Re: Best purchases I have ever made!
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I usually keep my computers for 5 years on average. I've only had 4 different machines at home since 1991.
Of course, on average they each cost $7500.
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Re: Best purchases I have ever made!
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My last 2 cost me $2000 each. One was a high end notebook that went kaput after 2 years, the other I build myself from parts ordered from newegg.com. It's almost 2 years old, it's fast and haven't experienced any problems with it yet.
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When you build your computer with good parts they will last a long time. I am running a machine I built with parts from Newegg over 8 years ago. Just upgraded hard drive to SSD. That was a nice little speed injection that should keep me going a while longer.
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Re: Best purchases I have ever made!
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The magic-jack (VOIP)is pretty good. If you have an old pc you can leave powered up all the time and don’t use it for anything else, it's a pretty good deal. I don’t recommend it if you have to plugged it in on a computer you actually use, lots of ads(spam); also, if you’re paranoid about a thirdParty tracking phone usage. I used Vonage for quite a while, it’s more reliable but way overpriced.
The sailor does not pray for wind, he learns to sail. --Lindborg
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Re: Best purchases I have ever made!
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Boooo Hissss Booooo. Sorry, Telco. employee here. Actually, this doesn't bother me a bit. Competition keeps us all innovative.
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I should mention a more recent computer purchase that may turn out to be the best I’ve ever made.
Just got a Vertical Mouse last week because of the standard one causing me intense forearm pain while lifting weights. So far no sign of any pain and the increased functionality of four finger buttons, 3-buttons +scroll wheel, and the two thumb buttons is a nice improvement over my old standard 2-button +scroll wheel mouse. It’s taken some getting use to but now there is no way I will ever go back to a standard mouse.
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Just got a Vertical Mouse last week because of the standard one causing me intense forearm pain while lifting weights. Can you believe this was the first time I heard of a vertical mouse! They look real comfortable! I'm going to try one sooner than later!
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Same here. Vertical mouse looks good. Looks like the cost is 89.95 from ergodepot.com for an Evoluent Wireless Vertical Mouse.
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My problem with vertical mice (and this may well have improved) is that they're invariably by niche manufacturers (or manufacturers who don't normally do mice, like 3M), so they're using old tech (ie, roller ball, PS/2 connections, etc.) and they have non-standard drivers.
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I like parenthetical statements.
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