Thread: What computer should I buy?

Originally Posted by baldrick

for $200 USD get yourself a samsung evo 850 and an external 2.5inch USB 3 case

Still of this opinion?

Buy Samsung 250GB 2.5" SSD 850 Evo Series (MZ-75E250B) - invadeit.co.th

invadeIT - external 2 5inch usb 3 case

Total price for the two is now about $175.

if you can afford it - you will have a faster computer

also before you do any swap you need to look to see if you have your windows key on a sticker or you will have to use a utility to retrieve it from the BIOS

I checked and have the sticker. But it's impossible to tell the Bs from the 8s. I'll have to get a magnifying glass. I take it the key is necessary when reinstalling the OS from the DVD?

Will it really justify the cost if your PC starts up 10 or 20 seconds quicker aNd processes a webpage a second quicker WJ.?

I used to work with a load of people like you. When the bell went and work finished,
they'd all be sprinting like lunatics to get to their cars.

Ask any of them what they're doing when they get home.... "Erm I dunno"

If your brain worked like a super computer, like mine WJ then I'd say do it ,get that extra speed.

To be brutally honest WJ, after glossing over your latest input "how to make a thread title Bold";
your grey matter seems more like what they used in a Vic 20.

If I were you I'd be asking for advice on how to get the machine you currently have to "whoa the fuck up"

Baldrick. I want to know which SSD you would buy now.Tom's Hardware, Publish date Nov. 8, 2015: Best SSDs of 2015 - Solid State Drive Comparison Charts

evo 850

in whatever size you want

OK, you've vacillated re: size. Please choose for yourself.

What store did you buy it at? Invade IT online has good availability and price: 500 GB 7790 THB, 120 GB 2790 THB, 256 GB 4350 THB, all better than the Amazon quotes. But Invade IT ships from overseas. Laxada.co.th doesn't have a good enough variety.

To review the installation:
1) completely backup all files
2) remove HD
3) insert HD into external case? Name of what to buy and process to install case to hold HD? (listen, i can find on youtube: just say "see youtube")
4) To install Windows 7 using the Custom option and formatting the hard disk
Turn on your computer so that Windows starts normally, insert the Windows 7 installation disc or USB flash drive, and then shut down your computer.
Restart your computer.
Press any key when prompted, and then follow the instructions that appear.

I have the Professional 7 installation DVD

Skip any or all these steps, if waste of your time and tell me the one thing I may be lucky to know or remember or is very important.

Chill...

500 GB probably best value , 1000GB ones are attractive but still a little expensive.

I have a 250, from when they were a lot more expensive .
I never have enough room on it , I'm always pissing about tidying it up, and
still my lovely FLAC vinyl and SACD fatties wont all fit on it..

its a few years since i did mine ,
I bought a SSD and an external case
put the SSD in the case plugged it in vis USb, transferred windows 7 and my programs, files etc files from my computer to the SSD.
then I opened up the Laptop took out the old hard drive and took out the SSD from the case and swapped them around.
then booted up from the SSD.

Guess a fresh install, if you have the Windows cd, would be a cleaner way to do it , but i had so many programs , that i would have to resteal and install ..

Originally Posted by Dillinger

If your brain worked like a super computer, like mine WJ then I'd say do it ,get that extra speed.

To be brutally honest WJ, after glossing over your latest input "how to make a thread title Bold";
your grey matter seems more like what they used in a Vic 20.

If I were you I'd be asking for advice on how to get the machine you currently have to "whoa the fuck up"

Very insightful post there Dilly me boy. Call me pretty perplexed. An extremely rare sober moment??

I consider myself fortunate to have sort of witnessed it.

for you levono users - uninstall the solution centre blaotware

Lenovo was recently alerted by a cyber-security threat intelligence partner and US-CERT to a vulnerability report concerning its Lenovo Solution Center (LSC) application. We are urgently assessing the vulnerability report and will provide an update and applicable fixes as rapidly as possible. Additional information and updates will be posted to this security advisory page as they become available.
Mitigation Strategy for Customers (what you should do to protect yourself): To remove the potential risk posed by this vulnerability, users can uninstall the Lenovo Solution Center application using the add / remove programs function.

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/pro...urity/len_4326

Originally Posted by Dillinger

a Vic 20

Dear Boli,

Would it surprise you to learn that I'm a Vic20 fan?



Sincerely yours,

Bettyboo

Originally Posted by wjblaney

But Invade IT ships from overseas.

No, they are located in Hua Hin and ships from there.

Originally Posted by Bettyboo

Would it surprise you to learn that I'm a Vic20 fan?

yes - I had you pegged as an apple IIe wanker

Vic 20 is where it's at.

there is vic20 simulator that run on Windows

a lot of fun,

also the Apple IIe emulation, great fun

Originally Posted by lom

No, they are located in Hua Hin and ships from there.

I want a Samsung EVO 850 SSD and a little pop-up says it ships from overseas.

no popup that I can see on this page - email them - I have always had a quick response

Buy Samsung 250GB 2.5" SSD 850 Evo Series (MZ-75E250BW) - invadeit.co.th

Originally Posted by baldrick

for you levono users - uninstall the solution centre blaotware

Thanks for your advice but I'm confused. I assume by add / remove the article is actually referring to the Control Panel option uninstall a program? When I list those programs, I find two by Lenovo: 1) Windows Driver Package 2) Energy Management. So to be on the safe side I did two searches of my C: drive using "solution" and "lenovo". Again there were no clues leading me to believe an application exists on my computer called Lenovo Solution Center.

The article doesn't mention this possibility so I'm asking the head techie.

if it is not there then you don't have to remove it - seems the logical choice

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by lom

No, they are located in Hua Hin and ships from there.

I want a Samsung EVO 850 SSD and a little pop-up says it ships from overseas.

Which SSD size?
I bought the EVO 512GB from them a year ago , 9990 baht then 7790 baht now, and got it after two days. Shipped from Hua Hin.

Originally Posted by lom

Which SSD size?

2.5" Sata