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I HAVE to buy a computer TODAY! Mine just died. Can I get opinions - sm


Posted: Jul 03, 2010

and suggestions.....my budget is around 700.00.   Does anyone use a laptop? Will that withstand an 8 hour day of typing? I have an Emachine now and it is horrible.  If I go with a desktop I would only need the tower. I think I would like a laptop but know nothing about them.

I have a shift today so I have to do this ASAP!! Thanks for any suggestions.

 

I've typed on a laptop for years. Any new computer will - have Windows 7; many MTSOs cant use it. nm

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thanks for the replies! - nm

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Ask your company which OS is compatible with the software - see message

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Many companies are not compatible with Windows 7 yet.

Laptop problem - Triscuit

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I've been using Emachines for years and never had a single problem. I've been wanting a laptop, but I don't think it'd work for me. I use a gull-wing keyboard, and by the time I plugged it into a laptop, along with the headset, foot pedal, etc., I'd wind up with the laptop on my desktop with a half-dozen wires sprouting out of it. My desk is too high to type from, and my keyboard sits on a little pull-our drawer.

Just had a tech guy build me one with XP . Hard to find - sm

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computers with XP and most MTSOs cannot use Vista or Windows 7.

I also had to contact the HP Business division to have them sell me one with XP. - nm

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