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**SashaLionx** · 05-04-2010, 05:12 AM

Customer comes into the shop complaining their laptop is slow...

Compaq Presario...
Celeron m 1.6 [thumbdown]
512mb ram
80gb hdd
Vista home basic

seriously??? Vista+Celeron 1.6=epic fail, of course its slow

EDIT: I only got 2 hours sleep last night... maybe that why i think they're idiots

**M1iFiNmC** · 05-04-2010, 05:16 AM

Should be alright for internet and word processing etc?

Vista HP with no aero + Office 2007 etc works well on my little sister's very old P4 1.9 with 512MB RAM for a uni PC.

**SashaLionx** · 05-04-2010, 05:22 AM

It just sucks to see people come in all the time complaining about slow PC's when they spent the least amount possible on it in the 1st place. People still somehow dont understand the phrase "you get what you pay for"

**Theateetetuig** · 05-04-2010, 05:34 AM

Since it's a notebook all your can really do is add more RAM, so put 2GB in there, make sure virtual memory is set right. (3052mb-5196mb) Charge the customer double... etc.

Vista Service Pack 2 seems to help slightly with performance and stuff.

**Knongargoapex** · 05-04-2010, 05:51 AM

My computer's slow, speed it up....

Sure. I can speed it up. All the way to 9.8m/s^2. I can almost certainly get it to 200mph.

**Beerinkol** · 06-03-2010, 07:15 AM

Lol, that's bad.

I've used Vista Home Basic on a laptop with 448MB of memory (64mb shared video memory) and i've never felt such a sluggish computer in years.

1GB feels like it's just enough for Vista (although far from perfect), but 512MB and below? You're asking for trouble, even with XP fully up to date with drivers. 2GB should be the minimum for Vista IMO.

**Hmwmzian** · 06-03-2010, 10:53 AM

yeah, i had forgotten how bad Vista sucked. I just switched my E6400 Dual Core/4gb of ram over to Win7 64, and it literally feels like a brand new computer. Vista is the shittiest OS of all time, imo. Certainly from a memory resources standpoint. It might have been slightly more stable than WinME,

**Kolovorotkes** · 06-03-2010, 01:56 PM

I've seen quite a few of these bottom barrel PC's + laptops with 512mb RAM and Vista. I have a box full of pulled 256/512mb DDR2 SODIMM's after all the RAM upgrade's i've done to get them up to useable levels...

They always mention how they got a great deal on the POS systems too... [yawn]

**Theateetetuig** · 06-03-2010, 02:27 PM

yeah, i had forgotten how bad Vista sucked. I just switched my E6400 Dual Core/4gb of ram over to Win7 64, and it literally feels like a brand new computer. Vista is the shittiest OS of all time, imo. Certainly from a memory resources standpoint. It might have been slightly more stable than WinME,

Well I ran Windows Me for a year, and Vista for over 2 years and I can say that Windows Me was stable on my system but not on so many others. I knew how to tweak it so it was good!

Vista was extremely stable for me but it was slower in games than Windows XP was, at least in that first year.

**thehhhyips** · 06-03-2010, 02:40 PM

Sure. I can speed it up. All the way to 9.8m/s^2. I can almost certainly get it to 200mph.

Depends on the terminal velocity... Assuming acceleration comes purely from gravity.

**bDvYaQfM** · 06-03-2010, 04:19 PM

Well I ran Windows Me for a year, and Vista for over 2 years and I can say that Windows Me was stable on my system but not on so many others. I knew how to tweak it so it was good!

Vista was extremely stable for me but it was slower in games than Windows XP was, at least in that first year.

i have been using win me on several systems and never have had any problem with it
it was always stable and fast..

i use vista as a secondary OS along with XP, i use it mainly for internet and xp for gaming
vista is a nice looking os but its NOT intended for games or anything of that kind
XP is far superior. even with vista fully updated its no match for xp.. some how vista does not have the feeling of being finished..

