| Archive for Downsizer For an ethical approach to consumption |
| pookie |
choices, choices?let's say you were about to buy a new laptop and you had to choose between vista and windows 7, which would it be? or is that a daft question?http://www1.euro.dell.com/uk/en/home/Laptops/laptop-inspiron-1545/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-inspiron-1545&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1 bearing in mind too that the offers run out today 
|
||||||
| JB |
[obligatory answer to any OS question follows] Linux
If I had to have windows, I'd buy a system without an OS and put XP on it. If I had to make the choice as offered then windows 7. |
||||||
| jema |
I can't think of any reason why people would want vista now. | ||||||
| Chez |
For what you need to do, Pookie, I would consider sticking Ubuntu on it. Or asking me to 
|
||||||
| jocorless |
But if you are going down the Windows route - Windows 7 definitely - Do not go anywhere near the disaster that Vista is | ||||||
| jocorless |
I wouldn't go down the XP route now - I think Windows 7 is a really good strong successor to XP - I think it would be a backward step to stick XP on a new pc |
||||||
| Barefoot Andrew |
Agreed - it would have to be W7. I'm going to disagree with Chez and say W7 is (IMHO) better suited to your needs than Ubuntu - simply because it'll be that much more familiar to you. A. |
||||||
| Chez |
She's a bit of a tech-head on the quiet, though - don't let that unassuming exterior fool you ...
|
||||||
| Barefoot Andrew |
Ooh, Dark Horse
A. |
||||||
| JB |
In that case I'd suggest a dual boot linux / windows. |
||||||
| jema |
Why complicate things? |
||||||
| JB |
Because that's what tech heads do? Or in my case it's because I need apps in both environments but haven't got around to setting up wine. |
||||||
| Chez |
The upside of having an ubuntu-only machine is that one's children can't borrow it to play Windows-platform games on it ...
|
||||||
| Emyr |
My hope PC runs Ubuntu, with Windows 7 available via VirtualBox: good enough for things which insist on Windows, but not enough oomph for gaming. | ||||||
| pookie |
what!!
I only get things if someone writes it down for me, step by step, then hand-holds me through the 1st time, and then is on call when I get stuck. After that I'm ok. Is that a tech-head? 
Though given the chance to dump my 'coddled old mum brain' and get stuck in to it, I'd be most happy to be! (I peaked too early I think  )
|
||||||
| Chez |
Don't sell yourself short, young woman
|
||||||
| Barefoot Andrew |
A. |
||||||
| nats |
W7
No choice necessary |
||||||
| Emyr |
Oops... |