[nmglug] AMD 64 bit

Fri Aug 17 18:38:58 PDT 2012

Look on the bottom of your Toshiba and see if there is a MS Windows sticker
with a code.  That is the license and it will tell you if it is Windows XP
or what.  if it is, you just need to find media to do the wipe and install
then either sell or gift it to someone.  Yes, I know you can do the same
with Linux on it, but MOST people won't buy it if it doesn't have windows.
 If the sticker isn't there, then you will need to either find the original
media which will most likely have the license key with it, or you will need
to buy new which isn't worth it.  Let the buyer do that if they want.  Just
DBAN the laptop and put a basic install of something like Ubuntu on it and
then sell it or gift it.

Andy

On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 7:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com> wrote:

> **
> Thanks Andy,
> I checked out the CPUs on PassMark CPU and you are totally correct. The
> A5560 is almost clocking 4x faster. I ordered it!
> I never thought about the Windows license. I suppose this Toshiba has one
> but I wouldn't know how to find it.
>
> New laptop should be here by Tuesday! Now when those SSDHDs get down to a
> reasonable price I can justify upgrading.
>
> Brian
>
> On 08/17/2012 03:16 PM, Andrew Farnsworth wrote:
>
> If the $60 is not too much, go for the  A5560-7414.  The .15 Ghz
> difference won't make a difference really and if you are in single threaded
> / single core mode this one will turbo up to 2.4 Ghz.  So you get more
> modern, more powerful and faster cpu, better graphics, better power
> savings, a bigger HD all for $60.  Sounds like a deal to me.  I know many
> people will state otherwise, but have a Windows  license for you laptop is
> a good thing... it improves resale value.
>
>
>  Andy
>
> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 4:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>
>>  Anyone help me out with these laptops from Newegg?
>>
>> So this for $319:
>> ASUS A53U-ES21 Notebook AMD Dual-Core Processor E-450(1.65GHz) 15.6" 4GB
>> Memory DDR3 320GB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW AMD Radeon HD 6320
>> and I have a brand new 500GB HD for it.
>> Or this for $379:
>> Acer Aspire A5560-7414 Notebook AMD A-Series A6-3420M(1.5GHz) 15.6" 4GB
>> Memory 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi AMD Radeon HD 6520G . The CPU is a
>> quad core.
>>
>> Advice please?
>>
>> No on the HP I wrote about earlier as it has no optical drive.
>>
>> Many Thanks,
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> On 08/16/2012 10:16 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>>
>> Not bad for first hardware, I was just remembering recently how my first
>> computer had floppies (5.25"). My first hard drive was 15mb (yep, that is
>> Megabytes :) ). Now I'm giving my age away, but I know older nerds :) I'm
>> quite surprised lately at how cheap hardware is getting, I find (capable)
>> laptops for under $200. It makes it a bit easier to move onto new hardware
>> when they are so cheap, and recycling old ones is responsible too... so we
>> don't have to milk every last drop of service from the old units.
>>
>>  Good luck and your welcome, of course
>> Rob
>>
>> On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 12:10 AM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>>
>>>  Thanks so much Rob. I've cloned my HD several times as larger cpacity
>>> ones came on market and installed them into this laptop and yes, SATA.  I
>>> think though that it's time to stop trying to make this workhorse pull the
>>> loads that newer OS versions and all the software that I've installed
>>> amount to. amazing to think my first computer was a Mac G3 Desktop with a
>>> 4GB HD!!
>>> I'll check out micro center for sure.
>>>
>>> Thanks again
>>>
>>> Brian
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/16/2012 09:59 PM, Rob Haag wrote:
>>>
>>> Does your Toshiba have a SATA hard drive? All the new ones do, surely
>>> this unit at Newegg does too. But you may also sacrifice speed/reliability
>>> to swap it out. I may suggest you take an image of your old HDD with
>>> GParted or even the 'dd' command, then put that image on the new hard
>>> drive, then grow the new hard drive's partition to utilize the extra space
>>> (if the new on is bigger (in capacity)... or partition whats left over and
>>> mount that partition too. It's not a fantasy to swap hard drives though, if
>>> you thinking 'will it start up in the new hardware?'  Also, the new laptop
>>> you linked to certainly supports accelerated 3D graphics, which sounds like
>>> a step up for you in that department.
>>>
>>>  Just for the fun of it, check out Micro Center. Not every deal ships
>>> (some are 'in store only'). I re-located to Columbus, OH and we have Micro
>>> Center here, my dad just picked up a really nice Asus laptop for $249 that
>>> supports accelerated graphics, the RAM is a bit lower than what you found
>>> at Newegg, but could be upgraded for $20-30 to 4gb. I have had very good
>>> service from Micro Center too, they are very customer oriented. It's worth
>>> a quick look, but unfortunately most of the 'good' deals are 'in store only'
>>> MicroCenter http://www.microcenter.com/
>>>
>>>  Good luck,
>>> Rob Haag
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 16, 2012 at 11:36 PM, BrianO'Keefe <okeefe at cybermesa.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Hey all,
>>>>
>>>> I have the Toshiba satellite with an AMD 64 bit processor. One of my
>>>> main issues is that the notebook doesn't have the newer video capability to
>>>> run Ubuntu beyond what I have, which is 10.10 except in crappy 2D mode (or
>>>> vintage or whatever they call it).
>>>> This Acer laptop
>>>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215371&nm_mc=EMC-IGNEFL081612&cm_mmc=EMC-IGNEFL081612-_-EMC-081612-Index-_-LaptopsNotebooks-_-34215371-L0A
>>>>
>>>> is capable, I think, and I'm wondering if I could pop my HD from the
>>>> Toshiba into it and just run with it. Or is that a fantasy? The price is
>>>> great and it gets good reviews.
>>>>
>>>> Advice?
>>>>
>>>> Muchas gracias
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
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