Cheap Computer Parts
December 29, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
The demand for Cheap Computer Parts is increasing as people are keeping their computers longer. Maintaining your system with up-to-date computer parts will keep you machine running smoother with less malfunctions and the need for data recovery.
Building and repairing a computer is probably easier than you think, and the savings will surprise you. You can find everything you need on the internet to put together a quality system designed by and for you.
You will easily find the computer parts and related technical manuals and information that assures you the latest and most advanced systems.
Everything starts with the MOTHERBOARD, which serves as the home of the brain (CPU) and the memory (RAM).
A motherboard must be designed for each new CPU (386, 486, Pentium). The majority of CPU’s is Intel however AMD is a favorite alternative.
Memory is what the CPU uses to execute it’s programs. The CPU never looks directly at the information on your floppy disk or your hard drive. The CPU reads this information from the memory and acts on it. Random Access Memory (RAM) is where the CPU finds it’s instructions. Sometimes a “D” is added to the front of “RAM,” which makes the word “DRAM.” The “D” stands for dynamic, because everything in DRAM disappears when the computer is turned off.
Lots of memory is good! In fact with todays programs (especially games), it’s almost impossible to have to much memory.
Every computer will have a keyboard and a monitor. Other “peripherals” include a mouse, a printer, a telephone wire, a joystick, and speakers.
Hard-to-find computer parts that both professionals and amateurs need are sold, serviced, and guaranteed to meet industry standards. Product information, photos, training and support are available online 24 hours a day.
You are never more than a few clicks away from what you need. Once you’ve found the product, the process of ordering is a piece of cake.
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Desktops | Computers
November 23, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
Desktops have many advantages and only one disadvantage when compared to the portables. And, portability is the pint-sizes’ only advantage.
Desktops computers are certainly not designed for mobility with there weight and all the peripherals that are attached to them. However, power users, afficionados desiring the best in graphics and audio, engineers, scientists, graphic artists and designers, gamers and jobs that require PCs to run “around the clock” all require desktops.
Desktops Computers are less expensive and easier to upgrade than Laptops (Notebooks). Notebook computers offer you mobility and the ability to work and play wherever, with a wireless connection.
Desktops are always more powerful, and the RAM cheaper by half than laptops. You may prefer desktops for their durability. You can’t upgrade a laptop as you can a desktop which means desktops don’t get “out-dated” as quickly. Desktops can add high end video and sound cards for enhanced gaming and graphics, then upgrade its memory for better performance.
Desktops offer more computing power at a lower cost. This is due to several factors including space specifications, power consumption, cooling capacity, and ease of design.
The laptops’ high cost and lower processing speeds are a result of its miniaturization. Laptops are more prone to system crashes (usually over-heating). Two heat sinks would be great for my laptop but there’s no room and then again, it wouldn’t be as portable, either.
Over-heating puts a limit to the amount of work that a laptop can do. If you need to work overnight (downloading, scanning, defragging, copying, etc,) your laptop will probably over-heat and crash.
Desktops can handle additional hardware and user demands, synchronizing scanner, fax machine, printer, external monitor, high speed processing, network adapter, storage controller, USB ports, media card reader and others with its more powerful central processing unit (CPU), larger hard drive and greater memory. A laptop in this situation could self-destruct with a need of repair or data recovery.
Laptops are constructed to a higher standard because they are on the move and always take a beating. Desktops rarely move, unless they need service. Laptop screens, constrained by power requirements, can’t match the higher resolutions, better response time and lower prices of desktop monitors.
Desktops come with more ports and usually a second drive which makes copying disks easier.
But, then again, you can slip that gorgeous, thin, new Netbook into a rather large stocking.
An obvious advantage that laptops have over desktops is its portability. This is one reason why laptops are the choice of many people whose jobs require them to be always on the go, like students, who are forcing notebooks ever smaller, lighter and more convenient. “Just how mobile can we go?”
However, its advantage can be its own undoing. Unlike a desktop PC, it can be easily stolen, along with the valuable data in it, and sold.
There have been security improvements such as thumbprint and voice recognition but still their very mobility makes them a victim.
Appearance has a bearing on one’s preference but it certainly should not be the main feature of a PC. If aesthetics are the basis, then laptops will certainly be the hands-down choice. Most models are sleek-looking and lightweight, and some are in colors that coordinate your designer clothes.
