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  1. 07-04-2019, 06:05 PM #1
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    Just got my new computer .....

    It an HP Envy 17.3" Touchscreen Laptop - Silver (Intel Core i7-8565U/1TB HDD/128GB SSD/12GB RAM/Windows 10). It's not a gaming computer per se but it has a NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics card, so it is capable of gaming. The display is amazing. It's so much crisper than my 5-year-old Gateway and it has Bang & Olufsen speakers.

    Now I just have to get used to Windows 10. The first thing I noticed was the absence of the familiar "Computer" and "Control Panel". Fortunately they still existed under Windows System and could be pinned to start, which is currently full of default garbage that I will shortly be editing.

    One good thing is that I was able to sync my chrome account, so I have all my favorites and stored passwords.

    Any tips and tricks for Windows 10?
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    Windows 10 is crap, hooray for monopolies...

    Sounds like a nice laptop though, I need to get one soon, mine's all busted up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    Windows 10 is crap, hooray for monopolies...

    Sounds like a nice laptop though, I need to get one soon, mine's all busted up.
    I bought this one with credit card points, so it was basically free.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    I bought this one with credit card points, so it was basically free.
    Nice!

    What was the retail price if you don't mind me asking? I'm kind of semi-looking around for one soon. All but one of my USB ports stopped working and fixing $#@! with new gadgets is impossible anymore. And my screen bracket is cracked, badly. Closing it is very anxiety driven.

    It's 4 years old, that's about as long as you can get out of a laptop anymore roughly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    Nice!

    What was the retail price if you don't mind me asking? I'm kind of semi-looking around for one soon. All but one of my USB ports stopped working and fixing $#@! with new gadgets is impossible anymore. And my screen bracket is cracked, badly. Closing it is very anxiety driven.

    It's 4 years old, that's about as long as you can get out of a laptop anymore roughly.
    On sale at HP for $849.99 reg $1,149.99.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    Windows 10 is crap, hooray for monopolies...

    Sounds like a nice laptop though, I need to get one soon, mine's all busted up.
    Microsoft has no monopoly. Choose Linux if you wish.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    Microsoft has no monopoly. Choose Linux if you wish.
    True, but then you don't have the same choices in apps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MisterVeritis View Post
    Microsoft has no monopoly. Choose Linux if you wish.
    Right, and run nothing because Microsoft has pushed them out of the "useful" part of computing.

    Thanks for the advice, I'll file it accordingly.

    And I did try it btw.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Captain Obvious View Post
    Right, and run nothing because Microsoft has pushed them out of the "useful" part of computing.

    Thanks for the advice, I'll file it accordingly.

    And I did try it btw.
    Basically everything is designed for MS or Mac operating systems. Do any games even run on Linux?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dr. Who View Post
    Basically everything is designed for MS or Mac operating systems. Do any games even run on Linux?
    Yes, of course. And then there's Android, which, BTW, has beaten out MS and Mac and Bill Gates regrets letting beat Microsoft. Some of you all are out of touch and living in the past.
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