Comments for Guidesk http://guidesk.com Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:14:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Netbook as Primary Computer – Why Some People aren’t Compatible with Mini Notebooks by Lewis Granthttp://guidesk.com/netbook-as-primary-computer-why-some-people-arent-compatible-with-mini-notebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-1882 Lewis Grant Sat, 07 Jan 2012 19:14:19 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=1164#comment-1882 That's not bad at all, Aiko. I had quite a trouble even with 720p on my Asus 1005ha, especially on youtube. Admittedly an older construction, though. That’s not bad at all, Aiko. I had quite a trouble even with 720p on my Asus 1005ha, especially on youtube. Admittedly an older construction, though.

]]> Comment on Netbook as Primary Computer – Why Some People aren’t Compatible with Mini Notebooks by Aikohttp://guidesk.com/netbook-as-primary-computer-why-some-people-arent-compatible-with-mini-notebooks/comment-page-1/#comment-1881 Aiko Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:22:42 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=1164#comment-1881 I'm running 1080p videos in media player classic on my D257 Aspire One (Intel GMA 3150) on an external monitor just fine? o.o I’m running 1080p videos in media player classic on my D257 Aspire One (Intel GMA 3150) on an external monitor just fine? o.o

]]> Comment on Why is 2GB the Maximum Memory You Can Have in a Netbook? by darthhttp://guidesk.com/why-is-2gb-the-maximum-memory-you-can-have-in-a-netbook/comment-page-1/#comment-1854 darth Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:06:21 +0000 http://guidesk.com/why-is-2gb-the-maximum-memory-you-can-have-in-a-netbook/#comment-1854 2gb is the physical limit for N4xx netbxooks due to the amount of addressable memory see intel website for more details. If you want faster netbook reccomend getting your netbook memory up to 2gb as this makes video and browsing faster there are panels under the machine that house the memory and Hard disk , upgrading the version of windows also gives you more flexibilty and finally swapping a higher capacaty hard drive gives more storage, netbooks face really tough competition from tablets and small form factor laptops and even some phones pack more power but I am tapping this note out on a netbook if intel put there one new Teraflop Nights corner chip in a netbook $55m supercomputer power in the size of a book! most netbooks have a few slots and also some of the newer netbooks released have dual core which should also be slightly faster. 2gb is the physical limit for N4xx netbxooks due to the amount of addressable memory see intel website for more details.
If you want faster netbook reccomend getting your netbook memory up to 2gb as this makes video and browsing faster there are panels under the machine that house the memory and Hard disk , upgrading the version of windows also gives you more flexibilty and finally swapping a higher capacaty hard drive gives more storage, netbooks face really tough competition from tablets and small form factor laptops and even some phones pack more power but I am tapping this note out on a netbook if intel put there one new Teraflop Nights corner chip in a netbook $55m supercomputer power in the size of a book! most netbooks have a few slots and also some of the newer netbooks released have dual core which should also be slightly faster.

]]> Comment on Why is 2GB the Maximum Memory You Can Have in a Netbook? by Cuvtixohttp://guidesk.com/why-is-2gb-the-maximum-memory-you-can-have-in-a-netbook/comment-page-1/#comment-1846 Cuvtixo Fri, 25 Nov 2011 22:57:32 +0000 http://guidesk.com/why-is-2gb-the-maximum-memory-you-can-have-in-a-netbook/#comment-1846 For whatever it's worth, I have heard reports around the web that these 4GB modules work and memory is recognized in the older Macbooks (some of which use the same memory, for example a 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-5300): Apparently there's no memory limitation on Intel Dual-Core CPUs. For whatever it’s worth, I have heard reports around the web that these 4GB modules work and memory is recognized in the older Macbooks (some of which use the same memory, for example a 200-pin SODIMM DDR2 PC2-5300): Apparently there’s no memory limitation on Intel Dual-Core CPUs.

]]> Comment on 4GB Flash Drive by Lewis Granthttp://guidesk.com/4gb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1793 Lewis Grant Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:44:58 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=280#comment-1793 That's one issue less. Good to know.Lewis That’s one issue less. Good to know.

Lewis

]]> Comment on 4GB Flash Drive by Patrick DonEganhttp://guidesk.com/4gb-flash-drive/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Patrick DonEgan Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:42:43 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=280#comment-1792 FireWire 400 and 800 are compatible with a cable change. FireWire 400 and 800 are compatible with a cable change.

]]> Comment on How much does a 1TB external hard drive hold? by Shavonhttp://guidesk.com/how-much-does-a-1tb-external-hard-drive-hold/comment-page-1/#comment-1788 Shavon Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:10:00 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=883#comment-1788 Very helpful!! Very helpful!!

