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Pastimes : Dream Machine ( Build your own PC ) -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (7096)	4/16/1999 8:00:00 PM
From: Spots	Respond to of 14778

>>no such thing technically as 10/100 hub Of course there is, Sean <g>, you're just talking about how they work inside. I agree with you technically, but as we both know, you can buy a thing called a hub which "switches" by bridging internally. I agree it's technically inaccurate, but I disagree there's no such thing if you need to buy one. Go read the hub boxes on retail shelves. The terminology is confusing as hell, mostly marketing hype, and I feel a little sorry for the few vendors that try to be accurate. Netgear is one of those, actually. They don't describe what the "hubs" do worth a damn, so folks that really want that bridge + hub just shake their heads and go down the row to another box that doesn't do what they want but sounds better. I've watched this happen many times in retail stores. Of course now, thanks to this thread, I rarely go in retail stores anymore <ggg>. As to the Intel/Netgear comparison, well, maybe. I've read test results that disagree with the intel chipset being faster, but I don't trust them too much so I can't really take a stand. I've had absolutely superb driver support from both Netgear and Intel, having had occasion to call them both once or twice. I wouldn't pick between them on that score. Of course, we all know how forgiving I am of support booboos <g>. But unless the Intels have come down a lot in the last few months, the Netgear cards are a screaming bargain by comparison, with neck and neck (IMO) bang for a lot fewer bucks. Spots

To: Sean W. Smith who wrote (7096)	4/16/1999 10:02:00 PM
From: Gulo	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 14778

All/ After having built my dream (well...) desktop, I now need to turn my attention to a dream laptop. Do any of you have a suggestion for a laptop that: - is tough - has a 1024 X 768 (or better, if it exists) active panel - has a switchable bay (floppy to battery, etc.) - doesn't have that goofy pointing knob buried in the keys Brute CPU power isn't high on the list. I know most laptops are not really upgradeable, but are there good exceptions?