Muel

I've had this argument too many times now and I'm not having it again, I just don't care enough. I've been using LInux and Windows for 5/6 years now, I know which I prefer. EDIT: Any tips for making Ubuntu hold onto a keyboard map? It's so annoying when you set it to a UK keyboard, then reboot and it gives you a different keyboard... Re-downloaded and reinstalled with no luck.

My old neighbours were like you, lovely people, I really really miss them.

I believe I may be number 5.... May be.

I've overclocked a lot over the years, and Intel are a lot easier than AMD! My current CPU will do a 12% increase, whereas most people with an i7 can get upto a 40% increase.

I thought they'd just chopped up a mates frame... If your mates smashed your window, would you make them pay for it? I did, and it was an accident anyway.

Vacking chitty wock peds!

Should have seen my post before the edit, I f**king HATE linux nerds and their overcomplicating everything. The preaching aswell, every heavy Linux user I've known acts like a f**king Jehovah's Witness. I used Linux for a while, I even have OSX Snow Leopard (Mac in other words), on one of my computers. Windows 7 is best by far. It works with everything, there's no pissing around writing commands in the terminal, it's the best for treating like a white good by far. You just turn it on and it goes. There's a reason that people write viruses and spyware and adware for it, becuase it's the most widely used, and there's a reason for that too, it's the best OS. Anyway, best not get started or I'll never stop. I've spent too long arguing with f**king OSX and Linux nerds in the past already. EDIT: Vista really is shite, there was so much wrong with it that by the time Microsoft had mended it, they released it as W7.

That's wayyy too complicated for what Dave is trying to do. Dave, you've got two options really, either upgrade which usually leaves things in a big mess, or a fresh install, which means you have to reinstall everything and copy your docs back on. Choose which you want then reply back and I'll reply with what else you need to do.

Buying a wider BB won't effect the chainline much, and anyway you can move the rear sprocket to get it right again. You can add spacers in but then you're probably risking catching the other side.

Mostly whatever you're taking.

Removes the corner, which acts as a stress riser.

I was being deadly serious. Yes.

and die. EDIT: Painfully.

They definately are that, and they're only really a mobile solution, if you're using it at home it becomes kinda pointless.They are pretty slow aswell, I'm used to it but be warned, very slow. The have and firewall makes a big difference, people put McAfee on or Norton, then complain it's not fast enough. I use AVG Free and Zone Alarm and it works well for me with W7. The other one is running OSX so no need for any of that security shite.

That battery life is seriously good, my mates 1 hour power save must just be a case of Acer quality. Netbooks are brilliant, the 10" screen is still very usable when you get used to it, they have battery lives of upto 12 hours, (My other mates new Toshiba), and despite what anyone says they're fast enough for me to run photoshop, dreamweaver and firefox side by side. It mainly depends on the usage, these days you just work out how often you'll be carrying it around and pick a screen size/weight to suit. I take one of my netbooks with me to Uni everyday, so a 15" laptop would get a bit annoying, especially as each day I walk about 5-6 miles. Intel not good with overclocking? Seems wierd, is it just the laptop CPUs you're talking about?

That'd actually piss me off a bit, it was pretty much the best Kot left. Long, Silver and undented.

Yeh if the price isn't much different, then go for it. Although having 2gb more ram than needed will make the battery life shorter. I just opened FireFox, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Word, MSN, Winamp, uTorrent, KeepNote, Access, Excel, Groove, Visual Studio, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, iTunes, Fireworks and Flash, and it's only using 2.22gb. It's up to you, 4gb will make a difference, but very small. The main difference will be the battery life really. I hate Acer, the feel really tacky, usually look terrible, customer service isn't great... Never actually owned one though so don't take it as read.

First done when you were 19, fail.

Forgot who I sold it to lol, how's it doing?

W7 is fine on 2gb of ram mate, the usage for 32bit is around 600mb, 64bit is 800mb. (In my experience). 1 and 2 are the same link. I'd recommend not one anyway, the spec is good but 17" laptops have terrible battery lives, my mate has a posh gaming Acer thing that last around an hour on low brightness... I reckon 13" is the best notebook size, but a lot of people prefer 15", just personal really. I prefer netbooks over anything, so I have two Samsung NC10s. EDIT: Also, I'd stick to Intel for this. They seem to make more powerful low consumption CPUs at the moment.

Oh, in that case I got the wrong end of the stick, the other kid needs to lighten up.

You cut up a mates frame? What a pair of f**king rejects. If I were him you'd be paying for what it was worth.

Die. EDIT: I was also 13 when I built my first.

Seriously just learn to do it yourself, it really isn't difficult.