Looking for a New Laptop

[Bounce]

why are they so pokey? I click on something and nothing happens for a couple seconds and THEN the pinwheel starts. What's with that??

Add more RAM. When I was waiting for my refurbed iMac 27" to arrive, I ordered more RAM (through RAMJet) and installed it before first powering up the iMac. As with Win7, the more RAM the better. I wouldn't run less than 8Gb on either OS X or Win7.

 

[Fred W]

I just received some spam from Dell yesterday and thought of this thread, so of course I have to share my spam with you all.

The Dell XPS 13 Ultrabook looks to be aimed at the same market as the Mac Airbook. Seems like a nice package, and pretty rugged.

But I still wouldn't like the idea of carrying around an >$1k laptop on the bike.

 

[Zorlac]

I'd boot to a distro of Linux off a flash drive or live CD on your old laptop before deciding that it's trash, or better yet, just give it to me. :lol:

I'm running xubuntu off a 4gb flash drive on an old Compaq laptop whilst making this post.

 

[PhilJet09]

I'd boot to a distro of Linux off a flash drive or live CD on your old laptop before deciding that it's trash, or better yet, just give it to me. :lol:

I'm running xubuntu off a 4gb flash drive on an old Compaq laptop whilst making this post.

Wow, two sentences and I feel like a complete, computer-illiterate, moron. I didn't understand a thing you just said.

 

[Zorlac]

I'd boot to a distro of Linux off a flash drive or live CD on your old laptop before deciding that it's trash, or better yet, just give it to me. :lol:

I'm running xubuntu off a 4gb flash drive on an old Compaq laptop whilst making this post.

Wow, two sentences and I feel like a complete, computer-illiterate, moron. I didn't understand a thing you just said.

Some light reading for ya. https://www.pendrivelinux.com/

https://www.informationweek.com/news/software/infrastructure/207800392

https://blogs.computerworld.com/17515/being_safe_with_ubuntu_on_a_usb_flash_drive

 

[PhilJet09]

I'd boot to a distro of Linux off a flash drive or live CD on your old laptop before deciding that it's trash, or better yet, just give it to me. :lol:

I'm running xubuntu off a 4gb flash drive on an old Compaq laptop whilst making this post.

Wow, two sentences and I feel like a complete, computer-illiterate, moron. I didn't understand a thing you just said.

Some light reading for ya. https://www.pendrivelinux.com/

https://www.informationweek.com/news/software/infrastructure/207800392

https://blogs.computerworld.com/17515/being_safe_with_ubuntu_on_a_usb_flash_drive

Oh thanks, now my head hurts. :dribble:

Actually, that's pretty cool. I didn't know you could do such things.

 

[yamafitter]

Linux does have some things in its favour but for my application Linux is not where its at. I don't want to be mussing around with the OS, I want to be editing photos and videos. I know the pro & cons of the PC's since I've lived with them now for a number of decades and I'm going to try the other side and have ordered a 13" MacBook Pro with an i7 processor, 8GB Ram and a 256GB SSD drive. I'll use my USB 1 TB external drive for backup and data storage files but plan to update to a Thunderbolt external drive as soon as prices drop a bit.

I had to order the computer since they don't have the MacBook Pro's with the SSD drives in the store so I should have it in about a week's time.

In the end the vote was 50/50 in the survey but I'm really looking forward to having a shiny new apple to play with. This laptop will be put out in the garage where it will be handy for looking up parts for the bikes.

 

[jmdaniel]

I'd boot to a distro of Linux off a flash drive or live CD on your old laptop before deciding that it's trash, or better yet, just give it to me. :lol:

I'm running xubuntu off a 4gb flash drive on an old Compaq laptop whilst making this post.

Wow, two sentences and I feel like a complete, computer-illiterate, moron. I didn't understand a thing you just said.

Not even "whilst"? :blink:

 

[beemerdons]

I'd boot to a distro of Linux off a flash drive or live CD on your old laptop before deciding that it's trash, or better yet, just give it to me. :lol:

I'm running xubuntu off a 4gb flash drive on an old Compaq laptop whilst making this post.

Wow, two sentences and I feel like a complete, computer-illiterate, moron. I didn't understand a thing you just said.

Not even "whilst"? :blink:

Feck a Duck jmdaniel, Mister Zippy even threw me with his "whilst"! jes' sayin' and nuff' said!

 

[yamafitter]

Feck a Duck jmdaniel, Mister Zippy even through me with his "whilst"! jes' sayin' and nuff' said!

Whilst I am learning to deal with the OSX system I will be relying on my personal computer guru BeemerDons to quide me through all the applesauce. I figure I'm screwed.