TechSpeed » laptops http://www.techspeed.org Fast Answers To Tough Questions Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:28:30 +0000 en hourly 1 How much memory does a standard graphics card have? http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-does-a-standard-graphics-card-have/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-does-a-standard-graphics-card-have/#comments Sun, 20 Feb 2011 05:53:07 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-does-a-standard-graphics-card-have/ I am buying a Sony Vaio CS series laptop and the only thing I haven’t upgraded is the graphics card, because there is no option to do so on the website. I was just wondering how much memory the standard graphics card that comes with Vaio laptops have. I assume it’s 512MB but I just want to make sure before I purchase the laptop.

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-does-a-standard-graphics-card-have/feed/ 3 How much memory and hard drive to I look for in a computer that I planning on playing a lot of sims on? http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-and-hard-drive-to-i-look-for-in-a-computer-that-i-planning-on-playing-a-lot-of-sims-on/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-and-hard-drive-to-i-look-for-in-a-computer-that-i-planning-on-playing-a-lot-of-sims-on/#comments Sun, 06 Feb 2011 17:55:04 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-and-hard-drive-to-i-look-for-in-a-computer-that-i-planning-on-playing-a-lot-of-sims-on/ I have sims 3 and sims 2. I also have many sims 2 expansions. I’m planning on getting a new desktop computer and I’m curious how much memory/ hard drive I should look for? would something like 4GB be enough? I’ve went throught two laptops and I think its because I didn’t have enough memeroy and they burned up.

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-much-memory-and-hard-drive-to-i-look-for-in-a-computer-that-i-planning-on-playing-a-lot-of-sims-on/feed/ 2 What is the minimum amount of memory you need to operate a laptop? http://www.techspeed.org/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-memory-you-need-to-operate-a-laptop/ http://www.techspeed.org/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-memory-you-need-to-operate-a-laptop/#comments Mon, 27 Dec 2010 15:24:55 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-memory-you-need-to-operate-a-laptop/ I’m looking to buy a Dell Inspiron 13. Everything I am reading about laptops is more confusing than helpful. The price seems to enlarge with the amount of memory. Is there a minimum amount you need? I am purchasing one mostly to do a lot of writing. Thank you for any help.

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/what-is-the-minimum-amount-of-memory-you-need-to-operate-a-laptop/feed/ 5 memory………? http://www.techspeed.org/memory-2/ http://www.techspeed.org/memory-2/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:13:04 +0000 admin http://www.techspeed.org/memory-2/ so most laptops have 2 slots for memory?
is this 1 chip or 2?

http://www.memoryx.net/3113748.html

1GB (1x1GB) Dell Notebook DDR2-533 SODIMM Memory (p/n 311-3748)

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/memory-2/feed/ 1 How could you start a private network for your computers at home without getting another ethernet cable? http://www.techspeed.org/how-could-you-start-a-private-network-for-your-computers-at-home-without-getting-another-ethernet-cable/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-could-you-start-a-private-network-for-your-computers-at-home-without-getting-another-ethernet-cable/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:31:07 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-could-you-start-a-private-network-for-your-computers-at-home-without-getting-another-ethernet-cable/ If I had lots of computers and laptops laying around in my house and they’re all on the internet, how can I start a private network with each? I don’t have any extra ethernet cables either. I have the new AT&T internet and a couple spare old modems. Can I use those to start a private network just by switching the ethernet cables?

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-could-you-start-a-private-network-for-your-computers-at-home-without-getting-another-ethernet-cable/feed/ 2 How do you set up a network for two laptops to share an Internet connection? http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-you-set-up-a-network-for-two-laptops-to-share-an-internet-connection/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-you-set-up-a-network-for-two-laptops-to-share-an-internet-connection/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 16:20:10 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-you-set-up-a-network-for-two-laptops-to-share-an-internet-connection/ Our cable Internet connection was set up on my laptop. I then bought a wireless router. I have an HP running Windows VISTA. My roommate has a Dell laptop about four years old running Windows XP. She wants to connect to the Internet. I have a wireless network set up for the router. What does she need to do? She tried going under "Connect to" and no wireless networks showed up.

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-you-set-up-a-network-for-two-laptops-to-share-an-internet-connection/feed/ 2 How can I setup a network storage on my wireless linksys network? http://www.techspeed.org/how-can-i-setup-a-network-storage-on-my-wireless-linksys-network/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-can-i-setup-a-network-storage-on-my-wireless-linksys-network/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:10:12 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-can-i-setup-a-network-storage-on-my-wireless-linksys-network/ I would like to hook my external hard drive to my network so my wife and I can save to that drive rather than our laptops. We don’t have a computer hooked to the router. We have the modem, a linksys wireless router and that’s it. What do you suggest I do?

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-can-i-setup-a-network-storage-on-my-wireless-linksys-network/feed/ 3 How good is a Nvidia GeForce 8600M both now and in the future? http://www.techspeed.org/how-good-is-a-nvidia-geforce-8600m-both-now-and-in-the-future/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-good-is-a-nvidia-geforce-8600m-both-now-and-in-the-future/#comments Mon, 01 Feb 2010 02:27:39 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-good-is-a-nvidia-geforce-8600m-both-now-and-in-the-future/ I am deciding between two laptops. I like them both very much but the graphics card vary on both.

1. Dell XPS M1710 with a Nvidia Geforce 7950 GTX
2. Hewlett Packard Pavilion Dv9590 with a Nvidia GeForce 8600M

I know that the 7950 is a much much better card but i am a very keen gamer and i want a card that will please me in the future too. The 8600 has DirectX10 but the 7950 doesn’t.

I really dont know what to go for, on one hand i dont want to be stuck with the 7950 that will play amazing now but nothing in the future due to no DX10 support. I know the 8600 is a good card now, but what will it be like in terms of DX10. If its only ‘good’ (rather than great) for DX9 will it be an average card supporting DX10?

I don’t understand how it works!
Im really stuck! Please help!

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-good-is-a-nvidia-geforce-8600m-both-now-and-in-the-future/feed/ 2 How to share files between two computers using an ethernet cable? http://www.techspeed.org/how-to-share-files-between-two-computers-using-an-ethernet-cable/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-to-share-files-between-two-computers-using-an-ethernet-cable/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:34:45 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-to-share-files-between-two-computers-using-an-ethernet-cable/ Hi, I have two huge files (ISO files) on a laptop which I need to transfer to another laptop. The files are each over 8GB in size so I can’t use my flash drive or cds (I don’t have any around). Is there a way I can hook up the two laptops with an ethernet cable and transfer the files? What are the actual steps I need to follow?

]]> http://www.techspeed.org/how-to-share-files-between-two-computers-using-an-ethernet-cable/feed/ 3 How do i reformat my computer without a cd drive? http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-i-reformat-my-computer-without-a-cd-drive/ http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-i-reformat-my-computer-without-a-cd-drive/#comments Thu, 31 Dec 2009 08:30:47 +0000 Speed http://www.techspeed.org/how-do-i-reformat-my-computer-without-a-cd-drive/ I have a laptop that doesnt have a cd drive. and i have a laptop that has a cd drive. i also have the reformatting cd. is there a way to reformat my laptop without the cd drive?
how do i network drive the two laptops?

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