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When I checked my Windows Updates last time, I installed most of them already except for Office 2007 SP3 and 2010 support (and 2 certain drivers updates), that I consider my laptop is fully up-to-date, and it was in a few days before my laptop's BIOS goes haywire...
I want to ask you guys (after I'm experiencing the problem that I just mentioned), if you guys have ever changing using laptops or even PC at some point. |
Well, I do consider changing computers all the time based on what has the better specs.. in the most recent case, I began using my desktop way more than my laptop once I managed to get a newer (but not new) desktop and put Windows 7 on it. Before then, the desktop I used only had 2 GB RAM and Windows XP.
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Sometimes I wonder whether I'll manage to stay with this laptop for more than a year... It's almost 10 months.
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It's the first time for me to changing laptop, because of the old laptop's issue that I need to buy a new one. I need to be used to newer OS of Windows 8 in my new laptop after using Windows 7 for years, because using this new OS means a totally different league for me.
However, I never change my PC because I was upgrading my PC little-by-little in terms of RAMs. But the out-of-date nature of my PC (well, the hardware which is in there is already old-fashioned) is what makes me consider to change one someday. |
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I managed to buy a new laptop yesterday which have Windows 8 in it, and for me, Windows 8 is quite odd if I'm not getting used to it, because the Start button does different thing now.
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I think I agree with you, that Windows 8 starts to grow up in me, and my new laptop is more nicer if it comes to gaming right now (which have 1 GB dedicated memory), compared to my old one (which have about 128 MB's).
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It never really takes long for an operating system to grow on me at all. The next problem is: trying to get the fact that when I'm using older operating systems that some features aren't available.
For example, my server runs Server 2003, and when I was doing some work with it about a month ago, I tried to drag down a window up to the top of the screen to maximize it. |
lol yeah, I'm like that too, because after I'm using my current phone (which have touchscreen), when I'm touching my old phone's screen, I realized that my old phone is not using touchscreen, so I'm like between getting used to new technology or old ones now.
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Speaking of which, I really wish Windows 7 had the option like Windows Vista to where windows weren't transparent when they're maximized, because I don't like the idea of seeing my desktop background through my taskbar whenever I have programs maximized :\ |
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If I ever actually switch to Windows 8, the one thing I'd probably miss the most is Aero Glass.
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You'll also be penalizing the graphical performance of web browsers, for example. Leave Aero on in Windows 7 if your graphics card isn't some integrated junk in 2006 (emphasis on integrated in 2006 - today's Intel integrated is faster than your CPU at drawing your desktop). Quote:
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Windows Aero is just as dependent on the processor as the Windows classic theme in Windows 7, if not moreso. Maybe it is technically supposed to work the way you describe, but that's not been what I've been experiencing when experimenting with this and looking at raw performance numbers on various PCs running W7.
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I am using my current laptop for about 5 years already and I am going to change it to a new one in about 1 or 2 months time. The only reason why I am changing it because the battery life sucks, its getting slower and slower as the days go by, and I can't play most of the current-generation games.
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It is supposed to work in the way I just described. Drawing graphics is not the CPU's best thing to do when it can be used to do something else... Also, there's a bunch of niceties that you lose besides the fancy effects when you disable Aero and other HWA goodies in Windows Vista or newer. Take an application that isn't responding to window paint messages and was hidden before being brought back to visibility. If this were Aero, at least Windows will be able to show the last contents as it keeps them in a buffer. Classic mode? The contents were already thrown out. Guess what's there? "Adjust for best performance" perhaps should be relabelled as "Adjust for crappiest appearance" these days given sufficiently fast graphical hardware. Quote:
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I will say that sometimes I do indeed use Windows Vista for nostalgia purposes, but that's about it really.. and I also always have that one Windows XP Virtual Machine on my desktop as well if I want to revisit that. :)
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Well, just finished a motherboard/CPU upgrade on my main rig. New specs:
PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks CPU: Intel Core i3-3220 3.3GHz Dual-Core Processor ($113.94 @ SuperBiiz) Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77-HD3 ATX LGA1155 Motherboard ($99.99 @ Newegg) Memory: Crucial Ballistix 4GB (1 x 4GB) DDR3-1866 Memory ($55.67 @ Amazon) Storage: OCZ Vertex 60GB 2.5" Solid State Disk ($114.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Western Digital Scorpio Blue 160GB 2.5" 5400RPM Internal Hard Drive ($44.95 @ Mwave) Storage: Seagate Pipeline HD 500GB 3.5" 5900RPM Internal Hard Drive ($52.95 @ Mwave) Video Card: PowerColor Radeon HD 7750 1GB Video Card ($69.99 @ Newegg) Case: Cooler Master HAF 912 ATX Mid Tower Case ($49.99 @ Newegg) Power Supply: Antec 450W ATX12V Power Supply ($36.23 @ Amazon) Optical Drive: Asus DVD-E818AAT/BLK/B/GEN DVD/CD Drive ($21.99 @ Mwave) Total: $660.69 (Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.) (Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-24 18:04 EDT-0400) Not bad for the price, if I do say so myself. OS X Mavericks is running on the SSD and the 500GB, while Windows 8 is running on the 160GB purely for gaming purposes. Quite happy as this is the first combo gamer/hackintosh I've had in quite a while. |
Hmm this was weird but a few moments ago my desktop just suddenly decided to freeze up and I had to hard-boot it just to get it moving again :/
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"Circuits"... College has made me hate this word. If I was a Comp E major, I'd be on the verge of suicide. (maybe not)
Edit: THANK YOU ZACH. |
I guess I'd probably get to hate the word too if I had to look at it everyday :P but eh it was time for a new title in the thread. Not the best title but eh..
