ML300 silent fanless NUC case by LogicSupply

Posted on: Monday, 2013.06.17 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers,

One of the most exciting enhancements for the Intel NUC is going fanless. Silence is golden and so is the reliability of no moving parts LogicSupply is preparing to release the ML300 case for the Intel NUC motherboard(s). Here are some photos, make sure to click through to see the full res versions… To be [...]

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List of silent fanless laptops

Posted on: Thursday, 2012.11.29 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Work,

For those of us that appreciate quiet, and the removal of one more point of failure, fanless computers are a wonderful thing. While building a fanless desktop computer is quite easy, finding a fanless laptop is quite hard! To make things a bit easier for others interested in fanless laptops, I am compiling a list [...]

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Upgrade ASUS N56VM/N56VZ SSD & RAM

Posted on: Saturday, 2012.09.22 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Work,

If you have a nice ASUS N56VM or N56VZ series laptop you may be wondering how to upgrade it for maximum performance. So here is a photo tutorial on how to upgrade the RAM on these particular ASUS laptops. You can also see get a feel for how to remove the hard drive & upgrade [...]

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Acer Aspire One AO722/AO725 8GB memory upgrade, recommended RAM? [ANSWER]

Posted on: Tuesday, 2012.09.18 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers,

Q. I am looking at buying either an Acer Aspire One 722 or 725. Do either the AO722 and AO725 support 8GB of RAM? and if so, what is a memory module that is FOR SURE supported?   -Carly A. Hi Carly, here are answers to both your questions: Yes, the AO722 and AO725 support 8GB [...]

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[HOWTO] upgrading M4400 (RAM, CPU, SSD, BIOS)

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.10.05 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Work,

NOTE: you can also view all the entries in this Q & A series… I received the following question on my previous post about upgrading a Dell M4400 laptop: Q. Great J.D. Thank you. I also have an M4400. I purchased it a year or so ago so that I could have a portable solution as [...]

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Does amount of RAM (size) affect hibernation time? [yes]

Posted on: Saturday, 2011.07.02 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips,

Today some laptops, such as the Dell M6500, can have up to 32GB of RAM! (4 sticks of 8GB DDR3) Drawbacks of more RAM However, before you load up your laptop with as much RAM as it can hold, there are some potential drawbacks to more RAM that you may want to consider: #1 Slower [...]

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Adding a 3rd hard drive (or SSD + HDD + HDD) and RAID1 on Dell M6500

Posted on: Saturday, 2011.07.02 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Work,

NOTE: via mSATA it is possible to have FOUR drives in a M6500!!! Complete tutorial to be published soon (with photos). Here are some links in the meantime. More resources:   2nd HDD / SSD Caddy – DELL Precision M6400, M6500, M4600, M6600 [OBHD9-SATA-SATA-B] – $42.00 : NewmodeUS, Hard Drive Caddys for Notebookshttp://www.newmodeus.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=269Notebook Hard Drive [...]

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Antique secretary laptop desk and cool retro PC mod!

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.06.22 by J.D. H. in in Building, Computers, Daily Updates, Gadgets and Tech,

I routinely use my laptop setup in my grandma’s vintage secretary. It is a gorgeous piece of furniture. Every time I sit down at it I think fondly of her. The secretary is very functional with its fold out desktop surface. I would eventually like to build (or have built) a slightly larger version that [...]

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