Compaq Presario 3050us

Memory Upgrade for Compaq Presario 3050US Laptops

Presario 3050US Memory Specifications Standard Memory 512 MB = 256 (removable) + 256 MB (removable) Maximum Memory 1.0 GB Memory Expansion 2 sockets Memory Comments PC2100 DDR SDRAM SODIMMs CPU Type 3.06GHz Intel Pentium 4 Model Comments SiS 650 Chipset

Memory Upgrade for Compaq Presario 3050US Laptop, the Compaq Presario 3050US Laptop takes the PC2100 DDR SDRAM SODIMMs Memory Type, and comes installed with 512 MB = 256 (removable) + 256 MB (removable) of Memory. You can upgrade your Compaq Presario 3050US Laptop to up to a maximum of 1.0 GB Memory, the system has 2 sockets to install Memory, already with 512 MB = 256 (removable) + 256 MB (removable) standard Memory installed. For best Laptop performance use the maximum amount of allowed Memory per slot for your  Laptop. Choose the following Memory Upgrade for Compaq Presario 3050US Laptop.

Compaq Presario 3000 Series 3050US laptop screens are available from LCDs4Less. Plastic display assembly, frame brackets, and screws not included. Usually ships the same day you order, based on when the order is placed. International orders accepted.

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Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 17" (Al) Specs (M8793LL/A)

The PowerBook G4/1.0 17" (Al)

features a 1.0 GHz PowerPC 7455 (G4) processor with the AltiVec "Velocity Engine" vector processing unit, 256k on chip level 2 cache, and 1.0 MB level 3 cache, 512 MB of PC2700 DDR SDRAM, a 60 GB Ultra ATA/100 hard drive (4200 RPM), a slot-loading 2X DVD-R/CD-RW "SuperDrive", a Firewire "800" port, built-in Bluetooth 1.1 and AirPort Extreme (802.11g), and NVIDIA GeForce4 440 Go (4X AGP) graphics with 64 MB of DDR SDRAM in an attractive aluminum alloy case with a 17" widescreen TFT display (1440x900 native resolution). Custom configurations also were available.

The PowerBook G4/1.0 17" was the first notebook to ship with a 17" display and a fiber optic based "ambient light sensor" that automatically "measures ambient light and works with integrated software to adjust keyboard illumination and screen brightness based on user preferences". It also was the first Mac to include a Firewire "800" port.

Also see: What are the differences between the original 12-Inch and 17-Inch PowerBook G4 models?

Apple PowerBook G4 1.0 17" (Al) Specs (M8793LL/A).

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Alienware Area-51m

The Bottom Line

Alienware's Area-51m is built as a mobile gaming platform and it excells at this application. The systems high performance comes at the price of portability and the pocketbook.

Pros

• High Speed Pentium 4 CPU with Hyper Threading Support
• Excellent Graphics Processor
• User Upgradable Graphics Module

Cons

• Expensive
• Wireless Not Standard

Description

• Pentium 4 2.8 GHz Desktop Processor with Hyper Threading Support
• 512MB PC3200 DDR Memory
• 20GB 5,400rpm Hard Drive
• 24x CD-RW Combo Optical Drive
• 15.4" WXGA+ (1600x1050) Wide Screen LCD and ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 Pro with 128MB
• AC'97 Audio
• v.92 56Kbps Modem, 10/100 Ethernet and Optional 802.11a/b/g Wireless
• Three USB 2.0 Ports, One FireWire Port, One Type II PC Card Slot
• 13.8" x 11.4" x 1.6" @ 7.5 lbs. (w/o battery)
• Windows XP Home Operating System

Guide Review - Alienware Area-51m

1/19/04 - Alienware's Area-51m is an ever evolving product. The latest incarnation offers a lot of great improvements to what was already a very good product. On the visible side of things, the system now features a wide-screen LCD panel which stretches the dimensions and weight of the unit. But it is the interals of the system that have really improved.
Powering the system is a Pentium 4 2.8 GHz desktop CPU. As an added bonus, the laptop now supports Hyper Threading for added performance. Matched up to this is 512MB of high-speed PC3200 memory. Most manufacturers are still using either PC2100 or PC2700 memory.
Storage on the system has also been upgraded somewhat. The system still ships with a 20GB 5,400rpm hard drive standard, but an option for a 7,200 drive is available. The optical drive has been upgraded to a much needed 24x CD-RW Combo drive.
Graphics have seen a huge improvement. The Area-51m now features a user upgradable graphics module. With the ATI Radeon Mobility 9600 Pro 128MB standard, most users won't have a need to upgrade. This GPU provides desktop level performance with DirectX 9 support at the portable level. The new 15.4" wide screen LCD display features a high resolution 1680x1050 resolution.
There are a few drawbacks to this otherwise excellent system. Most notable is the price. This is easily one of the more expensive notebooks available. Also, it would be nice to have wireless networking included instead of optional.

 All the hardware is seated in an Intel 915P motherboard that supports PCI Express and you can have dual disk drives (2 x 60GB, Hitachi 7,200rpm ATA100 drives) in a RAID 0 array for so-called 'Extreme Performance'. There are dual optical drives as well so you can presumably burn or play CDs and DVDs while you're cracking on with your game.

