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A computer once beat me at chess but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Emo Philips
Some readers may remember that a few weeks ago my old HP died after 9 years of service and multiple upgrades. I had purchased a very nice Lenovo PC online but, after waiting 3 weeks for it to be delivered, I received an email that the PC us no longer available. I chatted with the same sales rep that helped me purchase the PC but she only offered one other desktop as a substitute. Although the price was the same, it had only half the dRAM, only 2 USB 3 ports and no card reader installed. So I finally decided to go back to my original plan of a Dell which was a slightly higher end machine than the Lenovo at a slightly higher price. A nice benefit is that the Dell is a Windows 10 PC whereas the Lenovo was pre-loaded with Windows 8.1. Anyone familiar with Win 8 knows what a mistake it was for Microsoft and, after trying it myself, decided that I would not load any software until Win 10 could be installed.
So now I am still waiting for the Dell to be delivered and trying to keep up with posts and other bloggers with a netbook and tablet. This photo was edited on the netbook running an old version (V3) of Lightroom.
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Emo!
EMO!!!
Ken, you should have seen my Bella last night. There was a tiny moth near the lamp in my bedroom flittering about and Bella’s eyes and head were folllowing it at great speed, up and down, back and forth, Gotta love cats! 🐾
I do. We don’t see enough of Bella, though.
You will see more of her. 🙂
just curious… why not a mac?
Aside from the fact that a Mac desktop is quite a bit more expensive (assuming it was tricked out the same as this PC), I have software for the PC that I would have to repurchase, adding more expense. I also have an excellent monitor and additional hard drives for a PC. I work with a Mac at the Museum and Science Center and it works fine, although I hate the mouse and keyboards. Also, I share a printer that, as far as I know, is not Mac compatible. And I really like Windows 10 and prefer it to the Mac OS. There are about 10 Macs at the department I work in and, after seeing them in action for quite a few years, I never bought into the myth that Apple made a better product than some manufactures of PCs or that their OS was better than Windows. So it’s no hardship for me to stay on a PC platform, if that was your concern. I’m happy to stay with Windows.
Thanks for the lovely summation to that “Why” question. I am on my second Dell, by the way, and would buy another when the time comes. I am still on Windows 7 and decided to pass on 8. Now, I am glad I did.
We used a Dell laptop for years and it was one of the most reliable PCs we ever had. My sister has had a Dell for about 6 years without any problems. I hope the new Dell is just as reliable.
That red whateveritis really makes this shot for me. Glad you included it.
Thanks, Linda. There was a little tree next to this hydrant and the leaves had started to turn and fall. I swear I didn’t place it there.
Why my last two computers were custom built. They were meant to last. Unfortunately, my older one, still a powerful computer running XP, was made obsoleted by the software I had the choice of ordering a 64bit machine but saw no need for it, so I had to replace it after seven years.
This one is now going on 3+ years and still handling multiple graphic files and bloated programs; I usually have Lightroom, Photoshop, and onOne all running, work with multiple files that often top 150MB, a browser with 8-10 tabs, a couple of file browsers, and playing music.
Good luck with getting your machine soon.
My first choice was a build from Puget but it was more than I wanted to spend but I’m sure it would have more than met my needs. I’m looking forward to the Dell and I hope it can run fast and efficently with the same programs you mentioned open. I’m very optomistic. I hope to have a few more posts on it after it arrives to outline the setup and performance after the wrinkles are ironed out.
Interesting old hydrant and glad you continue to post without the desktop. Computers can sure be s pain in the butt can’t they?
Thanks, Howard. Yeah, computers are a pain but it’s fun working with the right one and everything is working well.
hope you get a working computer soon 🙂
Thanks, Alexandra. I hate playing the waiting game but it’ll be worth the wait.