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Hey Bros!
On Oct. 14th I posted two (2) pics of myself showing the progress in the growth of my hair in the course of the last thity-one (31) months. Serveral of you made comments about my hair and asked questions. Please excuse my tardiness in responding to your comments and encouraging remarks. My laptop computer needs a hard drive and it will turn itself off when it gets too hot. I have decided to buy a new computer. Any suggestions from you guys in regard to my purchase of a new computer are welcome. Naturally, I want a computer which will show my hair progress in great detail.
I ran hard copies of your comments and encouraging remarks to me today on the receptionist's computer in the chancery. I hope to post another thread in th next few days and respond to each of you who were good enough to offer comments and encouraging remarks to me in regard to my hair. As Raul said, 'I feel the love' from you guys.
At this time the hairs in the front of my head are almost long enough to reach to the tie in the back of my head in order to get caught in that tie to form my ponytail. I hope that this will happen within the next month. Then I will not have to use Suave Hair Spray to hold down those few loose hairs. Then I will consider the "Awkward Stage" to be over.
Your long haired bro,
Raymond
Before you buy a new computer try cleaning the fan.
It probably has a lot of dust in there.
I would agree with this. Dust probably kills more computers than viruses and malware. Have to be able to get the heat out quickly.
Ted
Your hair is looking great. I love the grey hair.
But then i'm biased, my hair now, at the age of 59
is all grey. And my hair will remain long and grey (or white)
until the day I die.
I keep saying I earned every grey hair every time
someone told me years ago that I need to get a haircut.
I started growing my hair long in 1964 and it is still long today
49 years later.
For many years my hair was black, now it is all grey. My hair has been it's natural color for all these years, it will stay it's natural color be it grey or white.
Raymond -
I've had the same problem with my laptop... I've been told by a computer geek that the HP laptops are this way - and so I recommend you do not purchase an HP. I guess they make great printers but the laptops are known to fry - get too hot and burn out - and it costs more to repair them (and it's only a band-aide repair)
Unfortunately, I cannot give you advice on a what you should buy - everyone says Apple is best - but I can't afford one - maybe it is worth it if it lasts longer - up front cost balanced by long life - seems like everything nowadays is made to be thrown away after a short life.
I have to disagree. All laptops have this issue, what causes it
is dust blocking the fan causing it to overheat. Every brand
has that issue.
Apple is best but Apple is also expensive and lacks the software
choice that the pc has. Apple also has the benefit of a closed
system where the PC has an open systems which causes hardware
conflicts.
I'd suggest going with HP, I've had problems with Dell service
and Dell uses proprietary hardware.
Finally give the lsptop a good cleaning including the fan
before buying anything. That may be all the cure you need.
How can Apple be best if it is expensive and lacks the software choice? And the pc is bad because it has an open system? So are we actually looking for the best of two bad systems?
HP is overpriced in my opinion. Dell gives you excellent value for your money. As far as service Dell is unmatched. If you call them with the service tag number, they take care of you. The last new computer I bought was a Compaq(big mistake). It didn't even last that long. An HP product.
But, of course, we are sharing our opinions here. You know what they say about opinions...The main thing is to maintain the computer properly to preserve its life. Oh, and be aware that whatever you buy will be obsolete shortly.
Ted
Because Apple has a closed system, they control all the hardware
so everything is compatible. That is not true for PC
manufacturers. You can have hundreds of manufacturers making a
hardware product for the PC and deviating from the
standard.
Questionable. Remember HP bought Compaq so it may have
been a legacy product from before the merger.
Compaq did make some very products.
Whatever you buy is obsolete the minute you walk out of the store.
I've had dell products and the products sucked big time
and their service sucked even more.
Points and opinions well taken. However, I will use Dells until the day I die.
Ted
And I will remember being screwed by Dell until the day I die.
Touchy, touchy, touchy! :-)
I've had good luck with my last two laptops, which were Toshibas.
