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18-11-2013, 04:59 PM
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Blu-Ray???
Unfortunately it has reached the stage were I must consider replacing the Ol' Dell (XP)...
All our other computers are ACER...
I was looking at the ACER V3 17.3" screen, 16Gb memory, 1Tb HD etc, BUT the built-in Blu Ray writer threw me.
I've ever used Blu-Ray....my question is do they also talk (nicely!) to CD's and DVD's??? I have a hellava amounts of data/ backup on CD's and would like to be able to run them ( and still write to them)
Is this any issue for Blu-Ray set-ups????
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18-11-2013, 05:01 PM
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Hi Ken
I have a Toshiba Qosmio with BlueRay read/write, and I have no problems with cds and dvds 
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18-11-2013, 05:27 PM
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Laurie,
Thanks for that!
Good to know...
Now all I have to do is to come to terms with Win8!!!
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18-11-2013, 05:30 PM
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Yes Blueray are backwards compatible with DVDs. They utilise different LASERs but these are inbuilt in the one head, see para 2.2 here.
edit:
Win8...that's another story  . Win 8.1 can be set up with the traditional windows screen, finally, after mucking around with add-ons to make Win8 run like Win7!
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19-11-2013, 09:30 AM
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Make it so! - Capt.Picard
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I upgraded Windows 8 to 8.1 on my girlfriends laptop and it totally stuffed up the graphics card drivers. W8 and 8.1 is just crap.
Try to stick to 7 if you can.
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19-11-2013, 09:33 AM
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Stefan,
That may well be correct, but show me where I can buy a new laptop which doesn't have Win8???????
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19-11-2013, 09:36 AM
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Make it so! - Capt.Picard
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin66
Stefan,
That may well be correct, but show me where I can buy a new laptop which doesn't have Win8???????
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Yeah that is the only problem.
Before I bought my Retina Macbook Pro I was considering the Sony Vaio Ultrabook which is a fantastic machine. The reason I chose the Mac was not only because I had one before, nice design and very good specs but also because of the OS. Sure Windows 8 booted in around 5 seconds on the Vaio but Windows 8 turned me away.
Hoping the next version of Windows will be an improvement (as there is that myth that every 2nd Windows is crap ).
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19-11-2013, 04:36 PM
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The 17.3" screen on the ACER V3 appeals to me...with the 2Gb graphics...
What about memory? I see most of the competition offer 8Gb and the ACER 16Gb....more is better??
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19-11-2013, 04:56 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin66
The 17.3" screen on the ACER V3 appeals to me...with the 2Gb graphics...
What about memory? I see most of the competition offer 8Gb and the ACER 16Gb....more is better??
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More is better but 8GB is more than enough.
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19-11-2013, 05:30 PM
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Oh, I See You Are Empty!
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Understanding downgrade rights
Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin66
Stefan,
That may well be correct, but show me where I can buy a new laptop which doesn't have Win8???????
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You can downgrade if you want...
http://www.microsoft.com/OEM/en/lice...id=B98lvy1caf8
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19-11-2013, 05:42 PM
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Yeah but....
Reading the "fine print" it only seems to refer to downgrading from Win8 Pro....not all (read:many) laptops seem to offer this as standard.....
Available for $$$$
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19-11-2013, 06:07 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin66
Stefan,
That may well be correct, but show me where I can buy a new laptop which doesn't have Win8???????
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Alienware laptops can be ordered with Win7
http://www.dell.com/au/p/alienware-l...hs1&l=en&s=dhs
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19-11-2013, 07:33 PM
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Patrick,
OUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!
These things are almost x4 the market price for the same Win8 model!!!!
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19-11-2013, 07:41 PM
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Ken, there are still some Windows 7 laptops available on Ebay
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19-11-2013, 08:15 PM
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Laurie,
Yes, that's what I'm currently using in the Office....
A significant upgrade in specs would be welcome...
At this stage a Dell Inspiron with 17.3" screen, 8 gb memory etc for $840 is looking very good......almost 1/2 the price of the Acer I was looking at.
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19-11-2013, 08:41 PM
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Oh, I See You Are Empty!
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MSY have several laptops with Windows 7 at very good prices.
http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf
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20-11-2013, 02:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 04Stefan07
More is better but 8GB is more than enough.
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Depends what you are doing, I upgraded to 16GB recently as I was hitting the limit of 8GB.
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20-11-2013, 02:38 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Merlin66
Laurie,
Yes, that's what I'm currently using in the Office....
A significant upgrade in specs would be welcome...
At this stage a Dell Inspiron with 17.3" screen, 8 gb memory etc for $840 is looking very good......almost 1/2 the price of the Acer I was looking at.
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I would get something that had a dedicated graphics chip rather than integrated, especially with the resolutions now available.
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20-11-2013, 04:21 PM
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Peter,
Hmmm the machines I'm looking at are 8Gb with NO upgrade option....
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