What Computer Are You On?

[Kirby]

Usually on a notebook, but depends on what/where/why at any given time:
Toshiba Tecra A1 notebook - 2.2 Ghz Win XP
Apple PowerBook G4 15" - 1 Ghz OS X Panther (BSD Unix) - cool machine!
Toshiba Tecra 8100 notebook - 800 Mhz Win 2K
Homebuilt P4 1.4 Ghz
Homebuilt P4 2.2 Ghz

In the basement in storage ("the museum"):
PII and PIII desktops (one running SCO Unix)
Powerbook 3400c
Mac IIci
Mac SE
Mac Plus
Apple IIe
C64
TRS80 Model III
Xitan S100 bus Z80 processor - CP/M Operating System

 

[PuShAkOv]

Go Compaq! I have the X1000, uses Microsoft Centrino technology. .

I looked into the X1000 series but those who chose it get it for their "diet" factor. Their performance is far bellow what it should be ... but their are light and are nicely designed. Weight and size is not an issue for me so I go with the best performer.

 

[MyHarley]

jeez...........I have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop with the following options:

On/Off Button
Control/Alternate/Delete Button
Volume Button
Microsoft XP Office
McAfee Security System
AOL

I had a Compac Presario before with the same options......

 

[PuShAkOv]

Waoh, Satellite? [80?]

Those are expensive.

 

[MyHarley]

They are???

 

[AZRobert]

Dell dimension 4550 (P4 2.66) networked with kids dimension 2350 (Celeron 2.0)

 

[BMWdude]

Waoh, Satellite? [80?]

Those are expensive.

Not unless you OWN the sattelite

 

[Kirby]

Actually the Toshiba Satellites are cheap to middle of the road. The Toshiba Tecras start around $1500 and go up to $3500 fully loaded. Take a look at the Tecra M1, it's a beast. I buy all the PC hardware for my company, I have purchased in excess of 30 Tecras over the years. They have a 3 year warranty which makes them great for road warriors.

 

[Kirby]

By the way, some "experts" are predicting that in 5 to 10 years desktops will be dinosaurs. Everyone will use a notebook or tablet PC. Anybody agree?

 

[mjbst111]

no.

 

[PuShAkOv]

Well.. desktop PCs are nowadays are starting to look more and more like a combination of a desktop and a laptop as one. Desktops will still be here but they would be made in a way so that they are portable. With newer technology they will be smaller... so the line will slowly blend.

 

[coyotefreek]

I looked into the X1000 series but those who chose it get it for their "diet" factor. Their performance is far bellow what it should be ... but their are light and are nicely designed. Weight and size is not an issue for me so I go with the best performer.

Oh trust me, performance is almost as good as it gets. Games, Large Software like Corel, Painter, Sonic 2.0, AutoCad, all run at full speed, no lag. I have never once had a problem with performance. The laptop actualy isnt that small, its rather large and heavy due to the large screen. One of the main reasons I got it was because of that screen, like I said before no other laptop has one like it.

 

[xLibelle]

By the way, some "experts" are predicting that in 5 to 10 years desktops will be dinosaurs. Everyone will use a notebook or tablet PC. Anybody agree?

*ick* the future of computers... you guys know of N-Gage, that phone thats a gaming system, with games loaded on it, play with others via bluetooth, play mp3's and radio... i was just thinking today of when i might have thought that idea inconceivable when i had a cell phone... about 1997.

i had three Commodore 64's, one Commodore 128, an 8088, some apple piece of shit, 386, numerous 486's and a P1 before the others i listed above.

one of my commodores my dad got me for christmas one year and took it from me a month later to count eggs in his chicken house... was really cool. though it was cooler playing indiana jones.

With the rise of nano technology, i see us (forseeable future) wearing our computer on our writs, or belt, what ever is fationable. It will act as a phone, gps, email, internet, games, music, radio, money, and all the forms of a daytimer ALL on command by voice or a single button!! When we come home, it shows more capabilities imbedded. We plug the computer into a charging cradle and it can connect any video, keyboard, and internet periferal via wireless. It has the ability to replace everything your 4GHz computer and phone/pda/game system plus more, combined. I will stop there to keep this short.

Ultimately, we will have skin patch PC's we throw away every week, eye contacts that can display informational visuals, and voice command everything, no need for a keyboard.

 

[CosmosBlack]

Dell Dimension 8100
1.5Ghz Pentium4
80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
768MB RAM (PC800 RDRAM)
THX Certified (George Lucas) Altec Lansing sound system with subwoofer
17" flat panel
64MB DDR nVidia GEForce2 Ultra
DVD ROM
CDRW

I paid $4442.64 (includes shipping & tax) in March 2001
It was the top of the line then, fully loaded.
Now...I wanna CRYYY!!!!

 

[xLibelle]

Let me state the 3rd commandment of the Laws of technology and eponymous.

3: Machrone's Law states that The PC you want to buy will ALWAYS be $5,000.

In 1976, a fully loaded Altair or radio shack computer as an easy 5 grand. In 1984, the IBM 5155 intel 8088 at 4.77 MHz was 4,225. 1994, it was the Apple G1 (80 MHz). today, the G5 at 2 gigs.

 

[sketch]

By the way, some "experts" are predicting that in 5 to 10 years desktops will be dinosaurs. Everyone will use a notebook or tablet PC. Anybody agree?

i think desktops will be around untill laptops are more modular and easier to build on your own. it would be cool if we had the ability to build our own laptops with what you want in it and stil be able to upgrade them like desktops.

 

[Wadula]

Here is what i have at home

Desktop (currently being sold):
AMD Athlon 1,2 Ghz
384 MB SD RAM
Frontside bus??? what´s that?
40 GB HDD
GF 4 MX 440
Software as usual

Laptop 1:
Intel Celeron M 1,7 Ghz
512 MB DDR Ram
Frontside 400 Mhz
20 GB HDD
On board shared grafics SIS 650
Software as usual

Laptop 2 (my new baby)
AMD something 2600+ 2,0 Ghz
512 MB DDR Ram
Frontside 400 Mhz
50 GB HDD
64 MB ATI Radeon Mobile (not shared memory but got it´s own)
==> that thin is the replacement for the desktop. And the best is, a gaming machine which is important for me as I am a Medal of Honor LAN gamer

All together is connected to DSL via WLAN and LAN.


I like it

My harley, you have an on/off switch??? wow

 

[PuShAkOv]

Oh trust me, performance is almost as good as it gets. Games, Large Software like Corel, Painter, Sonic 2.0, AutoCad, all run at full speed, no lag. I have never once had a problem with performance. The laptop actualy isnt that small, its rather large and heavy due to the large screen. One of the main reasons I got it was because of that screen, like I said before no other laptop has one like it.

Um... the fastest X1000 is 1.7 Ghz and they go for over $2,000. Personally I do not see the point of getting that since I got my new 2.53Ghz 2500 one for $1030 out the door. Performance is amazing.

 

[MyHarley]

My harley, you have an on/off switch??? wow

Glad you got my joke.............

 

[PuShAkOv]

You have AOL?