And my older laptop (which I very rarely use to this day) has a bad battery in it apparently.. the charge light blinks on and off whenever plugged in, and on the taskbar it's stuck at 27% not charging. |
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What do you plan to do with it? In other news, I recovered my entire laptop to Windows 7 as 8.1 is very wonky with regard to drivers for my Windows 7-era laptop. Might as well as go back in time to full support. Funny enough, even with most of the same stuff installed, it boots in 64 seconds instead of 8 minutes. |
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Zach, about your freezing - do you have an Nvidia graphics card? The last few new drivers have been causing system freezes with my card (560 Ti) and I had to roll them back to a previous version. It's a pretty well-documented problem if you Google a bit.
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Can anyone recommend some high speed head phones at a reasonable price? I'm looking for something better than my current turtle beaches. Not really sure what the good brands for headphones are though.
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For the money, Turtle Beaches aren't bad. If you are looking for cheap music listing head phones with more bass than the Beaches, then I highly recommend Sennheniser HD 202. They are less than $30USD, and for the price, they are really hard to beat. They have good highs, and the clarity is really good, the bass is also pretty good, but not as good as more expensive head phones. http://www.amazon.com/Sennheiser-202-Professional-Headphones-Black/dp/B003LPTAYI/ref=dp_ob_title_ce |
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Heh, speaking of headphones, I'm thinking that maybe I should get a pair of real headphones, too, if only for comfort.
Just have to decide between a gaming headset and something more for music. |
Recently my second pair of Apple earbuds got a short in them somehow just after constant use I guess.. but the same thing that happened to the second pair happened to the first pair. Ironically, my cheaper JVC earbuds have more durability.
And I need a new USB headset for my desktop as well. It's held up for a good two years, but earlier this year the microphone began to short out and eventually it did, then the speaker wire started to go as well, but I've had to hold the wires in place where they aren't shorted with tape so that they would continue to work. Now they're beginning to physically fall apart. |
Something about headphones and short durability... yeah, does it feel weird?
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I miss using my Sony buds. They worked very well when I was young, years ago.
Kept going until I lost them. |
NEXUS 5 HYPE GET
http://www.google.com/nexus/5/ So cheap compared to iPhone 5S and 5"C." I already have a Note II though it has a lot of scratches. |
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I'd love a Polaroid Camera, they look so professional and always take high definition pictures.
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I have a Fujifilm finepix S, and that takes some good photos.
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I don't have different lenses, since I only do scenery photography as a small hobby, so I'm probably not the best person to ask. I would imagine so, since that's a common feature on the bigger cameras. I guess my final answer is probably, without any help from personal experience.
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Speaking of cameras, I was given a Sony DSC-S3000 as a gift about 2 years ago, and I can take some good shots. However, I wish I can handle the shooting well that my hand won't shake when I take the shoot.
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I have a Sony Alpha NEX-5R.
Although I have a 55-210mm, I tend to just use the 16-50mm power zoom lens that automatically collapses and extends by itself. You know, it's more mobile than the telephoto zoom lens. |
My camera is a Canon PowerShot ELPH 100 HS, and it's a point-and-shoot.. it's a very good camera with lots of functions such as manual ISO and many different picture modes.
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Speaking of cameras, I really want to get a Nokia Lumia 1520, if only because of the camera (and the fact that I'd be getting a quad-core Snapdragon phablet running Windows Phone 8/Lumia Black).
