Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Hello, with regards to insurance with laptops, im not sure weather to take out the 7.99 a month insurance cover, basicaly covers everything all acidental damange etc, with pc world, works out a 96 quid a year, but if it breaks or i damage it they fix it free or replace it with a brand new laptop.......do you think its worth it, ive had my old laptop over 6 years and only dropped it once, but this one will proberly get carried around more as it can do mroe things ..... taken out to the garage etcCheers Edited December 27, 2008 by Mr Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty99 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 if you somehow have the option to run xp pro with the same ressources as running vista, go for xp.i use vista on a 3gb ram, 2,21ghz core duo notebook and its really comfortable.I've seen many(and mostly) notebooks which which cant handle vista as well as mine. you can read about how vista should be running on 2gb ram, but i say take at least 3gb! the more the better, of couse. so i guess the ressource problem is the biggest contra of vista.oh and forget about home basic, its clearly garbage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 is there anythign that stops you wiping the vista that comes on laptops and putting a version of xp on ?Thanks what about compatability ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Xp is up to SP3 now. If you're still getting a 32bit laptop, go for XP. From what I've heard, 32bit XP is faster on any set-up than 32bit Vista. If you're going for 64bit however, get Vista, because 64bit XP is rubbish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 How many off the peg boxes come with vista 64? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Good point, and how many laptops can you even buy that are 64bit ready. Get XP SP3. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty99 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 what about compatability ?thats the thing which might stop you from wiping off vista. But as long as you have the option to recover your system (cd, image, whatever), its worth a try! Get set for some pretty nasty internet search for all your drivers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 ah thats a good point! drivers, will i actualy be able to find any ? or are they all guna be like hybrids that people have made ? hummmcould have a problem there lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty99 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) ah thats a good point! drivers, will i actualy be able to find any ? or are they all guna be like hybrids that people have made ? hummmcould have a problem there lolbelieve it or not, as i dont know which components you got on your pc, i dont know which driver you'll be looking for and trust me... i know the hassle with searching drivers, so dont expect any help Edited December 27, 2008 by Monty99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ. Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Get XP mate, if you are fussed about the looks like you like the look of Vista you can download the extras to make XP look like Vista. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 It's cheaper to buy computers with OEM vista now, it really isn't that bad so the best option is to use what comes already installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 ok will do,am i right in thinking vista home premium is far better than vista basic ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 XP SP3 with the Vista Inspirate Ultimate pack.It's Vista that works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 (edited) Good point, and how many laptops can you even buy that are 64bit ready. Anything that's Core 2. Edited December 27, 2008 by JonMack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 :$ I'll shut the door on my way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 ok next question.... see original post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 I've had Vista for ages now! Only thing I don't like is the networking stuff, but I've never really bothered to learn how different it is compared to XP.I like it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 My laptop is fu**ed, wish I had insurance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 how did you f**k it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdoku Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Anything that's Core 2. Just the processor yes, as Core 2's are 64 bit. But depends if the other hardware can take advantage of the 64 bit processor.I've had Vista for ages now! Only thing I don't like is the networking stuff, but I've never really bothered to learn how different it is compared to XP.I like it though. Networking on vista is easy. What were you having problems with? I like Vista, missed XP though. I run a triple boot PC, Vista Ultimate x86 on one hard disk and Vista Ultimate x64 on another. XP on an old IDE hard disk, can't seem to get it to boot on a SATA II disk. I use x86 version mostly, web, music, work etc etc and x64 version for games and photo/video editing as I can use the full amount of my 4GB ram, where as I'm capped to just over 3GB on x86 version. XP......it's there just incase. I haven't had any hassle with drivers, except for one of my USB wifi adapters but I am connected with a ethernet cable now instead. Don't need atleast 3GB to run vista, unless you have LOADS of process running in the background. I had a old machine with 1GB ram and a P4 3GHz and it ran Vista Ultimate fine but I did turn off all the unnessary processes and it only used just under 450mb of ram not doing anything. And to you next question. Yes for any reason. Laptops are more problematic in my opinion. Since you carry it around with you and have a tendancy to drop things get the insurance. Most problems on laptops are software based and if its hardware based it is most likely inherent. But some idiots use their laptops on their laps, beds and block the cooling holes and end up frying the motherboard. Make sure you don't do that.And becuase you can't take out a bit of harware to see if its not working right, having insurance helps if you don't know how to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordan GU Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 how did you f**k it ?Sat on it and cracked the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonMack Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 And to you next question. Yes for any reason. Laptops are more problematic in my opinion. Since you carry it around with you and have a tendancy to drop things get the insurance. Most problems on laptops are software based and if its hardware based it is most likely inherent. But some idiots use their laptops on their laps, beds and block the cooling holes and end up frying the motherboard. Make sure you don't do that.My MacBook Pro has been okay for the last 2.5 years, went to uni and back in my bag not in a case usually 2 or 3 times a week for 2 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Thats because mac's are god likeInsurance costs too much, and im too poor. I cancelled mine. Live on the edge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Dave Posted December 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 would it be wrong to want to acidently break it after a while :| Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaffacakes Posted December 28, 2008 Report Share Posted December 28, 2008 Would it be wrong to take out insurance after you break it? I think thats the big question... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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