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darkemeraldsHard drive failure is what I'm (pretty sure I'm) talking about here. This Dell Studio workhorse laptop has weathered four and a half years of my significant demands, but is finally showing signs of...something.
Remember when hard-drive failure was a major catastrophe? Now, not so much. Virtually everything I need to save is in the cloud already. Because I run Ubuntu and work primarily in web apps, I don't have any expensive software. In fact I won't swear that I have any non-free software on here at all. And if I do have to resort to professional help, getting a laptop to the shop is nothin' compared to what it would take car-free me to get an old desktop machine there.
I'm reinstalling the operating system in a few minutes. Thanks to Linux, this operation is relatively painless. Free, too. If the symptoms (terribly slowed-down response times, web-page crashes in all browsers) don't clear up with a fresh install, I'll have to start thinking (fast) about a replacement drive.
Does anyone use a solid-state drive? And if so, was it a replacement for an older HDD? How'd that go?
If worse comes to worst and I have to buy a new computer: anyone using Chromebook?
Remember when hard-drive failure was a major catastrophe? Now, not so much. Virtually everything I need to save is in the cloud already. Because I run Ubuntu and work primarily in web apps, I don't have any expensive software. In fact I won't swear that I have any non-free software on here at all. And if I do have to resort to professional help, getting a laptop to the shop is nothin' compared to what it would take car-free me to get an old desktop machine there.
I'm reinstalling the operating system in a few minutes. Thanks to Linux, this operation is relatively painless. Free, too. If the symptoms (terribly slowed-down response times, web-page crashes in all browsers) don't clear up with a fresh install, I'll have to start thinking (fast) about a replacement drive.
Does anyone use a solid-state drive? And if so, was it a replacement for an older HDD? How'd that go?
If worse comes to worst and I have to buy a new computer: anyone using Chromebook?
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31/10/13 03:47 (UTC)You can use Google Docs on it offline - you can create new ones without the internets, but to access stuff in the cloud, you have to specifically choose documents and mark them as available offline. Which means, you keep a copy of the doc on your Chromebook that syncs with the cloud. Then, you can work on that doc on your computer and when you have access to the internets again, it will sync up.
HP just came out with a new line that's pretty. It doesn't have an HDMI port, it does use MicroUSB for charging. http://www.google.com/intl/en/chrome/devices/
I've discovered a couple of image editing apps that are pretty nice (although I haven't been making icons or gifs like I used to) so I haven't really put the apps to the test.
Mine is super light. It really does hold a charge for many hours and the keyboard is nice. My only issue, maybe, is sometimes having video and chat lag during our Chatwatches...