On 3/30/17 8:39 AM, justan wrote:
Keyser Soze Wrote in message:
On 3/30/17 7:19 AM, justan wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" Wrote in message:
On 3/29/2017 7:45 PM, wrote:
On Wed, 29 Mar 2017 18:52:36 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:

On 3/29/2017 6:29 PM, Poco Deplorevole wrote:
I'll let you know what I finally get, but I'm leaning towards that HP now. Thousand bucks for all
that seems like a decent deal.

https://www.costco.com/HP-ENVY-17t-L...100317268.html



Looks like a nice one. Now that a few of us have suggested HP, you'll
probably have all kinds of problems with it. :-)

I am also starting to shop for a new laptop. This one is getting a bit
long in the tooth although it still works fine. Not too excited about
Win 10 though, but I suppose I'll get used to it.


Get used to paying Microsoft a recurring charge too. That is their
goal. They want subscription software, not pay and run forever.

I have still not found anything I want to do that XP won't do for me.
Maybe I should just follow you guys around and pick up the machines
you throw away. ;-)

Bear in mind I was in the computer biz for 30 years, dealing with
thousands of customers over the years. The ones who were most
successful always ran a generation or two behind the bleeding edge.
Their hardware was field tested, all of the ECs were installed and the
"lemons" were history. (imagine the poor suckers who bought a "noodle
snatcher") The same was true of the software. Older versions had all
of the bugs shaken out.


Doesn't mean squat when the older computer with an older OS ****s the
bed due to a mother board blowing up or the hard drive crashing. I am
not into computer repair or building like you are. When it dies I buy a
new one.




Same here. I used to fix mainframes but since the PC took over and
became a throwaway item i have little interest in monkeying with
hardware. It's hard enough keeping all of the devices talking to
each other.


Well, of course, it isn't *that* difficult, depending on which devices
and what you want them to do when they "communicate."


Without going into details, powerline hits can cause unpredictable
things to happen. Recovery can be easy or it can be
difficult.


Without going into details, I assign a fixed address to every device I
can, and also to my server, which is attached to a large UPS. When we
get a surge or lose power, even if everything momentarily shuts down,
when I restart or if the UPS takes over, the devices seem to hold their
addresses. The phones attach on their own via wi-fi, and don't need a
fixed address...they find the server by name.