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  1. yooperdave

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    Ended up getting an HP ProBook 450 G5 today.

    Now what? :rofl: :lol:

    I wish the kids were here!
     
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    Dual boot it with Linux !!!!!! :yes:
     
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    Huh?

    Geek talk not spoken here. Gonna have to find someone to help me out this time.
     
    yooperdave, Jan 22, 2018
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    Or, just get rid of the evil empire and go straight to Linux. :whistle::)
    You could backup the Windows 10 install first, but I quit doing that.:dex:
     
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    Really, I have no idea WTH you guys are talking about!
     
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    Sorry Dave.
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    You see yours in here ?
    HP ProBook 450 G5 - Newegg.com
     
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    yooperdave, Jan 22, 2018
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    Is there a little sticker on it that says, Core i7 8th Gen ?
     
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    Oh, thank the Lord I'm not the only one. On-line newbie course you can take at your own pace? Books? Drugs?
     
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    Plug it in and push the "on" button. After that can be daunting if you are used to older windows version. The newer window tries to look more like you are on your phone (which annoys me to no end since if I wanted to be on my phone, I wouldn't be on the dang computer).

    Ignore those talking about Linux - although that can be nice, not all of us who use a computer need to mess around with putting on a new operating system (or shell or whatever). For your uses, Windows will probably be just fine.

    Oh, if it is hooked up to the interwebz, first thing is to make sure you get an anti-virus program on it!
     
    bogieb, Jan 23, 2018
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    I'll let you know later today/tonight.
     
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    Sorry,
    Linux is another operating system that is wonderful to use.
    Dual booting means you put both operating systems on the computer so you have a choice.
    Linux is free!
     
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    Desktop vs Laptop - which with other mobile devices is really not the same question anymore. You want mobility get some type of tablet.

    Desktops as Kimberly points out are more expandable, and cheaper to get much better hardware for. Laptops are more expensive, and many are no longer expandable.

    Name brand vs home built. The $40 to have Kimberly build you a system and ship it will far out last the likes of an HP, Dell, or any of the other crappy systems on the market is worth it. All of those companies build their systems to make it difficult to purchase replacement parts.

    I've owned three Dell XPS desktops. Try and replace their video cards. Good luck. Dell ships their desktops with a non-standard powers upply that will not support the average after market video card on the market. Simply replace the power supply with a bigger one that will meet the power needs of the video card. Right it's that simple. The space for the power supply unit is not built for a 650W power supply. I had to latterly jam the dang thing in there. While it worked in the end, that XPS did not last much longer. I ended up scavenging that XPS parts and building a new desktop from it. Still working today.

    The two points I would make when either purchasing or building a desktop today is go big or go home with memory and go SSD for OS.


    Good luck.
     
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    Agree with this.
     
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    Oh yeah , SSD is sweet ,I got a new laptop in July with a 512 GB SSD
    I don't need a a big HD , I have 6TB of storage
     
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    Run Linux Mint as your main OS and then use the free VirtualBox from Oracle to run as many other OSes you want. Need an XP box? No problem, VirtualBox is your friend. Want an old Dos box for some old games and don't want to have to worry about using DosBox? No problem, VirtualBox is your friend.
     
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    With VirtualBox, you don't have to reboot to get access to the other OS. For those programmes that you can't get to install on Linux using WINE then VirtualBox is the answer. Install the needed OS in VirtualBox and then install the application.

    Or, if you are a Windows or Mac users; then VirtualBox can be used to install Linux in a VM.
     
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    Yes, 16 to 32 gigs for your RAM. SSD is fast; buy one for the main drive (the OP mean Hard Drive of course) and to install your programmes as they will load faster. Buy a big SATA drive for your storage. There are big SSDs now but they will be pricey.

    By the way, if you went with building a system; you can find main boards (motherboards) with decent graphics built in but with dual PCIE slots so that later on you can install one or two (like crossfire) high end video cards. You can save by not buying a fast, high memory, graphics card now and then add it in later as your needs change.
     
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