Certainly in the past, desktop computers were not considered “fashion accessories” like cell phones and laptops; but that’s changed. The crewcut executives and propeller heads who believed that their desktops did not need to appear fashionable but only powerful and durable, now see that a “hot” design (at home as well as the briefcase) is also a powerful status symbol.
You can customize your computer by using a different system tower on it. You can use a black tower or those that have colorful LED lights on it. CPU casings have been made slimmer and monitors are using the LCD. Many enhancements have been made to make the machine look better on any table as well as lessen the space required in a house. New designs that will definitely make your desktop look customized and also fit your personality.
Workstations are often confused with desktops and comparisons and differences are subtle. Many PC manufacturers do not treat them the same. Workstations are high performance, more powerful machines than the average desktop, usually with a greater power usage. Often specially tuned for specific applications (multi-media, engineering, weather forecasting, etc.), they offer better graphics and more reliable memory capabilities.
Inbetween Desktop and Laptop | The All-in-one computer
AIO computers (extinct) were really semi-portable desktop computers that build the monitor into the same case as the CPU. The original Apple Macintosh was such a one. All-in-One PCs were more portable than other desktop PCs and many had been built with carrying handles integrated into the case. They could simply be unplugged and transported to a new location.
Like laptops, All-in-One computers were not easily upgraded and lacked hardware customization. As space saving measures, the internal hardware was often placed in the back of the visual display unit and the motherboard, the CPU and other internal hardware units were all glued together. This made upgrading almost impossible. Later models built interchangeability into their designs, using standard off-the-shelf components.
When buying a desktop computer, decide first what are your needs and what purposes the computer will serve. Now, you can determine which features you’ll need based on what you’re going to do with your machine.
Compare various monitors. Important considerations are: native resolution, panel size, viewing angle (both horizontal and vertical), contrast ratio, response time (quicker is always better), brightness and physical adjustments (tilting angles, rotation, etc.).
The plasma screens have greatly increased the viewing surface and provide dynamically improved sharpness and color saturation.
The keyboard is especially important for the comfort and speed of your computing experience. The ergodynamic designs reduce hand and wrist fatigue and joint injuries.
At the moment, you have three primary (3) choices for an Operating System, Windows, Apple (Mac) and Linux. Google’s, soon to appear, free, Chrome OS will change forever the way we view operating systems.
So, go ahead and choose whichever OS catches your eye. Any of the brands you’ve heard about are excellent.
Choose a brand based on quality, price and technical support. Understand the warranty. Problems, if there are any, will tend to pop up during the first 12 months. Data recovery may be required at any moment, any time. All computers will eventually need maintenance, repair and replacement.
Computers used for editing digital video, managing large databases and as “Master Control” to enthusiastic gamers will need extra processing capabilities for maximum graphical performance and the general workload. Video takes a bunch of “computer juice”.
What pre-installed software do you want or need?
1. A good Anti-Virus program
2. Possibly, a good, commercial Firewall
3. Possibly, an office application for performing basic standard tasks such as word processing, spreadsheets, etc.
Once you get your desktop home -
Carelessly arranged computer screens and keyboard can lead to physical problems such as eyestrain, headaches (thank God the cathode ray is dead) and repetitive strain injuries (like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome), while using a keyboard for long periods. The height of a standard desk is not recommended for keyboard use. The monitor should be at “eye-level”.
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Cheap Desktop Computers
November 14, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
Cheap Desktop Computers are still the heart and soul of computing. While laptops are the “hottie” of the moment (Netbooks soon), cheap desktop computers are the dayin dayout workhorses for the “bring your lunch’ and the “stay at home” bunches.
Memory:
Each computer has a processor speed of 166 MHz. The Compaq has the least amount of standard memory with 16 MB, with a maximum of 48 MB. Both the Dell and Gateway computers come with 40 MB installed with their maximums being 72 and 80 MB respectively. The Micron had the most standard memory at 48 MB, having a maximum at 80 MB also. The Micron machine rates best in this area [1:144-145].
Weight:
The Compaq and Dell come in with the lowest travel weight at 8.5 pounds. The Gateway came in right behind them with 8.6 pounds travelling. Of the four computers, the Micron was the heaviest, weighting in at 9.1 pounds. The Dell and Compaq are the best in the weight department [1:144-145].
