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All the things that could go wrong. I started to write a story. My laptop went down. Didn't have a chance to save it. So now I'm going to have to start over used my cellphone.
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Murphy's Law
It's good to remember that Murphy's Law has an amendment. The amendment states that after everything that could go wrong has gone wrong, a few things the can't go wrong, will anyway.
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An advantage of a cloud
I write my stories on Dropbox. It means I can alternate writing between my laptop and my phone, and if either dies, the story is still there.
But still useful to have a copy...
Dropbox, Google Drive and others are quite good. But as with anything they can flop in a couple of hours or for couple of days for the huge number of reasons.
So, use them, but don't count them as unfallable.
I write
I do all my writing using Google Drive/Docs.
It auto-saves for you and allows you to access your document from almost any device.
Using Drive, you could probably get away with a very cheap lappy or even Chromebook.
-- Sleethr
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Thinking about buying a tablet a cheap one from Walmart for about $49.00.but it will have to wait till next month when I get my VA check.
tablets at wally-world
tablets at wally-world; online pricing may be better but you have to use site to store.
Hate to say it
But a desktop computer is still a better value, endurance-wise. Laptop lifespan is maybe a third that of a desktop.
Nobody wants them these days but they make terrific backup computers at the very least and can be had surprisingly cheaply.for a low end model.
Until a couple of years ago...
...I'd have been in total agreement.
However, cost has come down, reliability improved, and I don't get a bird's nest of wires beneath my desk.
Above all, the convenience is superb. I help run a computer support group for oldies like myself. Laptops are great because people can bring them along to the group and we try to sort out their problems. Desktops - well it's pretty difficult to help with problems with the machine, although if it's a general usage problem we can help.
Yes and no
Sure the costs of entry level laptops has come down. But.... you get what you pay for. In general they are rubbish. Most of them come with 1366x768 screens. These were good in 2005 but now?
They are built down to a price. Don't expect them to last very long.
I have an IBM Thinkpad that I bought in 2007. Still going strong but it was expensive. Built like a tank.
You can ger refurbished Dells and HP Desktops for a less than a laptop. As time goes buy you can upgrade the bits with newer ones. A decent 1920x1080 19in or 21in screen can be had for not much over $100. Better on the eyes than a Laptop screen.
Unless you need the mobility then go for a desktop.
Sadly, Microsoft is foisting Windows 10 on everyone. IMHO this is spyware and should be treated as such.
I made the jump to a Mac 7 years ago and have not looked back. A good source of cheap ones are Pawn brokers. Worth a look.
Absolutely
Thank you for backing up my point. A well built laptop is in the 800 to 1000 dollar range, especially for a highly portable one. A good desktop can be had for what? 500 USD? especially refurbished.
They are far less prone to breakage. I have an old Dell from the P4 era and it still runs though it is to say the least very long in the tooth.
It can still surf the internet in a pinch though and certainly powerful enough for word processing.
One can get one on the interwebs for under 100 and like I said can serve as a stop gap editing machine. My machine can hold up to 2 gigs of memory so it can barely support Windows 7 if I want to.
If one is on a budget, don't get a laptop. They are indeed rubbish at the low end. At one point I went through one a year for 3 years and at 300 a pop it wound up costing more than a desktop.
Oh and in the US?
I did a quick google and a refurbished core2duo desktop CPU can be had for 64 USD before shipping.
Like I said, people on a budget need desktops.
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A desk top would be great. The thing is where I live I don't have cable. And I can't afford a home phone service. So what been I used is a set up from straight talk. I pay $50.00 a month for it's service. That's why I use a laptop. Also I live out in the country and cable not out this far
There are USB dongles
I did that for a while myself. One can plug that into a desktop USB socket.
Watch out for New Dell Laptops
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/11/23/dude_youre_getting_p...
If you do get one of these then you should make sure that you can wipe the HDD and install a clean version of the OS.
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Won't own a dell I like HP.
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hey want to hear a funny one. I unplug my laptop set that junk in the conner was think about .used it nest summer to hold my door open, so for the heck of it I plug it back in low behold the thing fire up. there ought to be a law about that. LOL