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I need to buy a new laptop
« on: July 17, 2008, 10:09:13 PM »
I want Windows XP... none of that Vista crap.

I usually buy from Dell.com, but all their stuff is Vista now.

Any advice?  I want a fast, tough laptop with a 17 inch screen at least.
$2000 or so?

Looking for a good place to buy them from.

thanks!
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #1 on: July 17, 2008, 10:12:40 PM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on July 17, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
I want Windows XP... none of that Vista crap.

I usually buy from Dell.com, but all their stuff is Vista now.

Any advise?  I want a fast, tough laptop with a 17 inch screen at least.
$2000 or so?

Looking for a good place to buy them from.

thanks!

NO...now get to work ;D!
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 10:12:53 PM »
I'm running on Apple


No idea what to tell you
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #3 on: July 17, 2008, 10:18:49 PM »
Quote from: knny187 on July 17, 2008, 10:12:53 PM
I'm running on Apple


No idea what to tell you



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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #4 on: July 17, 2008, 10:20:17 PM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on July 17, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
I want Windows XP... none of that Vista crap.

I usually buy from Dell.com, but all their stuff is Vista now.

Any advice?  I want a fast, tough laptop with a 17 inch screen at least.
$2000 or so?

Looking for a good place to buy them from.

thanks!

the dell computers still come with XP installed and Vista as a disk image.
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #5 on: July 17, 2008, 10:21:01 PM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on July 17, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
I want Windows XP... none of that Vista crap.

I usually buy from Dell.com, but all their stuff is Vista now.

Any advice?  I want a fast, tough laptop with a 17 inch screen at least.
$2000 or so?

Looking for a good place to buy them from.

thanks!

Asus makes some nice laptops... Also vista 64 bit works pretty well..better than xp....
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #6 on: July 17, 2008, 10:22:01 PM »
just download a copy of xp of the internet...No biggie.. ;D

assuming you don't already have one
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #7 on: July 17, 2008, 10:22:52 PM »
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #8 on: July 17, 2008, 10:23:36 PM »
you can buy new laptops over here with xp down grades

a lot of my mates have the shits with vista
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #9 on: July 17, 2008, 10:24:50 PM »
Quote from: 240 is Back on July 17, 2008, 10:09:13 PM
I want Windows XP... none of that Vista crap.

I usually buy from Dell.com, but all their stuff is Vista now.

Any advice?  I want a fast, tough laptop with a 17 inch screen at least.
$2000 or so?

Looking for a good place to buy them from.

thanks!

Toshiba Satellite.Best laptop I ever used. It has a real size keyboard and a huge 17 inch screen.
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #10 on: July 17, 2008, 10:24:53 PM »
Quote from: nicky.smth on July 17, 2008, 10:21:01 PM
Asus makes some nice laptops... Also vista 64 bit works pretty well..better than xp....


A year and a half later, Vista STILL isn't compatible with a bunch of shit.  Eventually it will be fine, but for now lots of legacy software has "hiccups" when you're running Vista.


I'm thinking about downgrading to DOS 2.0.  ;D
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #11 on: July 17, 2008, 10:25:13 PM »
If I was you I would get one of the intel centrino 2 mobile chips or AMD's new Puma mobile chip.  They have just been released.  IBM I know released some laptops with the new intel chipset and HP has some with the AMD puma chipset.
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #12 on: July 17, 2008, 10:27:32 PM »
Guy I work with is constantly asking me to help him with his Vista.

It's messed, but still workable.
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #13 on: July 17, 2008, 10:30:32 PM »
The primary issues with Windows Shitsta is that it's a resource hog and desktop navigation that used to take a click or two now takes 3, 4, 5 or more clicks (Windows Task Manager, anyone?).  

Those extra clicks add up over the course of a day, and amount to thousands of extra clicks each month (or week, in some cases).  

The fact that there are software compatibility issues is just icing on the cake.

