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| Computers Sidetrack to Computers, Questions on your home computer? Posting just for registered members.... |
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10-30-2007, 07:08 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: N.K.
Posts: 1,330
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Bought a monster rig for a couple thousand loaded with Vista and hated it.After three days I wiped vista out and reinstalled xp pro.Vista will be good in a year or two.I've worked on a few vista machines and really don't care for the menus.
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10-30-2007, 08:29 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: RI
Posts: 5,705
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Windows?Hell no.
Ubuntu 7.10.
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10-31-2007, 04:05 AM
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Canal Junkie
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Raynham
Posts: 1,678
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when ubuntu gets me the FPS i want or can even run a game without an emulator.. then maybe ill look at it again... i have my laptop for my development work..
but if im going to use an OS where it just "works".. im going Mac... I so miss my mac..
Linux is still just for servers and hobbyists.
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aim: SaltedBrian
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11-06-2007, 07:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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I bought a new xps from dell in Feb/Mar with vista and it has been working great. I imagine if you have an old machine or printer and want to load vista there may be some issues but otherwise it has been working flawlesslly for me. I like it...a lot better then xp IMO... on several fronts.
My only complaint is it is a memory hog. I have 4 gb and it takes away 1 gb just for the OS and only shows 3gb avaiable. When you load Photoshop and IndesignCS3 with all my calendar photos...it takes all the memory..It still seems to run fine without pausing (which is much better then the machine I used last year which ened up swapping at times)
Anyway I am pretty postivie on the product, esp with new hardware.
IMO if you get a new machine and it does not work, pack it up and send it back.
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11-07-2007, 02:11 PM
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What was that!?!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: East Kingston, NH
Posts: 3,108
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianS
when ubuntu gets me the FPS i want or can even run a game without an emulator.. then maybe ill look at it again... i have my laptop for my development work..
but if im going to use an OS where it just "works".. im going Mac... I so miss my mac..
Linux is still just for servers and hobbyists.
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mac isn't all that great for gaming either bri. |
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11-07-2007, 04:47 PM
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The Black Dog - Emma
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Central Jersey (Hightstown)
Posts: 439
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had a few issues at first but they where driver related - nothing major
side note*** - the company I work for is in a partnership with Microsoft - hence the reason we jumped right to Vista. Believe me - if it was up to me we would have waited till Nov 2008.
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Ride the spiral to the end...............
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11-07-2007, 04:37 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 22,805
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BrianS
Linux is still just for servers and hobbyists.
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well the United States Postal Service is all running on LINUX! |
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11-07-2007, 04:44 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2001
Posts: 7,649
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Unix is excellent for real computing. Most serious scientists, engineers and most supercomputers run on some form of UNIX. If they have a windows machine it is mostly for getting email or word to communicate with non-computing types. For this desktop stuff most people like the fluff of windows and the polished application choices. Mac is for school kids and humbags. It is too touch-feelie for serious computing but is easy to get the warm and fuzzies.
This is MO, as always, your mileage will vary.
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