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im a student and im trying to choose a laptop which has RELIABILITY and might last me awhile but is also decently good for current gaming and which laptop has more stuff included. ive narrowed it down to two possibilites which are roughly the same price(slightly under 00 with added accessories, components, etc.)
Note: Appearantly the xps 15 is on sale and im getting the price of ,787.98 for ,271.98 for a "limited time" while the cyberpower pc is not on sale so im wondering if the xps15 has better built parts, lasts longer or something.

XPLORER x6- 9200 SUMMARY (http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/saved/1DD9EU)
Notebook: A15HC Gaming Notebook 15.6" Full HD 1366×768 Display w/ Built-in 2.0MP Webcam, HDMI Port, Li-Ion Battery, & Universal AC Adapter
Notebook Color: Xplorer X6 Gaming Notebook Cover
CPU: Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM Mobile Processor 2.00 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache, Max Turbo Freq. 2.90 GHz
Freebies: FREE Game – Shogun 2 Coupon: Total War
Motherboard: Intel HM65 Chipset Mainboard
Memory: 8GB (4GBx2) DDR3-1333 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M 2GB PCIe Video
Hard Drive: 750GB 5400RPM SATA300 Hard Drive
External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None
USB Flash Drive: None
Optical Drive: 8X DVD±R/RW/4X +DL Super-Multi Drive (NB-353-DVDRW)
Sound: Built-in 3D Premium Surround Sound
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300 a/b/g/n Wireless Adapter [Intel WiDi Ready]
WiDi Router: None
LCD Monitor: None
Speakers: Built-in Stereo Speakers System
Network: Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Network Card
Keyboard: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard
Mouse: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse
Mouse Pad: Razer Goliathus Fragged Omega Mouse Pad – Speed
Gaming Gear: None
External Wireless Network Card: None
Wireless 802.11 B/G/N Access Point: None
Bluetooth: USB Bluetooth 2.0 Adapter
Flash Media Reader/Writer: Built-In 3in1 Media Reader
Battery: 6-cells Li-Ion Battery Pack 4800mAh
Carrying Bag: Free Deluxe Carrying Bag for 15.6 Inch Notebook
AC Adapter: Universal AC-DC Adapter
Car Adapter: None
Video Camera: Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixel Webcam
Headset: Connectland™ Stereo Headphone with Microphone
HDMI Output Port: Built-in HDMI Port
Printer: None
Cable: None
Power Protection: OPTI-UPS VS575B 575VA/345W Uninterruptible Power Supply
Surge Protector: Ultra U12-40629 7 Outlet Surge Protector Black 6 Individual On/Off Switch
USB Port: Built-in 2x USB2.0 Ports + 2x USB3.0 Ports
Operating System: * Microsoft® Windows 7 Professional (64-bit Edition)
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None
Office Suite: Microsoft® Office® 2010 Home and Business (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook + OneNote)
McAfee AntiVirus Plus 2011
Games: Street Fighter IV
Service: STANDARD 1-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Additional Warranty: LCD Perfect Assurance: 30 Day No-Dead Pixel Guarantee for 16in and below
Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

XPS 15 SUMMARY (no website link ]=)
XPS 15
MEMORY- 8GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory
BATTERY OPTIONS- 90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Integrated Network Adapter- Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card
Adobe Reader- Adobe® Acrobat® Reader
PROCESSOR- 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i5-2410M processor 2.30 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz edit
OPERATING SYSTEM- Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE- Microsoft® Office Home and Business 2010 edit
SERVICE PLAN- 2 Year In-Home Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
VIDEO CARD- NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 540M 2GB graphics with Optimus edit
HARD DRIVE- 750GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
SECURITY SOFTWARE- McAfee SecurityCenter, 36-Months edit
HD DISPLAY- 15.6 in HD WLED TL (1366×768) with Skype-Certified 2.0MP HD Webcam edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE- Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) with Roxio Creater 2011 edit
WIRELESS +- BLUETOOTH Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N + WiMAX 6150 edit
SOUND OPTIONS- JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3
COLORS- Elemental Silver Aluminum edit
KEYBOARD Standard Keyboard – English edit
MOBILE BROADBAND- No Mobile Broad Band POPULAR SOFTWARE TITLES- Battlefield: Bad Company 2 for PC
ONLINE DATA BACKUP- DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year edit
BACK TO SCHOOL ACCESSORIES- 8 GB DataTraveler 102 USB 2.0 Flash Drive – Blue

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Is this a good PC for gaming I need one cheap
Specs:

Case: CoolerMaster HAF 912 Mid-Tower Gaming Case w/ Adjustable HDD Cage (Black Color)

Freebies: None

Internal USB Extension Module: None

Neon Light Upgrade: None

Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Maximum 120MM Case Cooling Fans for your selected case [+9]

Noise Reduction Technology: Anti-Vibration Fan Mounts [+9]

