If your computer were a car, which make would it be?

[octafish]

In Australia it was sort of a "thing" about twenty years ago to take a 242 Volvo and drop a 302 ford V8 in it. Mine is a bit like that only with a warm 351 Cleveland with a big four barrel and 4-2-1 dual exhaust. Plain looking (Antec P193 with modified side fan) but with plenty of grunt (i5 2500k @ 4.5Ghz 8Gb RAM GTX580 and SSD) even it does use slightly older tech.

 

[Arif_Sohaib]

Core2Duo E7300
Nvidia Gforce GT 440 1GB
2GB RAM
160 GB Hard Disk
I think it would be:

It runs most games well at Mid-High settings and is fairly reliable. I am planning on upgrading to Pentium Dual Core G620 when I get the money.

What would qualify as a Prius?
What would a tablet qualify as? A motorcycle or a Hot hatch like the Golf.

 

[exessmirror]

it would be an audi, but it would break a lot

 

[Arina Love]

Core2Duo 2.33
3gb RAM
8800GTS 320mb
3X1TB HDD
So slow but spacious i guess

 

[Heronblade]

Mine is a personally built desktop that has the power to rival Alienware systems available at nearly twice the price I paid for the individual components.

AMD Phenom II X6 3.4 Ghz (not overclocked, haven't had any reason to)
dual Geforce 550 ti cards (2 GB each)
16 GB RAM
100 GB SSD for the windows install
dual 500 GB HDDs in a RAID 0 format for other applications.

As for the model, I suppose I'd go with the Nissan Maxima

Not incredibly impressive to look at, particularly when compared to the lamborghinis popping up, but packs a surprising amount of performance in.

 

[yuval152]

I need to upgrade soon...

 

[Elementary - Dear Watson]

I am on a military network... slow internet, and takes a while to do anything!

So I guess it is this:

 

[dls182]

My PC - Custom Built, large and not especially pretty, but fast and a brutal:
Haf X case
Intel i7 2600k (o/c to 4.5GHz turbo)
MSi GTX580 Lightning
16GB RAM
yada yada yada

and my laptop:
New MacBook Pro. Fair bit of grunt and looks pretty. A good machine, very friendly to those who don't know the difference between a CPU and a GPU, (differential and a carburettor, using the car analogy if you'd prefer) but just as useable for someone that does (though they'd probably get something else).

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

My computer is like an early Lamborghini Gallardo.

Sure it looks nice and it is fast, but its dated and was overrated from the beginning.

I own an Alienware.

4gb of Ram
Intel 3.2Ghz duo
BFG Nvidia Gforce 250 GTS 1gb OC
2TB HD

FIXED*

 

[Yopaz]

Spoiler: No need to repeat the picture

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My computer is like a Lamborghini Gallardo from the mid 90s.

Sure it looks nice and it is fast, but its dated and was overrated from the beginning.

I own an Alienware.

4gb of Ram
Intel 3.2Ghz duo
BFG Nvidia Gforce 250 GTS 1gb OC
2TB HD

This post made me chuckle a bit, but true, Alienware is overrated for the most part...

OT: This is my computer would be.

Fairly reliable, looks pretty neat, got some power.

 

[an annoyed writer]

Lamborghini Gallardo from the mid 90s.

I did a double-take here. You do know that those things weren't produced until 2003, right? Last I checked that car was barely a glint in the eye of Luc Donckerwolke during the mid 90s.

 

[TheRussian]

I also have an Alienwave compauter.

I'd hazard a guess that we have the same desktop PC. Alienware Aurora R2, right?
For my laptop, I have an Asus, so it's something like a BMW, sporty, but not extremely powerful.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

Lamborghini Gallardo from the mid 90s.

I did a double-take here. You do know that those things weren't produced until 2003, right? Last I checked that car was barely a glint in the eye of Luc Donckerwolke during the mid 90s.

Dammit google you lied to me!

Well you get my point... I'll see what I can use to fix it.

 

[Sombra Negra]

probably a porsche.

i have an alienware laptop. i choose porsche because it's pretty fast, but just a volkswagen underneath. as alienware is owned by dell, this seems appropriate.

 

[an annoyed writer]

Dammit google you lied to me!

Well you get my point... I'll see what I can use to fix it.

Didn't you realize google sided with the machines long ago? With Google Earth and Google Maps they're giving Skynet intel on possible safehouses and the like. With Sketchup they're getting design specs on hundreds of buildings, cars, spaceships, boxes, and weapons STRAIGHT FROM US! They're gonna get us man!

Anyway, I can see why we'd both refer to our computers as Gallardos: fast and pretty, but overstated from the start. Such is the way of Apple and Alienware.

 

[CarlMin]

ATI Radeon HD 5700
i7 Quad Core @ 2.8 GHz.
8 GB RAM
Boots from a SSD.

Not sure how that translates into cars, taking suggestions.

Perhaps not the best in terms of engine performance, but roomy and reliable with good handling. You're computer is a 2012 Chrysler 300

 

[Lexodus]

This, but you lift up the hood and it's a mouse in a wheel chasing a piece of cheese on a string.

Old, barely functional Macbook Pro, yeah!

 

[Nightmare-Child]

The Ford Model T.

 

[dls182]

*snip*

Also worth noting that that picture is of the very limited edition Balboni version of the Gallardo. It's a tribute to Lamborghini's main test driver of the last few decades. It's what you'd call a 'driver's car' and very special. It's mucho tasty!

 

[Folji]

What?

It's got a lot of power, alright?