Comment I look forward to upgrading... (Score 2) 408
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This is serous.
I feel like I'm baring my soul here...
Please don't laugh.
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My laptop is a (ne)state-of-the-art Gateway Solo, original price $6500.00 with a 14.4" monitor, video/aux, and dual batteries long dead. It boots fast to either Windows 98, OS/2 Warp, or Linux. It is about 12 years old now. Its main limiting factor is the relatively slow speed of my typing and it's lack of battery power.
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My home desktop is a Dell P4 running XP at 2.66GhZ, 1G ram, $800 from the outlet store, only 7 or 8 years years old. It's main limiting factor is the relatively slow speed of it's cable internet connection. Its relatively small (low GiGage) hard drive 30G, and 17" CRT are Screaming to be replaced and for the cost to replace them all, might as well replace the whole ball and get Windows 7.
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My work desktop, about a year old, with dual CPU's, often responds slower than both my Ancient Ones. Its main limiting factor is virus scanners and other enterprise required molassesware.
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My work laptop is a screaming fast Dell whose main limitation is me having to log into it with about 3 passwords and a fingerscan. Reminds me of all the walls in the old Get Smart series. Oh yeah, If I don't type on it for a minute, I get to reauthenticate fingerscan and 3 password challenges.
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If I were to pick an upgrade that would improve my experience the most hardware-wise it would 1st be more resolution plus bigger monitors and faster input devices as yet un-invented or un-unveiled.
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I think my next PC will be either a Mac or some kind of as yet un-unveiled super phone.... Soon as my Gateway Solo dies or I hit the lottery!