[ale] Belay that, OT, jre7u71 winXP won't install/update

Lightner, Jeff JLightner at dsservices.com
Fri Oct 17 09:04:53 EDT 2014


You might want to check out Microcenter’s web site.   They do refurbs on old systems AND install a clean (assuming any M$ product can be considered “clean”) OS on them.   I picked up a Dell laptop with Win 7 on it earlier this year for $100.    I think it was someone on this list that made the suggestion about it.   Just remember to find the one you want on the web site and specifically ask for that when you go in as it isn’t something they have sitting out to pick up.

From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of Charles Shapiro
Sent: Friday, October 17, 2014 8:50 AM
To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts - Yes! We run Linux!
Subject: Re: [ale] Belay that, OT, jre7u71 winXP won't install/update


I've had pretty good luck with a couple of Lenovo machines, but the very first thing I do with them is fdisk + install gnu/linux..

--CHS
On Oct 17, 2014 8:34 AM, "David Millians" <millia at panix.com<mailto:millia at panix.com>> wrote:
On 10/17/2014 2:35 AM, Ken Cochran wrote:
Well, I don't realy think XP {shrug}, but CE is a possibility.
OTOH, with the exception of a pretty simple OBD scanner for
OSX, I've never seen a computer-based car scanner, that was
not deployed on (what appears to be *stock*) XP.

Car stuff is like educational software: they wrote it once, for a particular box. Why would they need to update it?
I remember
reading here that Sony and Toshiba are to be avoided due to
driver support flakiness.  (Always heard Toshiba was 'bout
the last remaining "good" one.)

Interesting. I rank things like this, based on personal experience:
Dell
Toshiba
Asus
Acer (really, one of you change your name.)
Compaq/HP

I put it as compaq/hp because I had experience with some Compaq Craptops that have made me permanently reluctant to use them. Current work portable is an HP, and it reminds me that even though the hardware may be good, it's assembled in a way that makes it much harder to repair.

Dell is like an old mid-60s Mustang with a mini-V8: easy to repair and lots of parts available. Not as fancy as others, but I don't like fancy.
Toshiba is like a cheaper mid-60s car. I had no bad experiences.
Asus are a little better than Acer. The acers are fine for the price.

I've no long term experience with Thinkpad in the past decade, but I can't argue with the dozens of positive reviews I have read. They're usually just that bit too expensive for schools, alas.

Sony. Pffft.

Really, pfffft. Go away, Sony,
David



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