Thanks ND and Gris. Gris, I don't think my meager budget will stretch that far; I may end up having to go the Craigslist route and see if I can find a decent machine.
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esse - Apr 11, 2020 2:57:49 pm PDT #25352 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
esse - Apr 11, 2020 3:26:08 pm PDT #25353 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Gris - Apr 11, 2020 4:24:13 pm PDT #25354 of 25496
Hey. New board.
The specs seem fine on that. The screen is tiny but I guess if you are coming from a MacBook air you probably won't mind. Probably a fine choice.
Gris - Apr 11, 2020 4:28:56 pm PDT #25355 of 25496
Hey. New board.
You will definitely miss the clarity of your Mac screen. Screens are one of the main ways that low end windows machines manage to be so much cheaper than Macs with comparable internals. It has display ports though including HDMI so you could always hook it up to a monitor (or even a TV) if you need more space.
esse - Apr 12, 2020 12:15:56 pm PDT #25356 of 25496
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Yeah, although I don't know that it will much matter for QuickBooks and Excel. ;)
Gris - Apr 13, 2020 1:52:07 am PDT #25357 of 25496
Hey. New board.
I find that text is the thing I want the high resolution for the most. Crisper fonts.
Jesse - Apr 13, 2020 3:28:23 pm PDT #25358 of 25496
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm interested in buying a super basic cd player for my mother. Any recommendations?
Toddson - May 27, 2020 6:18:35 am PDT #25359 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I'm having a couple of issues. The most annoying is that, while I'm in the office, I can't get my iPad to connect to the office WiFi. I reported that it might be down to a manager working at home, she contacted our external tech support who checked and said it was fine. And I was able to connect. However, it's not connecting now. It's annoying because I can't download an e-book I ordered. I'm hesitant to contact tech support directly, since it's a personal issue and doesn't seem to be affecting staff's ability to work from home ... but it's an annoyance. Any suggestions?
Toddson - May 27, 2020 10:36:29 am PDT #25360 of 25496
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Well, the WiFi kicked in ... got my e-book, so I'm set (until the temptation to buy another e-book hits). bah!
shrift - May 27, 2020 12:55:10 pm PDT #25361 of 25496
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Glad you got it working, Toddson!
I find myself in need of a laptop, and while I haven't used Windows 10 much yet, I'm, uh... not liking it. I'll probably get used to it if I make myself use it more, but right now I'm debating whether I want to go with a MacBook or get a laptop with Ubuntu preloaded like the Dell XPS 13. I've never tried installing Linux on my own and I'm not super eager to try.
Thoughts on pros and cons?