Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Popular Post Share #1 Posted January 26, 2022 Or at least the blue screen of death. New Dell Inspiron 17 7000 2 in 1 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 26, 2022 That ought to work out of the box! It was like you were upgrading from 7 -> 10 -> 11, was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 26, 2022 Share #3 Posted January 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: at least the blue screen of death. Is that still a thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted January 26, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 26, 2022 I keep getting what looks like a loss of power. Nothing in the event logs. I'm thinking power supply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted January 26, 2022 42 minutes ago, Kzoo said: Is that still a thing? I would be working on something and my old Dell would tell me it has to shut down, gave me a blue screen with some stuff on it that I did not ever really read and some QR code I could scan. Machine was getting old and bit wonky, so I just decided to upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share #6 Posted January 26, 2022 49 minutes ago, Razors Edge said: That ought to work out of the box! It was like you were upgrading from 7 -> 10 -> 11, was it? It fired right up. Checked the filter and it was not full of metal shavings and has not double posted yet, so I should be good to go. Set to Chrome and Outlook for defaults and downloaded the latest Office suite and Dropbox and should be good to go. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted January 26, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 26, 2022 2 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: It fired right up. Checked the filter and it was not full of metal shavings and has not double posted yet, so I should be good to go. Set to Chrome and Outlook for defaults and downloaded the latest Office suite and Dropbox and should be good to go. ...do you have a program that will upload all your porn bookmarks to the new machine ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Share #8 Posted January 26, 2022 I like my new Inspiron. While it's the baby in the family, it's much more than the chrome book and almost as good as my desktop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 26, 2022 Win11? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted January 26, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 26, 2022 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted January 27, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 27, 2022 Did you get a good deal, or do you think you got berned? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted January 27, 2022 4 hours ago, JerrySTL said: Win11? It asked me to upgrade. I declined Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, Thaddeus Kosciuszko said: Did you get a good deal, or do you think you got berned? Only time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 27, 2022 Share #14 Posted January 27, 2022 1 hour ago, jsharrwick said: It asked me to upgrade. I declined I would have installed W11. Sometimes it's better to upgrade before you load your software and data. But that's me... What version of Office? I get to upgrade that too when I finally give up on my old laptop and WoBG's computer. I scored 2016 Office Processional+ for $25 on a DVD just before I retired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 27, 2022 13 hours ago, Kzoo said: Is that still a thing? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted January 27, 2022 9 hours ago, Bikeguy said: I would have installed W11. Sometimes it's better to upgrade before you load your software and data. But that's me... What version of Office? I get to upgrade that too when I finally give up on my old laptop and WoBG's computer. I scored 2016 Office Processional+ for $25 on a DVD just before I retired. We have the online subscription to Office 365 at work so I download the current version 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 27, 2022 Share #17 Posted January 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Dottles said: Yes So sorry to hear that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted January 27, 2022 Share #18 Posted January 27, 2022 2 words... MacBook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Share #19 Posted January 27, 2022 19 minutes ago, Kzoo said: 2 words... MacBook You got a right (or even ability) to repair that bad boy?!?!?! Looking at the specs for the admittedly entry-level Mac mini, and it clearly states in many places - RAM and HD are NOT upgradeable, so buy what you really need NOW. If you can't upgrade a drive later, how do you fix a faulty drive without going to an "authorized" shop or Apple directly? Are the MacBooks different? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #20 Posted January 27, 2022 31 minutes ago, Kzoo said: 2 words... MacBook I am an old DOS and you cannot teach me new tricks. Everything I do probably works better on a PC instead of MAC. Have to work in Word and Excel a lot and most of the reports our accounting and transfer agent platforms put out are in Excel. Nothing against Macs, but I got an 11th Gen Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, 17" 2560*1600 display for under $1400. If I went Mac, I would have a 13" MacBook Pro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 27, 2022 Share #21 Posted January 27, 2022 Our IT guy said I need to upgrade my laptop soon. It has some software on it for my access control system which is a PITA to load up as we need our IT and the Vendor to do it so the swap is on hold. It still works fine though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted January 27, 2022 5 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Our IT guy said I need to upgrade my laptop soon. It has some software on it for my access control system which is a PITA to load up as we need our IT and the Vendor to do it so the swap is on hold. It still works fine though. My old laptop has been used hard. I am never off work, even when glamping or on vacation so this one has been to the beach and mountains and a few places in between. Been dropped at least once and has had a cup of coffee poured on it and it still ran, but with the random, SORRY BUT WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN messages getting more frequent, I decided to replace it before it became like Dr. Mickins car battery. