Computer question....

[hooked 0]

Could someone here tell me what a 6 in 1 Memory card drive, DDR memory and Motherboard Integrated Graphics means?
My hubby saw an ad for a system and it listed these and I'm not sure about it.

J

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Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings.

[AggieDave 6]

6 in one memory card read. Reads different memory card standards from devices such as digital cameras and such. Good to have

DDR memory is the RAM, tha'ts good to have.

Motherboard integrated graphics means the graphics card is built into the motherboard. That's good and bad, depends on the computer user. Unless you're motivated for high end graphics for gaming, you probably won't know the difference and it'll never matter to you.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[hooked 0]

Thanks! I wasn't sure on the integrated memory thing. I'm not into gaming so I guess it doesn't matter. Never hurts to learn what this stuff means!

J

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Sometimes we're just being Humans.....But we're always Human Beings.

[BIGUN 1,481]

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Motherboard integrated graphics means the graphics card is built into the motherboard.

And, even if you decided to become a gamer, use two monitors, whatever; you can always buy a video card with memory on it.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[AggieDave 6]

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And, even if you decided to become a gamer, use two monitors, whatever; you can always buy a video card with memory on it.

Atleast now days its easier to disable the integreted hardward. Back in old army when it first started appearing on the market (thanks Compaq...asshats) it was a BITCH if you added anything that conflicted.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[BIGUN 1,481]

If you'd really like to talk about them good-'ol days

http://www.digidome.nl/ibmhall.htm

Built my first 8088 in 1988 (only way I remember is 88's). It had a whopping 20 meg hard drive and I was the shits. Folks would ask me, "What are you going to do with all that hard drive space?" And, I would reply, "Anything I want."

Had it and used it until 1992 when I went to grad school and to save money; again built my own machine. It was a 386SX25 saved almost three hundred bucks building it myself and it still cost almost $2500.00.

A month after grad school started, the 486 came out and I was so torqued.

You kids these days don't know how easy you have it. emachines, Dells for $499.00 bundles, VPN, wireless networks, XP, Linux software.

Back in my day, we had to slog through three feet of snow to the server that paged us or go into the office on weekends because some VP decided to work and lost the path statement to the printer.

Yeah, you kids got it easy these days.

Nobody has time to listen; because they're desperately chasing the need of being heard.

[AggieDave 6]

Hey now, I grew up as a very little kid sitting on my dad's lap tossing commands at an Osbourne Exec "suitcase" computer. Had an Apple IIGs when I was 6 (yeah, I was computer spoiled), and it all went down hill from there...got a 486 sx33 when they first came out...promply double spaced the 285mb drive.

I might be young, but I've been doing this longer then most...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[Guest]

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Back in my day, we had to slog through three feet of snow to the server that paged us or go into the office on weekends because some VP decided to work and lost the path statement to the printer.

Yeah, you kids got it easy these days.

You forgot to say "Uphill both ways"...

My first PC was an Ozzie, back in 1983. The company folded three weeks after I bought it.

I paid about $1500 for it, and got a bargain. Seven years later I bought a pallet of them at a government auction for $100, and paid way too much.

There is nothing more useless or depressing than obsolete technology.

mh

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