Battery:
Another key factor for laptop computers is the length of time they can operate away from an outlet. The Dell computer had the longest rated battery life with a rating of 4 to 5 hours. Compaq’s computer had a rating of 3 hours while Gateway and Micron’s laptops were rated with 2.5 and 2.25 hours, respectively. Dell’s computer has the best rating for battery life [1:144-145].
Storage:
All computers rely on their storage unit to operate for the use of programs and storing information. The Presario had the smallest standard hard drive at 1.4 GB. Both the Dell and the Gateway computers had 2.1 GB hard drives. Micron rates at the top for this category for its 3 GB hard drive [1:144-145].
Overall, the Latitude from Dell gets the best rating for this section. It’s light weight and long battery life aid in portability, and while its hard drive and memory are average for this group, they are more than sufficient for good performance.
Performance:
The various machines were put through their paces to determine their comparative performance. The several different tests are listed below as well as the various computers’ performances. The numbers don’t mean much on their own and are best used in comparison.
Windows applications: The various computers were tested and scored on the execution time of eight top-selling Windows applications. The Compaq had the lowest score with a 29.4. The final three scored fairly closely together with the Dell coming in at 36.6, the Gateway having a score of 37.5, ad the Micron having a score of 39.5 [1:140-141]. The Micron ranks at the top of this category.
Processor: These tests were run by exercising the processor and memory with test that mirror the processor usage of many Window programs. The Latitude has the lowest rating at 322. Next in order for performance was the Presario at 328. The final two machines are fairly the same in this test with the Gateway testing at 331 and the Micron at 332 [1:140-141]. The Micron comes in at the top of this category also.
Battery:
Battery life was tested by performing a combination of down time and heavy activity for the extent of the battery lifetime. The Micron and Gateway computers ranked at the bottom with 2 minutes 20 seconds and 2 minutes 19 seconds, respectively. Dell’s Latitude was next with a battery life of 2 minutes 30 seconds. Finally, the Compaq was rated at 2 minutes 32 seconds [1:140-141]. The Compaq was at the top in this category.
In this battery of tests, the Micron appears to be the leader. Although the battery life is lower than two of the machines, the difference is not enough to negate the Transport’s superior performance in the other tests.
Cost:
The computers were priced by the manufacturers suggested price, but the prices grow considerably when adding options. The Compaq Presario sells for $4,299 for the average mail order price. The Latitude priced at $3,999 direct. Gateway’s system can be purchased for $4,724 direct.
Finally, and most expensively, the Micron sells for $5,199 direct.
The HP Pavilion dv7-1270us is a 7.7-pound, mainstream notebook computer. As a 17? laptop, HP Pavilion DV7-1270US is absolutely a perfect desktop replacement. Offering an eye-catching modern look, the entertainment-focused HP Pavilion dv7-1260us notebook PC makes it easy to enjoy your favorite music and videos while on the go, as well as keep you productive with a speedy dual-core processor and 64-bit Windows Home Vista Premium operating system.
The 17-inch high-definition BrightView display looks good even in direct sunlight, and the Blu-ray Disc optical drive (read-only) is compatible with the latest high-definition disc standard, enabling you to enjoy movies in crystal-clear resolution. You’ll enjoy movies or music in seconds with the external DVD or music buttons to launch HP QuickPlay (which bypasses the boot process). Control playback settings from up to 10 feet away with the included HP remote, then store it conveniently in the Express card slot. Turn your next instant message into a live video chat with the integrated webcam and omni-directional microphone. Optimized for low-light environments, it’s great for capturing short videos to share on your favorite social networking site.
What’s more, Pavilion DV7-1270US is powered by the latest Intel Core 2 Duo processor–with Centrino 2 technology–which boosts speed, reduces power requirements, and saves on battery life. The 2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 includes a quick 1066 MHz front-side bus and 3 MB of L2 cache, providing an optimized, multithreaded architecture for improved multimedia and multitasking performance. HP’s ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection locks your 400 GB hard drive into place when it senses abrupt motion to help prevent data loss.
The built-in eSATA/USB combo port enables fast backup to an external hard drive. And it includes 4 GB of installed RAM (8 GB maximum), Nvidia GeForce 9600M GT graphics with up to 1918 MB of available memory, dual-layer Lightscribe DVD±RW drive (which also burns CDs), ExpressCard 54 slot, quad-mode Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), and 5-in-1 memory card reader.
