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Date: 20-Feb-04 @ 03:04 PM -
lap w no flop and win xp home ed?
in the u.s. there are these hp laps going for $700 everywhere.. athlon xp 1.87g, 256m ram, seems like good price.
as a desktop user, i'm daunted by no floppy drive.. what happens on a no flop lap when your os ballses up or something? you have to pay a tech every time, or is there a 'way in' ??
compound this with them having win xp HOME EDITION, which i understand doesn't give you features you get in 98 like control panel (well, fuck me if i could find it - read someone saying 'xp home edition doesn't have "nuts and bolts" functions, only xp pro ed.')
my instinct would just be to reformat for 98se, but then i might not have all the drivers a new lap requires.
what say you?
hmm.. other question -
can you link a lap to a desktop via the usb for file swapping?? :p