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Post by dave on Feb 13, 2013 15:34:16 GMT -5
You could easily assemble the pieces. But if it didn't immediately start working for you, you'd have to haul it back to him.  |
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Post by Clipper on Feb 13, 2013 20:36:52 GMT -5
Woohooo! Laptop up and running. Installed new wireless mouse. Ready to travel. Yes Dave. I most likely could assemble that kit computer if provided with basic instructions, but when it came time to boot it up, if I could not simply insert a disc and watch the programs load, I would be headed back to the shop for professional help. LOL
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Post by Ralph on Feb 14, 2013 14:28:26 GMT -5
Great to hear you're back up and running there Clipper!
Putting together a PC isn't all that hard. Getting the right components that are good quality and will work and play well with each other can be a challenge though.
Installing the OS and getting it running is fun, but if you don't know the right tweaks and little touches that need to be applied you can wind up with a machine that would be worse if you bought it off the shelf from a Big Box store.
Whenever I get a brand new PC or laptop to go through I find it takes more time to get the stuff they dump on it off than anything else.
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Post by Clipper on Feb 14, 2013 14:47:27 GMT -5
Yep. The first time you "cleaned up" my hard drive you got rid of all that stuff and it ran much faster than it did out of the box. Of course I have about the cheapest computer that money can buy, it is getting old, and never did have any huge amount of memory, but it serves my purposes quite well. I don't play intricate and memory hogging games on it. I just browse about and visit forums, blogs and news pages.
My next computer will have enough capability to efficiently stream movies and such with an HDMI cable. Other than that I don't need a pentagon class super computer for my purposes.
I remember well that you told me that it took several hours for you to clean up and delete the extraneous trash from my machine. I sincerely appreciate that. I have never had another security issue since you hooked me up with Avast, CCleaner, and Malwarebytes. My next endeavor will be to either add RAM or buy a new machine to prevent the problem that I continually seem to have with loading up with crap and getting the virtual memory message.
Too bad I don't live closer. Computer Pro here gets my money now. If I lived up there, you could probably quit DD and make a living repairing the cyber disasters that BZ and myself seem to find ourselves embroiled in quite often, ROFL. I would gladly pay for the level of expertise that you possess along with the trust that I have in your integrity. You have been my savior on a couple of occasions, LOL.
I would bet that with your knowledge you could open a shop and stay busy simply repairing computers. You might want to employ one other technician simply to help you keep up with the bench work. Maybe you could stay on at DD part time simply to keep the discount price on coffee and donuts, LOL.
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Post by Ralph on Feb 15, 2013 14:09:21 GMT -5
ROFLMAO!!! I appreciate the kudos Clipper, but I’m not that good!
I’m good enough to be dangerous in some aspects, but I do run into things even I can’t fix from time to time. Though I have to say it’s from folks with absolutely no sense that wind up in situations where I have no clue as to how they got there.
You don’t need a “super computer” to enjoy streaming movies and such. My desktop eMachine/Acer ET1331G-05w was a shelf display from Walmart! Bought it as their display models are just that, display, they sit on a shelf and gather dust.
I bought it cheap, maxed out the RAM to 8gb, added a decent $125.00 video card and a sound card I don’t even remember the cost of. The trick is weeding out the garbage when you first get it home.
The only things I have added to it are a 5.1 surround system, dual monitors and a nice video camera so we can Skype with our daughter in Florida once in a great while.
It is not the fastest thing around by far and I surely wouldn’t put it up against a good gamers rig, but it’s stable……and that is the key to the whole thing.
Just talk to your guy down there and tell him what you want, and what you don't need. If he's any good he''ll steer you in the right direction and you won't go broke in the process.
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