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Wait! Don't buy Windows Vista!
Microsoft's new OS is the best Windows ever. But don't buy it!
Computer World ^
| January 25, 2007
| Mike Elgan
Posted on 01/26/2007 10:33:04 PM PST by CedarDave
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To: CedarDave
Dell has just this week started selling PCs without Windows preinstalled. Go to their site and search for the "n-series".
To: Dont Mention the War; tomcorn
Dell has just this week started selling PCs without Windows preinstalled. Go to their site and search for the "n-series".That sounds like an improvement. Maybe because of the popularity of Linux?
But in reply to Tomcorn, except for Dell and their "n-series", if I buy a computer with Windows from a major company, I'm 100% stuck with Vista, whether I want it or not as the OEM install? So unless I buy from Dell, I'm looking at finding a local supplier to build me a computer and install a copy of XP bought from Ebay.
To: woofie
To: Letaka
Pay attention to this too. Stay with XP for now.
To: CedarDave
Or skip Vista altogether and try Linux on your existing machine.
To: Redcloak
Back in the days of DOS Back in the days of DOS, I bought my first Mac. My latest one shipped yesterday.
Windows......hahahahahaha
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:00:19 AM PST
by
cowboyway
(My heroes have always been Cowboys)
To: cowboyway
My latest one shipped yesterday.
Good for you!
What did you get?
We just got a 17 inch Mac Pro laptop and 2 video iPods to keep it company!
Yep. I'm happy!
:)
To: CedarDave
I'm still happily using win98 on my stand-by machine.
I was going to upgrade it to xp but could not find a driver for my 5 1/4" drive.
To: Redcloak
You know, I kind of liked DOS.
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:23:01 AM PST
by
Tribune7
(Conservatives hold bad behavior against their leaders. Dims don't.)
To: Terpfen
Far too many people are sticking with hardware they by all rights should have tossed out the window years ago. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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posted on
01/27/2007 6:27:24 AM PST
by
Bloody Sam Roberts
(Fell deeds awake! Now for wrath! Now for ruin! And the red dawn!)
To: MaryFromMichigan
The 20" iMac. I'll put my 4 year old iMac in the basement and put the new one in the loft office. I don't have much space, so the fewer 'boxes' and cables, the better.
I've still got my first Mac in a closet at home. A couple of other ones went with the ex-battle-axe.
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posted on
01/27/2007 7:16:41 AM PST
by
cowboyway
(My heroes have always been Cowboys)
To: rdb3; chance33_98; Calvinist_Dark_Lord; Bush2000; PenguinWry; GodGunsandGuts; CyberCowboy777; ...
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posted on
01/27/2007 7:32:23 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: CedarDave
My applications are not compatible with Windows. I'll stick to what's easier and more powerful.
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posted on
01/27/2007 7:35:45 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: CedarDave
1. Vista is incomplete Microsoft is already planning its first service pack ....
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posted on
01/27/2007 7:38:15 AM PST
by
cowboyway
(My heroes have always been Cowboys)
To: Repeal The 17th
We store more data than at any time in the history of the planet, and store it more impermanently. At first, my thought on reading your post was, "What a clone! Why would anyone want to use a 5 1/4 inch floppy today?" Then I thought about the fact that there's probably nobody on my entire campus that can read from a 5 1/4 inch floppy anymore, and what happens if you need information from one? My experience has also been that most stored media over eight years old has started to degrade anyway.
I think most stuff that's needed is ported over to a new storage methodology before the old one completely goes away. Flash drives have just about eliminated the floppy disk altogether, and the large cheap arrays may make portable hard drives the replacement for the DVD.
To: CedarDave
"I'm looking at finding a local supplier to build me a computer"Build it yourself. It's easy, and you get allot more for your money!
Look Here
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posted on
01/27/2007 7:46:47 AM PST
by
KoRn
To: CedarDave
This is an idiotic story. What's your agenda?
1. Vista is incomplete
Microsoft and other software vendors are always working on the next service pack or release. That's how software developers stay employed.
2. Vista is expensive
Home Basic costs about the same as XP Home. You want more features, you pay more. Pretty simple.
3. Vista wants a new PC
You mean, like my wife's three year old Inspiron 8600? It runs Vista Business just fine, thanks. Including Aero.
4. Vista is time-consuming
Installing any new operating system is time-consuming. You have to configure everything, load your data, install your applications and get your peripherals working. Then, in the case of Vista, you have to figure out where Microsoft buried all the options, menus and features ....
This was the most idiotic rant yet. First the author bitches about change, then recommends...a Mac. Upgrades from XP take 45 minutes to an hour - and they work, as long as you pay attention to what the upgrade advisor tells you.
So, Dave. Again, What's your agenda?
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posted on
01/27/2007 7:49:08 AM PST
by
Doohickey
(I am not unappeasable. YOU are just too easily appeased.)
To: KoRn
Look Here Newegg rocks! But a while ago here we tried building a base Mac Pro off of Newegg parts and couldn't get the price as cheap as what Apple sold the Mac Pro for. That didn't even include an OS or software. It could be different now, but building yourself isn't always cheaper, as the OEMs get crazy volume discounts on the parts. They especially get SWEET deals with Intel to stick with their chips over AMD.
To: Terpfen
This is a good thing. Far too many people are sticking with hardware they by all rights should have tossed out the window years ago. Dear Terpfen,
Please send me $1800. Freepmail me for account information.
Love, Egon
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posted on
01/27/2007 8:05:39 AM PST
by
Egon
("If all your friends were named Cliff, would you jump off them??" - Hugh Neutron)
To: antiRepublicrat
Very true. With the cost of the OS and everything else it can get pricey. I just have a certain level of romance with building my own systems, and it can be relatively cheap especially for a simple low end machine if all you are doing is internet, ect.
I'm going to be building a new one soon. I'm thinking dual, dual core processors. I've doing planning for a small power plant with about 8GB of RAM. hehe
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posted on
01/27/2007 8:07:40 AM PST
by
KoRn
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