Pavilion DV7-1270US entertainment laptop comes with a lot of wonderful features.
Features:
*Razor-sharp graphics and widescreen movies with the 17-inch WXGA high-definition screen, which has a widescreen resolution of 1440 x 900 pixels–perfect for watching DVD movies the way they were meant to be seen.
*Wireless connectivity with the integrated quad-mode Wi-Fi chip. Based on the draft 802.11n Wi-Fi specification, it offers up to five times the performance and twice the wireless range as existing 802.11g wireless.
* ExpressCard 34 card slot (replacing the PCMCIA slot), which lets you take advantage of thinner, faster, and lighter expansion cards for even more advanced wireless, networking, storage, and security features.
* The 64-bit version of Windows Vista Home Premium (with SP1)
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Computer Store
November 7, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
An online Computer Store can offer you significant savings.
There are computer stores that offer “refurbished” machines which are those returned for whatever reason, sent back to the manufacturer, checked-out, repackaged, and resold for maybe half price. You may also be able to find discontinued models.
For the average home user who doesn’t care about this years bells, whistles, super-duper processors, and bigger disk storage, these computers can be the answer. Use the hundreds of dollars saved for a mp3 player, games, or a comfortable desk chair.
Here are the newest computers. Prices taken from Best Buy.
eMachines – 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $364.99
Compaq – Presario 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $374.99
eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $414.99
Compaq – Presario 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $464.99
eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with Hyper-Threading technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $494.99
eMachines – 820 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 820; Intel® Viiv™ technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $544.99
Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion 3800+ Desktop AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment; AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion Slimline 3800+ Desktop AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
Gateway – 915 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 915; Intel® Viiv™ technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $579.99
Best Computer
November 7, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
Best Computer 
The Best Computer for you should provide you with enough computing power and speed for your needs. Computer memory, for instance can be expensive and loading your computer with extra will increase the cost without providing any extra benefits.
Any power and memory intensive processes, like computer games, video editing, etc., will usually require more “umph”.
When shopping for the “best computer” for you, begin by accessing your needs for the present and the future; always cognizant of the fact that computing power double about every 2 years or so.
* COMPAQ S6000NX Presario Desktop Computers $479.99 with an Intel Celeron processor 2.7 GHz / 256MB of PC2100 DDR SDRAM / Monitor Is Not Included
* COMPAQ S6100NX Presario Desktop $549.99 with an Intel Celeron processor 2.8 GHz / 256MB of PC2100 DDR SDRAM / Monitor Is Not Included
* COMPAQ S6500NX Presario Desktop $749.99 with an AMD Athlon XP processor 3000+ (2.167GHz) / 512MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM / Monitor Is Not Included
* EMACHINES T3265 Desktop $749.88 with an AMD Athlon XP 3200+ Processor (2GHz) / 512MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM / Monitor Not Included
* HEWLETT-PACKARD A410N Pavilion Desktop PC $669.99 Intel Celeron 2.8GHz processor / 512MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM / 120GB HD / DVD-ROM & CD-RW Drive / MONITOR NOT INCLUDED
* HEWLETT-PACKARD A420N Pavilion Desktop PC $719.88 AMD XP3000+ (2.167GHz) / 512MB DDR Memory / 160GB HD / CD-RW Drive / DVD-ROM Drive / 3.5 FDD Drive / 7-in-1 Card Reader
* HEWLETT-PACKARD A430N Pavilion Desktop PC $849.99 AMD XP3200+ (2.2GHz) / 512MB DDR Memory / 160GB HD / DVD+RW – CD-RW Drive / 3.5 FDD Drive / 7-in-1 Card Reader
* SONY PCV-RS520 VAIO Digital Studio PC $1149.88 A desktop PC with an Intel Pentium 4 processor 3E GHz with HT Technology / DVD+/-RW / 512MB PC2700 / No Monitor
* SONY PCV-RZ54G VAIO® Digital Studio PC $1699.99 A desktop PC with an Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.2 GHz with HT Technology / PVR / VHS to DVD Software / No Monitor
* SONY PCV-RZ56G VAIO® Digital Studio PC $2199.99 Desktop computers with an Intel Pentium 4 Processor 3.4 GHz with HT Technology / PVR / VHS to DVD Software / No Monitor
Computers
* 1931: First calculator, the Z1, is built in Germany by Konrad Zuse.*
1936: Englishman Alan M. Turing while at Princeton University formalizes the notion of calculableness and adapts the notion of algorithm to the computation of functions. Turing’s machine is defined to be capable of computing any calculable function.*
1937: George Stibitz builds the first binary calculator at Bell Telephone Laboratories.
