I don't think there is any upgrade potential.
Are there any Issues with Lenovo B560?
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I don't think there is any upgrade potential.
Stereodude
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It had better be $0 since the same product key works on both versions.
Stereodude
Not really a
Well, OEM installs don't have the same phone home activation scheme anyhow, but I'd bet even the phone home activation would work if the hardware hasn't changed.
BingBangBop
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You still have to have x64 media. While I don't know about Lenovo, most OEM's don't ship media anymore. You are lucky just to get a free restore disk that will get your machine back to its startup state.
Tannin
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My two-year-old netbook runs modern security software just fine. Takes longer than I like to boot, but after that it is no problem. Mind you, if I was stupid enogh to use Norton or Mcafee bloatware, it would be different.
I'm tempted to ask why anyone in their right mind would want to run the current interface-crippled versions of MS Office, but (as you say) students often don't really get a choice.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Your two year old netbook is a modern CPU, Tannin. It has the benefit of seven or eight years of engineering, materials and manufacturing advances over and above a Pentium 4 or Athlon CPU.
Windows programs that support the ribbon are actually completely usable, unless you're one of those people who memorizes paths through programs rather than pattern recognition for the functions you're looking for.
Windows programs that support the ribbon are actually completely usable, unless you're one of those people who memorizes paths through programs rather than pattern recognition for the functions you're looking for.
Hmmm.
My son is starting to hog my PC more than I do, so I grabbbed a few leftover parts and whipped together an Athlon 64 3400+ (754). Boots from a Raptor (1st gen) and uses an X1650 Pro for graphics. 2GB RAM.
I use Avast! for antivirus as it seems to be the most lightweight of Avira/Avast and AVG. A quick check of Task Manager shows only a couple of hundred meg being chewed up. Malware is taken care of by Spybot and Malwarebytes (nothing resident). Flash movie trailers were a bit of a problem, but installing the AVIVO add-on for Radeon cards did wonders, as well as MPC-HT. It's not slow or painful to use at all. I've had XP and Vista on it, and there isn't much to pick between them.
A Spybot system scan will make the system sluggish. Simply fixed by dropping he process priority (wish I knew of a way to set that automatically). That could be a limitation of 1st gen SATA though (no command queuing).
My son is starting to hog my PC more than I do, so I grabbbed a few leftover parts and whipped together an Athlon 64 3400+ (754). Boots from a Raptor (1st gen) and uses an X1650 Pro for graphics. 2GB RAM.
I use Avast! for antivirus as it seems to be the most lightweight of Avira/Avast and AVG. A quick check of Task Manager shows only a couple of hundred meg being chewed up. Malware is taken care of by Spybot and Malwarebytes (nothing resident). Flash movie trailers were a bit of a problem, but installing the AVIVO add-on for Radeon cards did wonders, as well as MPC-HT. It's not slow or painful to use at all. I've had XP and Vista on it, and there isn't much to pick between them.
A Spybot system scan will make the system sluggish. Simply fixed by dropping he process priority (wish I knew of a way to set that automatically). That could be a limitation of 1st gen SATA though (no command queuing).
Santilli
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Liam:
My home theatre PC is pretty close to that:
AMD 64 3200+, 2 gigs of ram, XP Nvidia 9600GT, and boots from a Velociraptor as well.
Funny thing was I tried running 64 bit windows, and had all kinds of driver problems with it, so went from an SSD with 64 bit, that didn't have drivers for some important hardware, to 32 bit XP Pro.
I use AVAST, and, if I run it, it will eat a bit of processor on scanning.
But not on normal functioning.
Doesn't look great on Passmark, but, it gets the job done, and, the setup is compatible with an old printer, and old, but good sound card.
My home theatre PC is pretty close to that:
AMD 64 3200+, 2 gigs of ram, XP Nvidia 9600GT, and boots from a Velociraptor as well.
Funny thing was I tried running 64 bit windows, and had all kinds of driver problems with it, so went from an SSD with 64 bit, that didn't have drivers for some important hardware, to 32 bit XP Pro.
I use AVAST, and, if I run it, it will eat a bit of processor on scanning.
But not on normal functioning.
Doesn't look great on Passmark, but, it gets the job done, and, the setup is compatible with an old printer, and old, but good sound card.
