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dave1888 - 15/12/08 at 06:10 PM

Im thinking of buying a new laptop at the start of the year but dont know which operating system i should get, any thoughts. Hoping people will reply with what laptop to buy . If your unsure what i mean check out thread What Laptop.

big_wasa - 15/12/08 at 06:12 PM

I think you will be hard pushed to find one with out vista.

mad4x4 - 15/12/08 at 06:22 PM

Dell do some with ubuntu which is a LINUX system

greggors84 - 15/12/08 at 06:24 PM

Dell have some very good offers at the moment starting from £230 ex VAT. For a full size laptop. They have different ranges you can spec up so im sure you will find one with a 16" screen.

(See your theory worked!)

Flamez - 15/12/08 at 06:48 PM

Apple Macbook.... come over to the dark side

mr_pr - 15/12/08 at 06:57 PM

OSX on a macbook...

Since I got my Pro I have never looked back. And for those stubborn programs that are Windows only, boot camp!

minitici - 15/12/08 at 07:37 PM

I got 'parallels' on my new intel mac mini so I can run OSX and XP simultaneously

geoff shep - 15/12/08 at 07:51 PM

You can get new laptops without an OS - or with the one you want - from the likes of Novatech. You can still buy Win XP if you want to re-install over Vista. My limited experience of Vista is that it is good on a new system designed for it - in fact I am led to believe that some new vista laptops are difficult to reinstall XP onto because you can't get the XP drivers (eg new Acer laptops). I think only Vista Business comes with an XP (pro) 'downgrade' option.

The real answer is get a macbook. You can run windows either natively via bootcamp or simultaneously using parallels. But once you get used to Mac OS you won't look back.

peteday_uk@btinternet.com - 15/12/08 at 07:55 PM

If you want a lap top that will work all the time and don't want any problems, buy a mac. Had mine for 4yrs and it is brilliant.

JC - 15/12/08 at 08:44 PM

Also Macophile - you won't believe the difference til you try it!

Benzine - 15/12/08 at 09:31 PM

I've never bought a mac and I've never looked back

Hellfire - 15/12/08 at 09:31 PM

I've got a Compaq Laptop - it's quick enough. Quite quick, decent graphics and reasonable battery life. But it's Vista, whilst it's pretty, it makes the machine much slower than it should be - personally I'm getting well pee'd of by Microshaft to dominate the world I would very likely not consider buying another PC or Laptop with their software on it.

I would and will buy a MAC next time with no hesitation.

Steve

mr_pr - 15/12/08 at 11:24 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
I've never bought a mac and I've never looked back


Yes, but your also building a CEC!!!!

[Que CEC vs BEC quabble!!!]


[Edited on 15/12/08 by mr_pr]

trogdor - 16/12/08 at 09:12 AM

Yes Macs are nice and they are pretty good, my sister got one for free by being dyslexic and doing a arts uni course!

Its pretty cool but i don't think its that much cooler than a PC when you take into account how much they cost. You could get a REALLY nice laptop for that sort of money.

britishtrident - 16/12/08 at 12:29 PM

quote:
Originally posted by dave1888
Im thinking of buying a new laptop at the start of the year but dont know which operating system i should get, any thoughts. Hoping people will reply with what laptop to buy . If your unsure what i mean check out thread What Laptop.


These days it really has to be Vista if you want to run Windows software but it eats memory. Just make suire you get enough memory and turn off most of the glitzy effects.

If you want to consider A Dell Linux Laptop to try Linux down load a live CD image burn it to and boot your home Pc from -- it will take a while to boot and only run about 1/3 to 2/3 the speed it would normally run Linux at but it will give you an idea what it is like. As long as you don't install to HD your existing operating system and files won't be harmed.

Links to most Linux distrobution can be found at Distrowatch http://distrowatch.com/
I would recommend to try Linux you try either Mint (more or less the same as Ubuntu which Dell install) or Puppy Linux or PClinuxOS.

Mint Linux http://linuxmint.com/

PCLinuxOS http://www.pclinuxos.com/

Puppy Linux http://www.puppylinux.com/

[Edited on 16/12/08 by britishtrident]

Benzine - 16/12/08 at 02:21 PM

quote:
Originally posted by mr_pr
quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
I've never bought a mac and I've never looked back


Yes, but your also building a CEC!!!!


Yeah I guess that does make my argument even stronger