But I'm about to shop for my next one and am sorely tempted to go Mac. Apple's hardware really is elegant...makes me feel warm and fuzzy all over. But yeesh, the prices! They're even more expensive here in Oz, than in the USA...but then EVERYTHING is more expensive here.
All the best and BTW hair's lookin' good, Raymundo!
Don
I despise Toshiba. My father in law had one and it died
seven months after he bought it. They never did get it fixed
or replaced. Really really really bad customer service.
My first PC was a Compaq and it was decent until the video card built into the motherboard died so kind of a bummer looking at a blank screen.Of course I bought it back in the mid 1990s and got five good years outta it. After that I did try a Dell with Windows 2000 professional installed and felt that unit was good.It got old and that's when I took the plunge and went Mac.I bought an ibookG4 laptop and used that for the next nine years.I still have it but wanted to upgrade so now have a Macbook Pro and am very happy with it.I decided to have a Solid State hard drive installed figuring I'd be safer from failures even though my ibook hard drive ran flawlessly the nine years I used it.Apple customer service is excellent and if your unit is out of warranty you can still get free support at one of their stores:)
Mârk
Hi Don,
Yeah, that warm and fuzzy feeling comes at a big price! Along with the awesome graphics of course:)
Ted
Spoken like a true Texas boy Ted!
-Tommy
Hey Fitz, you are correct in that a few years ago HP was putting out a bunch of laptops that didn't have the thermal paste correctly applied to the heatsink and CPU, causing all sort of issues.
Thankfully that issue hasn't happened en'masse again and I can confidently say that HP Elite Book laptops are among the best laptops you can buy in quality and reliability. They are business laptops, but typically the business machines are better in quality and use better components than the home versions. They also carry 3 year warranties standard vs. the 1 year of a home machine.
-Tommy
Hi Raymond,
I would recommend that you get a Dell computer. They have excellent computers and a great service department. If you like the Mac operating system then you should get an Apple. But they are very expensive new. Right now I am using a Dell Latitude D630 running Windows Vista Business. Aside from needing another stick of memory, it runs wonderful. I would recommend you get a machine with the maximum amount of memory you can put in it. Memory has a lot to do with the speed of a computer. Of course, your internet connection does too. I'm sure other members will have some good suggestions as well. Just be sure to do plenty of research before making a purchase.
Ted
Hi Raymond, your very welcome!
For your computer woes, if its an older laptop(older than 3 years) then I would say its definitely time to upgrade if your able to. What Ted and LHIA mentioned is true, dust can absolutely be responsible for overheating.
Having worked in IT for the past 10 years I've seen my fair share of issues with all the major brands, HP and Dell included. As far as brands go, HP, Dell and Lenovo are the 3 biggest manufacturers of the PC. They all tend to switch places with one another every few years as far as service and build quality goes. Just remember when looking at the brands that computers are a lot like cars for example...you can buy the Cadillac or the Chevy, they both get where your going but are definitely a different experience!
If you decide to buy a $300-600 laptop then don't be surprised if it only lasts 2 years. Most of those low priced computers use cheaper components and suffer from poor build quality.
If your thinking Apple then just know you will be paying around a 50% premium for the name and Mac OSX O/S compared to a similarly specc'd PC laptop. To Apple's credit, they do use only the best quality of components in their hardware, however it's still egregiously overpriced in most cases.
My personal recommendation is that you can get a nice, high quality laptop that should last for many years (if you take care of it) for $850 - $1,000. The 3 big names are HP, Dell and Lenovo (FYI Lenovo is the company that bought IBM's line of computers).
I wouldn't get anything unless it had at a minimum 4 GB of RAM, prefferably 8 GB, Windows 8 or 8.1, a solid state hard drive (SSD), and an Intel Core i3, i5 or i7 CPU.
-Tommy
Depends on what you're doing. I'd recommend at least 6 GB of RAM,
or if you're doing more than just email/facebook/web surfing/etc.
then get as much RAM as you can afford.
As far as OS i'd go with Windows 7. I hate Windows 8. I despise Windows 8.