Comments on: Bulking Up

By: Martin

Martin — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 00:37:42 +0000

Sorry, Donna, that is what MS has planned. I do understand your impatience because the same is true for me. By the way, I hammered HP and they will not budge. What do you do against such a company? Do not buy their products.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:37:36 +0000

I thought 7 was coming out sooner than October– I can’t wait! I don’t want to wait! Oh no!

By: Martin

Martin — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:53:49 +0000

According to what I read from very good sources like the newsletter Windows Secrets, the judgement on Windows 7 is very positive. MS published a Window 7 upgrade adviser (Beta) which I will use and see what it tells me. My notebook is from HP and they do not offer a special upgrade, so I told them their products will never again be considered in a buying decision.Windows 7 is expected on retail shelves before Christmas and PC with it preinstalled will be available in October. Hope you can survive until then.

By: Donna

Donna — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:03:15 +0000

I totally agree– I HATE Vista. Most of my issues I believe stem from it. But will Windows 7 be any improvement?

By: Martin

Martin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:07:45 +0000

If you buy a new PC, wait until Windows 7 is avaialable.
Now you would get Windows VISTA which is a nuisance and would not solve your issue since VISTA is abnormally slow in everything. I am speking from experience with VISTA and I hate it.

By: CGHill

CGHill — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:58:20 +0000

Maybe a little of both. We had two Satellites almost exactly like mine in the office fleet, and both of them were killed in the space of six months. I dunno how much pr0n they were catching, but given the number of machines that are routinely turned in for virus/spyware eradication, I’m inclined to think that there were moments when they were used for purposes that weren’t quite business-related.

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 12:00:59 +0000

The Tiger Direct link isn’t working right– it’s not pulling up the correct computer— but it’s close.

Charles– I’ve had Toshiba’s and they belly up just like my WinBook and HP’s had done. I wonder if you lucked out– or maybe you just don’t surf as much pr0n as me

By: CGHill

CGHill — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 04:42:22 +0000

I’ve never bought a refurbed computer, but I’ve been quite happy with various other been-through-the-mill electronics, including my HDTV, for which I paid something like 59 percent of list.

My laptop, an ancient Toshiba Satellite, was a factory second: sticky floppy door, a tiny dent in the case. The mere fact that it has a floppy door should tell you how old it is. But it’s still running after all these years; I’ve added wireless (via PC Card) and doubled the RAM, but it’s the same old box I had in 2002.