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That's a lot like saying, "Microsoft has elected to let third parties build a wide range of Windows systems — a strategy that could prove both beneficial and confusing." Seriously? If you can't take the time to learn about a product before you buy it, you're the only one to blame if it doesn't...

The controls fit well. Sure, it's easier on the PC when everyone has their own screen but it's a hoot with 3 other people yelling at each other in the same room.

The short short version: Can your Xbox run Office, AutoCAD, Photoshop and the like? No? That's why the laptop costs more. Laptops were initially designed to be productivity machines, not gaming consoles with a screen attached to it. Also, your standard Xbox is larger and contains more dedicated...

There is. This: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/apple/3448684/how-get-iphone-out-of-recovery-mode/ Or the Apple store. There is no other way, honestly. Oh, by doing that you'd be waving goodbye to everything on your phone. If you have everything backed up to iTunes and/or iCloud, you're...

You need something like this: https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/rescuedisk

Any Netbook is not going to be able to handle 1080p video well. Nothing with the previous generations of Atom processors will. The most capable would be something with the AMD E-450 ultra mobile CPU in it, and even that's just very barely, but almost not, cutting it. Your best bet is the Lenovo...

If you're inside Windows you clearly have an operating system. With that in mind, if a pop-up appears that says anything like that, yes it's from some sort of malware.

How about a convertible tablet? They have the absolute best batteries, specifically the Acer W510, which gets ~9 hours alone and ~15 hours with its keyboard dock attached...

That's entirely dependent on the game. If the game is GPU-dependent, like a lot of FPS games, you'd reap the benefits of a better GPU. If its say, a MMO, you'd lose out due to the UM CPU's inability to cope with the load fast enough. It's a trade-off, and entirely up to you.

http://www.instructables.com/id/Hacking-Esheep---The-Lovable,-Slightly-Annoying-Sc/ Not that I'd trust such a program nowadays... Edit: it's a 16-bit program, so the most you can run it on is 32-bit Windows. 64-bit can't do it.

Modern games are reaching for more than 4GB of RAM now, so upgrading that's your first and best answer. Your 5400 RPM hard drive is holding you back and probably causing some slowdown in the loading area, and sure a 7200 RPM drive can help there. I would suggest a SSD first but if you can't...

You probably took out the motherboard, CPU, RAM, etc.... Any liquid will cause a great deal of havoc on an electrical system such as the one in a laptop.

For a 17" you're gonna have to throw out a bit more money. This is the best I could come up with: http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7566808&CatId=4935 http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4904408&CatId=4935...

Your laptop could easily handle almost any DirectX 9 game (the aforementioned Skyrim, WoW and Dragon Age: Origins and the like). You've probably somehow toasted your thermal paste on your CPU and GPU. If you're brave enough to open your laptop up (your warranty is already gone anyway so you...

You might want to look into leasing. Lease terms can often cover battery degradation and replacement. Plus, you always have current machines and replacements should something go wrong. If not, you could order a bunch of HP Sleekbooks (not all Sleekbooks have removable batteries, you have to...