05-04-2010, 05:12 AM	#1
SashaLionx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 456 Senior Member	My computer's slow, speed it up.... Customer comes into the shop complaining their laptop is slow... Compaq Presario... Celeron m 1.6 [thumbdown] 512mb ram 80gb hdd Vista home basic seriously??? Vista+Celeron 1.6=epic fail, of course its slow EDIT: I only got 2 hours sleep last night... maybe that why i think they're idiots Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-04-2010, 05:16 AM	#2
M1iFiNmC Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 467 Senior Member	Should be alright for internet and word processing etc? Vista HP with no aero + Office 2007 etc works well on my little sister's very old P4 1.9 with 512MB RAM for a uni PC. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-04-2010, 05:22 AM	#3
SashaLionx Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 456 Senior Member	It just sucks to see people come in all the time complaining about slow PC's when they spent the least amount possible on it in the 1st place. People still somehow dont understand the phrase "you get what you pay for" Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-04-2010, 05:34 AM	#4
Theateetetuig Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 342 Senior Member	Since it's a notebook all your can really do is add more RAM, so put 2GB in there, make sure virtual memory is set right. (3052mb-5196mb) Charge the customer double... etc. Vista Service Pack 2 seems to help slightly with performance and stuff. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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05-04-2010, 05:51 AM	#5
Knongargoapex Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 444 Senior Member	My computer's slow, speed it up.... Sure. I can speed it up. All the way to 9.8m/s^2. I can almost certainly get it to 200mph. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-03-2010, 07:15 AM	#6
Beerinkol Join Date Dec 2006 Posts 5,268 Senior Member	Lol, that's bad. I've used Vista Home Basic on a laptop with 448MB of memory (64mb shared video memory) and i've never felt such a sluggish computer in years. 1GB feels like it's just enough for Vista (although far from perfect), but 512MB and below? You're asking for trouble, even with XP fully up to date with drivers. 2GB should be the minimum for Vista IMO. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-03-2010, 10:53 AM	#7
Hmwmzian Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 495 Senior Member	yeah, i had forgotten how bad Vista sucked. I just switched my E6400 Dual Core/4gb of ram over to Win7 64, and it literally feels like a brand new computer. Vista is the shittiest OS of all time, imo. Certainly from a memory resources standpoint. It might have been slightly more stable than WinME, Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-03-2010, 01:56 PM	#8
Kolovorotkes Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 480 Senior Member	I've seen quite a few of these bottom barrel PC's + laptops with 512mb RAM and Vista. I have a box full of pulled 256/512mb DDR2 SODIMM's after all the RAM upgrade's i've done to get them up to useable levels... They always mention how they got a great deal on the POS systems too... [yawn] Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-03-2010, 02:27 PM	#9
Theateetetuig Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 342 Senior Member	yeah, i had forgotten how bad Vista sucked. I just switched my E6400 Dual Core/4gb of ram over to Win7 64, and it literally feels like a brand new computer. Vista is the shittiest OS of all time, imo. Certainly from a memory resources standpoint. It might have been slightly more stable than WinME, Well I ran Windows Me for a year, and Vista for over 2 years and I can say that Windows Me was stable on my system but not on so many others. I knew how to tweak it so it was good! Vista was extremely stable for me but it was slower in games than Windows XP was, at least in that first year. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-03-2010, 02:40 PM	#10
thehhhyips Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 424 Senior Member	Sure. I can speed it up. All the way to 9.8m/s^2. I can almost certainly get it to 200mph. Depends on the terminal velocity... Assuming acceleration comes purely from gravity. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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06-03-2010, 04:19 PM	#11
bDvYaQfM Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 375 Senior Member	Well I ran Windows Me for a year, and Vista for over 2 years and I can say that Windows Me was stable on my system but not on so many others. I knew how to tweak it so it was good! Vista was extremely stable for me but it was slower in games than Windows XP was, at least in that first year. i have been using win me on several systems and never have had any problem with it it was always stable and fast.. i use vista as a secondary OS along with XP, i use it mainly for internet and xp for gaming vista is a nice looking os but its NOT intended for games or anything of that kind XP is far superior. even with vista fully updated its no match for xp.. some how vista does not have the feeling of being finished.. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter
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