General: Broke Down and Bought a New Laptop

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      CommentAuthorKrazyIvan
    • CommentTimeDec 3rd 2008
     

    I went ahead and ordered an HP laptop. My old Acer Sempron 3K laptop is being donated to a local church that needs a computer badly. :) I just need to transfer all the data and wipe it once the new laptop arrives.

    My wife will be the main user on the lappy along with my daughters. Since most of their usage is web surfacing and office document creation I ordered with that in mind.

    HP Pavilion Entertainment dv5t customizable Notebook PC

    Color: Onyx
    Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (32-bit)
    Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T5800 (2.0GHz)
    15.4" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
    3GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
    Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
    320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
    Webcam Only
    HP Color Matching Keyboard
    Wireless-G Card
    Integrated 56K Modem
    SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
    6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
    Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
    System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)

    I was going to get the glass screen but decided against it at the last minute. After reading up on it, I did not consider it worth the expense. Microsoft Works will be replaced with Open Office. I just hope this thing does not run too hot. :|

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      CommentAuthorKrazyIvan
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2008
     

    It arrived a couple of weeks ago and I have had a chance to play with it. I like the sturdiness. It seems smaller than my old laptop even though it actually is the same screen size. It has a lot of shiney surfaces and the white LED's look nice. :P HDMI output is a surprise as is the remote control it came with. I did not order those options and did not think they were part of the base package.

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      CommentAuthorSpode
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2008
     

    I *really* need some new RAM :)

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      CommentAuthorLolly
    • CommentTimeDec 28th 2008
     

    It's very shiny!

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      CommentAuthorKrazyIvan
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2008
     

    I hate to admit that this is my first real exposure to Vista. I am lost in it. Some things are where you expect them others, like ad hoc wireless networking, I am having troubles setting up. My cousin came to visit last night and we tried to set one up. It just would not work. It said we were connected. I could see his computer and he could see mine. It just would not allow us to transfer files. :( I had file sharing turned on, so did he. Nothing seemed to work. We resorted to burning the files to DVD.

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      CommentAuthorSpode
    • CommentTimeDec 29th 2008
     
    Posted By: KrazyIvan

    I hate to admit that this is my first real exposure to Vista. I am lost in it. Some things are where you expect them others, like ad hoc wireless networking, I am having troubles setting up. My cousin came to visit last night and we tried to set one up. It just would not work. It said we were connected. I could see his computer and he could see mine. It just would not allow us to transfer files.:(I had file sharing turned on, so did he. Nothing seemed to work. We resorted to burning the files to DVD.

    Resorting to such archaic methods just isn't RIGHT.

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