I ended up with a new computer.

oldpop

oldpop

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Greetings all. As I mentioned before my computer kicked the bucket. After a week or so of trying to revive it I had to let it go. The service contract holder would not honor their obligation so I had to purchase a new one. I have been setting it up for the last few days. I did not want to transfer a massive amount of data from the old computer to the new so I have been and I am still busy removing junk and bloatware. I have stuff buried in folders from three computers ago. Just like moving from one home to another it is the little things that bog one down. Anyway, I had to take a break and see what was up here on SF. Good to see your faces/icons....;)
 

I used to spend hours researching computers when I needed to buy a new one. Now I just narrow it down to my "not negotiable" features that I want and check to see who has the lowest price. Much less stressful.
 

I know what you mean about removing old files. I decided to go through all the recipes and crafts I've saved. It took me days. I could have cleaned out 3 houses in the amount of time it took me to go through all of them.
How quickly they added up.
Enjoy your new computer.
A wonderful invention until it gets the upper hand and that can happen in one quick click.
 
Aunt Bea said:
What computer did you settle on?

My laptop has developed stress cracks in the hinges, and they have caused a short in the power button.

I always hate sifting through the endless choices to make a major purchase.
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I cannot see well enough for a laptop. I purchased an ACER Aspire TC-391-UR ll PC. The SSD is only 512GB but everything else is close to what I wanted. It seems there is never a specific one that has all you need installed on it. I settled for the 512 SSD. It is fast but small. I have almost filled it up already. I will put a 1TB in it as soon as I can.
 
Ruth n Jersey said:
I know what you mean about removing old files. I decided to go through all the recipes and crafts I've saved. It took me days. I could have cleaned out 3 houses in the amount of time it took me to go through all of them.
How quickly they added up.
Enjoy your new computer.
A wonderful invention until it gets the upper hand and that can happen in one quick click.
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Speaking of that one click. I may have assassinated mine. I was partitioning the hard drive to install Linux and it froze up. I went to reboot it and it locked up on the boot screen. I was able to salvage the RAM and I may be able to salvage the HDD.
 
oldpop said:
I cannot see well enough for a laptop. I purchased an ACER Aspire TC-391-UR ll PC. The SSD is only 512GB but everything else is close to what I wanted. It seems there is never a specific one that has all you need installed on it. I settled for the 512 SSD. It is fast but small. I have almost filled it up already. I will put a 1TB in it as soon as I can.
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Thanks!

I'm still debating what to do.

It usually takes at least a year of procrastination and indecision or a crisis before I'm able to make a decision. ;)
 
Aunt Bea said:
Thanks!

I'm still debating what to do.

It usually takes at least a year of procrastination and indecision or a crisis before I'm able to make a decision. ;)
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There were actually many I found for less than two hundred dollars. They were new but had older hardware installed on them. If I could see better I may have bought one of those and upgraded it. Like I said it was next to impossible to find one that was set up exactly with what I need. Like you said endless choices. I was in computer overload for a while and finally made a decision.
 
We've used Macs for years. Using a Mac Pro Laptop right now. Its about 5 years old.
 

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