ChuckB Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Bought a Compaq Laptop today at Best Buy. 1gig ram, 120 gig hard drive and a Pentium dual core processor for $449. My question is do I need more ram to run Vista properly? The people at Best Buy almost talked me out of it by trying to sell me upgrades, saying that it needed this or I should get that It came with no anti-virus (well trial stuff) and no recovery discs if anything were to happen......Is this something I should be concerned with? Obviously I will need some protection for it, so what should I get? They mentioned web-root something and another one I don't remember. So should I take this thing back or does it sound like I got a decent deal? And what do I need to add to it to protect it? Oh yeah, and should I buy their 1 yr protection for damage that I cause for $99? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Never buy the extended warranty on a purchase that small...ever. The warranty on this product is over 20% of the value of the laptop. Take the gamble. I'm in the laptop shopping mode too. But I want XP Pro...not Vista. I'm currently looking at Dell. 1 gig should run Vista basic just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckB Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Never buy the extended warranty on a purchase that small...ever. The warranty on this product is over 20% of the value of the laptop. Take the gamble. I'm in the laptop shopping mode too. But I want XP Pro...not Vista. I'm currently looking at Dell. 1 gig should run Vista basic just fine. I agree on the warranty. This one has Vista Hoe Premium though, is 1gig still enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puddy Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I agree on the warranty. This one has Vista Hoe Premium though, is 1gig still enough? Is this a Bill Gates product, or Dolemite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Double Agent Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I agree on the warranty. This one has Vista Hoe Premium though, is 1gig still enough? Should be. Personally I'd want 2 gig...but 1 should suffice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckB Posted March 2, 2008 Author Share Posted March 2, 2008 Should be. Personally I'd want 2 gig...but 1 should suffice. Tnks for the input, now on to anti-virus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Is this a Bill Gates product, or Dolemite. very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Tnks for the input, now on to anti-virus [h8tank]AVG Anti-Virus is a free program[/h8tank] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffraff Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Tnks for the input, now on to anti-virus If you have Comcast or some other major ISP, you may get it for free. Comcast gives it's users McAfee for free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Should be. Personally I'd want 2 gig...but 1 should suffice. W/ Vista I'd go 2 gig. Very grafic OS and a resource vacuum. Not to mention all the crapware BB puts on it. Chuck, If you want to talk, I have unlimited minutes and can call you if you want. PM me your # and a good time to call. I just got finished setting up my new laptop, so the info is fresh. If you can get your $$$$ back 100%, Dell has some sweet systems at the same price w/ more ram, but I'd need to know your system's details, but if I remember correctly, BB charges a restock charge. No worries, I can help w/ your system, AV/SW s/w, and cleaning up all the demo s/w (CRAPWARE) that BB put on your system. Let me know. rr26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 If you have Comcast or some other major ISP, you may get it for free.Comcast gives it's users McAfee for free. McAfee is middle of the road or worse. Plus it's a nightmare to get rid of if you want to change later. You get what you pay for. My prefs: Bitdefender AVG Kaspersky Review.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtomicCEO Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 [h8tank]AVG Anti-Virus is a free program[/h8tank] Is AVG Free compatible with Vista? Someone asked me about this the other day and I didn't know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 [H8Tank]Don't get Vista[/H8Tank] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keggerz Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Never buy the extended warranty on a purchase that small...ever. The warranty on this product is over 20% of the value of the laptop. Take the gamble. I'm in the laptop shopping mode too. But I want XP Pro...not Vista. I'm currently looking at Dell. 1 gig should run Vista basic just fine. I talked to H8 about the differences between Pro and Home and he basically told me if i wasnt doing any server networking (or something like that) that XP Home would be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocknrobn26 Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 I talked to H8 about the differences between Pro and Home and he basically told me if i wasnt doing any server networking (or something like that) that XP Home would be fine Nod. For a single user, i.e. no multiple permissions and a not being used as a server, Home is fine. Put the extra hondo into memory or your pocket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egret Posted March 2, 2008 Share Posted March 2, 2008 Is AVG Free compatible with Vista? Someone asked me about this the other day and I didn't know. I don't know either. H8 hooked me up with an XP machine. He loaded it with all the programs I needed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McBoog Posted March 4, 2008 Share Posted March 4, 2008 AVAST I use the above linked anti-virus software on my computers. It is FREE and works with VISTA! Oh, and it has a 5 star rating from CNet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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