What computer/OS are you using?

Started by Bella, April 16, 2007, 02:59:17 PM

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Nichi

Hope maybe they'll sell this time :3

So, I now finally have this Vaio up and running for my sister. To download drivers, because for some reason Sony.com wouldn't load, I had to go to PlayStation.com and go from there to get to Sony's support page :\


Nichi

Well, if all goes according to plan tomorrow, Asagi II will be assembled and ready to go. Therefore, I'm taking tonight to give Asagi I a good sendoff -w-

Let's just hope Asagi II doesn't end up like Nimue; the less said about that, the better -w-;;

Chocofreak13

I really hope it goes well. Have you got all the parts ready, or what are you looking for?
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Nichi

Looking for a suitable ThinkPad, comparable to Loly, to take Asagi's place.

Nichi

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So, Asagi regenerated into a MacBook (Mid 2007). I intended to go with a ThinkPad, but they barely had any that weren't broken to pieces, but they had a pile of MacBooks they just got in, and Asagi I was almost a similar model before I ended up with the Compaq CQ61, so it seems fitting.

Sadly, the 4GB RAM won't carry over (It won't boot with that inserted; not sure if it's an incompatible type or too much for this model, but apparently I can push to 3GB by unofficial means), so I'm down to the 2GB RAM it came with, but on the same 250GB HDD. Also picked up a second one, just for parts.

Specs:
- 2.16Ghz Core 2 Duo
- 2GB RAM
- 250GB HDD (Carry-over from Asagi I)

Bella

Sounds sweet nonetheless! *_____________*

Also, OSC, I have a dilemma and I don't know what to do.... my dad bought me a 2TB WD MyPassport Mac portable HDD, he knew i was looking at a 3TB MyBook but this one was on sale so he got it for me ... on one hand i'm thinking of returning it because I really don't need a portable external HDD and it's not the one I wanted, on the other it's twice the size of my current backup drive. :/

Nichi

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I'd use it if I were you. Much space

EDIT: Seems my info was off. Asagi II is a circa '08 MacBook, running a 2.4Ghz Core 2 Duo, and can handle up to 4GB of RAM (Although, why the 4GB from Asagi wouldn't work, IDK).

EDIT2: Decided to install Lion, because why not?

Chocofreak13

Either use it or give it to me. I could use the backup space atm.

Why, you might ask? Well, Loly's drive has shit the bed......again.


GothTouch
iPhone 4
32GB
512MB RAM
ARM-Cortex A8 Processor
iOS6
Opera Mini
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Nichi

@Kari: Save up $55, and buy this. It'll work in Loly :3

Chocofreak13

Thanks man, I planned on it. I'm gonna have to wait and see how things go, though, since a few expenses were going to come up in the coming weeks and I need to prioritize. There's gas money, fixing my tire and saving up for the big party at the end of the month.

At least I was able to get a networking card to claire and found a cable to the dell laptop (Inspiron 1100) i gave her about a year ago. She is in the process of alternatively marveling over how it is still alive and trying to find an OS that will work on it. Since i left the apartment, she had tried XP (its native OS), Fedora, Knoppix, Pinguy (sp?), and Plan 9, none of which have worked so far.
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Nichi

Suggest to her to try Puppy Linux; it'll run on just about anything. Assuming it has a little more muscle, Linux Mint would be well suited to it

Chocofreak13

I was suggesting mint but she thinks it's too old for current releases of mint, since (all of a sudden) mint is trying to compete with the likes of Ubuntu. All she has is newer releases of mint, so yeah.

I think she was considering DSL, but I'll suggest puppy, too. But puppy can be installed, right? All I ever hear about it is live CDs and drive boots and the like. :\
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Nichi

Puppy is supposed to be able to be installed. Somehow it wouldn't install on Nimue, but that laptop seemed to reject everything :\

Bella

@Kari: Sorry to hear about Loly's HDD failing. Scary stuff. :C

Also, Puppy can be installed. In fact I think it comes with a step-by-step installation manager program. Here's a guide just in case, although be warned, it's ~4 years old now. http://www.puppylinux.com/hard-puppy.htm

@Genpop: We returned the 2TB external and got a 3TB MyBook for $119.