* 1938: Hewlett-Packard Co. is founded to make electronic equipment.*
1939: First Radio Shack catalog is published.*
1940: At Bell Labs, George Stibitz demonstrates the Complex Number Calculator, which may be the first digital model.*
1940: First color TV broadcast.*
1940: Remote processing experiments, conducted by Bell Laboratories, create the first terminal.*
1941: Colossus is designed by Alan M. Turing and built by M.H.A. Neuman at the University of Manchester, England.*
1944: Mark I (IBM ASCC) is completed, based on the work of Professor Howard H. Aiken at Harvard and IBM. It is relay-based.*
1946: Binac (Binary Automatic), the first to operate in real time, is started by Eckert and Mauchly; it is completed in 1949.*
1946: ENIAC (Electronic Numerical Integrator), with 18,000 vacuum tubes, is dedicated at the University of Pennsylvania. It was 8 by 100 feet and weighed 80 tons. It could do 5,000 additions and 360 multiplications per second.*
1946: Eckert-Mauchly Computer Corporation is formed as the Electronic Control Co. to design a Universal Automatic (Univac).*
1947: Alan M. Turing publishes an article on Intelligent Machinery which launches artificial intelligence.*
1948: IBM introduces the 604 electronic calculator.*
1948: IBM builds the Selective Sequence Electronic Calculator (SSEC) with 12,000 tubes.*
1948: Transistor is invented by William Bradford Shockley with John Bardeen and Walter H. Brattain.*
1950: Maurice V. Wilkes at Cambridge University uses assembler (symbolic assembly language) on EDSAC.*
1951: Maurice V. Wilkes introduces the concept of microprogramming.*
1951: UNIVAC I is installed at the Bureau of Census using a magnetic tape unit as a buffer memory.*
1951: Wang Laboratories, Inc. is founded by An Wang in Boston.*
1951: Whirlwind becomes operational at MIT. It was the first real-time model and was designed by Jay Forrester and Ken Olsen.*
1952: IBM introduces the 701, its first electronic stored-program.*
1952: UNIVAC I predicts an Eisenhower landslide with 7% of the votes, just one hour after the polls close.*
1952: U.S. Department of Justice sues IBM for monopolizing the punched-card accounting machine industry.*
1953: First magnetic tape device, the IBM 726, is introduced with 100 character-per-inch density and 75 inches-per-second speed.*
1953: IBM ships its first stored-program, the 701. It is a vacuum tube, or first generation.*
1954: FORTRAN is created by John Backus at IBM. Harlan Herrick runs the first successful FORTRAN program.*
1954: Gene Amdahl develops the first operating system, used on IBM 704.*
1955: Remington-Rand merges with Sperry Gyroscope to form Sperry-Rand.*
1956: Burroughs acquires Electrodata and Datatron, which become the Burroughs 205.*
1956: Government antitrust suit against IBM is settled; consent decree requires IBM to sell as well as lease machines.*
1956: The acronym artificial intelligence is coined by John McCarthy.*
1957: Digital Equipment Corporation is founded by Ken Olsen.*
1958: ALGOL, first called IAL (International Algebraic Language), is presented in Zurich.*
1958: First electronic models are built in Japan by NEC: the NEC-1101 and -1102.*
1958: Seymour Cray builds the first fully transistorized supercomputer for Control Data Corp., the CDC 1604.*
1958: Jack Kilby of Texas Instruments makes the first integrated circuit.*
1959: COBOL is defined by the Conference on Data System Languages (Codasyl), based on Grace Hoppers Flow-Matic.*
1959: Jack S. Kilby at Texas Instruments files a patent for the first integrated circuit.*
1960: First electronic switching central office becomes operational in Chicago.*
1960: Removable disks first appear.*
1961: IBM delivers the Stretch to Los Alamos. This transistorized model with 64-bit data paths is the first to use eight-bit bytes; it remains operational until l971.*
1962: H. Ross Perot founds EDS (Electronic Data Systems) in Dallas, TX.*
1963: Tandy acquires Radio Shack (9 stores).*
1964: BASIC (Beginners All-purpose Symbolic Instruction Language) is created by Tom Kurtz and John Kemeny of Dartmouth. First time-sharing BASIC program runs.*
1965: Digital Equipment ships the first PDP-8 minicomputer.*
