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?
This money, it is too much. You should have some small refund.
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Dana - Dec 10, 2007 11:14:54 am PST #3778 of 25497
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Gudanov - Dec 10, 2007 11:17:38 am PST #3779 of 25497
Coding and Sleeping
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
Coding and Sleeping
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
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
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.
dcp - Dec 10, 2007 4:21:26 pm PST #3786 of 25497
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
...heard of any rumors about Microsoft releasing an improved version of Vista anytime soon?
"Today [Dec. 05, 2007] we're making available the release candidate (RC) of Windows Vista SP1 via Microsoft Connect, and tomorrow subscribers to TechNet and MDSN will have access to those RC bits too. In addition, the RC will be available to the public next week via Microsoft's Download Center. The release candidate phase of beta software is typically the final phase before the RTM (release-to-manufacturing) of a product and indicates that the code has attained a significant level of performance and stability."
"...we're on track to complete and release SP1 in the first quarter of 2008."
Lee - Dec 10, 2007 5:53:01 pm PST #3787 of 25497
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I posted this in BaBB, but I thought I would ask here too:
I'm having a weird problem on Firefox-- the board is not letting me sign in. It signed me out when I closed Firefox this morning, and when I go to the log in screen and enter in my info, it just bounces me back to the "public" version. I tried it several times, using the same password that works on Safari, so I pretty sure it is not that.
Suzi did sign me out so she could sign in on my computer the other day, so I am guessing it's related, but I do have remember me checked, and cookies are enabled.
This is the only place that happens.
Any ideas?