On 11/5/2013 8:42 PM, Tim wrote:
I guess I'm due for an upgrade. My old XP box was built in 2003 and my LG fip phone is about shot.

Getting a Casio/Verizon Gz'One phone and a HP laptop with Windows 7. I hope it beats the two cans and string system I've used for years.



Tim, I've had an HP laptop running Windows 7 for several years now.
Nary a blip or problem.

I also have a slightly older HP laptop running Vista. Both the Windows
7 and Vista computers are of the 64K variety. The Vista is slow as
pouring cold molasses to boot up but once it loads it runs fine and I've
had no major problems.

I also have a much older computer that runs XP. I fired it up the other
day for kicks and realized that although XP was very popular and stable,
Windows 7 blows it away.

I think HP makes some decent computers.

BTW ... I never shut either of them off. I always put them in "sleep"
mode when not using them. The hard drive shuts off and it goes into a
low power consuming mode, but the CPU and electronics are still powered.
Been doing that since both were new.

Old school electronics beliefs suggested that most component failures
are the result of cold/hot, hot/cold thermal cycles. Most of the gear
I worked on in the military was left on 100 percent of the time because
of this. Old habits don't die easily.