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Around ~$600 bucks, decent specs, AMD or Intel, don't really care.

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9-pin RS-232 port is a must.
 

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Windows 8.1 ProIntel Core i5-2500K8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Vapor-X Edition
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PC/Desktop
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Self Built
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Windows 8.1 Pro
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Intel Core i5-2500K
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ASRock Z77 Extreme4
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8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
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Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Vapor-X Edition
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Realtek ALC898
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BenQ XL2411T
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Plextor M3 Pro 128GB
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Seasonic G Series 650W
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Corsair Obsidian 650D
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Corsair H60 2013 Edition
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Cooler Master Quick Fire Rapid
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Corsair Raptor M45
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz4GB Kingston DDR2-800NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
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Compal JFT02 (Custom Build Laptop)
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Windows 7 Home Premium x64 - Mac OS X 10.6.4 x64
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Intel Core 2 Duo T9300 2.5 GHz
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JFT02
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4GB Kingston DDR2-800
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NVIDIA Geforce 8600M GT (512MB Model)
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Realtek HD Audio
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WUXGA Standard Laptop Display
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1680*1050
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Toshiba 320GB 5400RPM Laptop HD
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Standard Laptop Power Supply
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Standard Laptop Case
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Standard Laptop Cooling
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Standard Laptop 105 Key-Keyboard
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Synaptics Touchpad
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Verizion Online DSL 3360/864 kbs (dl/up)

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Home Premium x64Intel e7400 2.8GHz Dual Core, OC @ 3.36GHz4GB DDR2 1066Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
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Home Premium x64
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Intel e7400 2.8GHz Dual Core, OC @ 3.36GHz
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Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L/S3L
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4GB DDR2 1066
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Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
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Realtek Surround Onboard.
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ASUS VW224, 22 Inch and Samsung SyncMaster 713v
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Main Screen @1680x1050, Secondary @ 1280x1024
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Western Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
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Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W
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Rosewill R5601-BK Screw-less
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Two 120mm fans and Stock CPU fans
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Old Dell Keyboard my neighbor gave me.
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Logitech MX518
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Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speakers
just get a prolific usb to serial adapter, works great under win7 (I use it for console access on Cisco gear)
 

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windows 7 RTM x64Phenom II 965 Quad Core 3.4GhzMushkin Blackline 8GB (4x2gb)XFX Radeon 5970 Black Edition
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Black_Box (homebuilt)
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windows 7 RTM x64
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Phenom II 965 Quad Core 3.4Ghz
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Asus M4A79T Deluxe
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Mushkin Blackline 8GB (4x2gb)
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XFX Radeon 5970 Black Edition
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onboard
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Dell 2408WPF-main Dell E248WFP-secondary
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1920x1200-main 1920x1200-secondary
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OCZ Vertex Limited Edition 100GB (OS)
x1 WD Black Edition 500GB drive (Storage)
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XFX 850w Black Edition (Modular)
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Mountian Mods H2go
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CoolITSystems ECO A.L.C.
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Logitech MX 5500 wireless keyboard
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Razor Copperhead
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16Mb down/2Mb up Wowway Cable Internet
I'm always weary of USB adapters...

I'll keep looking though.

Thanks.
 

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Windows 8.1 ProIntel Core i5-2500K8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Vapor-X Edition
Computer type
PC/Desktop
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Self Built
OS
Windows 8.1 Pro
CPU
Intel Core i5-2500K
Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
Memory
8GB Corsair Vengeance DDR3
Graphics Card(s)
Sapphire Radeon HD 7970 GHz Vapor-X Edition
Sound Card
Realtek ALC898
Monitor(s) Displays
BenQ XL2411T
Screen Resolution
1920 x 1080 @ 144Hz
Hard Drives
Plextor M3 Pro 128GB
WD Caviar Blue
PSU
Seasonic G Series 650W
Case
Corsair Obsidian 650D
Cooling
Corsair H60 2013 Edition
Keyboard
Cooler Master Quick Fire Rapid
Mouse
Corsair Raptor M45
Other Info
Headphones: Sennheiser HD-515
Our Cisco network guy uses a USB to serial adapter to connect to all of the Cisco gear in our office with his laptop and it works just fine for him under Vista.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timingsEVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built in July 2009
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
Intel Q9550 2.83Ghz OC'd to 3.40Ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R rev. 1.1, F12 BIOS
Memory
8GB G.Skill PI DDR2-800, 4-4-4-12 timings
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 1280MB Nvidia GeForce GTX570
Sound Card
Realtek ALC899A 8 channel onboard audio
Monitor(s) Displays
23" Acer x233H
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Intel X25-M 80GB Gen 2 SSD
Western Digital 1TB Caviar Black, 32MB cache. WD1001FALS
PSU
Corsair 620HX modular
Case
Antec P182
Cooling
stock
Keyboard
ABS M1 Mechanical
Mouse
Logitech G9 Laser Mouse
Internet Speed
15/2 cable modem
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Windows and Linux enthusiast. Logitech G35 Headset.
cheeriokilla said:
I'm always weary of USB adapters...
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I agree with that, I usually try to get the real part before I go to adapters. With a serial port it may be very difficult to find on a new laptop with one though.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Home Premium x64Intel e7400 2.8GHz Dual Core, OC @ 3.36GHz4GB DDR2 1066Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
OS
Home Premium x64
CPU
Intel e7400 2.8GHz Dual Core, OC @ 3.36GHz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-EP43-DS3L/S3L
Memory
4GB DDR2 1066
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia GeForce 9800 GT
Sound Card
Realtek Surround Onboard.
Monitor(s) Displays
ASUS VW224, 22 Inch and Samsung SyncMaster 713v
Screen Resolution
Main Screen @1680x1050, Secondary @ 1280x1024
Hard Drives
Western Digital WD3200AAKS 320GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
PSU
Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU 500W
Case
Rosewill R5601-BK Screw-less
Cooling
Two 120mm fans and Stock CPU fans
Keyboard
Old Dell Keyboard my neighbor gave me.
Mouse
Logitech MX518
Internet Speed
6Kbps
Other Info
Logitech X-540 70 watts 5.1 Speakers
If you get a laptop with an expresscard slot or something you can get an adaptor... expresscard accessoris do not stickout as much as usb adaptors.
otherwise, you should problably look refurbished.
 

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Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)1.83GHz Intel Core Duo2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Apple 17" iMac MA199LL (Early 2006)
OS
Windows 8 Pro (32-bit)
CPU
1.83GHz Intel Core Duo
Memory
2GB 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-5300) (upgrade)
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon X1600 with 128MB GDDR3 memory
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17-inch TFT active-matrix LCD, millions of colors
Screen Resolution
1440 x 900
Hard Drives
Hitachi 320GB HDT721032SLA360 7200RPM SATA II (upgrade)
Keyboard
Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
Mouse
Microsoft Basic Optical Mouse v2.0
Internet Speed
4 Mbps
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials
Browser
Google Chrome
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WEI:
Base Score: 3.9 Processor: 4.4 Memory 4.7
Graphics: 3.9 Gaming Graphics: 4.1 Primary HD: 5.9
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