Thread: What computer should I buy?

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

No, it's not an upgrade to a beta but the finished item.

This is probably to lock you in for when they start charging an annual license, i.e. you get the first year free.

Who's going to do the beta test? Don't they always let customers go out on the limb before they go live?

Download Windows 10 Insider Preview ISO - Microsoft Windows

^ no, thanks. Nobody's taking my media center away.

^ VLC?

https://www.videolan.org/vlc/downloa...ows.en_GB.html

Originally Posted by wjblaney

^ no, thanks. Nobody's taking my media center away.

How quaint.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

How quaint.

Ha, ha, Harry. Just what's that supposed to mean?

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

How quaint.

Ha, ha, Harry. Just what's that supposed to mean?

quaint
kwānt
adjective
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

quaint
kwānt
adjective
attractively unusual or old-fashioned.

Right. Not the definition of 'quaint' but why you used that word in reference to my preference.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

but why you used that word in reference to my preference

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

old-fashioned.

Originally Posted by wjblaney

media center

apart from it being an old edition of an operating system , just why anyone used it is bewildering

the "Media Center" edition (designed for home theater PCs, with an emphasis on support for DVD playback, TV tuner cards, DVR functionality, and remote controls),

whatever the fcuk that marketing speak means

upgrade to windows 7 at least

Try Plex

Originally Posted by wjblaney

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Try Plex

Thx for the link but it's been my experience that MS will trump any competition, e.g., Realplayer, Phillips songbird, whether or not the competition is truly better, with the possible exception of browsers. So the ideal solution would be to download a freeware OS first, which I'm just too lazy to bother wit. So why should I expect anything different with a download of Plex? Thus, it'll just be more clutter and as someone on this forum once said: "If it ain't broke, why fix it?".

If you're comparing Plex with Realplayer, you really don't know what you are talking about.

Carry on wjblaneyosaurus

(Or install it, try it out, and if you don't like it uninstall it).

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

If you're comparing Plex with Realplayer, you really don't know what you are talking about.

Carry on wjblaneyosaurus

(Or install it, try it out, and if you don't like it uninstall it).

Really? Always willing to admit when I'm wrong. I'll give it a shot.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Try Plex

or KODI

Plex vs Kodi - The Ultimate Comparison Guide for Beginners

Originally Posted by Perota

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Try Plex

or KODI

Plex vs Kodi - The Ultimate Comparison Guide for Beginners

Thank you.

With Kodi you have the added advantage of an abundance of free tv and movies.

Originally Posted by Perota

I don't know if there are enough Kodi users here to justify a dedicated thread but anyway for people interested here is a beginner guide :


Quick start guide - Kodi

Or just use TVMC which will build you a reasonable install to play with out of the box.

TVMC for Windows

I really hate to admit I'm wrong.

Samsung Releases 2 TB Models For 850 Pro and 850 EVO

800 USD for a 2TB Sumsung EVO 850 - that is nearly palatable

wonder if that price will drop again after november

Samsung 2TB 850 EVO and EVO PRO SSDs release date arrives


2TB 850 EVO and EVO PRO SSDs (Samsung)

Samsung’s smartphone sales may not be living up to expectations these days, but the company is still a powerhouse for cutting-edge technology. If you want further proof of this, consider that Samsung this week became the first company in the world to offer consumer solid-state drives that come with a whopping 2TB of storage.

Samsung on Monday took the wraps off new 2TB versions of its 850 PRO and 850 EVO SSDs that double the maximum amount of storage available on earlier versions of those products. Even though the new SSDs offer twice the storage of the 1TB models, they have the same physical dimensions and come in a case that’s just 2.5 millimeters thin.

The 850 PRO has 550MBps / 520MBps sequential read/write rates, along with up to 100,000 random I/Os per second (IOPS). The 850 EVO is slightly less powerful, with 540MBps / 520MBps sequential read/write rates and up to 90,000 random IOPS.

As you’d expect with such high-end tech, these SSDs are expensive: The 2TB PRO model will cost $999.99 while the 2TB EVO will cost $799.99. We expect that prices for 2TB SSDs will go down once more competitors enter the market, however. Both SSDs are available right now in 50 different countries.

Just to confuse you even more....

Thinking of adding an SSD for SUPREME speed? Read this ? The Register

Originally Posted by wjblaney

I really hate to admit I'm wrong.

I am never wrong so I have no need to admit anything

nice lenovo for anyone in the market for a portable laptop - but I am still very happy with my ux303ln asus with the 1080 IPS matt screen

it sounds like the TN panel lets this machine down a little

The U41-70 makes an impression of a powerful, overall balanced laptop void of bells and whistles. The up-to-date CPU-GPU combination in the spec sheet already points to that. If it were not for some minor drawbacks that will have to be accepted: The screen is at most mediocre in terms of brightness and reproduction quality. Also, the ultrabook's battery life is slightly disappointing. Thus, the user should always check if it is not possible to dim the screen or disable Wi-Fi when on the move.

Lenovo U41-70 Notebook Review - NotebookCheck.net Reviews

a better link

http://arstechnica.com/information-t...tent-crapware/



and yes lenovo has produced a second fail - not to be trusted again - added to acer and sony