Got a free laptop.

[Sean]

This wasdonated to me by my father. It was one of his employees who is no longer with the biz. I dont know much about the puter. Im guess its got a older version of XP on it? Im gonna have to get a wireless router for it and a card. Is there one out there in the market I should look at thats ressonbly priced? Its going to be used mostly by my gf for school work, and by m,e now on the couch so I can be on the interweb and watch tv. Hell yes!

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/Wastingtime42/P9130022.jpg
http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f283/Wastingtime42/P9130023.jpg
IS this going to be pretty slow?

[nj2tn]

For what you described it would be used for is perfect.

[Hornet Handler]

How many toes did you have to lick to get it!?

[PhoenixINX]

Get the RAM to 1GB, make sure you're running a lean system with only the OS and a few basic programs. You'll be fine!

[Sean]

Get the RAM to 1GB, make sure you're running a lean system with only the OS and a few basic programs. You'll be fine!

lean system with only OS? No enough fuel? Do what?

[PhoenixINX]

lean system with only OS? No enough fuel? Do what?

:lol:... just make sure she doesn't install all the CRAP.

- Weatherbug
- DING!
- Google Desktop
- Etc

Run just Office, may it be OpenOffice or Microsoft and the basics. Make sure things are not installed that will hog resources in the background. Examples of those are the few items I touched on above.

[Sean]

gotcha ya! We're not gamers or anything. So All its going to be for is school and internet.

[b18nacho]

that'll do just fine, I have a 1.4 celeron with 256 ram, so like half the laptop that one in the post is, and it works just fine if I am not trying to do anything crazy like photoshop or something. but an extra 512 ram never hurt anyone

[sigurd]

Should be fine. The 2800+ was an alright chip. I would say overclock it but its probably hot enough in a laptop.

Like stated above keep the system low on processes. My xp install runs about 23 fully booted.

[ReefBlueCoupe]

Edit, nevermind.

[Sean]

Should be fine. The 2800+ was an alright chip. I would say overclock it but its probably hot enough in a laptop.

Like stated above keep the system low on processes. My xp install runs about 23 fully booted.

Thats all mumbojumbo to me. Overclock? You saying my laptop is a hot peice? Sicko.

[sigurd]

Thats all mumbojumbo to me. Overclock? You saying my laptop is a hot peice? Sicko.

:lol:

English translation: I think it will be fine for what your wanting to do with it.

[PhoenixINX]

You saying my laptop is a hot peice? Sicko.

:lol:

[Sean]

Any wireless router suggestions?

[PhoenixINX]

Any wireless router suggestions?

Anyone should work fine... just picked up a $50 Linksys at CompUSA for the mother-in-law. :)

[Sean]

Anyone should work fine... just picked up a $50 Linksys at CompUSA for the mother-in-law. :)

Smae with wireless card?

[Whatawookie]

It should have a wireless card built in that supports 802.11g. It should be fine. You may just need a driver (http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html?cat=Notebooks&subcat=M-Series&model=M2350) if it's not showing up.

[PhoenixINX]

It should have a wireless card built in that supports 802.11g. It should be fine. You may just need a driver (http://www.emachines.com/support/product_support.html?cat=Notebooks&subcat=M-Series&model=M2350) if it's not showing up.

Agreed... but a LOT of emachines skimped to keep costs down. :(

If it doesn't, you're on the money, just grab a cheap PCMCIA flavor and you'll be set. :)

[Whatawookie]

Yes they do, but according to the specs on their site for the M2350, it has 802.11g built in.

[Sean]

Yes they do, but according to the specs on their site for the M2350, it has 802.11g built in.

Ok, cool. Thanks for the help guys. :up: +1 for yous guys.

[PhoenixINX]

Yes they do, but according to the specs on their site for the M2350, it has 802.11g built in.

Dang... the ninja of knowledge got me. :( :lol:

[Sean]

Oh yeah, am I still going to be able to keep my desktop plugged in the surfboard witht eh wireless hooked up also?

[Whatawookie]

No, it will plug into the router. Most routers have a few ports for you to plug your desktop in.

[b18nacho]

ps: i hate linksys

carry on

[Sean]

alright I got everything hooked up and running. But now Im having a problem scrolling down the page. IT shows that there is more page, but theres no scroll box on the right neither does the page up/down buttons work.

edit: nevermind...I just hit the X button and started over on IE. It came up now. Wierd.

[Sean]

http://www.speedtest.net/result/184294965.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
This is the test from the laptop. alittle slower, but works well.
http://www.speedtest.net/result/184295195.png (http://www.speedtest.net)
This is from the desktop.

[Sean]

WHere can I get a battery for this? IT wontlast but maybe 45-60 mins unplugged. Online or at a store?

[b18nacho]

I'd go with e-bay, but that's always a risk, but it is so much cheaper on e-bay, and I've not had problems with the one laptop battery I ordered

[Sean]

How come when I click on links a little fistpops up? It wont let me into the link.

[abailey362]

probably a popup blocker. go into settings and disable the popup blocker and see if that helps. You should be able to go in and edit what it allows and what it doesn't once you find that this is the problem.

[Sean]

the pop up blokcker is\off