1965: First computer science Ph.D. is granted to Richard L. Wexelblat at the University of Pennsylvania.*
1965: IBM ships the first System 360, its first integrated circuit-based, or third generation.*
1966: Texas Instruments offers the first solid-state hand-held calculator.*
1969: PASCAL compiler is written by Nicklaus Wirth and installed on the CDC 6400.*
1971: IBM introduces the 370/135 and 370/195 mainframes.*
1971: Floppy disks are introduced to load the IBM 370 microcode.*
1971: Intel Corporation announces the first microprocessor, the Intel 4004, developed by a team headed by Marcian E. Hoff.*
1971: John Blankenbaker builds the first personal computer, the Kenbak I.*
1971: Sperry-Rand takes over the RCA product line.*
1972: Cray Research is founded.*
1972: First electronic pocket calculator is developed by Jack Kilby, Jerry Merryman, and Jim VanTassel of Texas Instruments.*
1972: Gary Kildall at Naval Postgraduate School writes PL/1, the first programming language for the Intel 4004 microprocessor.*
1974: Intel introduces the 8080, an 8 bit microprocessor that will be used in numerous units.*
1975: Cray-1 supercomputer is introduced.*
1975: MITS introduces the Altair Computer, named after a Star Trek episode, A Voyage to Altair. The kit cost $397 for a 256 byte computer. The I/O consisted of switches and lights. It was designed by Ed Roberts and Bill Yates.*
1975: Microsoft is founded after Bill Gates and Paul Allen adapt and sell BASIC to MITS for the Altair PC.*
1975: The first computer store opens in Santa Monica, CA.*
1976: Seymour Cray engineers and delivers Cray 1 with 200,000 freon-cooled ICs and 100 million floating point operations per second (MFLOP) performance.*
1976: Superminicomputers are introduced by Perkin-Elmer and Gould SEL.*
1977: Apple Computer is founded and introduces the Apple II.*
1977: Apple, Commodore, and Tandy begin selling.*
1977: Datapoint introduces ARC system, the first local area network.*
1978: The first COMDEX trade show is held.*
1980: Microsoft licenses UNIX operating system from Bell Laboratories and introduces its XENIX adaptation.*
1981: Osborne Computer introduces the Osborne 1, the first portable computer.*
1982: Compaq Computer incorporates.*
1982: Sun Microsystems is founded.*
1982: Microsoft licenses MS-DOS to 50 microcomputer manufacturers in the first 16 months of availability.*
1982: Time Magazine names the computer its Man of the Year.*
1983: Compaq ships its first computer in January and sells $111M, the greatest first-year sales in the history of American business.*
1984: Apple introduces the Macintosh computer.*
1984: The Tandy 1000 personal computer becomes the #1 selling IBM PC-compatible in its first year.*
1985: Aldus introduces PageMaker for the Macintosh and starts the desktop publishing era.*
1986: Burroughs merges with Sperry to form Unisys Corporation, second only to IBM in computer revenues.*
1987: IBM introduces its PS/2 family and ships over 1 million units by year end.*
1988: The first PS/2-compatible computers are announced by Tandy, Dell Computer and others.*
1988: A nondestructive worm spreads via the Internet network and brings several thousand computers to their knees.*
1989: The battery-powered notebook computer becomes a full function computer including hard and floppy disk with the arrival of Compaq’s LTE and LTE/286.*
1991: Notebook PCs are introduced by most PC vendors.*
1992: Wang Laboratories files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.*
1992: Intel says its next microprocessor will be called Pentium instead of 586.*
1993: – Microsoft unveils Windows NT.*
1993: Compaq introduces the Presario, a PC family targeted for the home market.
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Cheap Laptop Computers
November 7, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
Cheap Laptop Computers are the computers of choice for millions of businessmen, scientists, students, and people on the go in general. Refurbished and used laptops offer big savings to shoppers.
Notebook computers are capable of many of the same tasks that desktop computers perform, although they are typically less powerful for the same price.
