Recent content by twelve25

I was just playing online games with 30 ping. Outlook pops right up. Every major site is fine. No problems here. WWW is designed to be a "web", hence the name. You can pound certain providers and segments, but shutting down the whole thing is not going to happen.

I get prizes like that in the mail all the time from car dealerships.

It's got a great processor and an average (but capable) video card. It's got a 1600x900 screen, but you'll probably have to game at 1280x720 to get good results with that GT 650M.

xpehWhy do the Americans always call Ukraine "The Ukraine?" Ukraine isn't exactly a part of Russia anymore. What is even called "The Ukraine" when it was a Soviet member? I think it's just some local flavor. Why do we call it Japan when it is Nippon?

It only takes one idiot to click on a link in an email and you have your backdoor in. With these huge companies, finding one idiot is all but assured.

Good news. This will give a lot of time for development of native apps to catch up.

Thanks, randini, those were along the lines of laptops I was looking at. It doesn't need to be powerful, just enough to do research, notes and papers on. I didn't really need specific recommendations, though, just trying to decide which path to look down. If I go the android path, I'd be...

What do you need it to do faster? Where is your laptop letting you down right now?

I'm looking at picking up a gift for someone who is starting college soon. They don't have a computer, but some are available at school labs. I was thinking of getting them either a lower end notebook or a good tablet with a keyboard case. Budget is going to be in the $500 range. I...