For the owners, what do you think it suits better the specs in terms of performance: XP x86 with 4Gb RAM or Win 7 x64 with 8Gb?
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I have a plenty of these machines (with SSD drives) as a perfect replacement for office PC doing all tasks: Outlook, web surfing, netmeetings and even watching HD videos from the web. All on Windows 7. And with perfect mobility: attached to the back of the monitor (with supplied bracket).
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XP would be the best choice. Windows 7 would probably work well too. But Windows 8 is for touch device and the interface is way too complex and unstable in my opinion. I have several of them working with Ubuntu too. Linux works really well and very fast!
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Basically, no. It's more than adequate for a lot of games available in the Windows Store, but if you want to play really graphically intensive games, you could easily wind up getting a lot of CPU lag or having to turn down your resolution. Two other considerations lead me to characterize this computer as a poor gaming rig. One, without an optical drive, installation and play can be a bit of a hassle. Two, Windows 8 eats a lot of memory by itself and the lack of support for XP-based software is a real barrier to playing older games. For example, I got Red Alert 3 to install okay, but W8 doesn't handle the game well at runtime at all. It's prone to crashing and so laggy that the game is entirely unplayable. That said, if your interest is in games with relatively low CPU/GPU demand and are intended for the Windows 8 platform, you should be fine. Otherwise, as a gaming rig, my review of this computer is lukewarm at best. That said, I'm still entirely satisfied with this machine, and it offers excellent value for its price point.
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What operating system do you plan on using? Windows 7 64 Bit= probably not, unless you are playing high end games or using CAD related programs. Windows 8= it would be worth the investment. I'm running 16 Gb of RAM with a Sabertooth on a high demand CAD machine with Windows 7, and the performance is outstanding. I'm also running 8 Gb of RAM on a Sabertooth with Windows 8 in a Premiere/After Effects/Photoshop environment and I'm purchasing 8 more Gb's to improve the performance.
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To be honest I prefer the i7 but it depends on which it is I have an ideapad. It has i5.but it's maxed out at only 4 gigs
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Here you go... At least 1.4 Ghz of processor speed, 1GB of free hard drive space, 2GB RAM, Windows vista, 7 or XP and 512MB of video memory. YES
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I roll with a 600, it does fine.thats with 16gigs of ram and a hard drive with and ssd and an overclocked CPU
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Windows 7/82.0 GHz CPU or faster2 GB RAM4.5 GB free hard drive space for minimal install, 20 GB recommended
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I concur with Chase S., I have it running Ubuntu 13.10, it's responsive and stable. It should be able to run win 7 but I think 2GB ram is too low for windows 7 (windows 7 minimum requirement is 1GHz processor and 1GB ram, 2GB ram for win 7 64 bit and that's the bare minimum not the specs for a well performing machine http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements ) but will be OK for windows XP (as per Microsoft support site, XP requires minimum Pentium 233MHz and 64 Mb ram, recommended is 300MHz and 128 Mb, good old days :) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865 . I advise against Vista In general and especially for such a modest spec . machine. With respect to OsX, sorry I have no idea. I concur with Chase S., I have it running Ubuntu 13.10, it's responsive and stable. It should be able to run win 7 but I think 2GB ram is too low for windows 7 (windows 7 minimum requirement is 1GHz processor and 1GB ram, 2GB ram for win 7 64 bit and that's the bare minimum not the specs for a well performing machine http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements ) but will be OK for windows XP (as per Microsoft support site, XP requires minimum Pentium 233MHz and 64 Mb ram, recommended is 300MHz and 128 Mb, good old days :)... » Read More I concur with Chase S., I have it running Ubuntu 13.10, it's responsive and stable. It should be able to run win 7 but I think 2GB ram is too low for windows 7 (windows 7 minimum requirement is 1GHz processor and 1GB ram, 2GB ram for win 7 64 bit and that's the bare minimum not the specs for a well performing machine http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements ) but will be OK for windows XP (as per Microsoft support site, XP requires minimum Pentium 233MHz and 64 Mb ram, recommended is 300MHz and 128 Mb, good old days :) http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314865 . I advise against Vista In general and especially for such a modest spec . machine. With respect to OsX, sorry I have no idea. « Show Less
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Check the requirements for the OS you want, in this case Win 7. You will probably be Ok. The RAM in these machines are fairly easy to change out and upgrade.
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The memory is not upgradable as it is soldered to the motherboard. Personally I have run some games on high resolution settings and the gameplay has been excellent. Additionally, Windows 8 has been architected to be more efficient with the memory it uses so the higher memory requirements should not be an issue unless you plan on running Hyper-V or doing memory intensive type of computing.
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Keeping XP on a system after support drops is a bad idea, besides W7 runs fine on a T60 with a ram upgrade (mine has 3Gb). Add a small form USB flash drive. W7 will ask if you want to use it to speed up the system... Say Yes. I added a cheep 60Gb SSD and my T60 is as fast as my 1Year old I5 Dell (well almost). I also removed the DVD and added a drive expansion bay with a 500Gb drive. I figure its good for another 3-5 Years.I love the fingerprint scanner ... and so does my wife.
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I would say the consequences are quite small. You're talking a second or milliseconds. IMO the 8gb of RAM is more important. I also prefer Windows 7 over Windows 8 This laptop is plenty sufficient for everyday use for the price. It is not a gaming laptop by any means. I highly recommend it. Plus, whatever computer/laptop you purchase, within 6 months there will always be something better. That is the nature of computer evolution.
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Hello, Yes- this is the software you want. This isn't an upgrade, but the full 32-bit version. This software will place a folder on your hard drive called 'Old Software' and place all your XP Apps and data there- for you to add once the installation is finished. Secondly, 1 GB of ram is adequate- but if you can add more ram, Windows 7 won't have to swap hard drive space for memory. This software is best on Windows machines with Core 2 Duo machines or AMD A4 machines that are capable of 4gb of ram.
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It runs Minecraft quite well for my son at full settings. It ran even better with the addition of 4GB of RAM. For me mass Exports in Lightroom of RAW files with parameter changes goes much quicker than with my Lenovo X1 Carbon with i5.
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Well, I guess I'm going to disappoint you. I'm retired and I don't play games. It starts up in about 30 sec, it runs pretty fast and I can do everything I need from skating the net to processing pictures with Photo shop to making spreadsheets and writing letters. I haven't tried is using AutoCADD on it yet.(I don't do that much with it anymore). The only thing that I haven't figured out yet is Win 8. I think I'd like to have my XP back or maybe Win 7. I surely can't complain about the computer though.
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Yes ! Windows 8.1 Pro 64 bit runs great. Max out the memory and add an SSD for better performance if you can
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We are offering Win 7 Pro 64 Bit installed on this unit. 64 Bit OS allows the system to read over 4GB memory as well as the drivers digitally signed for stability. Thanks