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Posted on 07/05/2007 3:51:06 PM PDT by Recovering_Democrat
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thanks for any help. RD
To: Recovering_Democrat
Don’t get Vista basic. Get an upgrade, any upgrade.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:52:30 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(It's Brecht's donkey, not mine)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Toshiba sold high-speed milling technology to the Soviets in contravention of U.S. law. I vote, nyet.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:52:49 PM PDT
by
1rudeboy
To: Recovering_Democrat
Offered to you? Of course it is a good price.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:52:58 PM PDT
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Spend $89 extra and get a legitimate copy of Windows XP Pro SP2. Then install it instead of the Vista crap.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:54:16 PM PDT
by
TommyDale
(Never forget the Republicans who voted for illegal immigrant amnesty in 2007!)
To: TommyDale
Did you get the license number of the truck it was being sold out of the back of?
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:54:31 PM PDT
by
SlowBoat407
(It's never a good time to get sucked into an evil vortex.)
To: Recovering_Democrat
Don’t skimp on the extra memory. Vista needs it regardless of what Microsoft says, IMHO.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:55:18 PM PDT
by
OK
To: Recovering_Democrat
You need a linux box. Or a Macintosh. Or a ball point and a graph pad.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:55:42 PM PDT
by
Asclepius
To: Recovering_Democrat
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:55:54 PM PDT
by
what's up
To: Recovering_Democrat
Check this one out. That's a lower-end laptop that might be about right for your purposes. You might investigate extended warranties (especially for the display) if it's for a kid. 512 MB is a little light for Vista, IMHO, but it'll run.
To: SlowBoat407
LOL....It comes with oven mitts?
To: Recovering_Democrat
I haven’t tried Vista yet, but Dell recommends a minimum of 1 gig of memory, and I’ve heard that 2 gig does better.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:57:09 PM PDT
by
Cicero
(Marcus Tullius)
To: Recovering_Democrat
I have the same Toshiba. Did in place upgrade to Windows Premium. Added more memory. Bought it at Wal-mart. Not a top of the line laptop with a Celeron M chip, but adequate for every tasks.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:57:48 PM PDT
by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: RightWhale
Don’t get Vista. Microsoft is forcing Vista to the market and Toshiba signed a deal with the devil. That’s probably why the price is so low.
Stay with XP.
To: Recovering_Democrat
Yes, that’s a very reasonable price.
To: Cicero
And Vista will take FIVE minutes to boot
To: Recovering_Democrat
In general, that’s a pretty good deal. However, it’s not too different than what you could get one week out of four at Best Buy or Circuit City.
You can always upgrade Vista after you’ve bought it, but I’d go with the next version up from that if possible.
What you mentioned should work with what you said you needed it for.
To: Recovering_Democrat; ShadowAce
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:59:24 PM PDT
by
tubebender
(Large reward for person offering leads to my missing tag lines...)
To: TommyDale
And what about all the .x files that she/he won’t be able to download? patches and more patches.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:59:30 PM PDT
by
eleni121
(+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
To: Recovering_Democrat
350 is a good price for a notebook but Vista Basic is less functional than XP. I would upgrade to Vista Business and up the RAM to 2 GB.
That should run you an extra 200 or so.
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posted on
07/05/2007 3:59:34 PM PDT
by
HEY4QDEMS
(Sarchasm: The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the person who doesn't get it.)
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