Posted on 10/24/2009 5:44:39 AM PDT by Dr. Scarpetta
Many of these machines would have perished under the weight of Vista.
Windows 7 is great....been using it for months. Yesterday was the official launch date
IMHO Best Buy etc are charging 50-200$ more per computer right now due to the excitement. Wait until Thanksgiving or after to buy one
Here is another of the many Windows 7 Launch Parties, but this one is, uh, different. Yeah, that’s the ticket, this one is different:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/10/22/howto-host-your-very.html
(Not office or family safe. Drops the F-bomb a few times.)
‘Falling Back in Love with Microsoft — and Windows 7’
http://www.pcworld.com/article/174266/falling_back_in_love_with_microsoft_and_windows_7.html
I will never buy a Toshiba anything (bad experience years ago), and the Dell website drives me crazy (no indication of which computers are ‘better’ than others; they are just named differently). I haven’t dealt with Gateway for many years, since they were accused of using cheap parts. H-P has never been on my computer list.
So, I guess that takes me out of the market for now, unless there is an alternative.
That's exactly what I've been thinking of doing. However, I've been using a desktop computer all these years. How hard is it to adjust to a laptop? My main concern is using the mouse. Years ago I tried to use the mouse on a friend's laptop which utilized a ball for moving it and I hated it.
I’ve always had HP computers with no problems.
I bought a Dell netbook for my wife a few weeks ago. It came with XP which is why I bought it. Networks perfectly with my laptop and an old Dell tower I still use. She loves it, and it’s powerful enough for what she uses it for. At $299, it was a bargain, IMO.
That was my impression, also. (I was in Best Buy on Thursday, accidentally seeing the "launch").
Asus makes some nice stuff, but I’m not all too familiar with the brand and I don’t like the action on their keyboards.
PJ, a full size laptop (like mine) should be an easy change over from a normal keyboard. These netbooks, like the one I bought for my wife a few weeks ago, take a little more getting used to because they are that much smaller. But again, time will be your friend.
As for the mouse, get a wireless mouse to plug into a USB port. Those mouse pads are worthless, IMO. Today, I see little value in a desktop computer that you can’t drag along with you.
I guess they rely on people understanding what processor speed, cache, drive size, memory, and other fancy things are and what those things mean.
I wouldn't be surprised, though, if you could configure systems with different names to be roughly equivalent.
You’re way behind in mouse technology. I have a wireless optical mouse (no ball) for the desktop and the laptop and they work great. The only drawback on the laptop mouse is it’s small size. My hand cramps after using it for a while but the advantage is portability on the road.
They sell small USB mice, my wife's laptop has enough open space on one side that she can use the laptop as her mousepad. Works surprisingly well.
If you are going to use your laptop like a desktop, then getting a separate desktop type mouse or trackball is the way to go.
Now that 7 is out, we're going to replace the PC and are thinking about also an inexpensive laptop....are laptops already prepped if we want a wireless setup in the home and for travel?
I’m writing on a 4 yo Compaq (say HP) laptop that I love. I just bought a Dell Mini Notebook for my wife. She loves it. I’m thinking of going to a Dell in a year or so myself. I wouldn’t be afraid of buying HP or Dell. Toshiba doesn’t have the reputation they once had. And Gateway has been off my radar for years. But HP or Dell should be given consideration. As for Dell, the Inpiron are the common models, followed by the Studio/StudioXP for entertainment/multimedia. Then they have a higher end newer model out. It all depends on what your needs are (and wallet size).
As long as I'm pestering with questions....waddya think of those "all in one" desktops? I'm a bit leery, because it the monitor goes, the whole thing's junk.....but the theory of a towerless PC seems pretty nifty - would be almost portable.
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