beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q started this discussion 11 years ago#41,578
So I got a new laptop like a month or two ago. I've only turned it on once. It's really hard to let go of the old, comfortable laptop. My Office subscription is finally running out on this old one though, so I'll probably make the transition once that expires.
Anonymous B joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 45 seconds later[^][v]#552,444
I had the same issue when moving to my new desktop PC from my old laptop. You just have to force it, and make the new laptop just as comfortable as the old one. I believe in you. You can do it.
beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 1 minute later, 2 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,446
This one does BSODs and system recoveries all the time but that makes me admire it even more... it just keeps going.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 14 seconds later, 2 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,447
@previous (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)
i guess youre a fucking retard or someone with downs or something because that made no sense at all
beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 5 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,448
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
nice circlejerk you jew worshipper
@552,444 (B)
Thank you. I do want to play GTA, which will only be possible on the new laptop. Maybe I'll force myself to use it this weekend.
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 10 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,449
@previous (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)
GTA? On a laptop?
That'll have to be one hell of a laptop.
beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q (OP) replied with this 11 years ago, 21 minutes later, 32 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,450
@previous (Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx)
Other people are playing it fine on laptae. Fuck off!
Killer Lettuce !!iNo3FkiZx replied with this 11 years ago, 4 minutes later, 36 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,452
@previous (beckyderp !4aMoRa.T2Q)
I wasn't saying there was anything wrong with using a laptop, I just figured you'd need a pretty high quality laptop to do it.
Though I suppose you could have some of the graphics settings below maximum. That'd probably help.
Anonymous D joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 2 minutes later, 39 minutes after the original post[^][v]#552,454
kook !!mCVqftDha joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,582
I'm very bad at switching computers as well. Like a pensioner, I ask younger people to help me do things.
Fake anon !ZkUt8arUCU joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 41 seconds later, 7 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,583
Nerd.
Metæ joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 27 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,587
@OP
What I always did was just take the hard drive out of the old one and pop it in the new. Takes 5 minutes, very easy and all your files, programs, etc. are right where you left them!
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 17 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,595
@previous (Metæ)
and then you have an hour of device driver hell to follow.
Anonymous K joined in and replied with this 11 years ago, 7 minutes later, 8 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,600
Metæ replied with this 11 years ago, 1 hour later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,629
@552,595 (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI) @previous (K)
I've done this on Windows and Ubuntu and never had any problems. It still beats having to transfer 100+ GB of shit over.
FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI replied with this 11 years ago, 3 minutes later, 10 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,631
@previous (Metæ)
What version of Windows? I've done it with 98, XP and Vista and all have had driver issues. I agree Ubuntu doesn't have this problem.
Metæ replied with this 11 years ago, 33 minutes later, 11 hours after the original post[^][v]#552,639
@previous (FuckAlms !vX8K53rFBI)
Vista and 7. In both cases Windows detected the driver-less hardware and downloaded the drivers. Ubuntu did fine, too. If you're running mainstream hardware I dont see how it would be an issue. There was like half an hour of downloading and a few reboots but it was hardly "hell". You could always do it in advance by looking up the new laptops wifi card, graphics, sound, etc and downloading those to the hard drive in advance, then switching the hard drive.