I have an old desktop PC that is giving me fits due to slowness and a SCSI harddrive that is damaged and I can't figure out how to uninstall for some reason or my computer won't boot up. The harddrive causes my computer to want to do a checkdsk every time and I have to wait to till it not to or else I'll have to wait 15 minutes for it to boot up. Plus, it keep making noise as it boots and reboots itself.

I have a netbook that is giving me fits because the power supply is damaged. I plug in the power supply and most of the time, it won't charge. I have to play with the cord and twist it just right to get it to charge and every day it gets worse.

I'm trying to decide if I want to get one laptop with enough power and portability to satisfy all my needs or a separate desktop and netbook like I have now.

Here's a desktop I have my eye on:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

Here's a netbook I have my eye on:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...scrollFullInfo

Here's a laptop I have my eye on:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834146912


My main requirements for each scenario are:

- Desktop: Doesn't have to be very high end, but fast enough to run 12 cascading tables, HEM, Table Ninja, and other routine applications without slowing down or any performance degradation

- Netbook: Prefer something with long battery life, lightweight, portable, and as fast as you can get under those circumstances

- Laptop: Need a nice combo of the two above PLUS an easy docking solution so I can play on my 30'' flat-screen and then easily disconnect it and put it in my backpack.


Anyone have opinions on which route to go AND what to get? If a similar topic exists and I've missed it, please forward me a link. I did do a cursory search last night and didn't see much.

For your netbook, why not just buy a new power adapter for about $10 on ebay?

I did that and the problem persists. It's the female connection inside the PC.

the dual core netbooks are pretty nice and perform much better than the single cores.

I am not sure which laptops have real docking stations, I know many Lenovo's and some HPs do since we use them at work.

You have a very common problem. It's an easy fix with a $10 part, screwdriver, and soldering iron. I've done it several times.

http://www.laptoprepair101.com/lapto...-repair-guide/

Hrm, ok, I'll give it a shot. If successful, I can just get a new desktop.

Thought I'd follow-up on this. I surprised myself and was able to fix my laptop. I wouldn't say it was an "easy" fix. Maybe I underestimate people, but out of 10 average people, I suspect 1 or 2 could probably do it successfully from start to finish ... on average. It's not rocket science obviously, but I have an edge with my Electrical Engineering and Computer background.

It took a heck of a while to get it apart and it took a heck of a while to solder the supply off and back on. In fact, I lucked out and someone in our lab offered to do it for me because he recently had the same problem. It took him a while with a microscope, solder tape, and all the gear. It would have taken me hours longer I suspect even with the same equipment as I haven't soldered in a while.

Anyway, I put it back together and it booted right up and the power supply lights up no problem now.

I just put in an order @ ibuypower dot com for this desktop:

AMD Phenom™ II X4 945 Quad-Core CPU
Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
4 GB [2 GB X2] DDR3-1333 Memory Module
NVIDIA GeForce GT 430 - 1GB
Primary Hard Drive - 64 GB ADATA S501 V2 SATA-III SSD @ Read: 355MB/s ; Write: 75MB/s
Secondary Data Drive - 1 TB HARD DRIVE -- 64M Cache, 7200 RPM, 6.0Gb/s
[12X Blu-Ray] Pioneer BLU-RAY Re-Writer, DVD±R/±RW Burner Combo
12-In-1 Internal Flash Media Card Reader/Writer
MOTHER BOARD: Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 -- AMD 870 w/ 2x PCI-E 2.0 x16 USB 3.0, S-ATA 3.0 RAID
SOUND CARD: Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audigy SE
Mid-Tower Case (Height:16" ~ 21") with Cold Cathode Neon Light
Liquid CPU Cooling System [AMD]
500 Watt Power Supply

My current desktop is so slow I can't even play music while I play poker because when HEM is importing hand histories, it steals too many resources. Hopefully now I can play poker, listen to music, and use applications I haven't been able to run before like Table Ninja and Table Scanner. It should be cooler than the other side of the pillow ...