Can you guys take this off list, some of us have busy inboxes and don't want to be bothered with personal spats.
Thanks On 15 Oct 2011, at 21:28, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello Dane > > Just let me get one thing *** absolutely *** strain right here and right now! > I did not, I replete, not, buy this machine to "copy', "emulate" or anything > else the actions that you took. If that's the impression you have of me then > you are wildly mistaken. > > I bought a totally different model to you; in actual fact I had been in the > market for a similar machine long before you uttered a single word to me > about yours. So please get that idea right out of your head. > > What you do and say has no baring on what I/we decide to do or not to do. > Where you are correct is that I listened to advice, and of that advice yours > was only one very small voice. I was, for instance, advised not to buy the > Intel core machine that you have. I duly took that advice because I wanted > something a little more speedy. As it happens your machine was in the shop on > the next shelf down and the salesman said that they weren't selling. > > The only question I asked here is whether anybody had any recommendations > regarding a bluetooth dongle. No need for any other philosophical advice, > thank you. > > I do regret buying this specific model because it doesn't have Bluetooth and > that's the primary reason. But that was my own fault for presuming that it > did have. But I'm definitely not going out of my way to emulate you or > anybody else. > > Lynne > > On 15 Oct 2011, at 12:07, Dane Trethowan wrote: > > My bluetooth keyboard actually came with one even though I don't need it, > I've tried it with other devices and it seems to work. > > As for "Regretting" the purchase of an EEEPC? Well a couple of things here. > > Perhaps its just my attitude or something in the local water supply but I'm > one of those people who don't regret any of my actions whether its buying > something I couldn't use the way I thought or one of life's experiences, we > can all learn from what we do thus if we learn then what is their to regret? > Perhaps a discussion for another list <smile> but really if anything is to > come out of such a scenario as you've painted then its not to copy whatever > anyone else is doing or buying, everyone has different needs. > > Thankfully when I purchased my EEEPC Netbook I had quite a few people I could > talk to who did indeed help me make the decision on what to buy, in fat we > had quite a discussion about the topic on Twitter and we helped each other > research the best and cheapest model around at the time but as I said my > needs are different than everyone's as everyone's needs are different than > mine. > > My EEEPC model does have Bluetooth, something I'm particularly thankful for > but it didn't have the faster Wireless protocol and only came standard with > 1GB of memory. > > Thankfully both these problems were easily fixed, my local Computer shop - > which also happened to be an Asus service agent - upgraded the memory and > they were able to swap the internal wireless device for a faster one, some > people told me it could be done whilst others told me it couldn't. > > My Asus is not used as a full-blown computer as I use it as a bedside machine > you might say to read and respond to email, manage my media library, read > books, listen to Internet radio and so it goes on. > > I also bought a HP that you referred to though this wasn't a Netbook, I had > been advised against buying HP Netbook products by those it seems who know > more about Netbooks than I do. > > The HP I have is a full Laptop machine, I think they call them Entertainment > PC'S or something similar, only problem with that machine is the battery life > is nowhere near as good as that of the EEEPC, I'm also informed that battery > life has improved a lot in the very latest replacement models. > > Also note that HP is "Getting Out" of the PC business so what affect this > will have I don't quite know, I only bought my HP as I was made an offer I > couldn't refuse at the time regarding price and a full mobile multi media > solution was what I had been looking for though I didn't want to spend too > much money on it, I can send specs of both my EEEPC and HP I7 machines to > anyone if they're interested, the HP is more powerful than any desktop system > I've ever owned <smile>. > > > On 15/10/2011, at 9:43 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> Hello; and a very good Saturday everybody >> >> We, that is to say Gordon and I, are the owners of an Asus EEePC NetBook >> which does not have Bluetooth as a standard feature; much to our >> disappointment. I confess that, had I known at the time of purchase that >> Bluetooth was absent from the machine, I wouldn't have bought this >> particular model. In fact, to be honest, in some ways I'm regretting buying >> an Asus machine at all; as there are apparently better alternatives out >> there for the price I paid for the machine. In fact, I could, and should, >> have gone for something like an HP machine which has an I7 processor which >> I've seen in the same shop for just a little bit more money since I bought >> this machine. Overall it was a mistake because performance-wise and hardware >> specification-wise, it's really quite poor. >> >> Be that as it may, the deed is done; and so it's a case of living with it >> now. >> >> So, what I'd like to know is can anybody recommend a particular type of >> Microsoft compatible Bluetooth dongle that would work without the need to >> install obscure drivers and software such as that "Bluesoleil" or whatever >> it's called? We used to have a dongle like that for use with our old >> desktops and they were, not to put too fine a point on it, junk! >> >> Another option we're considering is selling this NetBook to my >> sister-in-law, and going for a totally brand new machine. In which case, >> does anybody have any recommendations/suggestions? it doesn't have to be a >> NetBook, we'd consider a reasonably priced NoteBook if we can find one with >> a decent specification. I'm not much interested in Acer, and given what I've >> seen of them performance-wise, I doubt very much I'd consider another Asus. >> One thing I really don't like about this machine is the fact that it won't >> let you go above 2GB of memory. yet, it's sold with Windows 7 pre-installed. >> Seems to me that 2GB is really not sufficient to run Windows 7 Ultimate, and >> we did perform that upgrade. The machine was supplied with a mere 1GB of RAM >> installed and Windows 7 Starter edition pre-installed. Pretty pathetic >> actually, given the recommendations of the software and hardware >> manufacturers themselves. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Lynne >> >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. 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