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 11:52:25 am: I looked at some VooDoo pcs and there awesome for gaming.

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i've tried a compaq, they do work, just don't download a load of stuff on your comp or youll get a virus

It's like that on all PCs running XP.
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 05, 2004, 11:55:51 am: Compaqs always mess me up. Church used to have one. Screwed up a lot.

eMachines is good to use. Very nice
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 11:59:32 am: Compare
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...5883&pfp=BROWSE (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=315883&pfp=BROWSE)
to
http://www.compusa.com/products/product_in...5319&pfp=BROWSE (http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=315319&pfp=BROWSE)

An eMachines and a Compaq with pretty much the same specs and price.
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 05, 2004, 12:04:45 pm: I could care less. I only care about my opinion right now. Until I see a compaq that actually makes me happy, I'll stick with eMachines
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 12:22:36 pm: Ok, are you gonna upgrade your processer to a 2800+, 3000+, or 3200+?
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Post by: spongemonkey13 on December 05, 2004, 02:57:12 pm: whats wrong with emachines?
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Post by: Alain2k5 on December 05, 2004, 03:22:51 pm: Quote
I looked at some VooDoo pcs and there awesome for gaming.

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i've tried a compaq, they do work, just don't download a load of stuff on your comp or youll get a virus
It's like that on all PCs running XP.
Yeah, all comps are the same.
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Post by: Professor Hojo on December 05, 2004, 05:31:01 pm: I hate my PC, my parents are lucky, they got to buy the new DELL computer and it runs like butter, you can go online in seconds and it takes my computer minutes :dry:

~Professor Hojo~
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Post by: One time thing on December 05, 2004, 05:35:42 pm: I've got a mac, and it takes less than a second to go anywhere. My case closed.
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Post by: GIR on December 05, 2004, 05:39:00 pm: Quote
I've got a mac, and it takes less than a second to go anywhere. My case closed.
mac is wack microsoft is good if you got the right upgrades and plugins
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Post by: AppleNick on December 05, 2004, 06:02:26 pm: Quote

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I've got a mac, and it takes less than a second to go anywhere. My case closed.
mac is wack microsoft is good if you got the right upgrades and plugins
Not really... You should at least back up your opinion. Apple's hardware is good, especially for Linux. I've used it, and compared, so I know. Plus, Microsoft doesn't make PCs. MicroSOFT, meaning software. Plus, you're bashing OS 9. Get on OS X and we'll talk.
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 05, 2004, 06:09:16 pm: Mac isn't whack it's just too expensive to buy one so hardly anyone uses it
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Post by: One time thing on December 05, 2004, 06:55:06 pm: I've gotten two extremely good ones for free from my mom's work!
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 05, 2004, 07:02:19 pm: Quote
Mac isn't whack it's just too expensive to buy one so hardly anyone uses it
I'm trying to convine my dad to get an iBook for burning his music and stuff instead of a pc because he wants a laptop that he can take to work with him and the iBook I'm recommending him is cheaper than any good PC laptop.
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 05, 2004, 08:04:16 pm: I would actually recommend a laptop as long as he doesn't drop things all the time.
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Post by: Alain2k5 on December 06, 2004, 08:14:32 am: my old comp took like 3 minutes to boot up completely (BIOS, Boot SCreen, Desktop)
Sometimes longer.

my new comp boots way faster, the BIOS is way faster, and Windows loads in a minute. My brother's gonna stay w/ my old one ;) Poor him. :D
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 06, 2004, 01:51:08 pm: I don't think it should matter how much time it takes to boot up
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Post by: One time thing on December 06, 2004, 02:46:02 pm: If you're impatient it matters a lot... take me for instance...
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 06, 2004, 02:48:24 pm: Mine takes 2 minutes to start up right now and there's an os start up list and it thinks Windows 98 is installed and it asks me to choose it or XP.
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Post by: AppleNick on December 06, 2004, 03:14:39 pm: Wow, mine takes about 40 seconds to start up. O_o
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 06, 2004, 03:31:15 pm: As long as it boots up...you should be fine
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 06, 2004, 03:45:05 pm: Quote
Wow, mine takes about 40 seconds to start up. O_o
1.) You have an AMD Athlon XP 3200+ which is one of the fastest 32-bit processers.
2.) You run a much faster OS than atleast 90% of the members here.
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 06, 2004, 04:08:55 pm: Mine boots up less than 40 seconds...
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 06, 2004, 04:13:31 pm: Maybe you have a faster motherboard.
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Post by: Alain2k5 on December 06, 2004, 07:30:01 pm: I removed all my stuff from my old PC (Like 1 gig) and the speed stayed the same! Bye-bye Slug Computer!
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 06, 2004, 07:43:32 pm: 1 gig wont do diddly squat
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 06, 2004, 07:50:30 pm: Maybe 8GB.
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Post by: IZ on December 07, 2004, 04:46:51 pm: Quote

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Compaq...evil
Compaqs are probably the best there is for PC. You're just jealous because you have an emachines. :biggrin:
Alienware and VooDoo pwnz them all (except home built)
Alienware is horrible, overpriced garbage.
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 07, 2004, 04:52:46 pm: Kevin, I agree they aren't that great.
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Post by: sb1fan on December 11, 2004, 02:44:57 pm: i really dont care if u have a new computer. get yourself some candy and use it as a weapon. oh, who cares.
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Post by: Snowthrower on December 11, 2004, 03:45:54 pm: Quote
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Compaq...evil
Compaqs are probably the best there is for PC. You're just jealous because you have an emachines. :biggrin:
Alienware and VooDoo pwnz them all (except home built)
Alienware is horrible, overpriced garbage.
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They are the best computers you can buy off the shelf at a store if your willing to pay the money.
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Post by: Snowthrower on December 11, 2004, 03:48:03 pm: Quote
i really dont care if u have a new computer. get yourself some candy and use it as a weapon. oh, who cares.
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I sense jealousy.
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Post by: AppleNick on December 12, 2004, 09:21:21 pm: Alienware is good and expensive. Oh, and SpongyMedia, please notify this (http://www.spongezone.net/forums/style_images/1/p_edit.gif). O_o
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Post by: Snowthrower on December 12, 2004, 09:44:20 pm: Quote
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i really dont care if u have a new computer. get yourself some candy and use it as a weapon. oh, who cares.
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I sense jealousy.
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Notify what? :huh:
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Post by: AppleNick on December 13, 2004, 09:20:30 am: Click on the underlined text. O_o
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Post by: RandomDude18 on December 14, 2004, 02:31:25 pm: Quote
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i really dont care if u have a new computer. get yourself some candy and use it as a weapon. oh, who cares.
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I sense jealousy.
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Same here, btw don't double post anymore.
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Post by: AppleNick on December 15, 2004, 02:09:56 pm: Back on topic... My computer takes 40 seconds to boot up because it has to test 1GB of memory, and usually, the better the hardware, the longer it takes to get it running.
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Post by: ssj4gogita4 on December 15, 2004, 02:12:46 pm: My computer takes a few seconds longer now...probably about 15-20 seconds
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Post by: Snowthrower on December 15, 2004, 10:51:30 pm: Computer: About a minute (320gb doesnt load too fast)
Laptop: 366MHz, takes about 5 minutes to boot. Running XP Pro, also I dropped it awhile ago and hasnt worked the same since :tongue: - Should probably get Win2000 Pro for it.