Ask Dominic

[Brian E. Kelly]

HP for me

[relliott]

Not bad prices for HP.
I even saw a good looking Compaq yesterday which was under 500.
Good specs on it.
Just hate that Vista .

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Vista isnt' that bad Bob if you turn off the extra security features and make sure you have enough ram. I run it on several of our computers. Don't be scared!

[Rick Maday]

I'll help ya with Vista if you need.
You can run older stuff in XP mode if you'd like too!

[Brian E. Kelly]

Originally Posted by dmaricic

Vista isnt' that bad Bob if you turn off the extra security features and make sure you have enough ram. I run it on several of our computers. Don't be scared!

What Dom said turn off the security and it runs fine.

I think I need a new desk top for Comand & Conquer, something big and fast.

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Lol. I wonder how many C&C and Worldcraft players out there. You could probably create a NACHI guild. I've only played the original C&C about 12 years ago.

[relliott]

Same old arguments , but....
Thee are many great programs that do not work with Vista.
Busineses hate it so much they revert to XP.
The new eee even uses XP.
The (Its new ,give it a chance argument is long gone.)excuse is not working.
Vista sucks and uses way to much Ram,for what?
For security , that Dom says do not even use. LOL
Guess I am old fashioned , as I refuse to even leave my 6.0

[Larry D. Kage]

Originally Posted by dmaricic

"Dude, get a dell" and you'll be set. I'd look at a dual core 2.2ghz or more. 2 gigs of ram (since you'll be editing video). Make sure it has at least 200 gig hard drive though you'll probably want an external 500 gig as well to move the video to as it takes up a lot of space. Screen size is up to you. I like my laptop to be big, I use a 17" widescreen laptop.

Check out Costco. You can often get better deals than going directly through Costco (Did you mean Dell?). Also sometimes you can get Costcos price and call Dell, and then they'll beat it (did this once for a friend last year).

Thanks Dominic.

That's what I was thinking...Dell. And I do like the HP Pavilion 780n desktop quality that I upgraded to 2 GB of ram. It is 6 years old and still running like a champ, but I back her up regularly because one never knows.

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Dominic,
Speaking of Memory... is there a significant, if any, difference in Brand Names? I just ordered 2gigs to upgrade my Acer Aspire a few days ago from NewEgg.com. As I am not a 'puter geek, I based my decision on the feedback of other purchasers. Are there any Brands to stay away from (in your opinion)?
Thanks for all you do for us,
Jeff

BTW... I love my Acer Aspire. My only conplaints are it came with virtually no software. Which was okay, as I installed only what I needed/wanted, and didn't get a ton of 'fluff' like other laptops. Also, battery charge life sucks. Even when running in low power usage settings, I'm lucky to get 1 1/2 hrs. It's getting on 2 years old, and still performs like new. Correction, with the tips I get from you and others on this MB, it runs better than new.

[relliott]

Dom is most likly collapsed Jeff.
I can tell you , that Acer is big in Euorpe ,but has one of the highest return rates in the stores.
You lucked out.
Many of the complaints I recieved from Comcast customers were the poor screen on Acer.
I am ordering my Ram ,later today after this mornings Inspection.

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Originally Posted by relliott

Dom is most likly collapsed Jeff.
I can tell you , that Acer is big in Euorpe ,but has one of the highest return rates in the stores.
You lucked out.
Many of the complaints I recieved from Comcast customers were the poor screen on Acer.
I am ordering my Ram ,later today after this mornings Inspection.

Interesting... the 15.4" widescreen is one of the things I love about mine. Make sure you check out NewEgg.com for your RAM. When you get into the memory section, in the left side column, there is a Memory Configurator that makes it easy. http://www.newegg.com/Store/Category...17&name=Memory

[Dominic J. Maricic]

Jefferey, I stick to crucial and kingston, but most of neweggs brands work just fine.

Bob, almost everything will run on Vista if you put it into XP compatability mode. There's only 3 programs out of the 50 or so I installed that I still cant get to work, but thats how it goes with every windows update!

Ive built over 500 computers over the past decade. About 80% of them had ASUS motherboards inside. They work great and if I had a problem a few years later ASUS would allow me to send the MB back to them and theyd send us a new one.

[relliott]

Soon as I am done dragging the MB I am going to order the 512 Ram to bring me up to over a GIG . That should be enough for my HIP, Dragon , Copernic and Spartan clipboard to operate at one time I hope?
$ 30 bucks is not much to double what I have.
It makes me wonder why brand names charge so much more on CPU's when the Ram is cheap , but the price goes up hundreds on a liittle more Ram.
What is the reason?

[Jeffrey R. Jonas]

Originally Posted by dmaricic

Jefferey, I stick to crucial and kingston, but most of neweggs brands work just fine.

Dominic...

I feel much better now that I have 'your' "seal of approval"

This is what I ordered...



20-146-517 NBM 1Gx2|CRUCIAL CT2KIT12864AC53E R

1
$36.99
$36.99

Should be here Monday...looking forward to the upgrade.

[Russel Ray]

Originally Posted by relliott

Soon as I am done dragging the MB I am going to order the 512 Ram to bring me up to over a GIG . That should be enough for my HIP, Dragon , Copernic and Spartan clipboard to operate at one time I hope?
$ 30 bucks is not much to double what I have.
It makes me wonder why brand names charge so much more on CPU's when the Ram is cheap , but the price goes up hundreds on a liittle more Ram.
What is the reason?

Same reason that Nordstrom charges $399 for the same digital camera that I get at Wal-Mart for $199. I don't need a guy in a suit (regardless of how cute he is) showing me where the digital cameras are when my legs still work perfectly well and taking me over there to the camera display.

It's been over a decade since I had time to play computer games. Hmmmmmm.