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Hp products Valentina jones28-Feb-21 23:30 Valentina jones 28-Feb-21 23:30  Just got a HP 836220-B21 16GB DDR4. First HP memory ddram I have had and works perfect for me. I don't own a computer! John R. Shaw13-Nov-04 16:40 John R. Shaw 13-Nov-04 16:40  Sorry I do own a computer. In fact I own more than one. Some years ago, I was talking to a young man who was sick of programming (~2 Years) (after 15+ years, I am too!). I did not understand why, until I found out he did not own a computer. The only time he wrote any code it was for the company. He did not write any code for the joy of solving a problem, he himself set. Why was it that in the 90s, they considered hiring english majors and training them a programmers was a good idea. INTP ASUS should also be conseidered... AlexCode6-Nov-04 0:43 AlexCode 6-Nov-04 0:43  For me, ASUS computers (Laptops, handhelds...) are the best around... Re: ASUS should also be conseidered... Rui Dias Lopes7-Nov-04 8:38 Rui Dias Lopes 7-Nov-04 8:38  Oh yeah! I'm typing this message with an ASUS laptop. Who else can beat 1400x1050 32bpp in a 14.1" screen? is this a sig? Re: ASUS should also be conseidered... AlexCode7-Nov-04 12:29 AlexCode 7-Nov-04 12:29  Mine its a L5800C with a 15" TFT SXGA 1400x1050. As a developer I don't work with wide screens, and this 4:3 display is pretty good. Its powerd on almost 24 hours a day, for shure 23 hours a day and never gave me any problems. Maybe soon I'll change the HD for a 60Gb 7200rpm. and upgrage the 512Mb DDR233 to 1Gb and that's all I've to do to keep it for more 2 years I gess... P4 2.66 still rocks! Recomend my L5C to anyone who makes his laptop work for a living like I do... What about Packard Bell or Wang lyndon3-Nov-04 11:19 lyndon 3-Nov-04 11:19  My Packard Bell 486-66 and my Wang 386-25 set up on a grid can smoke any computer mentioned in this thread. Re: What about Packard Bell or Wang Michael A. Barnhart3-Nov-04 13:43 Michael A. Barnhart 3-Nov-04 13:43  And you could cook lunch on the Wang 720 that I had. I do not mind getting old. It beats all the other options that can think of. [Message Deleted] Dan Colasanti4-Nov-04 6:30 Dan Colasanti 4-Nov-04 6:30  [Message Deleted] Re: What about Packard Bell or Wang lyndon4-Nov-04 6:36 lyndon 4-Nov-04 6:36  Whatever man! I'm working on getting my Wang and PackardBell along with my 29 old calculator watches and my TI-81 into a Beowulf cluster. Then we'll see whats what. Re: What about Packard Bell or Wang John R. Shaw13-Nov-04 16:23 John R. Shaw 13-Nov-04 16:23  Packard Bell Until I got this machine (accept the first) all my machines where custom made to my specs. I am now on an HP because I needed a new machine on the spot, about 6 months ago. It may not be able to smoke anything but it is surprizingly stable. I have never workied on a Wang, but have heard nothing but good about them. Packard Bell though was not even mentioned in polite circles. There products where considered a joke perpitrated on the masses. That is people who hadn't a clue what the difference between a good computer and a bad one was. May be they have changed over the years, but I doudt it and would still tell anyone to run away if anyone tried to sale them one. INTP How about Acer?? Adam Chou2-Nov-04 16:20 Adam Chou 2-Nov-04 16:20  Has anyone heard of it?? I have been using ACER's desktops and laptops for more than 10 years. I think maybe it's not a big brand in the world. Re: How about Acer?? Anonymous3-Nov-04 1:47 Anonymous 3-Nov-04 1:47  They certainly are faily big here in Australia. Very big in schools (usually notebooks for teachers). I'm an Engineer. I have an Acer Aspire 1703SMi notebook. 17" LCD. Great for programming. No good for games. But then I'm too old for games. Well maybe not. - Regards, LukeB. Re: How about Acer?? Paul Watson3-Nov-04 2:36 Paul Watson 3-Nov-04 2:36  Big and popular here in S.A. and their laptops are making inroads into the bigger-players market. regards, Paul Watson South Africa Michael Dunn wrote: "except the sod who voted this a 1, NO SOUP FOR YOU" Crikey! ain't life grand? Re: How about Acer?? Roger Wright3-Nov-04 3:55 Roger Wright 3-Nov-04 3:55  I've seen a huge number of Acer's over the years. I love them, since they give me so many income opportunities from PC repair clients. "If it's Snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?" - Overheard in a bar in Bullhead City Re: How about Acer?? Cisco43213-Nov-04 12:31 Cisco4321 3-Nov-04 12:31  OK, I gotta use this opportunity. YES MY ACER FERRARI 3200 is a wonderful machine. Oh how I miss the hows spent in CP message boards. Hmmm... guess I'll go back to work, see ya again in a few months. Re: How about Acer?? Jamie.4-Nov-04 6:10 Jamie. 