Cheap socket 478 refurbished motherboard

If you’re like me, you’re always trying to save money when you’re going out buying components. For example, one of the most heavily searched items on the search engines when dealing with motherboards is “cheap socket 478 refurbished motherboard.” I can tell from that phrase alone that people are interested in making sure that they [...]

Using an automatic memory finder

So, which is better? Using an automatic memory finder or looking in your manual to try to determine which type of memory your laptop takes? If you’ve become absolutely frustrated by looking through your manuals (or heck, with these computers these days, even finding a manual can be tough), you definitely might want to consider [...]

Long flight? Get a laptop DVD drive

It’s hard to imagine a time when laptops didn’t all have a laptop DVD drive. Well, you’d be amazed to know that some right now don’t even come with them. While they’ve become standard on just about every laptop type being produced here in 2009, up until a couple years ago there were laptops that [...]

Having sound problems? Get a new laptop sound card

I bet half of you didn’t even know that you could replace a laptop sound card. Well, you can! It’s sometimes not as easy as if you had a PCI-equipped desktop PC that just allows the sound card to be slid out of the case, but it’s doable if you know what you’re looking for. [...]

PC133 memory isn’t tough to find

So how many of you are at a bit of a loss when it comes to finding good deals on PC133 memory? Heck, how many of you are a little frustrated when it comes to finding PC133 memory period? Have no fear: This type of memory is still widely available if you know where to [...]

Does your laptop take PC2100 memory?

PC2100 memory has in the past been one of the most popular types of DDR SDRAM in production. Just like its PC2700 cousin, it’s a type of memory stick that’s been in mass production in laptops for years. PC2100 memory is much like the other types of DDR RAM; it’s a double data rate type [...]

Can I trust a laptop memory finder?

Have you ever used a laptop memory finder? If you have, you probably have noticed that they can be hit or miss. Most of them are pretty decent; the ones from major memory manufacturers are usually pretty solid and do a good job at making sure you get the right type of memory. However, laptop [...]

Buying PC2700 memory for a laptop

If you’re like me, you like to really make the laptops you own absolutely beasts. What’s the first step in doing that, usually? Getting some great memory is usually the first stop we make, which in many laptops is PC2700 memory. This is a very common type of laptop RAM that has created a whole [...]

Where is the best place to buy computer memory SDRAM?

The search for a good deal on computer memory SDRAM can be a tough one. This stuff isn’t always the easiest to find for a low price, even though SDRAM has been around for quite a while. There is still quite the draw to this type of memory; it’s fast, it’s readily available, and it [...]

Selecting the correct Socket 478 motherboard

If you’re a bit of a computer geek like me, you’ve probably done a bit of reading about the socket 478 motherboard, and how it applies to laptops. If not, that’s fine…we’ll go slow together today. If so, welcome, and I hope you get some good information from this about which laptop brands actually use [...]

Will an AMD motherboard work for you?

The title says it all: Is an AMD motherboard the top pick for you when it comes time to replace the one in your laptop? The answer to that question is based on a number of factors: That is, price, compatibility of components, size of your computer, and how much work you’re willing to put [...]

Buying the best motherboard bundle

What exactly is a motherboard bundle? If you’re just like most people reading this for the first time, you’ll probably have not heard this phrase. Quite simply, a motherboard bundle is a techie way of describing a motherboard packaged with a processor. That is, you don’t have to actually go out and buy a processor, [...]

Choosing the right laptop motherboard

Alright everybody, it’s that time again: Time to talk components. Today we’re going to talk about the laptop motherboard, the single most important component on your computer. Don’t believe us? Just try to run hardware-demanding programs on your system without a proper motherboard in place. Go ahead! What you’ll find is that your computer will [...]

Selecting Laptop Memory

Finding laptop memory shouldn’t be a hair-pulling task. Amazingly though, a lot of people do find it difficult to select the proper memory for their laptop. Laptop RAM memory comes in many different flavors, and computer manufacturers don’t always make it easy to find which one your system actually takes; sometimes it involves searching through [...]