What computer are you using?

[Bologna]

I'm using my Dell Inspiron 518. Haven't had it extremely long and it's got everything I need, so I'm happy with it.

 

[Brendino]

I'm using an HP Pavilion 510N that I've had for about 7 or 8 years now.
Looking at some of the specs of this computer (256MB RAM, 40GB HD) compared to others posted in this thread, I'm surprised that my computer can handle some of the newer programs I have installed. I'd like to upgrade soon, though, as even most netbooks have more memory and a bigger hard drive than my computer does.

 

[Archer]

I'm using an HP Pavilion 510N that I've had for about 7 or 8 years now.
Looking at some of the specs of this computer (256MB RAM, 40GB HD) compared to others posted in this thread, I'm surprised that my computer can handle some of the newer programs I have installed. I'd like to upgrade soon, though, as even most netbooks have more memory and a bigger hard drive than my computer does.

What's the processor? Because that's where netbooks stumble, big time. Any Pentium 4 is faster than an Atom. So were some of the later Pentium 3s.

 

[Brendino]

What's the processor? Because that's where netbooks stumble, big time. Any Pentium 4 is faster than an Atom. So were some of the later Pentium 3s.

The processor is an Intel Celeron 800MHz. It's not quite as powerful as a Pentium 4, and it looks to be about equivalent to some of the earlier Pentium 3s. I'm not sure how this compares to a netbook's processor, though.

 

[Archer]

The processor is an Intel Celeron 800MHz. It's not quite as powerful as a Pentium 4, and it looks to be about equivalent to some of the earlier Pentium 3s. I'm not sure how this compares to a netbook's processor, though.

It's about the same as a 1.6GHz Atom. Maybe slightly faster in single tasks, and slower in multi tasking.
It could do with a little more ram. 512MB or 768MB is usually good enough for XP.
Strange, because 40GB HDDs and 256MB Ram were standard up until the later Pentium 4 era. Whereas that CPU was a budget CPU in about 1999.

 

[Zuruggu]

Right now I'm using the ASUS G73Jh-X1 Notebook. I got it this summer and it's the most beastiful computer I've ever used. The specs are:

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Intel Core i7 Processor 720 QM
8 GBs RAM
5 GBs HDD
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 Graphics
DVD Super Multi

 

[HeyMikey]

Using the previous model of the 13.3" MacBook Pro.

Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2.26 GHz
4 GB DDR3 RAM @ 1066 MHz
250 GB SATA Hard Drive
NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Mac OS X Snow Leopard & Windows XP Student

Best computer I have personally ever used.

 

[Palkia]

A Packard Bell PAK60
1.66 GHz Processor
32-bit
Windows 7 Starter

 

[bigplrbear]

main comp-
Core 2 Quad q6600 @ 2.4ghz
2GB DDR2 RAM
Nvidia 8300GS
Windows 7 32-bit
400GB HDD

Laptop-
Apple iBook late 2005
G4 processor @ 1.33ghz
1.5GB of RAM
Mac OS X Leopard
40GB HDD

 

[Tribal Ebony]

My family computer is Samsung, which I'm using right now, and my lappy (which is very slow) is lenovo.XD

 

[laxiboyce]

I have just bought Dell think client and it is the best I think so as I am getting the outstanding performance with that. Just I am having some trouble with its graphic card and other than everything is fine and works better.

 

[TheAppleFreak]

Well, since I recently acquired some new hardware recently, I figured I might as well update my list.

