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Default How to choose a new laptop - 05-20-2007 , 01:55 PM






I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when buying a
new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much memory? what
do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended some great
systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm



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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-20-2007 , 02:27 PM






timekiller wrote:
Quote:
I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when buying a
new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much memory? what
do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended some great
systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm
Here's a shocker: Your "recommendations" look startlingly like
advertisements.


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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-20-2007 , 03:43 PM



Grinder wrote:
Quote:
timekiller wrote:
I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when
buying a
new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much memory?
what
do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended some great
systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm

Here's a shocker: Your "recommendations" look startlingly like
advertisements.
Are you suggesting that someone would actually SPAM this pristine
newsgroup? I am totally devastated!

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[Knoxville, TN, USA]
http://johnmcgaw.com


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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-20-2007 , 04:21 PM



John McGaw wrote:
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Grinder wrote:
timekiller wrote:
I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when
buying a
new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much memory?
what
do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended some great
systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm

Here's a shocker: Your "recommendations" look startlingly like
advertisements.

Are you suggesting that someone would actually SPAM this pristine
newsgroup? I am totally devastated!
I don't necessarily hold that opinion, but I might if we could agree
upon a suitable stipend.


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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-20-2007 , 05:51 PM



On Sun, 20 May 2007 19:55:17 +0100, "timekiller"
<timekiller (AT) blah (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:
I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when buying a
new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much memory? what
do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended some great
systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm


I don't think you are asked at all, you are too busy
spamming them.


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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-20-2007 , 08:10 PM



timekiller wrote:
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I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for
when buying a new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor?
how much memory? what do you recommend? I have given my opinions
and recommended some great systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm
Avoid Vista. Read the following URLs.

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<http://www.securityfocus.com/columnists/423>
<http://www.aaxnet.com/editor/edit043.html>
<http://kadaitcha.cx/vista/dogsbreakfast/index.html>
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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-21-2007 , 03:45 AM



timekiller wrote:

Quote:
I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when buying
a new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much memory?
what do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended some great
systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm
If some one asked you the above question the question you should ask them is
what do they intend to use a pc/laptop for ? and then base recommendations
around that.

Another is speed really that o


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Default Re: How to choose a new laptop - 05-21-2007 , 03:47 AM



darklight wrote:

Quote:
timekiller wrote:

I am regularly asked by friends and customers what to look for when
buying a new laptop. 'Should I go for Vista? which processor? how much
memory? what do you recommend? I have given my opinions and recommended
some great systems here:

http://www.pc-how-to.com/hardware/newlaptop.htm

If some one asked you the above question the question you should ask them
is what do they intend to use a pc/laptop for ? and then base
recommendations around that.

Another is speed really that important?


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