Laptop for making accounts

empirestate · #23 03-09-2016

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Originally Posted by glacier922

I just tried installing Linux lite and lubuntu on USB drive to make it work on my old dell d620, 3gb ram, it was absolute crap. Clicked on icons and it took like literally 15-20 seconds to open, and that's just opening a window! What gives?

It's best to keep technology keep moving forward... why move backwards???

glacier922 · #24 03-09-2016

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Originally Posted by empirestate

It's best to keep technology keep moving forward... why move backwards???

It's not moving backwards, it's just the software people r churning us for a long ride. I have a 2015 MacBook Pro now, love it, but eventually they gonna kill it too. My old machines r still above 2ghz processors, might as well make it do something like torrenting, kodi, home network, print server or something.

arktech · #25 03-10-2016

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Originally Posted by glacier922

I just tried installing Linux lite and lubuntu on USB drive to make it work on my old dell d620, 3gb ram, it was absolute crap. Clicked on icons and it took like literally 15-20 seconds to open, and that's just opening a window! What gives?

yes its shocking
how much does windows 8/ 10, microsoft word and photo shop cost ?

how much is linux libre office and gimp cost ? 25 seconds ? shocking ? how long do you waiy for paypal docs to be verified ?25 seconds

glacier922 · #26 03-10-2016

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Originally Posted by arktech

yes its shocking
how much does windows 8/ 10, microsoft word and photo shop cost ?

how much is linux libre office and gimp cost ? 25 seconds ? shocking ? how long do you waiy for paypal docs to be verified ?25 seconds

Hahaha smart a**, why don't u do the math, one window, 25 seconds, for spreadsheet, then browser, 25 seconds, then adding tabs, 25 seconds, then printing a label, 25 seconds, and let's not get into changing user accounts, pretty soon you'll get to 15 minutes just to print one label, and switch to another user acct.

arktech · #27 03-10-2016

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Originally Posted by glacier922

Hahaha smart a**, why don't u do the math, one window, 25 seconds, for spreadsheet, then browser, 25 seconds, then adding tabs, 25 seconds, then printing a label, 25 seconds, and let's not get into changing user accounts, pretty soon you'll get to 15 minutes just to print one label, and switch to another user acct.

I use linux all the time installed on the hard drive.

I use puppy linux for problems and fedora 23 xcfe on my hard drive and can run a usb version that plays youtube and live porn video and audio as well as a hard drive installation. on a pc with 2.7 ghz speed and 2.75 of ram. and can do same on a 1000 ghz with 1 gig of ram atom processor laptop

For me its as fast if not faster than Microsoft with less problems and almost zero costs.

I have usb with bootable versions of linux which i can use on different computers. In fact i have rescued many windows users with linux

I use Linus for my port forwarded web server, voip phone pbx, gimp for graphics, libreoffice.
spreadsheets and word processing and also for this eBay Stealth website.

Good luck with your system. I'm really happy iLinux

phaz0rz · #28 03-10-2016

Glacier.. you must have done something wrong. I've used Ubuntu linux in various forms and it's never been slow. I've installed it on really old PC's, on low-spec VM's, and even run it from a flash drive. Even when running it off of a bootable flash drive I wouldn't have problems with lagging. Definitely faster than running Windows on a bootable flash drive, lol.

Linux is great and most flavors are way faster than Windows since they don't have all the extra crap. It just never grew on me because you have to use a command-line interface to do even simple things.

empirestate · #29 03-10-2016

Linux Mint, best Windows alternative for desktop OS.

glacier922 · #30 03-11-2016

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Originally Posted by phaz0rz

Glacier.. you must have done something wrong. I've used Ubuntu linux in various forms and it's never been slow. I've installed it on really old PC's, on low-spec VM's, and even run it from a flash drive. Even when running it off of a bootable flash drive I wouldn't have problems with lagging. Definitely faster than running Windows on a bootable flash drive, lol.

Linux is great and most flavors are way faster than Windows since they don't have all the extra crap. It just never grew on me because you have to use a command-line interface to do even simple things.

Ok, after a day I have figured it out. It's running off the USB that was giving me problems. I have an old machine, 2007, 3gb ram. Run it off USB, that's where the problem was. Puppy Linux worked good even off of USB, but installing things on it was a pain, with all those pet file extensions, it's not standardized.

Lubuntu was way better off of direct hard drive, USB was a pain, installed it on kodi，was way too slow tho. Tried to record stream from those iptv stream things, using vlc but does not record. Did the same with my Mac tho, and that worked. What a pain had to go thru! I just wanted this old clunky system to make itself useful and it couldn't even do that.

arktech · #31 03-11-2016

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Originally Posted by glacier922

Ok, after a day I have figured it out. It's running off the USB that was giving me problems. I have an old machine, 2007, 3gb ram. Run it off USB, that's where the problem was. Puppy Linux worked good even off of USB, but installing things on it was a pain, with all those pet file extensions, it's not standardized.

Lubuntu was way better off of direct hard drive, USB was a pain, installed it on kodi，was way too slow tho. Tried to record stream from those iptv stream things, using vlc but does not record. Did the same with my Mac tho, and that worked. What a pain had to go thru! I just wanted this old clunky system to make itself useful and it couldn't even do that.

Goof luck with stealth

rsot · #32 03-11-2016

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Goof luck with stealth

Hah cutely stated - GOOF!

Ill Be Back · #33 03-16-2016

Dell XP3 13 Latest Edition. Without a doubt the best laptop out atm

arktech · #34 03-16-2016

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Originally Posted by Ill Be Back

Dell XP3 13 Latest Edition. Without a doubt the best laptop out atm

How much did it cost please ?

allster101 · #35 03-16-2016

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Originally Posted by arktech

How much did it cost please ?

Here you go

JamesNorth101 · #36 03-17-2016

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Originally Posted by allster101

Here you go

Best link I have seen in a long time!

arktech · #37 03-18-2016

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Originally Posted by JamesNorth101

Best link I have seen in a long time!

there are no prices

allster101 · #38 03-18-2016

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Originally Posted by arktech

there are no prices

Are you seriously unable to use Google?

arktech · #39 03-18-2016

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Originally Posted by allster101

Are you seriously unable to use Google?

yes please advise

allster101 · #40 03-18-2016

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Originally Posted by arktech

yes please advise

Is this some kind of joke? Please tell me you aren't that dull.

arktech · #41 03-19-2016

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Originally Posted by allster101

Is this some kind of joke? Please tell me you aren't that dull.

I am that dull and thats why i feel so at home in this thread

**ilcarletto** · #42 03-19-2016

phaz0rz · #43 03-19-2016

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Originally Posted by arktech

I am that dull and thats why i feel so at home in this thread

Don't worry bud. I also used to lack price comprehension skills, and until last month I was baffled by the concept of a "google."

Laptops cost $4000usd.

arktech · #44 03-19-2016

does anyone know how much the poster actually paid yet ?