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    Genuine Question

    Very good question. I've asked myself that and others and its more of a hope situation than fact. No guarantees. Never been a good independent review of DC projects that I've ever seen. Look at WCG and the pay behind the top people and it would make any reasonable person wonder if its for real...
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    Gleem- MalariaControl was a good guess, I checked it out and would probably participate but it seems like no work is available for some time and the program is up in the air for now. But we're on the right track as tons of work has already been done on this area and a case can be made that a...
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    Gleem, thanks for the idea about the Malaria control project, that is one who has had enough data for years that they may be getting close. To those who think 1-2 years is just too short, sorry but not everyone wants a 5-10 year project and clearly some solutions HAVE TO BE scientifically...
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    Maybe not, but at least I'm looking.
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    Thanks to all who replied. My time frame is certainly in the 1-2 year period. Wish someone like the BBB or Charity Navigator or similar would do research on DC which would not only get it publicity but allow those most promising to get more support and quicker results, while eliminating those...
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    Rudy Toody- Thanks for the reply and I will look into it. Can you tell me how often or how close they think they are to having results that will actually make a difference?
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    You may not be on the defensive but you also don't speak for everyone. I'm being polite. Some defend their project, despite the realities of it, with their life. I have no problem with that. I support the right to put the effort and money into what they believe. We are all different. I...
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    Looking for DC project that is actually making a difference

    I was heavily involved in DC a few years ago running several machines including one built specifically just for DC. Got out of it for two reasons. One, as I looked into some projects and especially how much some management got paid, I personally thought it was unethical and misleading to those...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    I thanked him because I had asked that he close the thread since they were a few who added nothing to the issue and were only critical, limiting those who were trying to help from doing so. You don't have to respond, there are many threads to get involved in, your intent here was clear, it was...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Thank You moderator!!!!!!
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    CET- Certified Electronics Technician and a degree in engineering. Your lack of expertise is showing. You play with toys, I solve engineering issues. Get an education and then we'll talk.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Looking for something else to criticize? You've added nothing to my post. Your only purpose here is to cause problems, taken a look at your ratings here lately? Move on to another thread.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Sorry, but mail-order degrees don't count.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    My experience with refurbs is as a CET. The sub $1000 has nothing to do with the current issue. I'm making good progress in my quest in finding a quality under $500 laptop thanks to those who are actually trying to help instead of criticize.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Parasitic- Thanks for the link, the Dell looks good. Preslove- Go to college, get educated, learn how to deal with people and realize that because your experience with refurbished items may have been ok, doesn't equal all peoples experience with them. An education will also make you a...
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    Why are wind turbine blades so skinny?

    Actually ALL high performance aircraft use variable pitch for maximum thrust. You box fan would benefit from that also if it wasn't for the cost/benefit issue. The best angle of attack for the blade varies with, in the case of wind turbines, the wind speed. With aircraft the angle varies by...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    With as many posts as you have, I assume you also have no job along with no education to make a comment like that. Move to another topic and annoy them.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    And with a post like that, you certainly know ignorance.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Thanks for the link, but with the dvd drive problem solved I can just get a XP machine, which I prefer anyway, and be set. XP also solves the ram issue. And with a 16 or 32 GB flash drive that should work also. This opens up a lot of options for me now that I'm not concerned about an...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    The USB flash drive is a good idea to work around the lack of a cd/dvd drive. I imagine a 2GB would work for most stuff and prices will keep coming down on those also. That opens up a lot more options. Thanks.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Now were getting somewhere. Was it new or refurbished? I've been watching Dell for specials and $585 for a 1525 is the best I've found with less stuff than you got.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    As I continue to do research, I also find that some Lenovo Ideapad with the 512mb of ram are also soldered to the system board.
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Thanks for the reply. I believe some Acer models have the soldered ram. I understand about the mini's and they won't work for me. As to yesterdays laptops, thats what I want and I see no need to upgrade every 2 years. I had a PII 300 for 6 years running 98se on dsl, did everything I needed...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Every reply to my question has tried to be helpful, except yours. I never asked for $1,000 performance for $500. I asked for reliability and a system that was usable, Vista and 1GB isn't, XP and 1GB is. Ram that has to be soldered and unsoldered isn't good. Refurbished is buying someone...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Vista with 1GB on any laptop I've seen is simply not enough. Not interested in Dell refurbished units, never had good luck with those type deals, even if they have a normal warranty, still inheriting someone else's problem. Thanks for the idea though. 1GB ram is actually around $25, not 15...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    Thanks for the link, that is getting very close to what I want. Acer and gateway are about the only ones I think are below a reliability that I would want. Asus seems to be a low price provider, but I hear better things about them. HP and Dell are good if I could find a good sale. Maybe as...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    That was my point, $500 is enough or should be enough with technology now and prices going lower on electronics like they have for so long. What you get for under $500 is either a mini that has no cd or dvd, yeah thats real usable, or a system like the other poster said that has vista and 512mb...
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    What ever happened to the under $500 laptop?

    I remember a few years ago the prediction of laptops, then usually $1,000 min, were going to hit $500 and keep going lower with technology advances and increases in performance. What I see for $500 now is so bare-bones that you have to upgrade it right away to even make it usable. The eee...
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    NAT for Dial-up?

    NAT provides a lot of protection it seems. Is there a NAT router or something similar for dial-up users?
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    Is a Laptop bought in US going to work in London?

    Thinking about a laptop as a gift, besides the power issue 110V? Will wi-fi and dvd's and everything else work ok over there? Is this the correct forum for this question? Thanks.
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    Anyone subscribe to consumer reports?

    No one knows about the reliability of Asus? They are for sale everywhere and are the low price leader.
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    Anyone subscribe to consumer reports?

    Asus seems to be the price leader, I noticed they were not mentioned in the ratings, are they too new or does anyone know their reputation or who makes them? I can't see paying over $500 for basically an internet only machine.
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    Anyone subscribe to consumer reports?

    Thanks to all who responded, that was exactly the info I was looking for.
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    Anyone subscribe to consumer reports?

    What was the latest ranking for reliability on laptops? I'm looking for the most inexpensive laptop that has high reliability for my girlfriend. She does 99% internet surfing and sime wi-fi but thats it, reliability is #1, technology last on the list. Thanks
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    Spybot very very slow

    Problem fixed. I thought I had exactly the same programs on all computers and found it difficult to believe that their could be a conflict, but after going through all them, I found I had a free window washer program on the problem computer. I had never even used that program before, I removed...
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    Spybot very very slow

    I have turned off my antivirus, zonealarm, ad-aware with no improvement. I do not use tea-timer as it seemed to be more work than help, plus I have other protections. I guess I could try it with tea-timer but I would think not using it would make the program faster however with computers you...
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    Spybot very very slow

    Still no luck finding a solution. Many hours of research looking through forums have yielded nothing, anyone even have a wild-ass guess I could try?
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    Spybot very very slow

    Version 1.6. Win XP, dual-core proc and 2GB ram and very few programs installed. Have used spybot on all my computer for years and had no problems, now on my laptop its so slow its unuseable. Everything else works fine and the program will finish if I had a day to leave the computer on. I...
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    How open a .XLS file?

    I don't have excel and I need to open a few .xls files. Any quick free downloads? I've searched and only found very few shareware options. I've almost never had a need for this before, don't know why they use .xls. Thanks
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    Security suites with VPN for use with public wi-fi?

    Thanks to all who replied, I believe my question has been answered. VPN is the answer it appears, though caution is needed, as I mentioned, nothing important is sent just browsing the internet, no financials or critical stuff. I understand the issue of who is running these free services. And...