--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "Darksyde" <m_alexander61@...> wrote:
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> --- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "loyal_barber" <loyal_barber@> wrote:
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> > On ebay with a "buy it now" I found more than 15 dells with 17"
> > monitors for less than $500. These were all used machines but
> > so is yours. I don't think I would pay more than $200 to make it
> > right. I would rather have a known working machine and look for
> > some of the other features you want.
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> > Loyal
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> You had several good points there, Loyal. I do somewhat like the machine, though I don't care for the feel of the keyboard (I can type wildly on my 'shiba). Actually, Wallyworld has a Toshiba Satellite L675D for $578 and it looks pretty good. 17.3" display, 4 Gig RAM, 320 Gig SATA, but, alas, only 3 USB's. I'm planning on getting a "Squid" from ThinkGeek anyway, a company with some of the coolest shit you don't really need but can't live without, FYI.
> Question: Is it my imagination or have I heard that Win 7 did not particularly like sharing with other OS's (as in a duel-boot)?
> Mark
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If you search for it on Ubuntu forums, it seems to be an issue with
Grub2. Grub2 takes more room than grub and it seems that certain
Windoze programs will overwrite part of it leaving your system
unable to boot until you repair grub. That said, I have been
dual booting Win 7 64 bit with Mint 9 64 bit without issue. I
honestly don't know how widespread the issue is. I do know that
people have reported the same issue with grub2 and XP.
Loyal
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