Survey of computers

The following report is a survey of three popular AMD Athlon Dual Core Processor Desktops to help potential customers make the right decision. Three popular desktops were compared. All of them cost less than $500.

Points of comparison

Features:

The Acer AM8000 dual core processor and DDR3 were attractive features. The case design with USB and audio ports were also useful. However, it is hampered by poor performance at times and a low wattage power supply that limits video card upgrades.

Dell's Inspiron 546 offered a wide range of customization options including eight different case colors. Users may be disappointed by the limited graphics card options because of the lower wattage power supply. The base system also uses a lower grade AMD processor than similarly priced AMD desktops.

Compaq's Presario CQ5110f was the most inexpensive system. Performance was decent for most general applications and not things like gaming or desktop video. Still, for its price it was very attractive.

	Acer AM8000	Dell Inspiron 546	Compaq Presario CQ5110f
Cost	Medium	High	Low
Wattage	Low wattage	Low wattage	Medium Wattage
Best Feature	DDR3	Superior performance	Decent performance at low cost

After judging these features, the Dell Inspiron 546 was decided as the best buy in the under - $500 category. It was less prone to performance lags when compared to others. Its quality features was found to be worth the price.

Comments on poetry

My favourite was the one by ee cummings. It shifted between words like "flunking, boohooing" and serious descriptions of the Greek mythology. Pablo Neruda's poem is repetitive and unique. "If" is inspiring and serious but long and does not grab attention. Both the poems by Robert Frost poems were great. The Fire and Ice delivered its message succintly. The poem by Robert Burns was difficult to follow at first as it was by a Scottish poet. Shakespeare's poet was nice and had a great rhythm and strict metre like all of his other sonnets.

- Sowmya S Sundaram

Check list to ensure the obsession of Harry Potter

Yes/No

1. Have you read all the seven books of Harry Potter atleast seven( the powerful magical number after all ) times?

2. Have you bought all the heavily-overpriced seven Harry Potter books even though you know that the ebooks are available on the internet?

3. Have you constructed a timeline of events in which the series is set? ( of course, you can overlook the complications of the time turner )

4. Have you complained to every Hari and Ram (please note the pun - Harry and Ron ) that the thought of a Harry Potter movie terrifies you as it will most certainly mutilate the book?

5. Have you watched each of the movies and bought all the DVDs anyway and put up a movie still as your profile picture on FB?

6. Have you ensured that you go to bed thinking of Harry Potter and/or J.K. Rowling to tempt a beautiful dream set in Hogwarts or involving a fantasy about you meeting the characters in person?

7. Have you plastered your walls with posters of Harry Potter even though you hate the blatant merchandising and sneakily shifted them to the inside of your cupboard when your parents get annoyed and ask you to take them off?

8. Have you convinced any Muggle (non - magic folk, or in this case , a Harry Potter illiterate) to read the books and converted that person into a fan as obsessed as you are?

- Sowmya S Sundaram