Recent content by schwinn89

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    TORN between light gaming laptop (Lenovo y580) and ultrabook (Asus Zen

    That is definitely a hard decision to make. Personally, I would want to consider which one will be the most "future proof" and which one will carry the best resell value. I have a feeling that as far as gaming goes the Y580 will be the most future proof due to the quad core processor and better...
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    Where is pre-installed RAM on Alienware M17x R4

    So I just purchased an Alienware M17x R4 with 6GB of pre-installed RAM because I did not see any point in paying extra for RAM that I could just install myself. I ended up purchasing 16GB of DDR3 1600MHz RAM off of Amazon and when I went to install the 16GB of RAM I was unable to find where the...
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    SSD in a macbook pro?

    I'm not sure which year MBP you have but I just recently did this exact same upgrade to my mid 2010 MBP 13in. The overall process is actually rather simple. It is easiest to use Carbon Copy Cloner to clone your existing hard drive to the new SSD. You can actually download the trial version for...
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    14" and Under Gaming Laptop

    Hey guys and gals! I'm new to the forum and have heard great things about this community so I thought I would ask a few questions. I am looking to get a new laptop for gaming purposes only in the very near future. Have about $1000-$1500 budget. My main concern is that it has a good GPU and is...