Good graphics and frame rates are only part of the story when it comes to satisfying gaming; what about the sound? Well, 7.1-channel surround sound comes as standard, though only four speakers and a subwoofer are supplied, so you're encouraged to plug in to an external Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 2 NX system or go one further with a ZS PC Card. Even without the Audigy supplement though, most gamers will be reasonably satisfied with the quality of onboard audio.
As you'd expect, there's a healthy collection of peripherals in the shape of four USB 2.0 ports, Wireless 802.11b/g, two IEEE-1394 ports, 56kbps modem and Ethernet connections, video in and out, PS2, LPT, DVI and COM Ports and a 7-in-1 memory card reader.
The AC adapter looks like a brick but it's another reason why you'll be less likely to balance this machine on your knees; the battery life is only around an hour and there's a notable drop in frame rate when you switch over from mains power.

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Acer TravelMate 430

Features

This computer was designed with the user in mind. Here are just a few of its many features:
Performance Intel® Desktop P4P CPU with packing mPGA 478 package PC2100 DDR SDRAM, Maximum memory up to 2GB (with two 1024MB SODIMM when available)Internal optical drive (swappable with optional drive) Removable PCI Bus Master Enhanced IDE hard disk Li-Ion main battery packPower management system with ACPI (Advanced Configuration Power Interface)
Display Thin-Film Transistor (TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) displaying 32-bit high true colour up to 16.7
million colours at 1024X768 eXtended Graphics Array (XGA) resolution for 14.1”/15.0” or
1400x1050 Super eXtended Graphics Array+ (SXGA+) for resolution for some 15.0” models
(specification varies depending on models)3D capabilities Simultaneous LCD and CRT display support S-video for output to a television or display device that supports S-video input “Automatic LCD dim” feature that automatically decides the best settings for your display and
conserves power Dual display capability
Multimedia Realtek ALC202 AC’97 Codec audio Built-in dual speakers Built-in microphone High-speed optical drive Direct CD Player
Connectivity High-speed fax/data modem port Ethernet/Fast Ethernet port 3 USB 2.0 (Universal Serial Bus) ports IEEE 1394 port SD/MMC memory slot Memory stick slot Acer EasyPort port replicator Wireless LAN ready (specification varies depending on models) Bluetooth ready (specification varies depending on models)
System Specifications
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Human-centric design and ergonomics

 4-way scroll button

 Sleek, smooth and stylish design

 Acer FinTouch full-sized curved keyboard

 Ergonomically-centered touchpad pointing device

Expansion

 One type II CardBus PC Card slots

 Upgradeable memory

Keyboard and Pointing Device

 Acer FineTouch keyboard: with 5 curve

 84/85/88-key windows keyboard, inverted “T” cursor layout, 18mm spacing, 2.5mm (min) key

travel

 Built-in touchpad with ergonomic buttons and 4-way integrated scroll key

 12 function keys; 4 cursor keys; two Windows keys; hotkey controls; 4 launch keys, including

Internet browser, email (with LED for received mail), and 2 user-progammable keys

 Embedded numeric keypad

 International language support

I/O Ports

 One type II CardBus slots

 One RJ-11 modem jack

 One RJ-45 network jack

 One DC-in jack for AC adapter

One ECP/EPP-compliant parallel port

One external monitor port

One headphone/speaker/line-out jack (3.5mm mini jack)

 One microphone/line-in jack (3.5mm mini jack)

One S-video-out (NTSC/PAL) port

Three Universal Serial Bus (USB) ports

One IEEE 1394 port

 100-pin port replicator connector for Acer EasyPort

 One SD/MMC slots

 One memory stick slot

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MSI has a gaming laptop line

MSI HAD THE usual raft of new things to show at Computex, three of which stood out, gaming laptops, a high end mobo, and dual GPU graphics cards. Let's dive in and look at the high points.

The flame stripes look good on most things painted black, 1990s Hondas being one of the exceptions. The MSI GX series of laptops are not one of the exceptions, they are black with red trim and have flames accenting the cover and the wrist rest.
There are four models, the 600, 610, 700 and 710. 6xxs are 15-inch screens, 7xx are 17-inch, x00s are Intel, x10 are AMD. The one with all the goodies is the 600, a P965 based Merom notebook. The nice feature? A turbo button, simply press it and it goes from 2GHz to 2.4GHz, a 20% OC. None of the other models have this, but they still look spiffy.

Next up we have the MSI X38 Diamond, aka the MS-7353. This is a run of the mill X38 based DDR3 board, but it has a twist. The Diamond line is the upscale version of the Platinum, the not quite as high end high end board.
This Diamond has a four character LED status readout so you can say 'bork' instead of the usual hex B7. Your board can now taunt you with a 'ha ha' directly instead of sending you to the manual to look up the code that is causing the smoke. Come to think of it, there are a lot of four letter words that are suitable for such a situation.

Last up we have the MSI Geminium, a dual ATI 2600XT card. MSI is far from alone with this one, there were at least two others at the show with similar beasties on display. MSI had by far the most interesting cooler though, this may be a reference board but it wasn't the stock part.
One other thing to note about the board, it is a single slot card, even if you do need one really tall case. A little more confusingly, this card only has two DVI outs, all of the others had four. That blows out the possibility of a single slot solution, but I don't think many people would cry over a slot in trade for two more DVIs.

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