My New Laptop

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you know guys i started this arguement about windows xp security and it has goin on for 3 pages of us all argueing about this and this is geting really boreing so what do you want me to say.Do you want me to say that windows xp security is great, I will then.
 
I want you to get your case of paranioya or however the flick you spell it taken care of.
 
im reading lots of stuff about it being really hard to uninstall. and causing people problems with viewing webpages with both IE and netscape. also problems with ICQ and msn messenger.
 
im going offline for a while. be back later.

i would appreciate any answers to my first 2 questions. about what peripherials to get and the question about surge supressors.
 
Originally posted by MistaX
I want you to get your case of paranioya or however the flick you spell it taken care of.
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You had it correct the first time. Paranoia.
 
Eeesshhhh, I can't believe I scrolled through all that.

Anyway, Saleen. Ever been to CNet.com? It used to be a lot better before the Internet bubble burst and people were throwing money at them, but they have some good reviews of different operating systems and a lot of stuff computer related. It might help with some questions, including security issues. The OS reviews are here:

http://www.cnet.com/software/0-429669.html?tag=dir


As for a surge supressor, I don't know about getting a $5.00 one. It might be fine, but nicer ones even come with warranties if they fail to protect your computer. I have a Tripp-Lite thing which has proved pretty good as it survived a lightning strike. I know this because I did not get the kind that you can also hook your modem through, and my modem got fried. Severly fried, the repair people told me, and couldn't believe the computer was fine.


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I thought of something else. You'll probably want a Zip drive or something similar. The extra storage really comes in handy for backing up your system and saving either large files (like MP3s) or lots or other stuff. The floppy's getting a bit dated, given the size of everything now, I think.
 
Originally posted by Sertsa
Eeesshhhh, I can't believe I scrolled through all that.
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No, me neither.

Anyway...

I too would recommend a keyboard. Be very careful about what kind you buy: look for one of the USB keyboards where the mouse plugs into the keyboard itself (in the Mac stylee). This is because you probably only have one USB port on the system, and one PS/2 (keyboard/mouse) port. It's probably not required - I do a lot of typing on the laptop keyboard with an external mouse plugged in.

Because of the 1 USB port issue, you may want to think about getting a USB hub, so that you can plug in other devices, such as a digital camera. If you do this, make sure that the USB hub has its own power source.

Use Win2k as the operating system: you'll appreciate its stability over the others (I'm assuming you don't want to have to do any retyping after an OS crash! :) ).

Buy a digital camera - a 2 megapixel one with an optical zoom lens. You'll really appreciate having a camera during your student times, and you'll also appreciate the zero media cost, as you can continue to take pictures even when you're flat broke! (and you could buy a colour printer and sell the pics to your mates!!!) The HP deskjet printers are really good, as long as you get one of the 900 series ones. The 800 series are a little too cheap to last you through your schooling.

Ignore what Sertsa said about buying a Zip drive - he probably didn't notice you saying you had cd-rw!

Don't worry too much about a surge suppressor, because your laptop's power supply will be highly voltage-tolerant, and will absorb most any voltage spikes you get.

As for speakers, I would recommend anything by Altec Lansing, as they make great stuff, but I wouldn't suggest you try to use the laptop as a sole hi-fi system. Trust me, when you get a lay-dee back to your room, and need to put on a little mood music, it WILL NOT look cool to sit around waiting for the laptop to fire up!!
 
i definately want an external keyboard/mouse.

the digital camera has always sounded good, but i never knew what specs were considered "good".

i think i want the speakers for games and such. im thinking my dorm will be pretty small, so i dont wanna bring my home theater system.

unfortunately, all the money i made this summer will go into purchasing the laptop. and i worked 40hrs a week. stupid bear tax (simpsons reference). i will have to squeeze my pennies if i want the speakers, but i would be willing to wait. quality is more important. i want a digitial camera sometime, but it seems like it will be later.
 

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