Laptop
Early 2008 MacBook (Black)
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 @2.4 GHz
4 GB DDR2 SDRAM @667 MHz
Built-in 13" display @1280x800 px
250 GB HD @5400 rpm
Intel GMA X3100 w/ 144 MB of dedicated RAM
Integrated 802.11 a/b/g/n WiFi card
Mac OS X 10.6.6 (primary) / Windows 7 Home Premium 32-bit (secondary)

New Desktop
Custom built
Intel i7-950 Quad Core @3.06 GHz (not overclocked)
6 GB DDR3 SDRAM @1600 MHz
Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 motherboard
Antec EarthWatts 750 W PSU
Staples 19" monitor @1440x990 px (yes, Staples. It was cheap and I went for it several years ago)
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1 TB (400 GB partitioned to Windows, 400 GB partitioned to OS X, 200 GB partitioned to swap space)
EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SE 1 GB 256-bit
External Rosewill N-UBE-180-or-something-like-that 802.11 a/b/g/n USB WiFi antenna
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (primary) / Mac OS X 10.6.6 (secondary, really unstable, haven't gotten everything to work yet)
Logitech S 510 wireless keyboard/mouse combo

...and that's it.

 

[Kobold Asylum]

OS Ubuntu
No Video card or Sound card
1 Gig RAM
Processor = OLD

 

[Archer]

OS Ubuntu
No Video card or Sound card
1 Gig RAM
Processor = OLD

How... descriptive. Also, you DO have some sort of video card, it just might be onboard. What CPU is it?

 

[Tribal Ebony]

"Tribal!" "Just a minute Mum, I am on The Pokecommunity!"

Guessing by thwe title and category, today I got a new laptop! Nice and neat, my HP COMPAQ is very fast. 4GB Ram, 320GB Internal Harddrive space... It is perfect! So this means I will be able to go visit you guys, the lovely staff and members, the ever-changing forum skin, and even the annoying spamming and trolling and awesome threads! So now I can visit you guys wherever and whenever I want to! So yaya! How about you guys? Any fast new laptops or computers?

 

[Gerri Shin]

not a new computer for me, but I did put in a couple new HDDs and a Webcam. Now I'm up to about 6TB of space which is so nice as I was running out before I added the 2(two) 2TB drives in today. The Webcam is a Logitech Vision pro cam. very nice quality.

 

[Nimblethumbs]

Acer Extensa 5620-6419. Got it long ago, works like awesomeness.

 

[Mr. X]

Old (Slightly customized)

HP Presario SR5013W

2x 160 GB HDDs (1x Sata, 1x IDE. Orginally had just the Sata)
1 GB Ram (DDR2 Kingston. 512 orginally.) Page file extended to 5 GB
Realtek Soundcard
Asus Radeon HD 3450 Video Card 1 GB (Orginally a integrated Intel 945. This was a upgrade that gave me a BIG increse in power)
Intel Cedar Mill 941 Pentium 4 HT (3.2 GHZ)

New machine (No customizations yet)

HP Pavilion P6532F

1x 1 TB Sata Hdd
4 GB Ram (DDR3)
Athlon II X3 (2.7 ghz)
Radeon 3900 512 MB video card (Integrated)
Realtek sound card

Sadly im still using my old machine until i can get a dialup modem for the new one. The one i have in my old machine wont work and PCI x1 hardware is a pain to find. I'll have to buy online or just use a usb modem. The x16 2.0 slot is reserved for a new video card.

Edit - I might forgo the video card upgrade for a while and put the money towards my 'get a laptop' fund. In hoping for something decent enough to handle somewhat older games (from before 07)

 

[Archer]

not a new computer for me, but I did put in a couple new HDDs and a Webcam. Now I'm up to about 6TB of space which is so nice as I was running out before I added the 2(two) 2TB drives in today. The Webcam is a Logitech Vision pro cam. very nice quality.

I picked this up just today;

eMac White
PPC G4 1.25GHz
1GB Ram
80 GB HDD
Superdrive

It's in great nick, I've just got to find a use for it. Tossing up between Tiger and Leopard.

 

[Gerri Shin]

I picked this up just today;

eMac White
PPC G4 1.25GHz
1GB Ram
80 GB HDD
Superdrive

It's in great nick, I've just got to find a use for it. Tossing up between Tiger and Leopard.

Nice find, eMacs are fairly good workhorses. Slap Tiger on it and it should run well. Leopard is a bit more taxing on the older PPC machines, mostly due to its being optimized for Intel macs. Install tiger and you could set it up as a file/print server. (obviously for file server you may want a few USB HDDS with it.) or you could use it as a download computer.