Hello Brian;
I have been following your quest in buyng a new computer with
interest. It's the sort of thing I do and I get myself overly involved
and it takes me way too long to make a decision. I am also not a
technophile and I don't have the confidence that many of the people
who offer their advice in this community have. A while back I was so
scathingly ridiculed for a question I asked that I have not asked
another.
However, I have a question for you. You said you are waiting for the
upgrade to Win 7. Was the upgrade part of the pkg price? Will your
current set-up with this new computer support an upgrade easily? I
read a comment that a Vista 64bit has some compatibility issues with
Win 7.
Here again I am timid in writing this bec I may be confused. Somehow I
think you may be more understanding.
Bodi
> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:52:50 -0600
> From: brian99@xxxxxxxxxxx
> To: triadtechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [triadtechtalk] New Computer/ Win7 Upgrade
>
> Greeting to all,
>
> I have been very busy setting up my new computer, but wanted to thank
> all of you who helped me with the selection.
>
> I couldn't be happier with the new Gateway LX6810-0 1 computer and the
> HP Office Jet 6500 all-in-one printer.
> I guess I didn't really know how slow and overtaxed my old NEC computer
> was with the 512MB of Ram and a breath taking speed of 400MB! As Chuck
> would say LOL!!!
>
> I can't believe what a difference 8GB of RAM and a speed of 2.33GHz
makes.
>
> Although many of you had encouraged me to build a new computer my wife
> (fully knowing all my limitations ) felt it would be better to just pay
> a little more and avoid the possible frustration of taking on such a
> large project. Also I would have the new computer up and running right
> away instead of possibly struggling with the parts for who knows how
long.
>
> I followed Howard's advise about the monitor and got one large one
> instead of two smaller ones. The Samsung 25.5" LCD flat screen it like
> heaven when compared to the miniature 16" CTX I had with my old system.
> I think is was Chuck who commented about how vision is an issue as we
> get older. I can now bump up the text on the screen and breeze through
> the pages with ease.
>
> I am getting accustomed to Vista while I awaiting for the upgrade DVD
> for Win7.
>
> Other that the administrative account access issue, the change in name
> for many of the same things, and putting things in different places, I
> was very surprised how much I like Vista. I hope it will be meaningful
> learning that will pave the way when I install Win7.
>
> I have faced tons of issues, questions, and oddities as I play and
learn
> how to use the new computer, OS, and its many new features, but with a
> little help from Gateway and HP, and with all the knowledge I have
> gained from the group over the years, I am resolving the issues one
at a
> time. It may not be fast or efficient, but I am surprised how much
> progress I am making. I know as soon as I said that I will find or face
> some insurmountable issue!!
>
> I am looking forward to working with voice recognition, virtual drives,
> the media center TV, etc; and all the things I could not try because of
> the limitations of my old computer.
>
> Many of these are the things are old hat to many of you, and hope you
> can pass some of the tips and tricks you have learned to me as I give
> them a try.
>
> Well, again thanks for all the help.
>
> BRIAN
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