Calling All Computer Experts

[Ringel05]

Actually it's fairly easy with HPs to go back to Win 7........ The real problem is you have to find a legal version of Win 7 which will set you back for $130 to $150 for the home versions. Once that's done you enter BIOs at boot up and change it from UEFI to Legacy boot then select the optical drive as the first boot device. Here's the thing with Win 10, it's a combination of bloatware and limited spyware built in but that can easily be overcome to a point. You can choose to "turn off" Cortana but it will still run in the background sending anonymous data to Microsoft, the latest upgrade just insured Cortana cannot be blocked (for now......). That leads to my only other problem with Win 10, forced updates, unlike Win 7 you can't choose to hide updates and not download them but other than those issues there's really nothing wrong with Win 10. You can also get rid of all their bloatware (even the ones they won't let you uninstall directly in Win 10) and completely turn off Edge.

I bought an OEM version of Windows 7 Ultimate for like $20 (with optional bad hard drive they have to include in order to sell OEM versions of the software). They even send the software file that can be downloaded and burned to a disc.

Most likely you will have to contact Microsoft after installing it to get it authorized but to be honest I don't think they do that any longer with Win 7 so that OEM may be nothing more than a $20 dust collector.

Hmm I dunno I'm running it on my system now and as you know Microsoft makes you run that authenticator update and it has gone through that and I get all the security updates just fine.

Oh it's for a machine you had for a while. I misunderstood. That disc will not be authenticated if you put it on your new machine because it's already authenticated on the one you already have.
You could always do a Hackentosh but that takes some real knowledge and might not work that well on the computer you have in mind. The only other option available is Linux if you can't get a legal copy of Win 7 and you truly hate Win 10. Whatever you decide is up to you, I can help you with all but the Hackentosh, never was able to get it to work for me.

I think this is where I bought it from before. Only $13.49 cents now.

Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate 32 64 bit Lifetime FULL NEW KEY + Download Link

Well you can always try again, if it doesn't work you're not out that much.

 

[Ringel05]

Actually it's fairly easy with HPs to go back to Win 7........ The real problem is you have to find a legal version of Win 7 which will set you back for $130 to $150 for the home versions. Once that's done you enter BIOs at boot up and change it from UEFI to Legacy boot then select the optical drive as the first boot device. Here's the thing with Win 10, it's a combination of bloatware and limited spyware built in but that can easily be overcome to a point. You can choose to "turn off" Cortana but it will still run in the background sending anonymous data to Microsoft, the latest upgrade just insured Cortana cannot be blocked (for now......). That leads to my only other problem with Win 10, forced updates, unlike Win 7 you can't choose to hide updates and not download them but other than those issues there's really nothing wrong with Win 10. You can also get rid of all their bloatware (even the ones they won't let you uninstall directly in Win 10) and completely turn off Edge.

I bought an OEM version of Windows 7 Ultimate for like $20 (with optional bad hard drive they have to include in order to sell OEM versions of the software). They even send the software file that can be downloaded and burned to a disc.

Most likely you will have to contact Microsoft after installing it to get it authorized but to be honest I don't think they do that any longer with Win 7 so that OEM may be nothing more than a $20 dust collector.

Hmm I dunno I'm running it on my system now and as you know Microsoft makes you run that authenticator update and it has gone through that and I get all the security updates just fine.

Oh it's for a machine you had for a while. I misunderstood. That disc will not be authenticated if you put it on your new machine because it's already authenticated on the one you already have.
You could always do a Hackentosh but that takes some real knowledge and might not work that well on the computer you have in mind. The only other option available is Linux if you can't get a legal copy of Win 7 and you truly hate Win 10. Whatever you decide is up to you, I can help you with all but the Hackentosh, never was able to get it to work for me.

Ok maybe we are confusing each other. Are you saying that no one is allowed to sell OEM copies of Windows 7 anymore like the one I bought for my desktop?

