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MsDemeanor · 12-04-2009, 11:59 PM

Two questions, please *dropping thirty cents in tip jar*

Question 1
Mister has an old Dell laptop. It's used for web surfing and pretty much nothing else. It keeps getting slower and sllloooowwwweeerrrrr, even though there's practically nothing on it. Why do computers get slower as they get older? I know that it's the computer and not the DSL because I have two other computers on the same network, one for home and one for work, that run screaming circles around his laptop when it comes to internet response time.

Question 2
I want to get Mister a new laptop. What is the correlation between processor and net surfing speed? I'm wondering if I need to go over my budget for an Intel Core 2, or if a cheaper Intel processor give the same result. I've been looking at the Toshiba Satellites; they all seem to have good reviews and there are plenty of low price models available with the cheaper Intel processors. We might occassionally hook it up to the HDTV to watch stuff, so an HDMI port would be a nice bonus. I know that a netbook would probably meet his needs, but we're both too old for 10 inch screens.

Oh, wait, third question *tosses in another 15 cents*

TigerDirect has this MSI notebook on sale this weekend for $419. It has the Intel Celeron T3100 and an HDMI port, so it seems to fill the bill. Do you know anything about MSI Computers?

12-04-2009, 11:59 PM	#51
MsDemeanor Member How Do You Identify?: queer stone femme Relationship Status: Happily married to MisterMeanor, the man of my dreams Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 703 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 165 Thanked 1,852 Times in 511 Posts Rep Power: 2698180	Two questions, please dropping thirty cents in tip jar Question 1 Mister has an old Dell laptop. It's used for web surfing and pretty much nothing else. It keeps getting slower and sllloooowwwweeerrrrr, even though there's practically nothing on it. Why do computers get slower as they get older? I know that it's the computer and not the DSL because I have two other computers on the same network, one for home and one for work, that run screaming circles around his laptop when it comes to internet response time. Question 2 I want to get Mister a new laptop. What is the correlation between processor and net surfing speed? I'm wondering if I need to go over my budget for an Intel Core 2, or if a cheaper Intel processor give the same result. I've been looking at the Toshiba Satellites; they all seem to have good reviews and there are plenty of low price models available with the cheaper Intel processors. We might occassionally hook it up to the HDTV to watch stuff, so an HDMI port would be a nice bonus. I know that a netbook would probably meet his needs, but we're both too old for 10 inch screens. Oh, wait, third question tosses in another 15 cents TigerDirect has this MSI notebook on sale this weekend for $419. It has the Intel Celeron T3100 and an HDMI port, so it seems to fill the bill. Do you know anything about MSI Computers?