My Windows 7 laptop frequently goes to 100% CPU usage and becomes unusable. I've discovered that if I put it to sleep and immediately wake it up, the CPU usage goes back down to a reasonable level (10% ish) and stays that way, but this problem recurs at least daily. How can I diagnose and fix the cause of this issue?
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posted by PercussivePaul
on Mar 18, 2013 -
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Is the quality of the ThinkPad Edge worth the performance hit? Critique my nearly-made laptop purchasing choice!
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posted by Busy Old Fool
on Mar 13, 2013 -
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I'm a web developer / eLearning developer on Windows 7 looking to: 1) Get a Mac because I need to be able to test sites quickly and easily on my own; 2) Get a Windows-bootable unit that can act as my backup machine when my
Asus throws a tantrum as it did this week; and 3) Get a reasonably portable Windows-bootable laptop that can handle Photoshop and other resource hogs so that I can work on it at client sites without having to barely squish the Asus (aka "The Clydesdale") into my largest backpack. Ideally, I could get all three in one machine that wouldn't cost the earth. Please join me as I anguish over the MacBook Air, the MacBook Pro, the Mac Mini, and other options.
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posted by maudlin
on Dec 15, 2012 -
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What's the best way to go about installing a solid state drive in a new laptop? (And is this even a good idea?)
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posted by Rhaomi
on Jul 30, 2012 -
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I'm wondering whether my Dell laptop is naturally slow at this point or whether there's something weird afoot; and also, how to figure out whether I can install a solid state disk in it without much trouble?
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posted by the mad poster!
on Nov 11, 2010 -
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I have an old-ish laptop that I love, and I want to give it a new lease of life. I have thought booting off an SSD in the PC Card slot would make it run snappier and go easier on the battery.
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posted by kandinski
on May 9, 2010 -
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My girlfriend is looking to buy powerful laptop to use Autocad software on in it for work. Any suggestions?
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posted by matthelm
on Oct 9, 2006 -
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Can you upgrade your laptop's video card at all? I was curious as I have a 32mb NVidea card on it however I'd love to upgrade it. Is this possible or is there a way to enhance it's performance? (I'm 99.9% the answer is "NO" but I thought I'd ask)
posted by Hands of Manos
on Dec 14, 2004 -
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