20 megapixels of 1/2.5" in a phablet with optical image stabilization, some usable zoom, and full manual control, as well as RAW. Possibly the highest-end phablet camera yet. |
If we're talking mobile devices and cameras, I'd recommend anything other than the iPhone and or iPod Touch line of devices. Apple probably has the worst mobile device cameras out there, IMO.
But at least my Nexus 7 has a 5-megapixel camera which I'm fine with definitely, considering I rarely use the full 5-megapixel range :P |
Not to defend Apple at all, but the iPhone actually has a pretty decent camera. lmao
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Having your base ISO at a very low value of 32 helps a lot, too. They do get the processing down pat, too. Shame about lack of out-of-the-box camera control, though. |
At least the 4th gen iPod Touch camera sucks, though.. I guess iPhones do have good cameras but the earlier models (including the iPhone 4) don't have really good quality imo.. but at least Apple is improving on their cameras.
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A lot of people think the iPod touch is an iPhone that can't call and that's not right. The specs on it are comparably low end to iPhones which cost upwards of $800 while an iPod touch cost what, upwards of $300?
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Somehow I think I might be able to get away with no smartphone... by "cheating" and buying an iPod Touch in addition to a phone.
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I'd still prefer to have a smartphone though with data access so that I could access the internet anywhere I may need it, in the event where there isn't any wifi around, or all the wireless access points around my current location are all locked and secured.
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I don't have a smartphone, I have a dumbphone. :P
I don't get cell phone reception at my house, so I don't even use my phone very much. I've had my phone for about five years now and I don't see myself giving it up anytime soon. It makes calls and texts, what more do I need? |
Being the tech mod, I will say that I don't have a smartphone either Dx but to be honest, I don't really need one, since I really don't communicate with others outside of the internet.. I have Google voice which is plenty for SMS transmission and if I want to speak with someone I have either my house phone or Google voice calling on the computer. I do have a cell phone though for emergency purposes when I'm out in public to contact my parents with.
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^ Yup, that's pretty much my reasoning right there.
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Well, I used to have a dumb old pay-per-minute Verizon flip phone, then last Christmas I got a brand new Samsung Galaxy Reverb. The thing that sucks the most is that it only has 2 gigabytes of internal space, and I like to keep music on there, so... yeah. I need a micro SD card. XD
I might be getting a Samsung Galaxy S 4 for this Christmas though, as my current phone has a giant crack in it from when my dad crushed it with his boot. It's starting not to hold a charge, and not to mention it's absolutely hideous to look at. 4G much? P.S. Screw Apple. I don't have time to jailbreak a phone that should be doing what I want anyway. Also, screw Steve Jobs and whoever replaced him. Read oPtion$ (a book, I know) and you'll see how much of a fraud el Jobso is. |
If you don't like Apple, chances are you just don't like their approach to mobile devices.
Everyone has a different opinion on how open and customizable a mobile device is. You could say that Android devices are at the "wide open" end, while Apple devices are "locked down", with Microsoft somehow managing to get in the middle (how nice do you want it to be? Oh, and, two sideloaded apps and no more). How did that phone get under the boot in the first place? Speaking of the Galaxy S 4, are you going for the normal S 4, or are you going to:
I think the normal S 4 should be good for everyone else :) |
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I guess I don't miss the customizability of Android after over a year of using a Windows Phone since I don't really see the point of having a mobile device being susceptible to pretty much everything. Quote:
-- In other news, I've bought a set of Sennheiser HD 439s (a closed over-the-ear headphones costing about USD104 converted) tonight. That had to be the comfiest over-ears I've ever used, and nothing sounds muddy compared to the in-ear Philips I was using. |
I've noticed with Apple that when two iPhone users text one another, it's not through SMS but rather Apple's iMessage platform.. but I would at least hope that if one wanted to use SMS in lieu of iMessage to another iPhone user, I would at least hope Apple has a method to disable that without having to disable iMessage as a whole, since iPod Touch users can also use iMessage.
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I've recently got the iPhone 5, it was a choice between that or the Samsung Galaxy S2 but since I've got an iPad and Apple account I thought it would just be easier to have them all under one account. I've really adjusted to using it though even though I've only had it for about a month now, however I did manage to rack up a very expensive bill on my first month. ;;
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I don't really see the difference between my family's Smartphone and iPad. Only perhaps a larger screen and no calling and messaging services. Perhaps someone can elaborate? |
My uncle has a bunch of Apple devices he gets as gifts from his friend Tim in San Fransisco. He just gives them to him second hand, since Tim always has the latest and greatest Apple crap. He just got a Mountain Lion in the mail like a week ago.
