Comments on: On Buying Laptops And Vista http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/ In the realm of ideas, everything depends on enthusiasm; in the real world, all rests on perseverance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:37:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Amit Gupta http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-1819 Amit Gupta Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:59:07 +0000 http://www.mixedbag.in/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-1819 WinXP does support SATA disks and if I'm not wrong then then it loads the SATA drivers automatically after detecting the disk type so you don't need to load it seperately or something! :) WinXP does support SATA disks and if I’m not wrong then then it loads the SATA drivers automatically after detecting the disk type so you don’t need to load it seperately or something! :)

]]> By: Niyaz PK http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-970 Niyaz PK Sun, 30 Dec 2007 09:21:34 +0000 http://www.mixedbag.in/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-970 Hmm good. Vista suks anyway. I think XP is the best OS from MS till date. You could have tried some mac versions too. People prefer macs to linux. Hmm good. Vista suks anyway.
I think XP is the best OS from MS till date. You could have tried some mac versions too. People prefer macs to linux.

]]> By: Nikhil http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-972 Nikhil Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:08:51 +0000 http://www.mixedbag.in/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-972 Adi: I spend the entire day on the PC...a larger screen is just more comfortable. Also, glad to switch from a CRT..not good for the eyes, as you probably know. Ank...have given up on the switch from Vista...considering Ubuntu, but it's the partitioning of the HDD that I have an issue with. Adi: I spend the entire day on the PC…a larger screen is just more comfortable. Also, glad to switch from a CRT..not good for the eyes, as you probably know.

Ank…have given up on the switch from Vista…considering Ubuntu, but it’s the partitioning of the HDD that I have an issue with.

]]> By: Aditya http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-973 Aditya Mon, 17 Dec 2007 15:38:56 +0000 http://www.mixedbag.in/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-973 Really, get rid of Vista. Get XP from wherever. However. 2 GB is just about okay for Vista, XP runs like a dream. And everything you (they) need runs on XP. Do not touch Vista till at least SP1 next year, I'd wait till SP2 the year after. Else, like Ankit said, Ubuntu (actually, Kubuntu) 7.10 - With Open Office on it, and Firefox. On the monitor, I'm running a 14 - yes, fourteen - inch CRT, and I don't see the need for anything larger than 17 unless you're into graphic design or CAD. This monitor is six - I believe seven in a few months - years old, and refuses to give up :) Really, get rid of Vista. Get XP from wherever. However. 2 GB is just about okay for Vista, XP runs like a dream. And everything you (they) need runs on XP. Do not touch Vista till at least SP1 next year, I’d wait till SP2 the year after.

Else, like Ankit said, Ubuntu (actually, Kubuntu) 7.10 - With Open Office on it, and Firefox.

On the monitor, I’m running a 14 - yes, fourteen - inch CRT, and I don’t see the need for anything larger than 17 unless you’re into graphic design or CAD. This monitor is six - I believe seven in a few months - years old, and refuses to give up :)

]]> By: Ankit http://www.nikhilpahwa.com/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-971 Ankit Mon, 17 Dec 2007 14:09:43 +0000 http://www.mixedbag.in/2007/12/17/on-buying-laptops-and-vista/#comment-971 More power to Ubuntu! On a serious note, I think that there is an option to load SATA drivers *before* the Windows Xp install starts... Have never tried it though. If Xp is giving trouble, just put in an Ubuntu Live CD, and see if your folks face any problems. It should all just _work_; unless there is a specific software they need. PS: If you can, email me regarding pricing/availability of the external HDD. I want to buy one; and asking people in the 'States to get it for me seems like too much work. I'd prefer to buy it locally, as long as it's cheap. More power to Ubuntu!

On a serious note, I think that there is an option to load SATA drivers *before* the Windows Xp install starts… Have never tried it though.

If Xp is giving trouble, just put in an Ubuntu Live CD, and see if your folks face any problems. It should all just _work_; unless there is a specific software they need.

PS: If you can, email me regarding pricing/availability of the external HDD. I want to buy one; and asking people in the ‘States to get it for me seems like too much work. I’d prefer to buy it locally, as long as it’s cheap.

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