What makes people think that is a Tesla charging plug? its a J1772 SAE, Tesla charging stations dont have a cord long enough to lay on the ground to get ran over.
How an EV is powered
Coal/Hydro/Thermal/Solar/Nuclear > power lines > Battery inside EV > Electric Motor
How an Internal Combustion engine is powered
Coal/Hydro/Thermal/Solar/Nuclear > electricity to power Offices to determine where to drill for oil > electricity to power drilling rig...
use a shorter hdmi cable just to test? like 3 ft so we can take the cable issue out of the equation
if you already upgraded the drivers to the latest 260.xx + then try changing ports on the tv, if the problem stays try another tv, you have to find out of the problem lies with the tv or htpc
No.
XP slows down if you install alot of garbage, if you leave a base install of XP and only use notepad, it will startup in the same time in 20 years as it did the first day it was installed.
toolbars
spyware
temp files
garbage software
apple software
all slow it down. if you need...
you want to shorten load times? stop loading so much crap on startup
download CCLEANER
go to tools > startup items
uncheck all items
then check only NEEDED items
run ccleaner to cleanup your garbage files, make sure every box on the left is checked on both tabs except "wipe free space"...
i know you said no Asus but the Asus N53SV fits that description exactly
Core i7 Sandybridge 2.0GHz
16GB of ram
1080p 15.6" screen
less than 6lbs
nVidia GT540m
costs $1200
if asus isnt giving you warranty support just go back to the store you bought it from (or get instore product...
if you can wait, sometime next month Crucial Micron is coming out with the C400 SSD, its going to blow away everything out right now
over 400MB/s read speeds with 260+ Write, 25nm tech
i would rather have a larger keyboard than a larger trackpad.
windows has shortcut keys for desktop view/application switching
WIN + TAB
WIN + D
WIN + Left or Right keys
WIN + Down
WIN + Up
window sizing is also possible with the mouse, and is much faster to execute with a real...
Bang for the buck
MSI FX600-003US NoteBook Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz) 15.6" 4GB Memory 500GB HDD BD Combo NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M
$799 from newegg
should be able to play WOW super fast at med settings, may dip down to 25fps on high
but you get a bluray drive!
, not worth fixing old ones when new laptops are so cheap (unless its like something easy like an HDD replacement)
you can buy a 3GHz Phenom II
4GB ram
500GB HDD
radeon 4250 with HDMI out
15.6" with keypad
for $350