Hi Tom.
Well the upgreading part, I'll have to considder, but I think I would be
very wary of upgrading simply! to upgrade, or simply because I had to,
that's why i'd like some bennifits.
I take your point about laptops, however I am still not convinced, for those
who use desktop pcs as a general media system as indeed myself, many of my
friends and my brother do, sinse that's something where you need! a larger
unit that has a full sized keyboard, can connect to a really good quality
monitor, set of 5.1 speakers etc.
Btw, as for what I do when this laptop breaks, the answer is probably change
for an Iphone, sinse while I still want windows on a desktop, there are lots
of portable things I'd want an Ios device to do, and indeed several Ios
things and games I'd want specifically.
So I think i'd opt for either an Iphone or an Ipad rather than a laptop.
Beware the grue!
Dark.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <[email protected]>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 5:15 AM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Monopoly
Hi Dark,
Well, like I've said before there isn't much use in upgrading if it
doesn't offer anything new for you personally. However, I am someone who
likes to be on the bleeding edge, try new things, and I've always enjoyed
staying up to date when and where possible. So that's largely where I'm
coming from. Although, upgrading isn't necessarily always better for
everyone, and we all have different preferences. I realize that as much as
the next guy.
My basic point isn't that you need to upgrade, or that you shouldn't use
your own preferences in upgrading. Obviously, you should do what works for
you at the moment, but you should be prepared to change if and when it
becomes a necessity.
For example, you've got a laptop running XP, it does everything you want
it to do, so don't need to upgrade right now. However, lets say you have
some serious hardware failure and that laptop dies. What will you do? Will
you go on Ebay and buy a used laptop just to get another XP machine, or
will you go to your favorite computer store and buy a new laptop with Win
7?
The point being that change is inevitable. Yeah, there may not be a
pressing need to upgrade right now, and you might not have to for several
years. Sooner or later you'll probably have to buy a new laptop or desktop
running Windows 7, Windows 8, or later on it to replace your older
hardware and software. That's basically all I'm saying.
As far as your opinion that desktops will stay and laptops will be a thing
of the past in favor of hand-helds I personally disagree. One reason for
that is that netbooks are very popular right now. Last year more netbooks
were sold than desktops, and for good reason. They are smaller, lighter,
more portible and more like the hand-held devices like tablet PCs I was
talking about. Plus most laptops are as good as their desktop
counterparts.
For example, I got a Toshiba last October. Even though this isn't a
high-end model it has a full sized keyboard, 17 inch display, DVD
reader/writer, a duel core 2 GHZ 64-bit processor, 3 GB of ram, a 3d
graphics card, etc. Basically, its specs are similar to the average
desktop available at the same time I purchased my laptop. Plus the price
on laptops have come way down and aren't any more than a desktop PC.
So when I look at it I'm not at all sure the average consumer is willing
to go out and buy a desktop PC when a laptop can do the same thing, costs
about the same, and is smaller and easier to store. As you know I often do
tech support on the side and what I've been seeing is mostly laptops for
the last couple of years. Desktop sales have fallen here in the united
states and I think the figures pretty much speak for themselves that
desktops are more likely to be a thing of the past before laptops and
netbooks.
As a matter of fact I just helped a neighbor with her new laptop a couple
of weeks ago. She got a new H.P. laptop and wireless printer and I had to
help her get her printer working. As we were working I made a comment to
the effect her new laptop was really light. She replied that she use to
have one of those big desktops, it was too big for her apartment, so her
and her husband decided to buy a small computer so she could put it away
when she wasn't using it. She likes her laptop a lot better than the big
desktop.
Since my apartment is small, and I don't have room for a desktop either
obviously size really does matter in certain cases. More and more people
like this neighbor and myself are using laptops because we don't have to
deal with a tower, big monitor, external keyboard, mouse, scanner,
printer, etc all sitting on a desk taking up room. A laptop is very
compact with the keyboard, mouse, and monitor all in one, and can be
folded up and stored in a desk drawer when not being used. Like hand-helds
laptops are more convenient than desktops and I believe it makes them more
commercially viable for the average consumer.
Cheers!
On 3/13/2012 9:13 AM, dark wrote:
I agree tom, prophiteering capitalist scumbags run things unfortunately.
Myself however I disagree with your philosophy of "get it and get used to
it" as I've said before, windows 7 would stop! me doing more stuff, so
why should I use it?
I use a parrot voice mate, which is one of the finest hand held personal
organizers I've ever found, and great for phone numbers, voice notes etc.
Should I stop using it becuase the firm that make them have gone bust?
Heck no!
of course, if I replace my laptop with an Iphone with voiceover, I'll
probably no longer need the parrot voicemate, sinse the Iphone will do
most of those functions, but sinse I currently just use a phone that is
just a phone, and does nothing fancy, ---- and would cost a lot of money
to get a speech synth for it, I'll stick with the voicemate because it
works for what I want.
I don't really see why i should get used to doing something just because
it is the latest thing and I'll have to change eventually, ---- indeed
I'll probably try and keep my desktop going as long as possible and
change only if it looks like a better option is available with a newer
system.
Btw, I agree about hand helds taking over, however I don't think the
desktop pc will be quite gone, simply because of the amount of people who
(like myself), use it as a general multimedia device.
i use my pc for watching films, laying games etc, on a decent sized
screen connected to a set of speakers, and that is one use that the hand
held would never fill simply because the idea of connecting a hand held
to a home cinema system or full sized screen is a bit ridiculous.
I think laptops will be a thing of the past, but the desktop I still see
as staying around exactly for this reason, even if the ui does
irritatingly change.
Beware the Grue!
Dark.
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