I think you can still get laptops with XP, right?
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tommyrot - Dec 10, 2007 11:07:49 am PST #3776 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Gudanov - Dec 10, 2007 11:10:46 am PST #3777 of 25497
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I have a $530 laptop that runs with Vista Premium pretty well. Basic computer stuff like web, wireless, printing over the network, word processing, and streaming video over the network all work fine. It can be a bit sluggish at times, but not too bad really. If it came with XP I wouldn't upgrade to Vista, but I don't feel like I have to upgrade to XP. At least not yet.
Dana - Dec 10, 2007 11:14:54 am PST #3778 of 25497
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Dell is still selling new laptops with XP. I haven't seen any others in my cruise of big box retailers.
Gud, that's with a gig of memory?
Gudanov - Dec 10, 2007 11:17:38 am PST #3779 of 25497
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Yep a gig of memory. I may yet upgrade to 2GB, it looks like it would only be about $50.
tommyrot - Dec 10, 2007 11:19:25 am PST #3780 of 25497
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Oh, what's that giant computer chain that's going out of business after x-mas? They're supposed to have some sales before then.
Gudanov - Dec 10, 2007 11:19:44 am PST #3781 of 25497
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CompUSA?
§ ita § - Dec 10, 2007 11:24:43 am PST #3782 of 25497
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Kathy A - Dec 10, 2007 11:26:49 am PST #3783 of 25497
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Thanks for the advice, everyone! I just popped over to CompUSA's website, and it looks like they have one laptop with XP, but the price is still a bit high ($800), and also, they don't have a location nearer to me than Rockford.
I can't afford to get one until after tax time next year anyway, so I'm just starting to research laptops right now.
Theodosia - Dec 10, 2007 12:49:23 pm PST #3784 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 experience with Vista on an HP desktop with 3G memory is actually pretty favorable, but then I didn't have much in the way of pre-existing software to move onto it, so I haven't had much to worry about with compatibility.
I understand that the first big Service Pack for Vista is going to be released soon, which should be... interesting.
Gris - Dec 10, 2007 3:46:48 pm PST #3785 of 25497
Hey. New board.
Thanks for the link, ita! I do love the Ars reviews.
It pretty much confirms what I thought. Great for getting and reading books, pretty crappy for everything else. I'm cool with that.
I mostly want it to be successful enough that their store becomes super-saturated with content. Then they can release reading software for other devices, for people that want to read on an LCD screen with its entirely different drawbacks. If they're making the money off the books, rather than the devices, I'd think they would be fine with that.