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I get that, Mike. But the bulk of users neither need nor want the extra special stuff developers like you produce. Back to my car analogy: most drivers buy a car for daily use. They may know about Cobras and McLarens but neither want nor need one.
So it is with computers.
Edit to add: I am not a computer expert like Mike or others here. I am an avid computer USER. (At last count, I have seven of the darn things.) I know what works for me but not always how or why it works. I don't think I'm much different then most other users except that I have experimented with a bunch of operating systems going back to the original PC and DOS. I do not code and I do not tinker with hardware. I have never used a Mac but was a former dedicated MS user.
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Hate Lenovo. The issue is the "tap to click" feature on the touchpad. On Lenovo's, you can't disable it. When I try to use the touchpsd as a mouse, thing get moved, high lighted, menus pop up, etc. If you use a Lenovo, better use a mouse.
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People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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The OP is sour on ASUS? Wonder why?
I have been running ASUS components in my builds for years.
My first factory computer was a Lenovo laptop. It died after about a year, but it was built with an HDD and had been dropped from the coffee table to the carpet a couple times.
I found the current ASUS tough gaming model at Walmart for $300. It was new, old stock, previous year's model. SSD, plenty of memory, video capability to run a 58 in HD TV, blue tooth sound. The only caveat is, no DVD. But external DVDs are cheap.
People who choose to brew up their own storms bitch loudest about the rain.
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As coincidence would have it, my wife annouced today that she is unhappy with her tablet for taking Zoom classes and wants a laptop strictly for that use. I recommended to her an ASUS 14" screen Chromebook that's "Classroom Ready" designed for Zoom, for $199.
If she doesn't like it, I'll use it as my travel 'pooter and give away my smaller Dell Chromebook.
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Every maker has dogs in their lineup. On our Asus, the touch pad freezes periodically, the cursor freezes periodically, cursor disappears periodically. The drive is very s l o w. Sometimes it fails to respond for several minutes, then launches everything that has been tapped trying to get a response. Now the battery is dead and it practically requires surgery to replace it.
Not looking for the Apple tax, but they are good machines for sure. Looking for a PC that turns on and works like it is supposed to.
Wayne - source for the refurb?
Rocky - thanks for the woot link.
Thanks for the recos. I’ll be investigating.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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--ironbender
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Keep us posted, willya? You might find a smokin' deal on cyberMonday.
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Drove down to Wally's Mart and bought the ASUS. I'll report...
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Keep us posted, willya? You might find a smokin' deal on cyberMonday. I’ll do that. Drove down to Wally's Mart and bought the ASUS. I'll report... LOL!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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American by birth; Alaskan by choice.
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I use mine to surf the web and play a game on the net.
The one i got from HP said it was a gaming comp.but it is lacking in processor speed.
Other than that it is a good tool for my shop and i use a trackball mouse because the pads and i don't get along.
In the house i have a tower that i bought 5 or 6 years ago.
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Let us know how you like it.
Linux conversion coming? Or leaving this one Win for the Lady of the House?
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Hey Lenovo guys, thank you for subsidizing Communist China.
Regarding iMac, it took me about five minutes to learn how to use its operating system, the Windows office suite works just fine, for 99 cents/month it backs up my thousands of photos automatically and gives me free help when needed.
The helpers are Americans. Hey Apple guys, thanks for subsidizing Communist China. That was easy.
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Lenovo Yoga, 16 MB RAM, SSD.
Thank me later,
And, friends don't let friends buy anything Apple.
The DIPCHIT ADD, after a morning of drinking:
You despair, repeatedly, constantly! daily basis?
A despair ninny.
Sack up, despire ninny.
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I've had a pretty good run with Lenovo. A mixed bag before that, Asus, Acer, HP....the latter having the most problems.
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Idaho, it's a Chromebook, not Windows. And it is specifically set up so my wife can use Zoom for her meetings and classes.
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Idaho, it's a Chromebook, not Windows. And it is specifically set up so my wife can use Zoom for her meetings and classes. Thanks.
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It wasn't cheap! However, my 2012 MacBook Pro is still running strong! I runs the very latest software with out any problems.
It somewhat slower than when it was new but still beats the socks off of an all in one HP my daughter gave me when she bought herself a new MacBook Air...
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woot.com tells me:
Shipping Note: Shipping to Alaska and Hawaii is not available for this item
LOL!
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Darn. Try Newegg or Overstock. Both are .com
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I’ve been using $250.00 iPad Air’s, perfect for my needs.
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro."
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