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From: Ron on 13 Mar 2010 15:56 On 3/11/2010 5:01 PM, ToolPackinMama wrote: > What do you think of the PC Pitstop tests? Is that a good indicator of > a computer's performance? > > I use them whenever I build a new machine or upgrade in any significant > way. What the heck, it's free. I find them interesting and amusing, but > I have no idea how reliable of an indicator the score is. > > They don't like Firefox, use IE if you try it. > > http://www.pcpitstop.com/betapit/pitstop.asp > I know you've been given a great deal of information already, but check out http://www.broadband.gov/ for reasonable speed tests. Java-based, runs on multiple browsers, no ActiveX installs. Not fast to test but consistent. hth Ron Moore
From: ToolPackinMama on 13 Mar 2010 16:34 On 3/13/2010 3:21 PM, Gary H wrote: > [snip] > >> >> I don't believe in ghosting the drive though. That takes up a lot of >> space, and I really believe in a clean install for a new drive. I don't >> really mind reinstalling things, it's ~losing things~ that I mind. > > It is BETTER to do a clean install. It's also a lot slower. When you > discover a need to reinstall the OS, it's often when you need the > computer NOW. Keep at least one (restorable WITHOUT Windows already > loaded) of everything. That's separate from the multiple data backups. If my hard drive on my PC crashed and I needed a computer now, I'd jump onto my netbook, or one of the half-dozen other PCs in my family home network. Then I would take ten minutes to swap the bad drive with my drive that is in my external enclosure, and I would take 15 minutes to load a fresh OS, and I'd be back in business. I am not James Bond it's not like it's ever a matter of life or death for me to send/receive email RIGHT NOW. If I were ever in that much of a hurry, I'd make a phone call, instead.
From: RayLopez99 on 23 Mar 2010 04:07
On Mar 12, 12:16 pm, VanguardLH <V...(a)nguard.LH> wrote: > Does make me ponder if their scan recognizes SSD drives where > fragmentation is meaningless and where fragmentation is deliberate "wear > leveling" (due to oxide stress). Sounds like you're a power user, with a SSD drive. I hear they're 10x faster. Once the price comes down and capacity goes up to 100GB or so, I will buy one. As for download speeds, notice how a lot of sites seem to confuse MB/s with kbps, such as this entry: 6.95 MB/s, or 695 kbps? seems conversion is off. From http://www.bandwidthplace.com/ RL |