Poi3212

== Poi3212 ==
Poi3212 is a member of the Nation of Bloxtotska with a large collection of computers.
== Computers ==
=== Dell Computers ===
==== Dell Latitude D630 ====
This was Poi3212's mother's old work laptop. It was in use until ~2010 and sat in a cabinet for approximately 11 years until Poi3212 found it and nurtured it back to good health. The Dell D630 was manufactured alongside the D630c, D630 ATG, and D630 XFR in 2007 (the D630c was a corporate stable model. The ATG had a glass-laminated screen. The XFR is a heavily ruggedized D630). The D630 was a member of the Dell D-series of laptops: business laptops aimed towards those seeking high portability, expandability, and a plethora of features.
The D630 has a major flaw: the Quadro NVS 135M chip, based on the Nvidia G86M GPU, has overheating issues. In some instances, it has been reported that the chips get so hot that cracks would form in the solder under the GPU. It is speculated that, for this reason, all laptops using this chip will eventually fail. Poi3212 is very lucky to have a Quadro D630 that is fully functional.
The laptop in Poi3212's collection has undergone many physical hardware changes, most of which made possible by the immense expandability of this particular model. Below is a table showing the work that has been done to this laptop.
Component	Original Config 	Upgraded Config 	Notes
CPU 	2.0GHz Core 2 Duo T7300	2.6GHz Core 2 Duo T9500	
GPU 	Nvidia Quadro NVS 135M 	Nvidia Quadro NVS 135M 	128MB of VRAM; could have been configured with Intel GMA X3100 at time of purchase, but the Quadro is faster.
RAM 	2x1GB 667MHz DDR2 	2x4GB 667MHz DDR2 	One of the 4GB DDR2 sticks died recently. Both sticks will eventually be replaced with 4GB 800MHz SODIMMS.
Storage 	40GB 5200rpm HDD 	1TB 7200rpm HDD 	The old hard drive is kept to provide Windows XP functionality when swapped with the new drive.
Wifi 	TBD 	TBD 	unknown, but upgraded (I forgot the models)
Bluetooth	none 	Bluetooth 2.0 	
Battery 	6-cell 	9-cell 	New 9-cell battery has built-in palmrest.
==== Dell Studio XPS 435MT/9000 ====
The Dell Studio XPS 435MT and XPS 9000 were a sort of one-off crossover of Dell's individual XPS and Studio lines. The XPS family was a line of high-performance computers directed towards consumers wanting more computational horsepower. The Dell Studio line was directed towards the mainstream consumer market. Putting the two families together, the Studio XPS computer offered the role of a high-performance multimedia center, being sold with the latest and greatest X58 chipset and up to 4 terabytes of hard drive-based storage.
The XPS 9000 in Poi3212's collection was previously used by Poi3212's mother from the year 2009 up until roughly 2021 for work purposes.