I dunno, it seems to be running Vista premium just fine. Windows pop up promptly, programs start up ok, Firefox doesn't seem sluggish, it streams video without stuttering. The only couple of things I've really noticed is that start up is slow compared to my desktop, but it's not "go grab a cup of coffee" slow. Also, picture thumbnails are much slower than my desktop running Kubuntu, but it isn't really painful.
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Gudanov - Nov 28, 2007 5:16:53 am PST #3597 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
Dana - Nov 28, 2007 5:19:38 am PST #3598 of 25497
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Gud, where did you get your new laptop? (Not that I need a laptop. Cause I don't.)
amych - Nov 28, 2007 5:20:56 am PST #3599 of 25497
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I have a new laptop!
Not that I'm any good for sources, as it came from The Nice IT Folk At Work.
Gudanov - Nov 28, 2007 5:22:32 am PST #3600 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
Circuit City, they had an after black Friday sale. The same laptop on NewEgg was $650, so it became an early Christmas gift.
Ailleann - Nov 28, 2007 6:33:52 am PST #3601 of 25497
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
OK, I guess this could fit here?
I'm wondering if anyone has played the new Assassin's Creed game. A friend and I are probably going to go together to get another friend an XBOX 360 game for Christmas, and I think it looks pretty awesome. But reviews are mixed...
amych - Nov 28, 2007 6:35:46 am PST #3602 of 25497
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I haven't played it yet (cantwaitcantwaitcantwaitNEXTWEEKcantwait), but the reviews I've seen have been overwhelmingly positive -- what have you heard otherwise?
Ailleann - Nov 28, 2007 6:52:40 am PST #3603 of 25497
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
IGN gave it, like, a 7.2, said it was trite and boring.
But I don't know anything about IGN, they could be talking out of their ass. The user comments were much more positive.
Dana - Nov 28, 2007 6:53:56 am PST #3604 of 25497
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Theodosia - Nov 28, 2007 11:21:32 am PST #3605 of 25497
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
FWIW, my HP Pavilion came with Vista Home Premium and actually runs just fine, but then it came with 3 Gigs of memory to start with, so I may be in more of a situation that the OS was actually designed for. It may also help that I didn't convert it from an XP machine or whatnot.
bon bon - Nov 28, 2007 3:23:02 pm PST #3606 of 25497
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Is anyone familiar with or can explain what is meant by a distribution of software in "binary form"? Is it distinguished from compiled/executable?