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Forside14597ySeems like you selected a really bad laptop or reseller. Not a problem by Windows or Microsoft.
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It is an HP Laptop for $2000, it is unacceptable that it does need so much extra work.
It may not be Microsoft’s fault, but because I need to run Windows on the machine I think that all this PC/Windows world is a complex mass of different components that need to work perfectly. That is why I am a Mac-guy. -
@mossesandberg Why the hell would you spend $2k on an HP? Dell XPS 13 is the way to go if you're going to spend $2k. And why would you order it online? I drove an hour and a half to the nearest store to pick it up.
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Nilo-jxn6837yYeah why didn’t you just bootcamp the mac? It’s been a while but that’s what I did on my older MacBook. You could pick up a dedicated SSD and bootcamp it for a 5th of that price.
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My problem with BootCamp is my aspie-personality. I don’t like Windows and I don’t like to change components in a bought machine.
The reason I bought this computer is a long story:
I visited a local store in my town in may. Asked the staff for a good, not too expensive, laptop for software development that would last a couple of years. He showed me this HP ZBook G3 15U.
I waited too buy until August and at that point they did not have that computer in store. He did offer me the new G4-version for +500$ which was too high for me, but he also told me that the online store I bought the computer from had it still.
I use to think of HP as a good PC manufacturer, with Dell and Acer. -
Nilo-jxn6837y@mossesandberg understand. That’s trash that you’re having issues though. I was just looking at it from a costs standpoint. I don’t get why everyone has to be so opinionated on OS’s. Lol idc what other people use. I just prefer the experience from a Mac. And I have an iPhone so my workflow benefits.
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@Nilo-jxn as daily device I only use Apple. Because I like how easy it is to use and how well it works together. That is why I get so frustrated when the PC does not work as easily.
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simo002m5867yWhat do you mean about the X button, is it the cross in the top right corner of a window?
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@mossesandberg good manufacturer and Acer? HP and Acer are about the same level of shittyness.
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