As far as what I see from them, they're very pretty, and useful to a regular user like him, but otherwise useless for someone who likes to get intimate with the device (such as myself). I'll admit I've gotten fed up with my Android enough to try to root it a couple times (albeit unsuccessfully), so I know I probably couldn't handle the craziness of an Apple device ever. |
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I'd say Samsung is probably the most locked-down manufacturer with Android devices.. one time when I tried out a Samsung Galaxy tablet at Staples, I barely recognized the interface to it like that of normal Android, and it was running Jellybean as well.
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I'd say for better, since I hated unskinned Android. |
I think Samsung probably is one of the manufacturers that makes its phones somewhat unique interface-wise, and I wonder if HTC can rival it since I noticed the signature clock display of HTC's Android phones when I see it on the phone magazines, at least on older ones iirc.
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Even though the example Windy posted above is an older version of Android, I will say I like the idea of HTC's clock widget.. my parents' both had the HTC Droid Eris phones as their first smartphones back in 2009 and the clock looked exactly like that.
As for the Google feel, I'm perfectly fine with that, especially since I have a Nexus 7 tablet, which technically is officially from Google, but manufactured by Asus. |
I haven't had any problems with Samsung, even with my current phone which is an Infuse. Sucks that they never really provided an upgrade since it's stuck on Froyo. My next phone will be a Galaxy S3 or 4, or maybe an iPhone. My friend from San Diego is pushing me to get the iPhone tbh. lol
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You traitor if you get an iPhone. And lol @ Froyo omg xD
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My current Android phone is on Froyo too, but sometimes I wish I can buy the better ones like Ice Cream Sandwich-based one, because I see some software on Google Play that requires the latest Android version.
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I'm surprised the majority of the apps I use can support Froyo. One reason why I adore Android. <3
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*is stranded on Windows Phone 7.x*
More reasons to upgrade (if only to make my web browsing experience better), but it still works. |
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I'm reminded when I was using Symbian before I even buy an Android phone, and after I use the Android Phone, turns out I like it that some years later, I started to miss my old phone's feature because I rarely use them nowadays. |
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Also whats with all this iPhone Galaxy talk. What about the Moto X? Pretty much the best/smoothest/fastest one out, Nexus 5, Android 4.4. o.o |
Ahh everyone has their own pet phone xD
But I believe the true consumer will buy his phone regardless of brand but of cost. aka phones get a bit costly these days considering my country's inflation, importing, and poor receiving |
Although I'm definitely not an app developer, one thing I like about Android is that unlike iOS, you can run its SDK on Windows.. iirc, you have to become an Apple developer first and then also have to have a Mac to develop for iOS.
And for me, I run Android 4.3 on my tablet.. just waiting for 4.4 to come out. |
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Thankfully with KitKat's release lower specced phones should at least have it on there because it's made to be run on as little as 512mb of RAM. No more of this Froyo/Gingercrap nonsense running around.
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You won't get official support from the manufacturer. I was talking about new phones.
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It's actually quite interesting how Windows Phone 8.x compares to Android 4.x running on equivalent-level hardware. There's something about how fluid the former is and it practically never misses a beat.
I'm very interested in how Windows Phone 8.x holds up when paired with a quad-core Snapdragon. These devices... they're like my dream devices. |
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I would at least hope that KitKat could perhaps resolve the random shutdowns and reboots my device has if its requirements are gonna be lower than those of Jellybean's. The device itself is smooth with Jellybean, but I would hope that stability improves.
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Sadly Zach, I'm pretty convinced it's a hardware issue not software, but only KitKat's arrival will tell.
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New OSes tend to strain the hardware just as much as the old ones...
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90% likely that it's an issue with the device itself. Pay attention to the frequency of your random shutdowns and check the battery levels after each reboot. The device firmware may be having issues communicating with the battery if the battery level drops considerably after each reboot.
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Somehow I think the random shutdowns were caused by notifications because they became more frequent when I began to use the tumblr app, and then I uninstalled that and they haven't happened a lot. And the reboots have been very sporadic as well. Both seem to also happen around times I receive app updates as well. |
You better get it in soon. I know you'd rather have a fully functional device.
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I'm with Mac on this. It's definitely hardware related, and you're going to need to do something asap. I'm only saying this because I used to have a first gen Windows Phone, and almost a year later it started restarting randomly, freezing, and becoming really hot really quickly.
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I went ahead and got the receipt and box out should I really need to return it. It's got an uptime now of over 48 hours since I've uninstalled tumblr now, so I'll see how it goes from there.
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Sounds frustrating. It's always hard to be without a phone that you know you want it to work and it doesn't.
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