[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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History of Intel’s QuickSync, soon even faster! (Ivy Bridge)

Posted on: Monday, 2011.09.26 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Gadgets and Tech, Misc Links,

Intel’s Quick Sync is a great new feature of their latest CPUs. One reader experienced 3x faster encoding and that is definitely not out of the norm! You are probably already familiar with how Quick Sync speeds up video encoding and that it is generally regarded as better than the competing AMD and NVIDIA solutions. However, here [...]

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Duke Nukem Forever game benchmarks (FPS)

Posted on: Thursday, 2011.09.22 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Games, Misc Links,

There are only two computer games that I play these days: StarCraft 2 and Duke Nukem Forever. Both of which are sequels to venerable classics. StarCraft 2 is widely considered a worthy successor to SC1. Duke Nukem Forever is generally not considered to be worthy compared to it’s older counterpart Duke Nukem 3D. However, they are both [...]

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Dell M6500 (and M6400) eGPU setup and limitations

Posted on: Saturday, 2011.09.17 by J.D. H. in in computer tips,

If you are interested in using an eGPU (DIY ViDock) solution with a particular laptop, it can be REALLY hard to wade through 500+ pages of eGPU info over at the notebookreview forum! So, here are a couple brief excerpts to make things easier for Dell notebook owners.  Make sure to checkout the original thread pages [...]

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Learning about Bitcoin mining

Posted on: Tuesday, 2011.09.13 by J.D. H. in in computer tips, Misc Links,

You’ve probably read some sensational news stories about Bitcoin mining, I know I have . However, I had lunch with a buddy last month in Tulsa and it really altered my view on Bitcoin mining. I already had an abstract idea about random people out there using CPU/GPU computing power to generate blocks to continue [...]

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AMD Fusion Llano Laptops, Notebooks, Motherboards, and CPUs! [Lynx/Prices]

Posted on: Wednesday, 2011.06.15 by J.D. H. in in Building, computer tips, Computers, Gadgets and Tech, Misc Links,

UPDATES: 2011.09.11 DELL releases nice new Vostro 3555 laptop Llano laptop starting at $459… Dell launched the AMD Llano Fusion based Vostro 3555 business laptop | Laptop Computer Planet Bloghttp://laptop-computer-planet.com/blog/2011/09/10/dell-launched-the-amd-llano-fusion-based-vostro-3555-business-laptop/Dell launched the AMD Llano Fusion based Vostro 3555 business laptopPosted on 10. Sep, 2011 by LaptopMan in Laptops, LaptopsThe Dell Vostro 3555 looks like much like the [...]

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