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Personal computer people, GITT and halp.
Mar 26, 2021, 10:01 AM
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First things first, RIP Macbook. I don't wanna get into all the details, but I spent a few hours mounting/unmounting parts of the hard drive (???), erasing the hard drive, reinstalling Cajones OS, and things just got worse and worse until I hit fück it, folded the lid back 90° the wrong way, and smashed the computer across my knee. Five years of loathing, frustration, resentment, and regret expressed in a split second. Bye bye, you miserable piece of ####.
But there were important lessons in there, not least being "Never ever buy an Apple computer." I realized that all I really need a computer for is transferring files from one place to another, like from my music folder to my iPhone or from a scanner to my hard drive. The only software I ever installed on the computer that shan't be named were Chrome and a Photoshop knock-off, so my needs in this arena are not great.
At first I considered a Chromebook, but they're not that affordable compared to Windows computers, have very few inputs, and I'm really not eager to learn yet another OS. There are some solid choices in the $400 range for a Windows machine. What I'm wondering now is if I can rig up a Raspberry Pi, which I could really customize and would be simple enough for the type of things I wanna do.
Please advise. TIA.
Huggles and snuggles,
Murcielago
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JFC Murc
Mar 26, 2021, 10:07 AM
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rage, much ?
Totes understand, pretty unhappy with my Dell
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CU Medallion [56069]
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Re: JFC Murc
Mar 26, 2021, 10:19 AM
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Have you seen the NEW Macbooks?***
Mar 26, 2021, 10:08 AM
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CU Medallion [56069]
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Why, are they even worse?
Mar 26, 2021, 10:10 AM
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I heard they started soldering the hard drive into the computer so you can't upgrade it. In the interest of my mental health, I won't be considering new Macbooks.
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This is true. New chip is supposed to be teats though, and
Mar 26, 2021, 10:17 AM
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they dumped that stupid perpetually breaking keyboard. Like mine so far
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CU Medallion [56069]
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The Apple OS is what I really hate.
Mar 26, 2021, 10:23 AM
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I could buy one and install Windows on it, but that's what I just tried to do and it didn't end well.
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I've grown used to it, but there are a few things that
Mar 26, 2021, 10:28 AM
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seem really non-user-friendly, if not downright counterintuitive.
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I just got rid of a $400 Dell because it took forever to
Mar 26, 2021, 10:14 AM
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do anything. Spent a little more and got this Lenovo.
It has been very much worth the difference.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08BB9RWXD/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_JXCHZVMM8673M9KNBVRG![]() Amazon.com: Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS Screen, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Processor, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti, Windows 10, 82B1000AUS, Phantom Black: Computers & Accessories
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Lot o points [155901]
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Jeez man, you could buy two Dells for one of
Mar 26, 2021, 10:17 AM
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Tiggity®'s weekly Publix runs.
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Oculus Spirit [97716]
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Have a Dell laptop. Already had one hardware failure
Mar 26, 2021, 10:25 AM
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Fixed it of course, but I imagine they think you will send it to them for servicing for $150 instead of ordering the part for $20 off Amazon and doing it yourself in less than 10 minutes. I dunno. Trick to making a Dell decent is removing all of their bloatware. First thing I do if I get a Dell anything.
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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I bought a $400 lenovo off of Woot! that was about 4 years
Mar 26, 2021, 10:23 AM
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old to use for car and boat engine diagnosis/maintenance and Garmin mapping updates. 16GB ram and 1 TB SSD later, that box is still slow as bawlz.
What do you want to know?
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Oculus Spirit [81061]
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I think 16GB RAM is a sweet spot for anything
Mar 26, 2021, 11:13 AM
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That's what I have on my work Mac and personal mac, as well as that old lenovo. You'll prob have to buy two new 8GB dimms because they load them with 2 4GB DIMMS, but that would be a decent box after that.
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Heisman Winner [105551]
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Cheap laptops suck. We dumped ours for a Chromebook
Mar 26, 2021, 10:25 AM
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for the kids.
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Legend [17914]
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One word - LENOVO
Mar 26, 2021, 10:26 AM
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you will be happy
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I have a Pi laying around here somewhere
Mar 26, 2021, 11:10 AM
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I played with it for a while, really trying to get a N64 game emulator to work. Lienucks is not my friend - I never got it going and gave up.
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CU Medallion [54758]
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if it weren't for autocad and Revit
Mar 26, 2021, 11:13 AM
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i'd have gotten a 'decent' ($300-$400 range) Chromebook already
Currently, working from home, I've got my 'work issued' laptop hooked up as my main computer...and my Surface Book 3 is on the corner of my desk, basically just being a Netflix/Hulu display for a year now
I'm B's deep in Google, anyway...prefer android phones...even looking at the Lenovo Duet chrome'book' to replace my iPad when it dies (will probably be soon)
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