The only computer I've bought in 2008 is a Mac (still in the box 2 months later! lol), but last year, I bought 2 PCs and a laptop and all had to be upgraded from Vista to XP after I got them home and found them unbearable to work with.  

The people who 'like' Vista are just stupid people who don't realize what computers are here for.  
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #14 on: July 17, 2008, 10:32:17 PM »
just dual boot windows Xp with Vista ultimate 64...This way you get the best of both worlds...

Mac's are for Fagg.ots, plain and simple..

Vista/Xp are free on the internet

If you pay for software this day and age Your fucking stupid..



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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #15 on: July 17, 2008, 10:47:22 PM »
I am happy with my Toshiba Satellite.  512 on board graphics. Centrino duo core.

I installed an XP "Stripped" edition and it runs very well.  OS is only 300 meg or so.
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #16 on: July 17, 2008, 10:50:02 PM »
Quote from: windsor88 on July 17, 2008, 10:47:22 PM
I am happy with my Toshiba Satellite.  512 on board graphics. Centrino duo core.

I installed an XP "Stripped" edition and it runs very well.  OS is only 300 meg or so.

I have a striped version of XP it is about 178 MB install...It only uses 28 MB of Ram to open one Internet explorer

I made a old laptop with 1.1 Ghz processor and 128 MB of ram fly with this version of XP
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #17 on: July 17, 2008, 10:54:52 PM »
My current rig is AMD dual core 6400
Over clocked at roughly 4 Ghz per core

8 gig ram

2* 512mb Nvidia Geforces 8800 GT's

Vista 64/Xp64/Xp lite/ubuntu

i have five operating sytems on the computer, one for each gimmick account on getbig
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #18 on: July 17, 2008, 10:56:19 PM »
Quote from: nicky.smth on July 17, 2008, 10:32:17 PM
just dual boot windows Xp with Vista ultimate 64...This way you get the best of both worlds...

Mac's are for Fagg.ots, plain and simple..

Vista/Xp are free on the internet

If you pay for software this day and age Your fucking stupid..



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Where you at, Nicky?
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #19 on: July 17, 2008, 10:58:04 PM »
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #20 on: July 17, 2008, 10:58:44 PM »
Quote from: nicky.smth on July 17, 2008, 10:50:02 PM
I have a striped version of XP it is about 178 MB install...It only uses 28 MB of Ram to open one Internet explorer

Yes that is what I have.  The 300 mb one kept crashing.

I tried many before finding one that was not crashing my system.  Stripped is the only way to go.
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #21 on: July 17, 2008, 11:00:51 PM »
Quote from: windsor88 on July 17, 2008, 10:58:44 PM
Yes that is what I have.  The 300 mb one kept crashing.

I tried many before finding one that was not crashing my system.  Stripped is the only way to go.

hell yes, striped is the way to go..i love these computer hackers who allows others to share their work..


I tried many as well myself until finding the right one...

i even tried a 82 meg version, but they cut out two many features with that one..but it was lightning fast

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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #22 on: July 17, 2008, 11:02:37 PM »
Quote from: windsor88 on July 17, 2008, 10:47:22 PM
I am happy with my Toshiba Satellite.

Phenominal machine...best laptops ever.  Great performance, run cool, and durable as hell. 
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #23 on: July 17, 2008, 11:05:13 PM »
Quote from: Tre on July 17, 2008, 11:02:37 PM
Phenominal machine...best laptops ever.  Great performance, run cool, and durable as hell. 

Yes, toshiba makes a great laptop for the money....
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Re: I need to buy a new laptop
« Reply #24 on: July 17, 2008, 11:45:45 PM »
Quote from: windsor88 on July 17, 2008, 10:47:22 PM
I am happy with my Toshiba Satellite.  512 on board graphics. Centrino duo core.

I installed an XP "Stripped" edition and it runs very well.  OS is only 300 meg or so.

Thats what I got with 17" screen 
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