CPU: Intel® Core™ i5-2500 3.30 GHz 6M Intel Smart Cache LGA1155 [-10]

Freebies: FREE Game – Shogun 2 Coupon: Total War

Venom Boost Fast And Efficient Factory Overclocking: No Overclocking

Cooling Fan: Asetek 550LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Advanced Cooling
Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) [+18] (Single Standard 120MM Fan)

Motherboard: Biostar H61MH Intel H61 Chipset DDR3 mATX Mainboard w/ Onboard Video, HDMI, 7.1 HD Audio, GbLAN, USB 2.0, SATA-II, 1 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1 & 2 PCI [B3 Stepping]

Intel Smart Response Technology for Z68: None
Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Corsair XMS Gaming Memory with Heatsink Spreader)

Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTS 450 1GB 16X PCIe Video Card [+60] (Major Brand Powered by NVIDIA)

Freebies: None

Video Card 2: None

Video Card 3: None

Dedicated PHYSX Card: None

Multiple Video Card Settings: Xtreme Performance in SLI/CrossFireX Gaming Mode Supports Single Monitor

Power Supply Upgrade: 700 Watts – XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+14]

Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+9] (Single Hard Drive)

Freebies: None

Data Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD [+68] (Single Hard Drive)

Hard Drive Cooling Fan: Vigor iSURF II Hard Disk Drive Cooling System [+21] (1 x System)

External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None

USB Flash Drive: None

Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

Optical Drive 2: None

Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

3D Vision Glasses: None

Freebies: None

LCD Monitor: 19" Widescreen 1366×768 Sceptre X195W-NAGA 5ms TFT Active Matrix LCD Display
LCD (Black Color) [+125]

2nd Monitor: None

3rd Monitor: None

Speakers: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers [+15]

Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

Network Switch: None

Keyboard: Xtreme Gear (Black Color) Multimedia/Internet USB Keyboard

Mouse: XtremeGear Optical USB 3 Buttons Gaming Mouse

Mouse Pad: None

Gaming Gear: None

Extra Thermal Display: None

Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: PCI Wireless 802.11n 150Mbps Network Interface Card [+19]

External Wireless Network Card: Asus USB-N13 802.11b/g/n USB 2.0 300Mbps Wireless USB
Adapter

Wireless 802.11 B/G/N Access Point: None

Bluetooth: None

Flash Media Reader/Writer: None

Video Camera: None

Headset: None

Printer: None

Cable: 10-FT HDMI v1.4 Cable Type-A Male to Male High Speed Cable [+10] (1 piece)

Power Protection: None

Surge Protector: None

IEEE1394 Card: None

Internal USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

USB Port: None

Operating System: * Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None

Office Suite: Free Microsoft® Office® 2010 STARTER EDITION (Reduced-Functionality versions of
Word and Excel that include advertising)

Games: None

Ultra Care Option: None

Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL
SUPPORT

Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS

Any suggestions on what i should change, oh yeah and try to keep the price low

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Just bought a new MAC to replace my old PC and my external hard drive is being shown as a read only drive when I plug it in. How can I change it back to a writable drive without losing my data? The PC is dead and can’t be used as a file storage device so I can completely reformat the drive for MAC only use. If you need additional information just ask. Thanks in advance.

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Just bought a new MAC to replace my old PC and my external hard drive is being shown as a read only drive when I plug it in. How can I change it back to a writable drive without losing my data? The PC is dead and can’t be used as a file storage device so I can completely reformat the drive for MAC only use. If you need additional information just ask. Thanks in advance.

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Speed
Double your performance and bandwidth with Dual-Band N technology. Simultaneous networks eliminate interference and optimize media-intensive applications like videos and gaming, with speeds of up to 300 Mbps.

3D Coverage
Dual-plane antennas and MIMO technology provide three-dimensional whole-home coverage for consistent signal, even through walls and floors.

Security
WPS/WPA2 encryption standards and preset security settings get you up and running safely. One-touch Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) securely connects multiple computers and devices with the push of a button.

Print From Anywhere In The House
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Show Your Music How To Move
The Music Mover App lets you play MP3s from your music library on your home stereo wirelessly. Connect your external hard drive where you store your music to the router and move music from your computer to your stereo through devices like Xbox 360® and PlayStation® 3.

Internet connection requires broadband modem.

