Is "Crucial Technology" reputable?
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Yes they are a very good source for your needs, Crucial Technology sells over 94,000 memory upgrades for more than 15,000 desktops, notebooks, servers, printers, routers, and electronic devices. And that's very good for a company other than Microsoft
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go to www.crucial.com and find out
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There is nothing like that - ITS A MYTH.\nThe only thing that you should look for is \nA CPU above 2.0\nMemory above 1 GB\nHard Drive with 7200 RPM\nDVD-MULTI DL Drive with 16X Writing speeds.
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It dosn't realy matters, but known brands like Sony, Philips, TDK, Veribitem are expensive but r for high quality data... They have a longer life span then the cheap ones...
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I will check it out for you and see if anything goes wrong, this computer is crappy, i can reboot the system if it malfunctions.\n...\nwell, i downloaded it, downloaded a few themes, it hasn't done anything to my computer. so it should be safe, but yes, do a restore point if possible on your computer just in case.
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It will be in the next few years but personalyl I wouldn't touch it.\n\nSolid state memory is limited to it's life expectancy for read and write operations. It degrades with time and becomes unreliable.\n\nMagnetic memory is now being developed. So far the biggest amount developed is 1/2 MB. It will come though. When magnetic memory becomes mainstream I would recommend making the switch.\n\nUntil then, stay with the proven HD's and ram.\n\nJ
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Ebay is about the best place to go. I would get a full copy - OEM is fine just not a upgrade. Windows 2000 is Great - I use it in 90% of my computers - But it works far better if you do a clean install and when you format it you go with NTFS as it is far and away more stable than FAT32 - This is a Great idea for a older computer - Just be sure you have at least 128MB of memory - this is where 2000 starts to work correctly 256MB is the sweet spot where it works great - more than that does not seem to do much!!! The best way to do a clean install is to zero or wipe the drive - Killdisk works well for this. One other note if you want to look up and see what upgrades in memory are available for your machine and what its specs are Kahlon is a great site. See Sources.... Good Luck!!!
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It shouldn't have bad sectors if you've just bought it.\n\nAnd in response to your additional information, return the drive immediately! Otherwise problems will accumulate in the future.
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They are pretty good budget machines. I had one, etower 366, went great for 4-5 years, then just blew out. I know, kinda weird, but I didn't really take care of it.\n\nNow I have a emachines T2858 and it is pretty good and a great deal also! Customer Service sucks, but still the PC is cheap. I don't have any complaints other than that my PC occasionaly makes a soft winding sound...I think its the HD. Still works great and I hope it will continue to work great.\n\nOverall I recommend over DELL because you get more for less. Also Dells are filled with junk that slow ur pc down.
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sounds ok, but like every thing else commercial, you would have to wait for that initial war of technologies, and then how would you get upgrades.  No sooner than you get the thing installed, some new version would come along.\n\nThen of course trusting any industry as to how safe their products are is always dodgy.  \n\nThen there would be conspiracy theories abound, can the thing take you over.  Can you get real viruses from your chip from a comp virus...\n\nBut if you go ahead, call me....
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It's as good as most others.  I don't know where they got the reputation for quality - they're assembled from the same parts that any brand name computer has.   I'm not crazy about their tech support which requires you to chat with an artificial intelligence before they elevate your problem to something that should be handled by a human.\n\nThe one thing Dell has going for it is the Wallmart-like stranglehold on it's manufacturers, which keeps their prices very cheap.\n\nThe worst thing I can say about Dell is that you won't be able to buy a computer with an AMD CPU, which means, for the time being, you won't be able to get the fastest computers.  However, you'll be able to save enough money that you might get more for your money if you're not going for a top-of-the-line machine.\n\nBeware of the add-ons if you do go with Dell or most brands, for that matter.  That's where they get you.  The warranty, the leather case, the printer, etc.  Most of those things can be purchased for less money elsewhere - especially the RAM.  They always give you the bare minimum RAM so that the base price looks low and then they gouge you to upgrade to more RAM.  If you want to save a bundle, just get your RAM from another store (search pricewatch, that's a good start) because it'll be much cheaper and RAM's super easy to pop in.
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http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/Notebooks/2001-3121_16-0.html?tag=ont-nb
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Yes it is reliable and safe. But as with any system tool is best to check online resources before making any changes that are found in Spybots Advanced section.\n\nI have found that Spybot working alongside Ad Aware remove the majority of spyware/adware. But neither are proactive. I am currently testing(?) Ewido as my antispyware and so far it has trapped everything!!\n\nAll spyware scanners are only as good as their latest updates. Microsoft Defender didn't even detect My Web Search and Fun Web Products, which every other scanner picked up immediately!! If you 'understand' Spybot, stay with it.
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A general rule of thumb I have heard in engineering is "the fewer moving parts the more reliable" (another conflicting rule is "if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet").\n\nI would say it depends on the application.  I know hard-drives inside computers or MP3 players are very sensitive mechanical components.  Then again, electrical hardware is prone to overheating.
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Actually, this is not quite correct. There is something more advance being researched and discussed: ferroelectric RAM, a revolutionary new type of chips that can hold 12TB or something like that in the space of one of the silicon chips of today's RAM. Google ferro-electric ram and see what pops up.
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go to www.crucial.com.  On the right hand side, there is a program that scans your whole computer.  complete the scan.  It will let you know what your system's capabilities are and what you can add.\n\nEdit - All hardware is NOT compatible.  You need to know what your motherboard configuration is.  If you have an AGP slot and get a PCI-E video card, then it's worthless. Also if you upgrade your ram, you need to get the right RAM or else your computer will go haywire on you.
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Best to check out the technical documentation on it. See sources for a link.