# Computer Poll **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2000, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771 "2000-10-21T10:48:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![broys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5e9695/32.png) [@broys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/broys)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 10:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/1 "2000-10-21T10:48:41Z")
What kind of computer do you own and what are its specs? I have a Compaq Presario 5726- p3-500, 19 gb hd, 96mb sdram, 16mb vid card, 6x dvdrom, 4x4x24 hp cdwriter, hp colorado 20gb tape drive, 17 in. monitor. I love speed…I wanna get me a new Alienware computer. A 22" monitor would be nice too. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![vandal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/858c86/32.png) [@vandal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vandal)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/2 "2000-10-21T11:06:04Z")
Haven’t we done this already? I’ll bite anyway, just because I like bragging about my computer, even though it’s getting old. Abit BE6 motherboard (version 1) Pentium II 350MHz 256MB PC100 SDRAM (2 hard drives) IBM Deskstar 13.5GB UDMA66/7200RPM IBM Deskstar 20.4GB UDMA66/7200RPM NEC 40X CD-ROM, SCSI Sony 4x/8x CD-R, SCSI Adaptec 2940U SCSI controller Diamond Viper V770 TNT2 video card (non ultra) Soundblaster Live! XGamer Altec Lansing Speakers w/Subwoofer 17" Sony Monitor, 200ES ---
**Author:** ![Jman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jman/32/4416_2.png) [@Jman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jman)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/3 "2000-10-21T12:26:36Z")
P2-350 96 MB SDRAM Maxtor Diamondmax Plus 40 20.4GB 7200RPM HD Seagate Medalist Pro 6.5 GB 7200RPM HD 16MB TNT video card (getting a 32MB GeForce2MX in 3 weeks) SB Live value. 32x CD-ROM Ricoh MP7040A 4/4/24 CD-RW 17" Gateway monitor Umax Astra 2100U scanner Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer Promise Ultra66 UltraATA/66 controller card Linksys 10/100 ethernet adapter Nortel 1.28Mbps DSL modem Crappy 56k winmodem that sits idle That’s it. ---
**Author:** ![yosemite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/3ab097/32.png) [@yosemite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yosemite)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/4 "2000-10-21T19:28:01Z")
I have two “main” computers, and several crappy/half working computers. I’ll just bore you with the two “main” computers. AMD K6-2 450 128 megs RAM 16 GB HD (one 6 GB, one 10 GB) Built-in Zip Drive Some special nifty graphics card. (I don’t know what the brand name is. But my friend who upgraded my PC says it’s a good one!) 40X CD 56K modem Windows 98 **AND…** Revision “C” iMac, blueberry. 266 MHz G3 processor, 160 megs RAM 6 GB HD USB Zip Mac OS 8.6 _I usually am on my iMac…I LOVE it!_ My PC and Mac share these devices: Umax 2200 scanner Sony Spressa USB CD-RW Epson 740 Inkjet printer ---
**Author:** ![Stupendous\_man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a8b319/32.png) [@Stupendous\_man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stupendous_man)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/5 "2000-10-21T21:18:29Z")
AMD Athlon 600 OC’d to 648 on an Asus K7M MB 128 MB PC-133 Corsair Ram, Cas2 13.6 GB Quantum Fireball Kx 7200 RPM HD Viper V770 Ultra Running Nvidia Reference Drivers 6.34 Acer 10X DVD rom drive. SB Live Value connected to my home Stereo system (Yamaha Amp with PSB Loudspeakers. Oh yah, baby… That’s the stuff!) Viewsonic E771 17" Monitor Built this baby myself a few months ago. She’s a beauty… I have 2 Regular Network Cards while I compare Cable and DSL modems. ---
**Author:** ![techchick68](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@techchick68](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/techchick68)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2000, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/6 "2000-10-21T21:56:34Z")
ABIT BE6 II MoBo 600 mhz Pent III 128 MB SDRAM Elsa Erazor 3 32MB TNT2 AGP graphics card Aopen CD ROM (40x) Creative PCI 128 bit sound card (nothing spectacular as I am not a gamer) Western Digital 20 GIG UDMA 66 hard drive Aopen 56k modem (doesn’t matter, mister phone co sucks) Netsurf NIC 10/100 card (for connecting two computers it works) Iomega internal ZIP drive 300 watt power supply three extra fans to cool my components My speakers are Plain Jane speakers I got with my old system three years ago. I don’t remember the case manufacturer but it’s larger than your typical mid-tower and is pretty slick looking. ---
**Author:** ![mblackwell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5fc32e/32.png) [@mblackwell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mblackwell)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/7 "2000-10-22T00:32:57Z")
Main computer/ server 333 mhz AMD k6 2 56 MB pc100 RAM 6 gig Bigfoot HD 8 MB ATI video 32X cdrom 4x4x24 Smart & Freindly CD writer intel 10/100 NIC (cable modem) generic 10/100 NIC (ICS,file sharing,printer sharing) 17 inch KDS monitor compaq ij700 printer external zip drive UMAX scanner D-Link 8 port 1o mbit hub upstairs computer: 64 MB ram 4 gig WD HD 4 MB video card hooked to monitor 1 1 MB video card hooked to monitor 2 NE2000 NIC 4x cd other junk laying around: 2 cases mobo w/ pentium 166 mobo w/ pentium 100 14 inch monitor pile of IDE cables pile of mice 4 NICs 4 broken 3.5" floppy drives 1 broken cdrom drive 4 unidentified SIMMs unidentified video card twisted mass of variuos cables And this is after I got rid of a load of computer stuff! ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/8 "2000-10-22T00:50:53Z")
Quantex QP5/233 SM-1 w/mid tower case Biostar TUD8500 Mainboard with 430TX chipset Award (Phoenix) Modular Bios 4.51 PG TUD1202D Award PnP 1.0A 1997 I430TX-67X-2A59IB0BC 4x 16bit ISA, 3x 32bit PCI, 2x USB, 1 parallel, 1 game port 512 Kb Pipelined burst cache Intel Pentium MMX @ 233 Mhz, 64 Mb EDO RAM WD 4.3 Gb DMA /33 Ultra ATA HD, 11 ms, 256K WD 5.1 Gb DMA Ultra ATA HD 3.5" 1.44 Mb floppy Toshiba 32x max EIDE CDrom drive, HP CD writer 7200i STB Nitro 3D V1.3 w/4 Mb Sgram, Edo/s3 Virge Gx Creative Labs Soundblaster PCI64 - Ensoniq 32bit wavetable sound card, Digitan s56A/DT+RingCent+EMC166/M Flex Modem LT 56K data+fax+voice+voice view+DSVD Modem V4.21 15" monitor (13.8" viewable), Chuntex model 1555E Altec Lansing acs 90 speakers, 104 key keyboard with MS intellimouse, My laptop: Acer Extensa 368D P233MMX 32MB ram 3.2 GB HDD IBM DKLA-23240 12.1"dual scan passive matrix display 20x internal CD rom drive external 1.4 MB floppy drive internal 56K data+fax LT winmodem version 4.16.2 USB - NO IrDA :-(( 2MB video 2 type I or type II, or 1 type III PCMCIA Slots Win98 ---
**Author:** ![kinoons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kinoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kinoons)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2000, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-poll/37771/9 "2000-10-22T00:57:38Z")
My new computer is currently enroute to my local so I am not too sure on the specific parts, but heres what I know as of now Pent III 1000 Geforce2 untra card Soundblaster live card 40gb HDD uata 100 BA 7500 speakers 22" monitor 16x DVD and 8x CDRW