4-Nov-04 6:10  Acer was fairly wide spread in North America until they got slapped with a class action suit in the states... They got nailed for using used components in their laptops. I had one, it died... I live in Canada, so i was screwed. I couldn't pay me to use an Acer product. Jamie mobile desktop Krissh2-Nov-04 10:18 Krissh 2-Nov-04 10:18  Took a fight with my wife and bought a dell inspiron 8600 ( 1.5Ghz Centrino). Does it all for me, 1gb memory, 80 gb hd and a radeon 9600 (128 mb true graphics ram) I can do the code(project) and my favourite code(masters) Op flashpoint on the same balcony (wireless) I cried blood, but have not had to regret my desicion, yet) used to build my towers but finaly decided to concentrate on the software side of things Gupta Team Developer 3.1 VC++ 2003 Oracle 8i W2K-XP Techie people build their own machines :) Salil Khedkar1-Nov-04 18:40 Salil Khedkar 1-Nov-04 18:40  In addition to the three PCs I owned so far, I assembled or upgraded atleast 5 for my friends and relatives. Except for one case where the hard drive developed bad sectors, all these machines worked well for years. Assembled PCs give excellent value for money. The catch is - there has to be a techie guy nearby whom you can catch, if any problem happens with the PC. In the two software firms where I worked so far, the story differs though. The owners wanted a. Guaranteed reliability b. Support c. Discounts on bulk orders d. Uniform models to jazz to the interiors At both places I saw HP machines rule. The monitors were dominatingly Samsung. Salil Khedkar [^] Re: Techie people build their own machines :) Jigar Mehta1-Nov-04 22:54 Jigar Mehta 1-Nov-04 22:54  Yes, I agree with you... I think for people like us, the best way to get the best thing in the best price is build our own PCs... by getting the best things from the market and assemble them... Yes, it would not contain the LOGO or symbol but for us, it is not so much important rather... Jigar Mehta (jigarmehta@gatescorp.com) Software Developer Gates Information Systems India Re: Techie people build their own machines :) Ravi Bhavnani2-Nov-04 12:51 Ravi Bhavnani 2-Nov-04 12:51  But it's hard to build your own laptop. I used to be a desktop developer and have since moved to portable computing. I still use a full size monitor, keyboard and mouse, along with an external home-made Firewire tower containing a DVD burner and a 250G drive. If I have to move in a hurry, all I need is my laptop and the external hard disk. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com Re: Techie people build their own machines :) Salil Khedkar2-Nov-04 21:20 Salil Khedkar 2-Nov-04 21:20  Yes, yes... Can't help notebooks... Hey, you look like a gizmo freak and that too a blessed one... I can only wish I had all the money to build my firewire towers... Convey my love to thy gizmos... Salil Khedkar [^] Re: Techie people build their own machines :) Ravi Bhavnani3-Nov-04 2:19 Ravi Bhavnani 3-Nov-04 2:19  Salil Khedkar wrote: wish I had all the money Actually, I went the cheap route. Bought a couple of bare devices and an empty Firewire enclosure on EBay and put the two together. Of course, prices have (as expected) since fallen. /ravi My new year's resolution: 2048 x 1536 Home | Articles | Freeware | Music ravib@ravib.com Re: Techie people build their own machines :) John M. Drescher3-Nov-04 11:06 John M. Drescher 3-Nov-04 11:06  I have built my own pc since I had bad experiences with a Packard Hell machine in the early 90s. At work I have been building all our machines (except laptops) for at least 5 years. You get a higher quality system that is better tailored to your need for a better price if you build it yourself. John Re: Techie people build their own machines :) Don Clugston4-Nov-04 11:55 Don Clugston 4-Nov-04 11:55  The only time I've ever bought a complete machine it was running Win95. When I switched it on for the first time, it didn't boot! Welcome to PlugAndPlay. I've never made that mistake again. If you don't do it yourself, it apparently gets built by a chimpanzee. Re: Techie people build their own machines :) BahadirCambell5-Nov-04 23:20 BahadirCambell 5-Nov-04 23:20  Laptop vendors drove my crazy... I want a machine to be able to use .Net & Oracle & SQL with ease.But the fact is they make it impossible or should pay enourmous prizes for that machine.. Everytime I search for a machine , I quit it with anger.. Any suggestions a laptop w/out DVD-R with low prize

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