No, I'm saying I don't think Microsoft will authorize them any longer if they don't automatically authorize but I could be wrong.

 

[Lewdog]

I bought an OEM version of Windows 7 Ultimate for like $20 (with optional bad hard drive they have to include in order to sell OEM versions of the software). They even send the software file that can be downloaded and burned to a disc.

Most likely you will have to contact Microsoft after installing it to get it authorized but to be honest I don't think they do that any longer with Win 7 so that OEM may be nothing more than a $20 dust collector.

Hmm I dunno I'm running it on my system now and as you know Microsoft makes you run that authenticator update and it has gone through that and I get all the security updates just fine.

Oh it's for a machine you had for a while. I misunderstood. That disc will not be authenticated if you put it on your new machine because it's already authenticated on the one you already have.
You could always do a Hackentosh but that takes some real knowledge and might not work that well on the computer you have in mind. The only other option available is Linux if you can't get a legal copy of Win 7 and you truly hate Win 10. Whatever you decide is up to you, I can help you with all but the Hackentosh, never was able to get it to work for me.

Ok maybe we are confusing each other. Are you saying that no one is allowed to sell OEM copies of Windows 7 anymore like the one I bought for my desktop?

No, I'm saying I don't think Microsoft will authorize them any longer but I could be wrong.

Ah gotcha. There are places that are still selling them for like $150. What I'm reading is that Microsoft will still be doing things for Windows 7 until 2020.

 

[Ringel05]

Most likely you will have to contact Microsoft after installing it to get it authorized but to be honest I don't think they do that any longer with Win 7 so that OEM may be nothing more than a $20 dust collector.

Hmm I dunno I'm running it on my system now and as you know Microsoft makes you run that authenticator update and it has gone through that and I get all the security updates just fine.

Oh it's for a machine you had for a while. I misunderstood. That disc will not be authenticated if you put it on your new machine because it's already authenticated on the one you already have.
You could always do a Hackentosh but that takes some real knowledge and might not work that well on the computer you have in mind. The only other option available is Linux if you can't get a legal copy of Win 7 and you truly hate Win 10. Whatever you decide is up to you, I can help you with all but the Hackentosh, never was able to get it to work for me.

Ok maybe we are confusing each other. Are you saying that no one is allowed to sell OEM copies of Windows 7 anymore like the one I bought for my desktop?

No, I'm saying I don't think Microsoft will authorize them any longer but I could be wrong.

Ah gotcha. There are places that are still selling them for like $150. What I'm reading is that Microsoft will still be doing things for Windows 7 until 2020.

Security updates only.

 

[AsianTrumpSupporter]

If you haven't already, I'd try to find this model on Newegg.com and look at the reviews there. I trust their reviews when it comes to computer stuff more than Amazon.

Same one on Newegg is $60 more. No reviews though but it has 4 out of 5 rating.

HP Elitebook 8470p 14" HD LED Notebook Laptop 3rd Gen. Intel Core i5-3320m 2.60GHz 8GB DDR3 RAM 128GB SSD Webcam 1366 x 768 WiFi Bluetooth Microsoft Windows 10 Professional 64-Bit-Newegg.com

Yeah, Newegg doesn't always have the best price, but they often have good sales. Also, they have combo discounts when you buy multiple components to build a computer, for example. Most of the people who review things on Newegg are PC nerds, so I think their reviews are more informed than Amazon reviews when it comes to computers.

 

[frigidweirdo]

With going to Grad school and a lot of the writing I will be doing, I need to buy a lap top in the next couple days. I'm looking for some good suggestions of a good priced used/refurbished lap top to buy. I know people love Macbooks but those are out of my price range. I'm looking to spend $200-250 on something. I won't be gaming on it so that doesn't really matter to me. Here is one I really like that has an SSD HD.

