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Lightning blew out my computer! Need to replace. Laptop this time?
Free Republic | Friday, June 19, 2015 | Onyx

Posted on 06/19/2015 2:43:57 PM PDT by onyx

A huge thunderstorm ripped through here four days ago. It blew out my TV and my computer. My small town only has a Walmart and an Office Depot. I would prefer to go buy a new computer at Walmart. I'm thinking a laptop would be a better purchase. I have no idea how to install it on my own. I'm thinking of asking a clerk to come home with me to install it and I will pay him $50. I need this new computer installed before the start of our FReepathon on July 1

I will also need one that I can operate with a mouse. I need serious suggestions and price is extremely important.

I am truly at a loss. Attempts to shop online using my iPhone are about as productive as my attempts to successfully post here using my iPhone

My dearest FRiend in the whole world, penelopesire, and her husband Allen were just here and they both confirmed that both my computer and TV ARE KAPUT!!

Which brand and model? I'd like to buy it today. Vicksburg Mississippi Walmart No secrecy here.

P S. I have lost everything on the old computer. I guess that means I would have to start from scratch to install the colored font thing right? I am such a novice I am just absolutely overwhelmed. I have no idea what the hell I'm doing. God bless you all.


TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: advice; computers; laptops
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1 posted on 06/19/2015 2:43:57 PM PDT by onyx
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To: onyx

A laptop is a compromise, only buy one if you need a laptop, otherwise use a desktop.

How much are you going to spend?


2 posted on 06/19/2015 2:46:05 PM PDT by ansel12 (Trump- I identify as Democrat-- favorite president?-Clinton-- your veep? "Oprah my first choice".)
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To: onyx

Desktops are still easier to repair. Likely cheaper.


3 posted on 06/19/2015 2:46:12 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: onyx

This is purely a matter of personal preference. Today’s laptops work every bit as well as desktops, with only the added benefit of portability.


4 posted on 06/19/2015 2:46:24 PM PDT by fwdude (The last time the GOP ran an "extremist," Reagan won 44 states.)
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To: onyx

In before the majority.

Depends on what you intent to use it for.


5 posted on 06/19/2015 2:46:38 PM PDT by Sir Napsalot (Pravda + Useful Idiots = CCCP; JournOList + Useful Idiots = DopeyChangey!)
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To: onyx

MACBOOK AIR/PRO. You won’t be sorry.


6 posted on 06/19/2015 2:46:45 PM PDT by donozark (BIG GREEN EGG-Turning hot dogs into mini-weiners since 1974.)
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To: onyx

I haven’t owned a desktop in about 10 years. I see no need, unless you want a big screen, though you can hook a laptop up to another monitor as well. Any laptop will take a USB mouse.


7 posted on 06/19/2015 2:47:09 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: onyx

I have no idea what the hell I’m doing.


Got that out of the way.

Walmart is as good as any place to buy cheap laptop. Don’t be too cheap tho.. A large Hard Drive 1nTerabyte or larger may Be in order if you do recover old files., at least a 15 inch screen helps too.

Good luck!


8 posted on 06/19/2015 2:47:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: onyx

Your HD in the old computer may still be functional. Itd be good to check.


9 posted on 06/19/2015 2:48:01 PM PDT by Paladin2 (Ive given up on aphostrophys and spell chek on my current device...)
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To: Paladin2

Laptops are cheaper nowadays.


10 posted on 06/19/2015 2:48:05 PM PDT by Hugin ("Do yourself a favor--first thing, get a firearm!",)
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To: onyx
I'm thinking of asking a clerk to come home with me to install it and I will pay him $50.

NO MA'AM!

If we can't talk you through it, you call Geek Squad or a trusted friend.

YOU SHOULD NOT be inviting Walmart employees to your home.

11 posted on 06/19/2015 2:48:19 PM PDT by humblegunner (NOW with even more AWESOMENESS)
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Well, do you need something portable? If not, a laptop might not be the best choice, because laptops have a lot of drawbacks. You will get a slower processor, less memory, a smaller screen, and less upgradability than a similarly priced desktop.

Also, they tend to have problems overheating with extended use nowadays, as the processors can generate more heat than the laptop fans can handle. Even with an external laptop cooling pad, I find trying to do anything processor intensive crashes my laptop from the heat in a hurry.


12 posted on 06/19/2015 2:48:21 PM PDT by Boogieman
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I suggest you invest some dough in a good surge protector as well.............................


13 posted on 06/19/2015 2:48:49 PM PDT by Red Badger (Man builds a ship in a bottle. God builds a universe in the palm of His hand.............)
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Sometimes power surges like lightning will only take out the power supply. If you have a working power supply around, you could install it and see if the old computer fires up. I have run in to this sometimes and sometimes this is the case and worth checking.

CGato


14 posted on 06/19/2015 2:49:12 PM PDT by Conservative Gato
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To: NormsRevenge

I need this new computer before July 1 in time for our third-quarter FReepathon


15 posted on 06/19/2015 2:49:54 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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WE need a rapid response FR team of tech gizzards uhh wizards to make themselves available for a emergency just as this.

Spank me but ,, FREepathon looms 8-o


16 posted on 06/19/2015 2:50:04 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: onyx

Samsung, HP, Toshiba (we have two)..DEll, to be safe ya can always buy the extended guarantee, worry always insists,, in case an asteroid hits .. :-)


17 posted on 06/19/2015 2:51:35 PM PDT by NormsRevenge (SEMPER FI!! - Monthly Donors Rock!!)
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To: humblegunner

Okay!!

I can’t do this iPhone thing it’s very difficult and trying


18 posted on 06/19/2015 2:51:47 PM PDT by onyx (PLEASE SUPPORT FR. Donate Monthly or Join Club 300! God bless you all.)
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To: Hugin

Not for comparable hardware they aren’t.


19 posted on 06/19/2015 2:52:25 PM PDT by Boogieman
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To: onyx

Lenovo computers (made in China) have been known to be sold with pre-installed malware. All the others just have bloatware. :-)


20 posted on 06/19/2015 2:52:30 PM PDT by 109ACS (If this be Treason, then make the most of it. Patrick Henry, May 1765)
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