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If you get an older laptop try running ubuntu instead of windows. Boots up faster and will do mostly what you need it for. And it's free

fanatic said:

Avoid the eeepc 7 inch as they are dogs, I have a eeepc1001ha which is 3 years plus old and had massive use still on original battery, hard drive failed so it has 1 tb drive now

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Thanks for that but even with google translate it still means nothing

Using an ancient Dell running XP and it kinda works ok apart from slowing down to a crawl when it gets warm after about an hour and any movement of the screen causes it to go into standby and then won't do anything until shut down and restarted :doh:

Skint again now until I get work to a stage payment so stuck with it for now.

Worst thing is it won't open the lzir map without freezing Will just about run two tabs here and I can happily live without FB which gives it a fit.....but that I can understand

blue beasty said:

Thanks for that but even with google translate it still means nothing

Using an ancient Dell running XP and it kinda works ok apart from slowing down to a crawl when it gets warm after about an hour and any movement of the screen causes it to go into standby and then won't do anything until shut down and restarted :doh:

Skint again now until I get work to a stage payment so stuck with it for now.

Worst thing is it won't open the lzir map without freezing Will just about run two tabs here and I can happily live without FB which gives it a fit.....but that I can understand

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eeepc is a small pooter with not a lot going for it.try using google chrome on your pooter,is not as much processor hungry or memory needed to run it.

BB - wot do yu want to use it for?

The Mad Hat Man said:

BB - wot do yu want to use it for?

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Not a lot, browsing, emails, be nice to be able to watch some of the vids folk put up here. Atm I have trouble opening pic heavy threads let alone magic moving pictures

Don't think changing the browsers going to help a lot. Can't imagine swapping chrome for firefox is going to make enough difference when I have to keep stopping typing and waiting for the words to appear

if thats all - Ubuntu wll be very good

I installed it once before under Fannys guidance but didn't do it right, something about partitions that I know nothing about

I know there's loads of guides on how to do it but changing between tabs takes an age. I haven't quoted you because that saves about 2 mins

Think I need to turn it off of a while anyway cause it's really beginning to wind me up

blue beasty said:

Thanks for that but even with google translate it still means nothing

Using an ancient Dell running XP and it kinda works ok apart from slowing down to a crawl when it gets warm after about an hour and any movement of the screen causes it to go into standby and then won't do anything until shut down and restarted :doh:


Skint again now until I get work to a stage payment so stuck with it for now.

Worst thing is it won't open the lzir map without freezing Will just about run two tabs here and I can happily live without FB which gives it a fit.....but that I can understand

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Have you had Pikey clean the fan out ? I'd say blow back into the air 'out' side but you may inhale some 'mouse overcoat', thick fluff - not nice

Taken it apart to clean it but not made a lot of difference

blue beasty said:

Taken it apart to clean it but not made a lot of difference

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how much memory has it got installed BB??

blue beasty said:

Taken it apart to clean it but not made a lot of difference

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If the CPU was moved you need to put some thermal paste in ...

I take it you've removed all the bloatware and wasteful crap from the HD ?

Depends what Dell you have ;

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updates can be a pain but Dell should support ...

blue beasty said:

Taken it apart to clean it but not made a lot of difference

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