HP Elitebook 8470p Laptop WEBCAM - Core i5 2.6ghz - 8GB DDR3 - 128GB SSD - DVDRW - Windows 10 64bit - (Certified Refurbished)

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Elitebook-8470p-Laptop-WEBCAM/dp/B01M0BTKYE/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504131397&sr=1-7&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin:2289793011|2289792011,p_n_feature_five_browse-bin:7817224011|7817223011,p_n_size_browse-bin:2423841011|2423840011,p_n_operating_system_browse-bin:2232494011|12035945011,p_n_feature_twelve_browse-bin:9521908011



Price: $255.95 & FREE Shipping. Details

To be honest you don't need 8GB RAM, if you're not gaming or anything 4GB would do, though it's probably only $20 extra for that extra RAM.

i5 is good enough for gaming, with no gaming i3 might be good enough too.

But you've got to remember that i5 doesn't mean much. The processing power is important, like 2.5ghz is okay, but it's the time when the i5 was made.

List of Intel Core i5 microprocessors - Wikipedia

I think this is the website that cleared it up for me.

So, i5 7600 is the new (7th) generation and will be a lot more powerful than an i5 3470, even though both are i5s.

This is the important bit really, not the i5 bit or i7 bit.

I have like 3rd generation and it's okay, but it's slowing down massively now, so I'll try and get a 7th generation one.

 

[Lewdog]

I went ahead and got this computer, and even got $70 off of it by signing up for the Amazon Credit Card. So it only cost me around $185. If worst comes to worst and it isn't fast enough, I can always get at least my money back out of it selling it to someone else.

 

[Darkwind]

Looks pretty good actually.
Should serve your needs well enough.
Check if there's a version with Windows 7 on it though.
Windows 10 sucks!

Yeah unfortunately I can't find one with Windows 7 on it. Isn't there a way to go back to Windows 7 off of Windows 10?

You can only roll back to 7 if you've upgraded from 7 to 8, to 10. Even then, it's pretty difficult.

You'll be doing more writing than anything else, so Windows 10 is perfectly fine for what you want to do. Don't let the O/S bigots scare you.

 

[Darkwind]

With going to Grad school and a lot of the writing I will be doing, I need to buy a lap top in the next couple days. I'm looking for some good suggestions of a good priced used/refurbished lap top to buy. I know people love Macbooks but those are out of my price range. I'm looking to spend $200-250 on something. I won't be gaming on it so that doesn't really matter to me. Here is one I really like that has an SSD HD.

HP Elitebook 8470p Laptop WEBCAM - Core i5 2.6ghz - 8GB DDR3 - 128GB SSD - DVDRW - Windows 10 64bit - (Certified Refurbished)

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Elitebook-8470p-Laptop-WEBCAM/dp/B01M0BTKYE/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504131397&sr=1-7&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin:2289793011|2289792011,p_n_feature_five_browse-bin:7817224011|7817223011,p_n_size_browse-bin:2423841011|2423840011,p_n_operating_system_browse-bin:2232494011|12035945011,p_n_feature_twelve_browse-bin:9521908011



Price: $255.95 & FREE Shipping. Details

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5920239&CatId=4935

212.95 on Tigerdirect.com

 

[Lewdog]

With going to Grad school and a lot of the writing I will be doing, I need to buy a lap top in the next couple days. I'm looking for some good suggestions of a good priced used/refurbished lap top to buy. I know people love Macbooks but those are out of my price range. I'm looking to spend $200-250 on something. I won't be gaming on it so that doesn't really matter to me. Here is one I really like that has an SSD HD.

HP Elitebook 8470p Laptop WEBCAM - Core i5 2.6ghz - 8GB DDR3 - 128GB SSD - DVDRW - Windows 10 64bit - (Certified Refurbished)

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Elitebook-8470p-Laptop-WEBCAM/dp/B01M0BTKYE/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504131397&sr=1-7&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin:2289793011|2289792011,p_n_feature_five_browse-bin:7817224011|7817223011,p_n_size_browse-bin:2423841011|2423840011,p_n_operating_system_browse-bin:2232494011|12035945011,p_n_feature_twelve_browse-bin:9521908011



Price: $255.95 & FREE Shipping. Details

HP EliteBook 8470p Intel Core i5-3320M Dual-Core

212.95 on Tigerdirect.com

That's for the regular hard drive. I wanted a Solid State Drive.

