will the average (L)user - Page 2

brycelarson · 03-03-2008, 02:03 PM

Vista and office 07 on anything short of a supercomputer and they'll complain about lag. Sometimes I hate Microsoft.....

Walking_Target · 03-03-2008, 02:33 PM

dare ya to throw Ubuntu and Open office on it instead

Lrrpie-CT · 03-03-2008, 02:35 PM

My Core 2 Duo notebook has a Seagate Momentus 5400 rpm drive and this thing smokes! It's running Vista x64 and Office 2007. I wouldn't worry about drive speed thing at all unless it's for a workstation or server which obviously it's not.

ehalcik · 03-03-2008, 07:52 PM

average user wont notice

oldschool · 03-03-2008, 07:57 PM

and the decision has been made

now I'm looking into desk tops

Siress · 03-03-2008, 08:45 PM

Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM)

jump on it like it just turned 16! (GA law... :P )

03-03-2008, 02:03 PM	#11 (permalink)
brycelarson MCB Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 903	Vista and office 07 on anything short of a supercomputer and they'll complain about lag. Sometimes I hate Microsoft..... __________________ -Bryce Larson bryce@101010.org Feedback

03-03-2008, 07:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
ehalcik grand pooh-bah of nothing Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 544	average user wont notice __________________ Rogue Cell #5

03-03-2008, 07:57 PM	#15 (permalink)
oldschool Moderating in Moderation Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Long Island Posts: 5,028	and the decision has been made now I'm looking into desk tops __________________ Its all peaches & sunshine baby, peaches & sunshine.. Obsequious, purple, and clairvoyant One of the two proud members left - D FLT And I feel a whole lot better when youre gone Politically, Socially and Aerodynamically Incorrect Everything I have ever loved is immoral or illegal Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur. I'm a walking turn on....

03-03-2008, 08:45 PM	#16 (permalink)
Siress Active Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NW GA Posts: 346	Woot : One Day, One Deal (SM) jump on it like it just turned 16! (GA law... :P ) __________________ -Integrity is doing what is right, even when no one is looking.- SCP Feedback PHOG Feedback PBN Feedback My eBay account

03-03-2008, 02:35 PM	#13 (permalink)
Lrrpie-CT See Matt Mod. Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bethlehem CT Posts: 2,743	My Core 2 Duo notebook has a Seagate Momentus 5400 rpm drive and this thing smokes! It's running Vista x64 and Office 2007. I wouldn't worry about drive speed thing at all unless it's for a workstation or server which obviously it's not.