]]> Comment on MacBook pro 13 i5 or i7? by Lewis Granthttp://guidesk.com/macbook-pro-13-i5-or-i7/comment-page-1/#comment-1778 Lewis Grant Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:54:13 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=1743#comment-1778 Truth to be told, the difference between i7 and i5 is almost negligible unless you drive it to the ceiling regularly. It's a speck of an increase in performance compared to what going SSD does to your system.As far as longevity or 'future proofness' is concerned, just take a look at a 5 years old mac. Does 2-300 Mhz of difference on an aging system matter in a world where a simple web browser munches 1.5 gigabytes of ram, and works two CPU cores?And yeah, unfortunately the SSD goes to the place of the HDD so you'll have to find another way to keep it around.(just as a side-note, SSDs seem to double in capacity and drop to half the price every 18 months or so)(side note 2, sorry for the moderation thing, the site gets about five hundred spam posts for every one written by a human)Lewis Truth to be told, the difference between i7 and i5 is almost negligible unless you drive it to the ceiling regularly. It’s a speck of an increase in performance compared to what going SSD does to your system.

As far as longevity or ‘future proofness’ is concerned, just take a look at a 5 years old mac. Does 2-300 Mhz of difference on an aging system matter in a world where a simple web browser munches 1.5 gigabytes of ram, and works two CPU cores?

And yeah, unfortunately the SSD goes to the place of the HDD so you’ll have to find another way to keep it around.

(just as a side-note, SSDs seem to double in capacity and drop to half the price every 18 months or so)

(side note 2, sorry for the moderation thing, the site gets about five hundred spam posts for every one written by a human)

Lewis

]]> Comment on MacBook pro 13 i5 or i7? by Lewis Granthttp://guidesk.com/macbook-pro-13-i5-or-i7/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 Lewis Grant Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:17:57 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=1743#comment-1777 Hey there!" if I were to do this, would I still have the 500gb of hard drive space or does that substitute for it. "An SSD goes into the main drive bay of the laptop. There are two things you can do to keep that 500 gb drive around: 1st, there are kits you can use to install the HDD where the Superdrive used to be. Warranty-wise it's a grey area, as Apple lets you replace the HDD in the main bay, but they may give you the angry looks if you remove the optical drive as well.Second is to replace the HDD with the SSD, and put the HDD in an external enclosure. You get access to anything stored on it, you can connect it to a different computer, just like you would an ordinary external hard drive. Problem is, USB 2.0 is crazy slow compared to the bus internal drives sit in normally. Even FireWire 800 is somewhat of a compromise.short answer: yes, SSD substitutes the HDD, but there are options to keep it around to let it still do the heavy lifting, and the SSD to boost everyday performance. Hey there!

” if I were to do this, would I still have the 500gb of hard drive space or does that substitute for it. ”

An SSD goes into the main drive bay of the laptop. There are two things you can do to keep that 500 gb drive around: 1st, there are kits you can use to install the HDD where the Superdrive used to be. Warranty-wise it’s a grey area, as Apple lets you replace the HDD in the main bay, but they may give you the angry looks if you remove the optical drive as well.

Second is to replace the HDD with the SSD, and put the HDD in an external enclosure. You get access to anything stored on it, you can connect it to a different computer, just like you would an ordinary external hard drive. Problem is, USB 2.0 is crazy slow compared to the bus internal drives sit in normally. Even FireWire 800 is somewhat of a compromise.

short answer: yes, SSD substitutes the HDD, but there are options to keep it around to let it still do the heavy lifting, and the SSD to boost everyday performance.

]]> Comment on MacBook pro 13 i5 or i7? by Justinhttp://guidesk.com/macbook-pro-13-i5-or-i7/comment-page-1/#comment-1776 Justin Wed, 26 Oct 2011 19:14:55 +0000 http://guidesk.com/?p=1743#comment-1776 Lewis, It says my comment is awaiting moderation, so I hope it doesn't post twice. Nevertheless I was wondering if it would be a better long term investment (say ~5 years) to do the i5 with the upgrade to ssd, or the i7? Also, if upgrading to ssd, is the 128 gb in addition to the 500 gb, or is does it replace it? I'm looking for a fast mbp with a big enough amount of storage on it that i won't have to worry about music files, etc slowing it down with about 100 mb of music. Thanks and any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Lewis,
It says my comment is awaiting moderation, so I hope it doesn’t post twice. Nevertheless I was wondering if it would be a better long term investment (say ~5 years) to do the i5 with the upgrade to ssd, or the i7? Also, if upgrading to ssd, is the 128 gb in addition to the 500 gb, or is does it replace it? I’m looking for a fast mbp with a big enough amount of storage on it that i won’t have to worry about music files, etc slowing it down with about 100 mb of music. Thanks and any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

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