 

[Darkwind]

With going to Grad school and a lot of the writing I will be doing, I need to buy a lap top in the next couple days. I'm looking for some good suggestions of a good priced used/refurbished lap top to buy. I know people love Macbooks but those are out of my price range. I'm looking to spend $200-250 on something. I won't be gaming on it so that doesn't really matter to me. Here is one I really like that has an SSD HD.

HP Elitebook 8470p Laptop WEBCAM - Core i5 2.6ghz - 8GB DDR3 - 128GB SSD - DVDRW - Windows 10 64bit - (Certified Refurbished)

https://www.amazon.com/HP-Elitebook-8470p-Laptop-WEBCAM/dp/B01M0BTKYE/ref=sr_1_7?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1504131397&sr=1-7&refinements=p_n_feature_four_browse-bin:2289793011|2289792011,p_n_feature_five_browse-bin:7817224011|7817223011,p_n_size_browse-bin:2423841011|2423840011,p_n_operating_system_browse-bin:2232494011|12035945011,p_n_feature_twelve_browse-bin:9521908011



Price: $255.95 & FREE Shipping. Details

HP EliteBook 8470p Intel Core i5-3320M Dual-Core

212.95 on Tigerdirect.com

That's for the regular hard drive. I wanted a Solid State Drive.

Yeah, I tried using your search terms, but tigerdirect didn't have that exact model. Of course, the one I listed has a larger hard drive too. 320 gig.

 

[Darkwind]

Hmm...you could swap it out with a 500gb SSD for 169.99.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4660585&Sku=40276290

That doesn't seem too bad, but I think I saw something better at Best Buy a few weeks back.

 

[Darkwind]

LOL

Now I'm surfing for motherboards. I've been wanting to upgrade Mine for a few years now.

So, here is the ultimate in a laptop. You'll be a big hit on campus.

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5102721

 

[Lewdog]

LOL

Now I'm surfing for motherboards. I've been wanting to upgrade Mine for a few years now.

So, here is the ultimate in a laptop. You'll be a big hit on campus.

MSI GT73VR4K480 Titan 4K-480 Gaming Laptop

As long as you are shopping on your dime...

 

[Lewdog]

I came across a REALLY good deal on 8 government used versions of Apple iMac A1195 17" Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 1GB 160GB MA710LL . What do you guys think would be a good price to sell them at if they all work?

I also found a REALLY good deal on:

Apple iMac A1311 Mid 2011 21.5" Core i5-2500S 2.7GHz 16GB Ram 1TB HDD TESTED

and

Apple iMac A1311 2010 21.5" i5 DC 3.6GHz/1TB HDD/4GB RAM

 

[Ringel05]

I came across a REALLY good deal on 8 government used versions of Apple iMac A1195 17" Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 1GB 160GB MA710LL . What do you guys think would be a good price to sell them at if they all work?

I also found a REALLY good deal on:

Apple iMac A1311 Mid 2011 21.5" Core i5-2500S 2.7GHz 16GB Ram 1TB HDD TESTED

and

Apple iMac A1311 2010 21.5" i5 DC 3.6GHz/1TB HDD/4GB RAM

I'm sure you can find some fool....... ummmmmm, customer to purchase them at a horribly inflated price.

 

[Lewdog]

I came across a REALLY good deal on 8 government used versions of Apple iMac A1195 17" Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 1GB 160GB MA710LL . What do you guys think would be a good price to sell them at if they all work?

I also found a REALLY good deal on:

Apple iMac A1311 Mid 2011 21.5" Core i5-2500S 2.7GHz 16GB Ram 1TB HDD TESTED

and

Apple iMac A1311 2010 21.5" i5 DC 3.6GHz/1TB HDD/4GB RAM

I'm sure you can find some fool....... ummmmmm, customer to purchase them at a horribly inflated price.

