I need help with trying to buy a new computer online. I've narrowed it down but have questions. [more inside]
posted by cashman on Oct 13, 2009 - 9 answers

2 used laptops: what to do with them? One will be new to me (from my wonderful girlfriend), one will be new to my grandma (from me) [more inside]
posted by whiskey point on Apr 8, 2008 - 14 answers

I have a machine running Windows 98 SE on a cable internet connection. Why am I recently getting connection speeds of 91 kbps (or less!)? (Measured at CNET's Bandwidth Meter) [more inside]
posted by jaronson on Feb 24, 2008 - 4 answers

What laptop should I buy for $2K? What should it come with? [more inside]
posted by barrakuda on Jan 23, 2008 - 35 answers

Will an iGo WallPower 120 AC adapter work with a Compaq Presario R3000? [more inside]
posted by thinman on Nov 6, 2007 - 4 answers

What would make an old Windows computer stop accepting input for short periods of time (2-3 minutes)? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Aug 6, 2007 - 8 answers

Compaq Presario 900 laptop loses its connection to the network when the screen is moved? [more inside]
posted by mr_crash_davis on Sep 24, 2006 - 2 answers

My notebook repeatedly restarts after a second or two. Anything I can do before next week's repair, if possible, to save some cash? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 10, 2006 - 9 answers

What upgrades do I need for my Media Center PC? [more inside]
posted by benjh on Mar 25, 2006 - 5 answers

My laptop has been everywhere and has proved to be very tough. Nonetheless, I think my hard drive may have died. Help me decipher this error message... [+] [more inside]
posted by moonbird on Dec 28, 2005 - 12 answers

Laptop repair filter: I dropped my laptop (HP Compaq nc8000, warranty expired) and now my DVD player doesn't work. As this is my first laptop I know nothing about laptop repair. [more inside]
posted by soiled cowboy on Dec 17, 2005 - 8 answers

The power cord keeps falling out of my laptop. How can I fix this? [more inside]
posted by painquale on Nov 6, 2005 - 12 answers

Since I de-sasser-wormed my Compaq machine and updated WinXPHome, I haven't been able to get Mozilla to work; re-installed it twice, re-downloaded 1.6 once, I get nothin' but little warning boxes saying "script error", that, after I un-installed Mo, now pop up when I start IE. Wendell sad. Wendell dumb.
posted by wendell on May 13, 2004 - 3 answers

I've got a Compaq Presario 1800T laptop (PIII, 650Mhz, 10GB HDD, w2K, 390MB RAM) with what appears to be a hardware problem. More inside... [more inside]
posted by gnz2001 on Apr 5, 2004 - 6 answers

How do I connect a Compaq monitor to a Dell computer? [more inside] [more inside]
posted by kirkaracha on Feb 18, 2004 - 4 answers