11-24-2012, 12:10 AM | #46 | |
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I'm using my Chromebook now, it meets my needs for accessing the web, and Google Docs seems to be adequate. I have a tablet (Kindle Fire) and a desktop PC for when they are appropriate. |
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11-24-2012, 11:15 AM | #47 | |
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If you are "offline" out of reach of wifi and the cloud what can you do? Do you need programs stored on your machine to do it? Do you need data on your machine? That is why I was interested in the C7. It has a 320GB hard disk. That would be sufficient. So what do you do "out of range?" Added. And if you have the 3G connection, what counts on your bandwidth? Is it just downloads or uploads or is the connecting to your apps? Last edited by SeaKing; 11-24-2012 at 11:18 AM. |
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11-24-2012, 11:58 AM | #48 |
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11-24-2012, 07:22 PM | #49 |
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11-24-2012, 07:55 PM | #50 |
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11-24-2012, 11:55 PM | #51 |
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11-25-2012, 03:00 AM | #52 | |
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It meets my needs, most of what I do on the computer is web content and word processing. I have no idea about the 3G, I only have the wifi version. I assume that all the data that transfers counts for the bandwidth. |
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11-25-2012, 09:51 AM | #53 |
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For the OP: I have a Lenovo Thinkpad L420. It's been fine (touch wood), but the little trackpad button really annoys me. I'm a fast typist and often catch my finger on the thing! Apart from that little red nub, the laptop has been unproblematic. I went for a Lenovo product because I wanted a matte screen; a "business" laptop, not a high-speed gaming one.
It's predecessor was a solidly built HP, nothing like the HP's I saw when shopping a year ago. They were flimsy, glossy, media and gaming laptops. One of my cats, who's rather large, has a tendency to jump on my laptop, while it's closed, so I went round PC World etc prodding the lids - they all buckled. Luckily, the Lenovo has a solid lid which Fred can jump on without doing too much damage |
11-25-2012, 11:36 AM | #54 | |
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It is amazing. And all are so inexpensive that it's not unreasonable for one person to have a desktop, laptop, tablet, and a smart phone. That's a lot of computer. Very few people share a common computer these days. That might be the most wonderful thing of all. |
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11-26-2012, 01:35 PM | #55 |
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Well, I ended up with the Lenovo.
It fit my needs and was in stock. Which proved an issue at some retailers. (Oh, this is a great machine. Great deal. We're out of stock. Rinse. Repeat.) So far the biggest growing pain is to Windows 8. Reserving judgement there, but so far it's a bit of a beast compared to XP or 7. Would probably be better if I was happy with an out of the box configuration. |
11-26-2012, 01:36 PM | #56 |
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Congrats! Good for you! Keep us posted.
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The main screen is a place to consume content and run apps. The Desktop is a good place to do administrative stuff. After just a couple days, I am really starting to warm up to Win8. |
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11-26-2012, 07:20 PM | #58 | |
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11-26-2012, 11:01 PM | #60 |
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