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Title: Quick Computer Question
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Published: May 22, 2023
Author: Neo
Post Date: 2023-05-22 10:58:49 by NeoconsNailed
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Comments: 14

I'm thinking of going for this puter deal:

tinyurl.com/4wndtcz2

Condition is "Used, start up and boot to bios no further testing was done" -- can I assume they're ready to boot to Windows?

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#1. To: NeoconsNailed (#0)

As it doesn't seem to say windows is on the system, it may not be loaded at all. That laptop could run windows or linux. And if it never did more than boot to bios, then it suggests that it doesn't have windows on it. I'd ask that question.

Though if it were me, I wouldn't care, as I'd put linux on it myself.

Pinguinite  posted on  2023-05-22   12:14:06 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#2. To: Pinguinite (#1) (Edited)

Not a factor, Ping -- I'd put my SSD in one of his P875-S7200 models. Been my laptop of choice for over a decade ;)

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USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2023-05-22   12:38:00 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#3. To: NeoconsNailed (#2)

Then windows should work on it with no problem. Just a matter of either installing it or booting from an external drive, if that's possible these days.

Pinguinite  posted on  2023-05-22   14:28:07 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#4. To: Pinguinite (#3)

Thanks. Incidentally while others are finagling backup to the cloud, onto external drives etc I just clone my solid state drive (formerly HDD) onto another one with a docking station. No restoration needed EVAH.

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USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2023-05-22   17:14:44 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: NeoconsNailed (#4)

No restoration needed EVAH.

That does protect against crashed drives, yes, which is quite good. Though sometimes operating systems just need to be completely purged and reset.

Yes, computer stuff continues to get easier to deal with.

Pinguinite  posted on  2023-05-22   21:42:31 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#6. To: NeoconsNailed (#0)

That's a heap of shit.

4GB of RAM won't run much. Also, heed the reviews, suspect site.

For that money at microcenter.com you'll get a lot more for that price.

Search on laptops and sorry by price. They are some nice Dells and a HP with 8 & 16 GB of RAM for between $249 and $279 that will definitely accommodate Windows 10 & 11 if you want it. Not sure what they're installed with.

Pigpen  posted on  2023-05-22   23:45:53 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#7. To: NeoconsNailed (#0)

https://www.microcenter.com/search/search_resu lts.aspx?N=4294967288

Pigpen  posted on  2023-05-22   23:59:13 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#8. To: Pinguinite (#5)

I'm sure my Windows could use a reset, but reinstalling and re-entering all my stuff would be well nigh impossible.

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USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2023-05-23   10:24:32 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#9. To: Pigpen (#6) (Edited)

I'll use the S7200 till I die. Have 4 units of it, this will be 2 more if all goes according to plan. Hell, they'll all prolly outlive me. But thanks for microcenter -- could come in handy sometime.

Seller's got 98.5% positive ratings. Are you referring to Ebay?

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USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2023-05-23   10:27:49 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#10. To: NeoconsNailed (#9)

No, not referring to e-bay.

The PC. 4GB RAM is antiquated, I'm surprised that it ruins anything but the basics.

You can get MUCH more laptop for the same money.

Pigpen  posted on  2023-05-27   23:04:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#11. To: Pigpen (#10)

Then what does "heed the reviews, suspect site" refer to?

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USA! USA! USA! Bringing you democracy, or else! there were strains of VD that were incurable, and they were first found in the Philippines and then transmitted to the Korean working girls via US military. The 'incurables' we were told were first taken back to a military hospital in the Philippines to quietly die. – 4um

NeoconsNailed  posted on  2023-05-28   1:09:23 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#12. To: NeoconsNailed (#11)

I have no idea. When I pasted the original link it was nothing like what I copied.

Sorry bout that.

Pigpen  posted on  2023-05-30   20:34:26 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#13. To: Pigpen (#6)

Amazon has several Mac Book laptops for less than $300 ready to use.

“ On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. ” ~ H. L. Mencken

Lod  posted on  2023-05-30   21:18:48 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Lod (#13)

I'm sure.

My point was that I wouldn't even consider buying one with only 4 GBs of RAM. Especially since for the same price or so you can get one with 8 or 16 GBs of RAM.

Pigpen  posted on  2023-06-02   9:34:22 ET  Reply   Trace   Private Reply  


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