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Laptop issues.
Okay, so I have a decent cam. I have high speed internet. But my laptop is honestly the little laptop that could right now, its 4 years old and I feel like...no I KNOW... Im losing out on good money by the way my computer lags sometimes! I know its old but is there anything you do to keep yours running smoothly that might be worth a shot?
Im sure you all have some lag issues, but mine make me want to throw my laptop at the wall, lol, which wont help anything I decided :p
Just curious. I started using google chrome instead of firefox and that has helped me on SM a bit because I dont crash anymore. I also keep most of my stuff on an ext hard drive like music/movies/pics. Ideas? So frustrated.
Thank you ladies :)
X-mas/bday gift goal to myself: new laptop!
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Re: Laptop issues.
Try reformating your hard drive.
http://www.ehow.com/how_4474357_clear-hard-drive.html
If you can't do it yourself you can take it to one of those computer shops and have someone do it for you. Costs around $70 and takes an hr or two.
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Re: Laptop issues.
Older laptops have trouble with HD video if they don't have a good graphics chip.
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Re: Laptop issues.
^^^ the 'laws of physics' problem is that the processor speed and bandwidth requirements go up as the 'square' of the increased resolution. So going from the 480p resolution of years past to 720p resolution today requires 720/480 ^ 2 = 2.25 times as much processing power and bandwidth for the SAME frame rate. Then going from 12 to 15 fps adds another 25% for a total increase to just under 3 times the processing power and bandwidth requirement. You're simply not going to 'get there from here' using a 4 year old laptop with a 1mhz single core processor, no matter how much 'bloat-ware' you remove from your disk and/or operating system in an attempt to speed it up.
The relatively good news of course is that these days you can buy a laptop with a 2+mhz dual core processor plus lower echelon HD graphics in the <$500 ballpark.
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Re: Laptop issues.
Thanks for explaining it out Melonie. I kinda figured as much, thought it was worth asking anyway. I know its hella old even though I try to keep it in good condition. Its one thing about camming I know is keeping me from doing so much better! Its a good little laptop, its done me right most of the time lol. Ill just have to get by with it for now *sigh*