| |
| |
| |
|
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Comments:
<0> gribouille but NOBODY CARES IF IT'S THERE
<1> you're almost a computer person.
<1> you should be able to handle building your own system.
<2> It's not for me
<3> gribouille, that's not what he's after.
<0> sure it is
<1> how is it not for you?
<1> it's easy
<4> D|gBusy, sait he wants to check for the existence of a file
<1> and it's cheaper
<2> It's for my aunt and uncle
<0> gribouille and he's mistaken
<3> Merely attempting to open the file as read-only will tell you that the file exists and that you have, at a minimum, read access to it.
<0> most people are when they ask questions like that
<3> Then you attempt to open it as write or append, if you so choose. That may fail, which gives you more information.
<3> Anything more than that would require OS-specific functions.
<3> But its sounds to me like they're not required for what he needs.
<2> Can anyone think of a downside to getting XP pro over XP home?
<3> No
<3> Get Pro
<0> no
<3> Unless you want Media Center
<0> we run home on ONE system at the house
<3> Media Center is NIIIIIICE
<0> it's a shame it won't run on pro
<0> stupid ****ing ***holes in Redmond
<2> What won't
<3> Vista fixes that, vawjrwrk
<2> Media Center?
<0> yes
<3> It'll have a pro version with Media Center
<2> What does that do, anyway
<3> I don't know what took them so long.
<2> I saw it on some of the Fry's systems
<4> vawjrwrk, bill gates an ***hole ?
<3> JBlitzen: Lets our computer be a TV and DVR
<2> It seemed like it had a lot of Tivo style options and such
<0> gribouille yup
<3> s/our/your
<2> nod
<2> Not something I have any use for, though
<4> vawjrwrk, but, why ?
<2> Definitely something they won't have any use for
<3> That's what I thought.
<3> Then I got one.
<2> Okay, the place I got this puter at has a nice similar one for $600 flat or so
<2> Better than Fry's
<2> I watch too much TV as it is
<0> gribouille I'm not going to answer all your inane questions today
<2> Wondering how I got boned for $200+ when I got mine, but I actually didn't
<2> Just had a crapload more power in it
<2> Think 256 ram is okay for XP home with word and excel?
<5> nah
<2> I don't, but just wondering what you guys think
<5> I mean, it would work
<2> nod
<5> but most people are spoiled
<5> :)
<2> Yeah, I've got two gigs in this
<3> get a gig
<3> minimum
<2> I have yet to see anything slow down for lack of ram
<2> Well, I'd get a boatload, but I'm not them
<2> They'll be using pretty simple stuff and they're on a budget
<5> its enough then
<2> I don't even remember how to get anything to slow down for lack of ram at this point
<2> nod, I'll bump it to 512 for the $30 but sleep easy on that
<2> Otherwise the system looks good, $595
<2> I guess they throw in mouse and speakers
<2> Hmm
<2> Maybe I'll run over in person and see what we can come up with.
<2> Oh, here we go
<2> 2.4 gigs for $530
<2> Well, ghz, I guess you can't call those gigs
<2> I don't know what an AMD Sempron is
<2> They have a 2.53 ghz Celeron D
<2> For me I'm biased toward pentium, but I really don't know whether there are any issues with amd or celeron
<6> amd is usually more cost-effective
<6> check prices and benchmarks, though
<2> Honestly they don't need a real fast puter
<2> I think they're on a 300 mhz now
<2> For $100 they'd never notice the difference between 2.8 ghz and 2.4 ghz
<7> hi just found an answer to how to find if a file exhists
<7> it is if (file.good() == true){//file exhists}
<7> :)
<1> blah blah blah
<1> AMD is better.
<1> get a Sempron
<6> get the most const-effective one, which will accidently be an amd
<6> cost-effective, even
<1> accidentally?
<2> 454 with an AMD Sempron
<2> http://www.imscomp.com/product.cgi?group=5478&product=44819
<6> so it happened in all of my checks in last few years - but ymmv
<2> What are your thoughts on that one, ni, I really don't know enough to compare it to pentiums
<2> Is that vaguely equivalent to a p4 2.5 ghz?
<2> Just guessing from the 2500
<6> yes, it's the reason they're adding this code
<2> nod
<6> but check a benchmark
<2> Yeah, $454 would be a pleasant price for them
<2> I poked around but I really don't know what to look for
<2> So long as web browsing and basic office stuff isn't noticeably slow, they'll be alright
<1> but them something from Compaq
<6> don't you want to get the best possible value for the same money ?
<1> it's what I did for my mom.
<2> Well, there's very little around for that money anyway
<6> way too little ram, have at least half gig
<8> wait till low end duel core processers come around
<2> Yeah, I bumped it to 512, thus the 454 instead of 414 or whatever
<1> not worth it ModMan
<2> Gosh, these presarios are cheap
<6> it's what I did for my parents - took a similar configuration, but added to 512 mb ram
<6> ram is the cheapest way to boost performance - even for office or web browsing
<2> Yeah, I know
<2> I got 2 gigs when I got this machine
<3> And programs are only growing, but never getting smaller. Get all the RAM you can possibly stuff into the box.
<2> Haven't regretted it ever
<6> this one seems high, unless it includes a monitor
<2> Fair enough, no monitor
<3> I just put another gig into the family computer. Made a HUGE difference, and it already had a gig.
<2> I'm looking at the compaqs and they have a lot of celery processors whose statistics I cannot understand
<6> hmm... lemme check
<2> Yeah, sol, it's beautiful when you don't have to worry about ram
<2> I seriously have not found anything that overloads this system
<2> Some games blow past the graphics card, but I can't fault the system for that
<2> http://sy.adiho.com/ASA/Controller;jsessionid=1A6330B3B45D2099550B0A2A0FB0D0D7?tagid=1A6330B3B45D2099550B0A2A0FB0D0D7$0$52$9907$en_US&state=1S0&_AD_195R22=111&r=-1810188020
<6> I bought more or less the same configuration for ~280$
<2> Where, how
<6> in israel
<6> it's USD you're talking about, right ?
<2> Yeah
<6> and I thought computers are too expensive here...
<2> But USD in Israel don't buy what they buy here
<2> At least, I ***ume
<9> So it's black market, stolen ****?
<2> Heh
<6> absolutely legally from a regular online store
<6> I can give you a link if it helps :)
<9> I mean, you can buy pimp-*** systems in Russia for ~$280 USD, but it's stolen.
<6> http://www.pcdiscount.co.il/Product.asp?productid=135
<6> sempron 2500+,80GB,256MB ram - 1249 NIS, which is about 271$
<6> ok, windows is additional 100$
<2> I dunno, compaq shot up to 570 pretty fast
<2> No deals to be had there
<2> But
<2> If I didn't have IMS next door, it would be my next choice
<2> AMD Sempron any good, noidea?
<2> Or is that like the good processors that didn't make it through QA the first time
<6> you have a lifetime warranty - so it shouldn't bother you
<2> AMD Sempron(TM) 3200+ (1.8GHz / 256KB L2 cache)
Return to
#c++
or
Go to some related
logs:
#AllNiteCafe
#MissKitten
ABAUTH SEX
#linux
#php
#linux
#linux
#MissKitten
non-repeating random number generator C++
#php
|
|