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Re: Windows operating system for new team laptop

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Originally Posted by MrForbes View Post
It's good to hear that folks are having success with windows 10. I've also been messing with it for quite a while as an insider, and so far, I have no desire at all to move from windows 7 on my "real" computer.
Oh you kids with your new fangled Win 7 Did steam powered XP go out of style?

to the OP

Win 10

I love my SSD drive, it makes slow systems fast. Samsung is my brand of choice. Buy new, the $19 you save on referb isn't worth it,

Sanddrag says 8 GB of memory. Good if you are doing CAD, for Labview/Java/it's our driver station, 8GB is overkill. So 4GB is fine.

I'm a road warrior, so I drive Lenovo Thinkpads. The current one is a T61. Old, but did you know that 16+ of them are on the ISS? This one has 17 months on it, some keys are starting to show wear.

You can buy referbs from a known dealer, but buy 2. When the first one dies (and it will) pull and slam the SSD drive into the new system. Then look again for replacements. Why yes, there is a spare T61 in my robot lab, thanks for asking. Actually there are two....

Your price point is about $300, that way when you buy two it's not an ouch moment.
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