My only reaction to this, is : [IMG] Also, see : crippled - Wiktionary Bit of an overstatement, no? The real-world impact is likely 2-3%...
Guys. You have spent more time discussing why your drive is slightly slower, on some synthetic benchmarks, than you will ever recoup if you were...
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No problem, Win 7 = Vista with a new GUI. Simplified, but unless software is actually checking for OS version number it's all the same under...
That's ... that's just ... :o
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That's why I'll stick to spinning platters for a while ;) 100Mb/s is plenty enough for me. :D
At the risk of you actually being omaroo, and this merely being question 1 of 426 about the RAM, I would like to chip in. More RAM, at the...
I've looked the two programs over now, and I can say that there is no massive difference, but with absolute certainty "Vaio Care" is no better for...
Based on budget requirements, probably the Vaio EC2: i3-350M/ Radeon 5650/ 17.3", 1600x900, LED/ 5400rpm HD. Though, it has to be said, you'll...
Hmmm. Seems the same. I may test it out some more, but it isn't bothering me enough to expend any time and effort on it, tbh. I do seem to...
Just to chip in, here is my HDTune performance curve: [IMG] To put this score in perspective, the HDD is fully encrypted using 256bit AES
Yes, as it removes the driver on reboot ... and then reinstalls from the cache. One reason it might be OK in safemode is a different driver...
Have you tried the old, and very simple, uninstall device, reboot? The option is here, in Device Manager : [IMG] Apologies in advance if...
I came to the "normal" screen from a 4 year old Dell m1710, and was very disappointed in the screen quality. My thoughts on it are best...
In short, any of those will run it in highest detail settings at native resolution with all effects enabled. Tweak draw distance to keep the...
That's quite a normal HD Tune graph - it just means the HDD was having to read / write somewhere else during the test, which made the drive seek...
CCleaner, and indeed all registry cleaners, can accidentally delete a registry key that it thinks does nothing, but is in-fact a pointer. It's...
Yes! Modern batteries are well enough designed that not being discharged often won't cause much ill effect. The Vaio is also a cool-running...
Correct, but it's not the whole story. The problem isn't the vacuum touching the machine, but YOU touching the vacuum. You hold the machine to...
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