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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 2, 2014 14:36:38 GMT
Sony - just say no (says the bloke with a truly excellent Sony Freeview box)  |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 2, 2014 14:39:53 GMT
I actually used W10 all day today, with SIMS and Office 2013 installed, just to see if I could do work without noticing what's underneath. It worked very well: fast and without error once I installed the Windows Update that had already appeared this morning to fix slow network browsing.
Sony laptops - just say no.
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Post by stanleyb on Oct 2, 2014 18:35:56 GMT
I am actually quite fond of Sony Vaio laptops. I use an uninstaller to remove the unwanted extras that comes with their OS installation. My main laptop is now their Flip 15A, which I have upgraded with a 512SSD.
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Post by Tim on Oct 2, 2014 20:07:33 GMT
Has the availability of drivers improved Stanley, as that was my main beef with them? To be fair they are visually appealing, which was why I chose it, but not being able to easily locate drivers was a deal breaker for me.
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Post by stanleyb on Oct 3, 2014 6:22:51 GMT
I haven't had any problems with getting drivers. Their support site always lists the original drivers, plus the Sony Update software checks for new drivers automatically.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 3, 2014 8:31:01 GMT
Once you play with Lenovo ThinkPads, most other laptops seem a bit crappy by comparison. My older ThinkPad Edge 11 has been moved around, beaten and battered and gets loaned out for display duties and yet it's never put a foot wrong. That's why I continue to buy them for all staff.
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Post by MikeMusic on Oct 3, 2014 8:38:21 GMT
Lenovo now the biggest PC company in the world
My last few pcs for work and home all Lenovo and doubt I will change - unless they do
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 3, 2014 9:44:49 GMT
As long as they don't mess up the boot time from shutdown state.
My reasonable spec Lenovo lappy will boot with Win8.1 in ~8 secs flat from completely shutdown. It's one of the features I like.
I find W8.1 in desktop mode no prob at all. The integration / sharing with multiple PC's / phone and the Onedrive experience is great.
Win7 drives me mad - it's sooooo sloooooooow!
When the time comes, I'm def up for W10:)
Another big thumbs up for Lenovo.
I have an old X200 warhorse with Win8.1, my daughter has one too with Win 7, plus I have a G500 (Win 8.1) for streaming TennisTV and Jriver;)
As long as you take the keyboard off the X200's once a year and blow the dust out with an airline (hold the fan blades still), they go on forever and run cool.
I'm just using USB3 and seeing speeds of close to 100Mbit/s backing up my entire music lib.
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 3, 2014 10:23:44 GMT
For Big bang theory lovers... Howard: Raj, did you ever tell your sister about the time Sheldon got punched by Bill Gates? Priya: Oh, God, you’re kidding. Raj: Nope. Gates gave a speech at the university. Sheldon went up to him afterwards and said, maybe if you weren’t so distracted by sick children in Africa, you could have put a little more thought into Windows Vista.” Leonard: Bam. Right in the nose. Made me proud to own a PC. |
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Post by MartinT on Oct 3, 2014 12:34:50 GMT
I love W8.1's speed. 6s to boot from powered off on my desktop PC at home (with an SSD drive, of course). The good news is that W10 appears to be just as fast.
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Post by speedysteve on Oct 3, 2014 15:23:16 GMT
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Post by pre65 on Oct 3, 2014 16:13:50 GMT
I now have Windows 7 Pro and it boots up quick enough for me, just as quick as my partners laptop with Windows 8.1.
Must admit XP was good enough for me until recently. 
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Post by Tim on Oct 4, 2014 21:32:16 GMT
Got W10 this afternoon Martin - bit busy right now, but hope to get time next week to try it out.
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Post by MartinT on Oct 4, 2014 22:00:08 GMT
There's a new voyage of discovery for those running file-based PCs.
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Post by Chris on Oct 5, 2014 3:18:11 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2014 7:50:19 GMT
The usual paranoid bollocks. This is nothing different, if you use a Microsoft account them certain tracking data goes back to them to help with search results and suggestions.
It's a bit like a policy rule we have for our students, that allows us to read their mail in exceptional circumstances. The girls often ask me "so do you read our mail" to which I reply "do you really think I have the time or care to read thousands of messages per day"?
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Post by pre65 on Oct 5, 2014 9:39:16 GMT
It's a bit like a policy rule we have for our students, that allows us to read their mail in exceptional circumstances. The girls often ask me "so do you read our mail" to which I reply "do you really think I have the time or care to read thousands of messages per day"? As an aside, how private are private messages on this forum ? |
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Post by ChrisB on Oct 5, 2014 9:49:05 GMT
I've never tried to look at any members' PMs and nor would I ever want to.
My understanding after a quick look, is that neither moderators or administrators are able to gain access to them, however Proboards are able to.
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Post by John on Oct 5, 2014 9:58:21 GMT
I do not have access to private messages and would not want this feature. My view point is that private stays private
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Post by MartinT on Oct 5, 2014 10:41:02 GMT
As an aside, how private are private messages on this forum ? We (Administrators) cannot access them. ProBoards Admins can, but only to rescue situations. I have seen them asked about copying a forum Administrator (of another forum) on a PM and they've refused. So I would say that PMs are as private as your personal e-mail account(!)
I agree with Chris and John, I would never wish to read a member's PMs. I can name at least one hi-fi forum where PMs are regularly read as I was kicked out on the basis of what I said in private to another member. |
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