Sctiger Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 I just saw on Brad's deals where you can get 45% off refurbished Dell laptops and desktops with free shipping. I thought I'd pass along the info. I ordered a desktop for $58 that will hopefully do better than my current desktop lol. Fingers crossed. My daughter "built" my current one in her college class. I don't have the heart to tell her all of the issues I'm having with it. Hopefully she won't notice! haha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted September 16, 2016 Share Posted September 16, 2016 Wow, thanks for the headsup! I've been meaning to get a smaller desktop to dedicate to our show. This was $58 perfection!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Just received our computer today and it looks brand new. Even came with a USB keyboard and mouse. Crazy good deal for $58 delivered! Thanks again SCTiger!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpageler Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Thanks...I've been looking the past few days at refurbished decktops. Still running XP on my current PC and don't like change so the plus of an older refurbished, it being able to have Windows 7 on it. You can make W7 look like XP...not the case wityh W10...too much of a change I understand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmienLightFan Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 15 minutes ago, mpageler said: Thanks...I've been looking the past few days at refurbished decktops. Still running XP on my current PC and don't like change so the plus of an older refurbished, it being able to have Windows 7 on it. You can make W7 look like XP...not the case wityh W10...too much of a change I understand. Windows 7 Pro and Ultimate and I think 10 Pro have a Windows XP compatibility mode. The Windows 7 one can look and act identical, the Windows 10 one acts like it but may not look similar. Why not try Windows 10? It is actually really good, and easier to use than XP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sctiger Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 2 hours ago, JeffF said: Just received our computer today and it looks brand new. Even came with a USB keyboard and mouse. Crazy good deal for $58 delivered! Thanks again SCTiger!!! Mine was supposed to be delivered today too but I'm in Biloxi! After this trip, $58 is sounding even better! lol Glad to hear it worked out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry72 Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 I couldnt find that deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 For those who are having trouble maneuvering around 10 or just don't like the look of 10 you can get the look of 7 or XP with Classic Shell. It brings back the original start button with menus. http://www.classicshell.net/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpageler Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Did a few search on bradsdeals and really didn't find anything, other than a listing for "dell outlet". I've been on both their outlet and auction sites and they aren't giving PCs away yet. Will have to do some research to see if W10 can be made to look like XP which would get you into a little newer refurbished machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffF Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 Pretty sure the deal is over. I tried finding it on Brad's last night and couldn't. Then tried the coupon "BRADS40" and it no longer worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Santas Helper Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 So when getting a new computer, should we be looking at 32 bit or 64 bit for the LOR activity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. P Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 2 hours ago, Santas Helper said: So when getting a new computer, should we be looking at 32 bit or 64 bit for the LOR activity? Get a 64 as a 32 is limited to the amount of ram you can use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 For a show computer, you really don't need much, so you can look for inexpensive (which likely means 32 bit). My show computer is a many years old HP desktop running Windows XP. For sequencing (especially with LOTS of channels), a better computer is required. I would recommend a 64 bit computer and a good video card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Y.R.G. Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 I also recommend getting the best computer you can afford with 64 bit and a good video card, especially if you play or plan to add video during your show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k6ccc Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 48 minutes ago, B.Y.R.G. said: I also recommend getting the best computer you can afford with 64 bit and a good video card, especially if you play or plan to add video during your show. Good point about running video. I had not thought about video since I don't use it. My previous statement stands about not needing much for a show computer PROVIDED you are not running video. If you are using video, follow B.Y.R.G.'s advise. And for sequencing, you do need a fairly decent computer with a good video card. Now how do I justify a new Alienware? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.Y.R.G. Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 1 hour ago, k6ccc said: Good point about running video. I had not thought about video since I don't use it. My previous statement stands about not needing much for a show computer PROVIDED you are not running video. If you are using video, follow B.Y.R.G.'s advise. And for sequencing, you do need a fairly decent computer with a good video card. Now how do I justify a new Alienware? I added video to the show this year and during testing found out my original show computer couldn't play the video smoothly even without the show running. It wasn't a problem running the show by itself and the computer is at least 7-8 years old. So now I'm going to be running the show from my fairly new laptop with the video playing nice and smooth. Gotta love Moore's law! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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