Need a New Laptop ...

[Ringel05]

Binary.

I only speak English.

No habla........

Oh, I can speak a tiny bit of Spanish. I've taken it before a couple of times but never use it, so I don't remember it at all.

Como esta? Me llamo Christina. Agua. Muy caliente.

Es tut mir Leid, dass ich kein Spanisch sprechen.

Lol! I had to google translate and still not sure. It makes you sad that I don't speak Spanish?

Non è spagnolo.

 

[ChrisL]

I only speak English.

No habla........

Oh, I can speak a tiny bit of Spanish. I've taken it before a couple of times but never use it, so I don't remember it at all.

Como esta? Me llamo Christina. Agua. Muy caliente.

Es tut mir Leid, dass ich kein Spanisch sprechen.

Lol! I had to google translate and still not sure. It makes you sad that I don't speak Spanish?

Non è spagnolo.

Not Spanish? I don't know.

 

[Zoom-boing]

just found the benefit of a touchscreen laptop. when the cat decides to sit on your arm and across the bottom of the laptop, you can just use the touchscreen. lol

 

[Ringel05]

No habla........

Oh, I can speak a tiny bit of Spanish. I've taken it before a couple of times but never use it, so I don't remember it at all.

Como esta? Me llamo Christina. Agua. Muy caliente.

Es tut mir Leid, dass ich kein Spanisch sprechen.

Lol! I had to google translate and still not sure. It makes you sad that I don't speak Spanish?

Non è spagnolo.

Not Spanish? I don't know.

The 1st was Binary, the 2nd was Spanish, the 3rd was German and the last was Italian.

(Uummmm..... shoulda answered in Chinese.......)

 

[ChrisL]

Oh, I can speak a tiny bit of Spanish. I've taken it before a couple of times but never use it, so I don't remember it at all.

Como esta? Me llamo Christina. Agua. Muy caliente.

Es tut mir Leid, dass ich kein Spanisch sprechen.

Lol! I had to google translate and still not sure. It makes you sad that I don't speak Spanish?

Non è spagnolo.

Not Spanish? I don't know.

The 1st was Binary, the 2nd was Spanish, the 3rd was German and the last was Italian.

(Uummmm..... shoulda answered in Chinese.......)

Chinese!!! It would take me an hour to figure it out! Lol.

 

[Penelope]

When I went shopping for my laptop, there were some that were well over $1000. I was like !!! Show me to the 300 and 500 dollar laptops!

I know, right? The Lenovo I bought was $730 at Best Buy, got if for $670 on Amazon and all I heard was 'budget laptop' when asking questions about it. I refuse to pay over $1,000 for a laptop, especially when they don't last very long anyway.

I don't mind windows 8.1 at all. I thought it was going to be just awful but once you understand what they're trying to do, it's ok. I downloaded Classic Shell from here: Classic Shell - Start menu and other Windows enhancements to get the start menu back. Now when I press the 'windows' key on the laptop (bottom left area) the start menu comes up instead of the screen switching to the tiles page. I also went into the settings on the pc to tell it to load directly to the desktop so I don't have to switch from the tiles page. On the tiles page I went through each app and deleted or uninstalled the ones I'll never use. I also set a desktop tile on there just to make it easy to get back to the desktop. I understand what they're trying to do with windows and the app/tiles page ... have it be consistent across all devices. Laptops just don't seem overly conducive to apps, imo, even when you have a touchscreen. This laptop happens to be touchscreen. The only time I use that feature is if I'm using the apps but it isn't necessary. Oh, I do use it to swipe in from the right, to get to the control panel. Half the time I end up re-sizing my browser screen though. lol

Have you tried getting a wireless mouse so you don't have to use the track pad? I'm not a huge fan of the track pads, I fell uncoordinated and slow. I just got a wireless mouse and mousepad set (they match lol) at Target for $25. I prefer Logitech mouse, find them quite comfortable and reliable. Had a Microsoft mouse and it was awful, crappy scrolling. You can get just a mouse for pretty cheap .... $15 or so.

It's outrageous how much money they want. I don't need one that does all that much anyway, so I am fine with the cheaper laptop. Lol.

I'm getting used to Windows 8.1, but I HATE all the aps, and I don't like how the start menu is formatted at all! I find that to be a bit confusing.

I hate the tile pages, and because I have to 2-finger scroll, I accidentally click on things all the time! That is the most annoying part. If this computer had a scroll bar, it would make life MUCH easier. I'll have to make sure to check on that next time I have to buy one!

I have been thinking about getting a wireless mouse and keyboard. That would be fantastic, but they are not on my immediate list of purchases that I need to make at the moment. Maybe after Christmas or something. Thanks for the tip!

I am using a wired mouse now, cheaper and works fine. I can't stand the touchpad. I am new to Windows 8.1. I like 7, but I will get use to this one , I think a mouse would be good for you, save a lot of aggravation.