Santilli
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Also what about these?
http://outlet.lenovo.com/laptops/ideapad/0894xf4.html
Seems to have a small form factor, decent price, and excellent processor.
http://outlet.lenovo.com/laptops/ideapad/0894xf4.html
Seems to have a small form factor, decent price, and excellent processor.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
An Ideapad has about as much in common with a Thinkpad as a Chevy does with a Cadillac.
Weird example because I find both car brands fairly undesirable, yet I really like ThinkPads.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Then they are pretty similar.
It's all about the details, like the spill proof keyboard or fine Corinthian leather.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
Cars are boring and I can't be bothered to make a more proper analogy unless it involves Ricardo Montalban.
BingBangBop
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I ended up pulling the trigger on this purchase. I really never found a compelling competitive alternative that I could purchase. Since I'm giving this as a graduation gift, I'm not going to be able to report back a review of the machine for I'm not the end user...
As a totally independent side note: When I went to my local Fry's they are heavily promoting that they will now price match -10% any internet price for any identical product that they carry. They used to price match only local retail prices.
As a totally independent side note: When I went to my local Fry's they are heavily promoting that they will now price match -10% any internet price for any identical product that they carry. They used to price match only local retail prices.
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
I'm sure she'll love it.
Just as a longevity report.
I just got the machine back from my niece. Over the year, the DVD faceplate had broke off; one of the battery sliders broke off and is still rattling around inside the case; and the reason she returned it to me was that it no longer powers up. Luckily, there is a month still on the warranty. So I'll ship it off tomorrow to their repair depot.
I just got the machine back from my niece. Over the year, the DVD faceplate had broke off; one of the battery sliders broke off and is still rattling around inside the case; and the reason she returned it to me was that it no longer powers up. Luckily, there is a month still on the warranty. So I'll ship it off tomorrow to their repair depot.
ddrueding
Fixture
Was I the only one that hadn't made this connection before now?
I had consciously noted a same style of writing/post, but I had not made the connection .... I had pictured/thought Mark to be the type who would be above sock puppetry :-D .... (Anyway, I had wondered on several occasions where he had been hiding, and am glad to see that it turned out to be a case of being not very far away)
ddrueding
Fixture
Indeed.
Stereodude
Not really a
It seems that BingBangBop is P5-133XL.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
I had no idea.
And, yet, at the same time, I am saddened to learn that BBB is not a unique individual and that, rather, here on SF, I continue to still read the inputs from all four of you ;-)
Speaking of multiple splits ... where's the ape been hiding at recently? And what about the gang of ten from Houston?
Speaking of multiple splits ... where's the ape been hiding at recently? And what about the gang of ten from Houston?
ddrueding
Fixture
It would be interesting to know how many unique members have been active for >2 years. I know many of us go back over 10 years here and many many more at SR.
time
Storage? I am Storage!
P5-133X was so last generation - I prefer the new and improved BingBangBop.
Mercutio
Fatwah on Western Digital
It's getting on toward winter down there. It wouldn't surprise me if the chimp pops in again once Tony has climbed out of the bush and taken a weed whacker to his beard.
timwhit
Hairy Aussie
Tony is not a young guy, maybe he forgot?
Howell
Storage? I am Storage!
Ditto.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
Some months ago I sent Tony a PM on a topic of interest to him (I was going to ship him something if he wanted it), but he never replied. He must still be out shooting birds with his multiple cameras.
paugie
Storage is cool
I purchased my first notebook 2 weeks ago, a Lenovo G470 with intel B950 processor.
My complaint is that quite often, while I am typing, the cursor will jump to another place on the page and I'll have 3 or four characters somewhere else.
I have noticed this behavior on quite a few other laptops/notebooks. What is wrong? Does it have a solution?
My complaint is that quite often, while I am typing, the cursor will jump to another place on the page and I'll have 3 or four characters somewhere else.
I have noticed this behavior on quite a few other laptops/notebooks. What is wrong? Does it have a solution?
sdbardwick
Storage is cool
You are accidentally brushing the touchpad. There is probably as switch or Fn key combo to turn it off; most also have an setting in the control panel to adjust "palm sensitivity".
