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Cheap / Portable Laptop for Under $100.00 US
networkdown replied to networkdown's topic in Laptops and Pre-Built Systems
I dont feel like I got ripped off. I see mnay laptops for cheaper with no AC adapter and no battery and No HD. So you are right i could have bought aLaptop with out the battery, AC adapter, and HD for less. It may not be for you thats fine. -
Are you looking for a Cheap portable laptop for under $100.00 US? You want good battery life, USB3, HDMI, and the ability to play causal games when you are on the go? Look no further my dudes. I just bought <content removed> Check it out if you are interested:<content removed>
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Laptop performance degraded after Windows 10 v1903 Update
networkdown replied to BatmanwParents's topic in Windows
Good point. I really just use this old laptop for websurfing and email while on the go. For now I will leave win 8.1 on here. -
Laptop performance degraded after Windows 10 v1903 Update
networkdown replied to BatmanwParents's topic in Windows
I installed Windows 10 1903 on an old laptop and noticed it was very slow and sluggish compared to windows 7. I installed windows 8.1 pro and it is much better compared to W10 1903. Not sure what they did to make it slower. -
I agree, SSD's are cheap now. I just picked up a ADATA 120GB for $17.00 USD from amazon with free shipping. Give that a try.
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This old laptop is from 2010. It has an Intel t4500 2.3 ghz duel-core cpu. 4 gigs ddr3 Ram. 120 GB Adata SSD. wifi N usb 2.0 dvd drive Ethernet. Since switching to Windows 8.1 Pro I have seen a drastic increase in operation overall. Things fee snappy and not as bogged down. I did have an issue getting Windows update to work, but after some careful research I was able to fix it with wsusoffline installer. If things do go down hill from here. I will install Linux Mint or Ubuntu and see how they do.
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Well I uninstalled windows 10 1903. It was using to much resources for this old laptop. I am trying windows 8.1 today. If this does not work out I will run Lubuntu Linux full time. Here we go!
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I have officially upgraded to windows 10 home build 1903. The screen brightness issue is gone. The pc is running good so far. Its not as snappy on this old laptop as windows 7 was. Ill keep testing it. I am curious to see if the battery life is any different on W10.
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I am going to make an image of my windows 7 disk. I then will try the windows 10 upgrade. If it sucks, as in performance wise. I will go back to Windows 7.
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I am not 100% sure if you can get a free upgrade to windows 10 still. I might be possible. As an comment was stated earlier in the thread why dont i just use linux. I do, everyday. I enjoy linux and have since 2007. So many options and it works on almost anything. The Laptop I have installed windows 7 on was built for Windows 7. When I installed windows 10 on this laptop I was not able to adjust the brightness. It is stuck at 100% all the time. This is know to happen with older CPUs, I tried many suggestions from Microsoft to update the driver and enable settings. None of them worked. This was back in 2015, Microsoft could have fixed it by now.. Maybe I will upgrade to windows 10 at some point this year. Maybe not. Time will tell.
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I have just reinstalled Windows 7 Home Premium on an old ssd in an old laptop. After a few hours of updates and downloading my daily use software, I have to say I miss Windows 7. Is anyone ells running windows 7 in 2019. I know we only have 6 more months of supported updates. So Maybe I will upgrade to windows 8.1 in 2020.
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Very cool
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Sounds cool, I would like to see what it looks like.
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On all my Windows 10 PC's I use windows defender and malware bytes. I have not had a virus in a long time almost a decade now. Dont download shitware, stay off P0rn sites, you should be fine.
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What does your company offer as a work computer?
networkdown replied to Shepanator's topic in General Discussion
I work for a large tech company that makes public sector software. We are contracted with Dell so everything is Dell. I run a Dell Precision with an i7-6820HQ @ 2.7Ghz, 16 GB ram, 500GB SSD, Win 10 Pro, and three 24 inch 1080P monitors connected to a docking station.