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Share #23 Posted January 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: I am an old DOS and you cannot teach me new tricks. Everything I do probably works better on a PC instead of MAC. Have to work in Word and Excel a lot and most of the reports our accounting and transfer agent platforms put out are in Excel. Nothing against Macs, but I got an 11th Gen Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, 17" 2560*1600 display for under $1400. If I went Mac, I would have a 13" MacBook Pro. Screen size - in an office or home office - is not really an issue any more, as whether I plug in a desktop, ultra-portable laptop, or high-powered desktop replacement, it will all be using my same external monitor, keyboard, and mouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Share #24 Posted January 27, 2022 Just now, jsharrwick said: I am never off work, even when glamping or on vacation so this one has been to the beach and mountains and a few places in between But this makes sense - outside an office and home office. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted January 27, 2022 Share #25 Posted January 27, 2022 2 minutes ago, jsharrwick said: My old laptop has been used hard. I am never off work, even when glamping or on vacation so this one has been to the beach and mountains and a few places in between. Been dropped at least once and has had a cup of coffee poured on it and it still ran, but with the random, SORRY BUT WE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN messages getting more frequent, I decided to replace it before it became like Dr. Mickins car battery. Although I’m using it at this moment I rarely use mine. Cell phone out of the office or my PC at my desk. Maybe 2-3 times a month do I even use my company lap top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Share #26 Posted January 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Although I’m using it at this moment I rarely use mine. Cell phone out of the office or my PC at my desk. Maybe 2-3 times a month do I even use my company lap top. Weird you have a desktop AND a laptop. We just "dock" our laptops, so they are only used as portable devices when needed, otherwise essentially they are desktops. Pre-COVID, that was important as we would WFH a couple times a week, so you had to "lug" a laptop back and forth, but with full time WFH, it is less a thing. Right now, we do not even offer a desktop option when you get hired or as a replacement PC. It is all laptops - three choices from lightweight 2 in 1, to "normal", to desktop replacement. If you want a true desktop, that's a different process outside the box altogether. You can get one, but you need a good reason why and management approval. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #27 Posted January 27, 2022 8 minutes ago, ChrisL said: Although I’m using it at this moment I rarely use mine. Cell phone out of the office or my PC at my desk. Maybe 2-3 times a month do I even use my company lap top. I often get called into meetings where my laptop is necessary to grab numbers to answer questions. CEO hates to look stuff up on his own or dig for it in a report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #28 Posted January 27, 2022 1 minute ago, Razors Edge said: Weird you have a desktop AND a laptop. We just "dock" our laptops, so they are only used as portable devices when needed, otherwise essentially they are desktops. Pre-COVID, that was important as we would WFH a couple times a week, so you had to "lug" a laptop back and forth, but with full time WFH, it is less a thing. Right now, we do not even offer a desktop option when you get hired or as a replacement PC. It is all laptops - three choices from lightweight 2 in 1, to "normal", to desktop replacement. If you want a true desktop, that's a different process outside the box altogether. You can get one, but you need a good reason why and management approval. We are about evenly split there. CFO and our Brand Protection guy dock. Our in office software engineer has a PC and docks his laptop. CEO and COO are straight laptop. I use a PC in my office with decent sized dual monitors and have my laptop and a 15.6 external monitor at the ready. Our animator runs a docked MacBook and a big PC gaming rig. Customer service split between PC and laptop, one of each. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Share #29 Posted January 27, 2022 5 hours ago, Kzoo said: So sorry to hear that. Yeah, it's not painful to me. I've had work computers that still do this from time to time. But the frequency is rare. I have a chromebook and MacOS at home and this stuff never happens. But then the 3rd party vendor pool writing software drivers is much smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted January 27, 2022 Author Share #30 Posted January 27, 2022 again, if somebody were to do a parody, this would make a good one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 27, 2022 Share #31 Posted January 27, 2022 7 hours ago, Razors Edge said: Looking at the specs for the admittedly entry-level Mac mini, and it clearly states in many places - RAM and HD are NOT upgradeable, so buy what you really need NOW. If you can't upgrade a drive later, how do you fix a faulty drive without going to an "authorized" shop or Apple directly? I'll probably never buy a Mac. I have upgraded and/or repaired more than of few of my computers over the years. The hard drive on my laptop started to fail when it was under warranty. I had Lenovo send me a new hard drive (for free) and I installed it. Then about 2 1/2 years ago I swapped the hard drive to a SSD and the laptop was sooooo much faster, I didn't need a new laptop. The farmers should be pissed off about John Deere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bikeguy Posted January 27, 2022 Share #32 Posted January 27, 2022 7 hours ago, jsharrwick said: , but I got an 11th Gen Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM, 1 TB SSD, 17" 2560*1600 display for under $1400. Nice... 7 hours ago, jsharrwick said: Been dropped at least once and has had a cup of coffee poured on it and it still ran, I killed at least 2 (maybe 3) company laptops when I worked. Gravity got at least 1 (maybe 2). I worked on Y2K night. There were concerns about possible equipment failures. I was a the dispatch center working my storm job. At 7:00 PM the IT guy had a meeting and explain the procedure for reporting any computer and/or system failures. About 2 hours later I called the IT guy. I told him my laptop died. He came FAST to my desk, and wanted to know what was the problem. I told him, "It stopped, after a cup of coffee spilled into the keyboard." That was our only failure on Y2K nigh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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