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02/16/2012 08:29:08 AM · #1 |
Ok... this computer is KILLING me! Granted, I have a computer to use right now... my daughters laptop, but it's slower than when dial up internet first came out! No really... it is. I am a self-proclaimed technology addict. Hell, I've even been diagnosed with an addiction to technology, seriously. No joke.
I'm used to working on a computer that instantly loads a page, that doesn't freeze up after typing three words, that can actually hold a software editing program...
Just a few more weeks and I'll have a new one. Problem is, I am one of the most impatient people I have ever met (yes, I've met myself, ok?)
Anyways... just thought I'd share. lol
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02/16/2012 08:44:03 AM · #2 |
How old is the laptop? If it's been in constant use for a few years, eventually it slows down some due to all sorts of stuff loading and running in the background. You can remove things and clean up programs to some extent, but it never seems to be like it was originally. A fresh install of Windows can speed things up again. When I build my computers now, I create two partitions for the OS and keep them on a separate physical drive from my data. That way I can periodically do a reinstall, move everything over at my convenience, and not have to take down my old installation to do it.
Limited memory can also be a problem. In particular, Vista runs like a slug on 2 Gb or less. We have a laptop at work, a (theoretically) reasonably fast Dell, but it's got Vista with only 1Gb. My netbook with Win7 and 2Gb is faster.
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02/16/2012 08:51:20 AM · #3 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
How old is the laptop? If it's been in constant use for a few years, eventually it slows down some due to all sorts of stuff loading and running in the background. You can remove things and clean up programs to some extent, but it never seems to be like it was originally. A fresh install of Windows can speed things up again. When I build my computers now, I create two partitions for the OS and keep them on a separate physical drive from my data. That way I can periodically do a reinstall, move everything over at my convenience, and not have to take down my old installation to do it.
Limited memory can also be a problem. In particular, Vista runs like a slug on 2 Gb or less. We have a laptop at work, a (theoretically) reasonably fast Dell, but it's got Vista with only 1Gb. My netbook with Win7 and 2Gb is faster. |
My husband got it for her Black Friday, 2011 for a Christmas present. So it's not due to age, or usage... but it's running Windows 7 on 2GB with a 1.00ghz processor (he only paid $140 for it, and retail was only $300).
It was actually bought for her as a "test" laptop. If she takes good care of it and doesn't destroy it in a few months, then next Christmas we will get her a better one.
Just like when we get her a car... she definitely won't be getting a brand new vehicle... just something that'll be safe and get her from point A to point B. But for a college present, we will buy her something nicer.
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02/16/2012 08:53:41 AM · #4 |
Originally posted by dyridings:
It was actually bought for her as a "test" laptop. If she takes good care of it and doesn't destroy it in a few months, then next Christmas we will get her a better one.
Just like when we get her a car... she definitely won't be getting a brand new vehicle... just something that'll be safe and get her from point A to point B. But for a college present, we will buy her something nicer. |
Smart parents.
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02/16/2012 09:32:01 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by Yo_Spiff:
Originally posted by dyridings:
It was actually bought for her as a "test" laptop. If she takes good care of it and doesn't destroy it in a few months, then next Christmas we will get her a better one.
Just like when we get her a car... she definitely won't be getting a brand new vehicle... just something that'll be safe and get her from point A to point B. But for a college present, we will buy her something nicer. |
Smart parents. |
A neighbor of ours bought their daughter a brand new $20k car for her 16th birthday, only to have it totaled (the girl flipped it) months later. Bought her another one after that.
Then, bought their next daughter a brand new $17k car for her 16th birthday, to have her sideswipe someone months later (had it fixed to new in a week)
Recently bought their 16 year old son a brand new $20k car for his birthday... waiting to see the results of that one.
Just don't see the point in dumping that much money into something when it'll be taken advantage of. Gives her incentive to actually take care of her things and appreciate what she has!
Too bad there are so many parents that don't follow that same logic!
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02/16/2012 09:55:09 AM · #6 |
| you could always reinstall the os to get you through a few weeks, or boot one off a flash drive. |
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