You don't like iMacs? Right now I'm looking at an auction with 9


Apple iMac A1224 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 1GB RAM 250GB HDD Mac OS 20"

for $300. And it is a legit auction.

 

[Ringel05]

I came across a REALLY good deal on 8 government used versions of Apple iMac A1195 17" Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 1GB 160GB MA710LL . What do you guys think would be a good price to sell them at if they all work?

I also found a REALLY good deal on:

Apple iMac A1311 Mid 2011 21.5" Core i5-2500S 2.7GHz 16GB Ram 1TB HDD TESTED

and

Apple iMac A1311 2010 21.5" i5 DC 3.6GHz/1TB HDD/4GB RAM

I'm sure you can find some fool....... ummmmmm, customer to purchase them at a horribly inflated price.

You don't like iMacs? Right now I'm looking at an auction with 9


Apple iMac A1224 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 1GB RAM 250GB HDD Mac OS 20"

for $300. And it is a legit auction.

I don't have a problem with Macs, just like to make fun of people who fork out more than the machine is really worth and think they bought something special.
(Not referring to you). If it works for ya then go for it but be aware you'd be paying the government about double what those are worth on the market.

 

[Lewdog]

I came across a REALLY good deal on 8 government used versions of Apple iMac A1195 17" Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 1GB 160GB MA710LL . What do you guys think would be a good price to sell them at if they all work?

I also found a REALLY good deal on:

Apple iMac A1311 Mid 2011 21.5" Core i5-2500S 2.7GHz 16GB Ram 1TB HDD TESTED

and

Apple iMac A1311 2010 21.5" i5 DC 3.6GHz/1TB HDD/4GB RAM

I'm sure you can find some fool....... ummmmmm, customer to purchase them at a horribly inflated price.

You don't like iMacs? Right now I'm looking at an auction with 9


Apple iMac A1224 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 1GB RAM 250GB HDD Mac OS 20"

for $300. And it is a legit auction.

I don't have a problem with Macs, just like to make fun of people who fork out more than the machine is really worth and think they bought something special.
(Not referring to you). If it works for ya then go for it but be aware you'd be paying the government about double what those are worth on the market.

Well they are coming from a University. Listen to this deal. Right now they have 89 500 GB SATA HDs for a bid of $157.

Here is 56 SATA HDs: (2) 640GB, (10) 750GB, (23) 1TB, (1) 1.5TB, & (20) 2TB. bid is at $224 right now.

 

[Ringel05]

I came across a REALLY good deal on 8 government used versions of Apple iMac A1195 17" Core 2 Duo 1.83GHz 1GB 160GB MA710LL . What do you guys think would be a good price to sell them at if they all work?

I also found a REALLY good deal on:

Apple iMac A1311 Mid 2011 21.5" Core i5-2500S 2.7GHz 16GB Ram 1TB HDD TESTED

and

Apple iMac A1311 2010 21.5" i5 DC 3.6GHz/1TB HDD/4GB RAM

I'm sure you can find some fool....... ummmmmm, customer to purchase them at a horribly inflated price.

You don't like iMacs? Right now I'm looking at an auction with 9


Apple iMac A1224 Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz 1GB RAM 250GB HDD Mac OS 20"

for $300. And it is a legit auction.

I don't have a problem with Macs, just like to make fun of people who fork out more than the machine is really worth and think they bought something special.
(Not referring to you). If it works for ya then go for it but be aware you'd be paying the government about double what those are worth on the market.

Well they are coming from a University. Listen to this deal. Right now they have 89 500 GB SATA HDs for a bid of $157.

Here is 56 SATA HDs: (2) 640GB, (10) 750GB, (23) 1TB, (1) 1.5TB, & (20) 2TB. bid is at $224 right now.

Do a google search for that model for sale, most of what I saw were $150 to $200.