Frequency Band (GHz): 2.4
Number of Ports: 4
Wireless Standards: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11a
how do u find out if your pc reads the signal

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Whats your opinion of this computer
I’m trying to make one for gaming purposes

Case: Xion Predator 970 Gaming Series Mid Tower Case w/ 2 External Removable HDD Bays

Internal USB Extension Module: None

Neon Light Upgrade: 12in Liquid Neon Thunder Pattern Light [+15] (Blue Color)

Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans

Noise Reduction Technology: None

CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 975 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [+10]

Freebies: None

Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling
Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)

Motherboard: Asus M4A87TD EVO AMD 870 Chipset CrossFireX Support DDR3 Socket AM3 ATX w/ 7.1 Audio, GbLAN, IEEE1394a, USB3.0, SATA-III, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 1 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI

Memory: 8GB (2GBx4) DDR3/1600MHz Dual Channel Memory Module (Kingston HyperX)

Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by AMD)

Freebies: None

Video Card 2: None

Video Card 3: None

Dedicated PHYSX Card: None

Free Game: None

Multiple Video Card Settings: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors

Power Supply Upgrade: 700 Watts – XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+10]

Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)

Freebies: None

Data Hard Drive: None

Hard Drive Cooling Fan: None

External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None

USB Flash Drive: None

Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)

Optical Drive 2: None

Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO

3D Vision Glasses: None

LCD Monitor: None

2nd Monitor: None

3rd Monitor: None

Speakers: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers

Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network

Network Switch: None

Keyboard: None [-4]

Mouse: None [-3]

Mouse Pad: None

Gaming Gear: None

Extra Thermal Display: Aerocool V12XT Dual Bay Touch Screen Fan Control [+49]

Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: None

External Wireless Network Card: None

Wireless 802.11 B/G/N Access Point: None

Bluetooth: None

Flash Media Reader/Writer: None

Video Camera: None

Headset: None

Printer: None

Cable: None

Power Protection: None

Surge Protector: None

IEEE1394 Card: None

USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports

Operating System: * Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)

Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None

Office Suite: None

Games: None

Ultra Care Option: None

Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
the price is 2

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Please tell me where I can improve on. I’m trying to make a gaming computer

Summarize
Case: Xion Predator 970 Gaming Series Mid Tower Case w/ 2 External Removable HDD Bays
Internal USB Extension Module: None
Neon Light Upgrade: 12in Cold Cathode Neon Light [+10] (Blue Color)
Extra Case Fan Upgrade: Default case fans
Noise Reduction Technology: None
CPU: AMD Phenom™II X4 965 Black Edition Quad-Core CPU w/ HyperTransport Technology [-36]
Freebies: None
Cooling Fan: Asetek 510LC Liquid Cooling System 120MM Radiator & Fan (Enhanced Cooling Performance + Extreme Silent at 20dBA) (Single Standard 120MM Fan)
Motherboard: GigaByte GA-870A-UD3 AMD 870/SB850 chipset support DDR3 Ultra Durable™3 Socket AM3 ATX Mainboard w/ 7.1 Audio, GBLAN, Support 6-core CPU, CPU Auto Unlocker, USB3.0, SATA-III, ON/OFF Charge for IPod, RAID, 2 Gen2 PCIe, 2 PCIe X1, & 3 PCI
Memory: 4GB (2GBx2) DDR3/1333MHz Dual Channel Memory [-37] (Corsair or Major Brand)
Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 6850 1GB GDDR5 16X PCIe Video Card (Major Brand Powered by AMD)
Freebies: None
Video Card 2: None
Video Card 3: None
Dedicated PHYSX Card: None
Free Game: None
Multiple Video Card Settings: Non-SLI/Non-CrossFireX Mode Supports Multiple Monitors
Power Supply Upgrade: 700 Watts – XtremeGear SLI/CrossFireX Ready Power Supply [+10]
Hard Drive: 1TB SATA-III 6.0Gb/s 32MB Cache 7200RPM HDD (Single Hard Drive)
Freebies: None
Data Hard Drive: None
Hard Drive Cooling Fan: None
External Hard Drive (USB3.0/2.0/eSATA): None
USB Flash Drive: None
Optical Drive: 24X Double Layer Dual Format DVD+-R/+-RW + CD-R/RW Drive (BLACK COLOR)
Optical Drive 2: None
Sound: HIGH DEFINITION ON-BOARD 7.1 AUDIO
3D Vision Glasses: None
LCD Monitor: None
2nd Monitor: None
3rd Monitor: None
Speakers: 600Watts PMPO Subwoofer Stereo Speakers
Network: Onboard Gigabit LAN Network
Network Switch: None
Keyboard: None [-4]
Mouse: None [-3]
Mouse Pad: None
Gaming Gear: None
Extra Thermal Display: NZXT Sentry-2 Fan Touch Screen Fan Control & Temperature Display [+29]
Wireless 802.11B/G Network Card: None
External Wireless Network Card: None
Wireless 802.11 B/G/N Access Point: None
Bluetooth: None
Flash Media Reader/Writer: None
Video Camera: None
Headset: None
Printer: None
Cable: None
Power Protection: None
Surge Protector: None
IEEE1394 Card: None
USB Port: Built-in USB 2.0 Ports
Operating System: * Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit Edition)
Media Center Remote Control & TV Tuner: None
Office Suite: None
Games: None
Ultra Care Option: None
Service: STANDARD WARRANTY: 3-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY PLUS LIFE-TIME TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Rush Service: NO; READY TO SHIP IN 5~10 BUSINESS DAYS
It will cost me 4, but the other one I was looking at would of been 0s more

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