That's where I got my new one too. Free anti-virus and lo-jack for a year too!

 

anti-virus, no thanks, i'll run my fav freeware av. lo=jack sounds nice tho.
back to why we're all here...
if the ol' ranger pickup holds up i'm thinking of driving down to Oklahoma and go riding at Little Sahara sand dunes for a coupla days before i come home from the Black Hills. (fingers crossed)

 

Sounds good. Centrinos used to be considered lowend pentiums, but I've always found them to be very fast at doing what I mainly do (websurfing, Word, Excel, AutoCad, etc).

L2 cache seems to be what makes one system faster than another. If cpu speed is like the cc of an engine, then the L2 would be like the valves I guess. More valves, the faster you can go with a smaller cc.


But anything at all is going to be lightyears ahead of what you have now. I don't see how you could go wrong really.

 

What year is the Ranger? I have a 97 or 98... Can never remember which.

I've never used AV software. I got a virus once when I download and ran a questionable crack for an app. It took a few days to sort everything out again, but it was my own fault for not trying it first on a bum machine. If you don't download anything like cracks, ****, filesharing, etc... Its highly unlikely you'll get a virus. Now, you might get adware/spyware.

In any event, there are plenty of free online scanners to detect stuff like that. Its just not worth the hassle of running a full-blown AV hog like norton or whatever. I do recommend zonealarm firewall. Highly! I wouldn't connect to the internet until I had that installed.

 

Toshiba - Satellite Laptop with Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - M305-S4910

2mb L2. That's a lot. I only have 512kb on my 2.6ghz rig.

Here's a comparison: Compare Intel Core 2 Duo E6400, AMD Athlon 64 X2 5000+ EE (F3)

 

jeez Randy, yer geekier than me! i say that w/ love for all that's geek. i got a coupla bits of code you would love but that's for another time.

my ranger's a 2wd ext cab '92 w/ the 3,0 motor. i'm throwing new shocks and a basic motor tuneup in it tomorrow. trannie's in good shape. just a little rusty but that's ok, i blend in and don't attract any undue attention from johnny-law, if ya know what i mean...

 

On my new laptop, I'm running Centrino 2 Core 2 Duo, 3MB cache, 2.13GHz, and 4MB RAM. Its Q-U-I-C-K.

I downloaded the demo of Crysis (Probably the most graphically demanding game to date), just to see if I could run it, and it runs smooth as silk on full graphical settings! Needless to say, I was pretty impressed.

Why is it that desktops generally have a higher processor speed?

 

Might be a high-tech redneck.

Ok, so you have the permanent check engine light too huh?

Mine's one big lemon, but I like it. I got the 4x4 reg cab w/3.0 n 5spd that never sees 5th gear. It will pull darn near anything, but won't go over 75-80mph. Not for lack of gearing either... It just doesn't have the power. Luckily I didn't get it to race though. Its small, fits in the trails, carries my quad, and doesn't seat more than 2 people (on purpose!).

List of common problems: What has everybody had to fix on their truck? - The Ranger Station Forums

 

My Grandpa fixed that on all of his cars with the simple application of a piece of electrical tape! lol! Problem solved!

 

Man, 2:45 and I'm STILL studying. I hate school, but I hate tests even more. My professor just emailed the class (at 2:30 am!!!) saying we can have 3 sheets of notes and if we get there early we can start early!! What a dumba$$! There's going to be a lot of PO'd people tomorrow!

Oh and its a 9:00 am class, not an afternoon one or something! Its most people's first class of the day!