Sentence examples for sluggish computer from inspiring English sources

Waiting for a sluggish computer to start, this correspondingly sleepy-looking man finds a battered paperback lodged in an oversize Rolodex.

But Mr. Otellini acknowledged that the rapidly increasing "clock speed" of the company's microprocessors would not be enough to spur the sluggish computer industry.

It was weighed down by weakness in computer and software companies after Dell blamed a slower economy and sluggish computer demand for its poor earnings outlook.

But "The Others" becomes monotonous; it's rather like a sluggish computer game in which movement is limited to one room at a time.

OFFICE DEPOT INC., Delray Beach, Fla., the biggest office-supply retailer in the United States, said fourth-quarter profit might be lower than expected because of sluggish computer sales, more competition and higher warehouse costs in North America.

Servers are one bright spot in an otherwise sluggish computer hardware market.

What is a fiction-lover to do?One solution is "Luminous Airplanes" by Paul La Farge, a novel of modest length about a sluggish computer-programmer tasked with clearing out five generations of junk from his deceased grandparents' home.

CDNow's big Louis Armstrong page took about half a minute to load onto my sluggish notebook computer; Audrey took twice as long, even though the modem speeds are identical.

Sluggish demand for computers led to a loss at Circuit City's electronics stores, which are being remodeled after the retailer exited the appliance business last year.

IF your computer seems sluggish or your Web browser suddenly begins to act as if it is possessed by ads, there is a good chance that stealthy programs known as spyware or adware have slipped onboard.

SAN FRANCISCO — Hewlett-Packard reported on Tuesday that sluggish sales of personal computers muted its second-quarter earnings, and it predicted that future growth would be dampened.