They contain components that are similar to those in their desktop counterparts and perform the same functions but are miniaturized and optimized for mobile use and efficient power consumption.
Cheap laptop Computers usually have liquid crystal displays and use SO-DIMM (Small Outline DIMM) modules (rather than the larger DIMMs used in desktop computers)for their RAM. In addition to a built-in keyboard, they may utilize a touchpad (also known as a trackpad) or a pointing stick for input, though an external mouse or keyboard can usually be attached.
Many people just like the compactness and mobility of these machines, and the ability (with wireless) to carry them from room to room and even enjoy work and play outside on the deck, by the pool, or in the garage.
Cheap Computers can be new, discontinued models, refurbished machines, or simply “last year’s favorites”.
Cheap computers that are “refurbished” are those returned for whatever reason, sent back to the manufacturer, checked-out, repackaged, and resold for maybe half price.
For the average home user who doesn’t care about this years bells, whistles, super-duper processors, and bigger disk storage, these computers can be the answer. Use the hundreds of dollars saved for a mp3 player, games, or a comfortable desk chair.
Here are a few of the latest computers (priced from Best Buy).
- eMachines – 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $364.99
- Compaq – Presario 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $374.99
- eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $414.99
- Compaq – Presario 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $464.99
- eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with Hyper-Threading technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $494.99
- eMachines – 820 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 820; Intel® Viiv™ technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $544.99
- Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion 3800+ Desktop AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment; AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
- Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion Slimline 3800+ Desktop AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
- Gateway – 915 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 915; Intel® Viiv™ technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $579.99
Here are a few of the latest computers (priced from Best Buy).
- eMachines – 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $364.99
- Compaq – Presario 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $374.99
- eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $414.99
- Compaq – Presario 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $464.99
- eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with Hyper-Threading technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $494.99
- eMachines – 820 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 820; Intel® Viiv™ technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $544.99
- Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion 3800+ Desktop AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment; AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
- Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion Slimline 3800+ Desktop AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
- Gateway – 915 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 915; Intel® Viiv™ technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $579.99
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November 7, 2009 by mike · Leave a Comment
New Computer shopping is so easy to do online. Here is a list of some of the most popular machines and features. You can also search the most popular laptop computers. In both cases, i’ve left out many mid-priced models, showing least to most expensive. These new computer prices are taken from Best Buys.
eMachines – 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $364.99
Compaq – Presario 356 Desktop Intel® Celeron® D processor 356; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 120GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $374.99
eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 512MB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $414.99
Compaq – Presario 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with HT Technology; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Basic $464.99
eMachines – 631 Desktop Intel® Pentium® 4 processor 631 with Hyper-Threading technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $494.99
eMachines – 820 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 820; Intel® Viiv™ technology; Intel® EM64T enhancement; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $544.99
Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion 3800+ Desktop AMD LIVE! Smarter Digital Entertainment; AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
Hewlett-Packard – Pavilion Slimline 3800+ Desktop AMD Athlon™ 64 X2 dual-core processor 3800+; 1GB DDR2 SDRAM; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; LightScribe labeling; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $564.99
Gateway – 915 Desktop Intel® Pentium® D processor 915; Intel® Viiv™ technology; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium $579.99
Apple® – iMac™ with 24″ Display Intel® Core™2 Duo processor 2.16GHz; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive; 250GB hard drive; 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM; built-in AirPort Extreme; Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” $1,999.99
Velocity Micro – ProMagix E6600 Desktop Intel® Core™2 Duo desktop processor E6600; 2GB Corsair DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW and DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives; LightScribe labeling; 320GB Western Digital SATA hard drive; Windows Vista Ultimate $1,999.99
Sony – VAIO T5600 All-In-One PC/TV Desktop Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T5600; 2GB DDR2 memory; 19″ widescreen; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 250GB hard drive; built-in camera; wireless LAN; Windows Vista Home Premium with TV tuner $2,099.99
Apple® – Mac Pro Intel® Xeon® 5100 series processors; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW SuperDrive; 250GB hard drive; 1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 DIMM; Mac OS X 10.4 “Tiger” $2,499.99
Velocity Micro – ProMagix QX6700 Desktop Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor; 2GB Corsair DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW and DVD-ROM/CD-RW drives; 400GB SATA/150 hard drive; Windows Vista Ultimate $3,499.99
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