New computer at work.

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So I got a new job a few weeks back and since we spend majority of our department's money on first class travel and lodging, we didn't have enough new computers. So they gave me a Dell GX-260 or something. Anyways, it was slow. 2.44 ghz, which is decent, but just 256 mb memory. Anyways, today I received a new one :D

Dell GX-280: 3.4 ghz, 1 gb ram, 160 gb HD, DVD Burner :Q but still the old Viewsonic 19" CRT :( Sucks but since my job has nothing to do with computers, I guess I can live with it :p
 

drum

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Originally posted by: Turkish
So I got a new job a few weeks back and since we spend majority of our department's money on first class travel and lodging, we didn't have enough new computers. So they gave me a Dell GX-260 or something. Anyways, it was slow. 2.44 ghz, which is decent, but just 256 mb memory. Anyways, today I received a new one :D

Dell GX-280: 3.4 ghz, 1 gb ram, 160 gb HD, DVD Burner :Q but still the old Viewsonic 19" CRT :( Sucks but since my job has nothing to do with computers, I guess I can live with it :p

i hate that. 2.4 GHz is fine but our company is so scared to get ram for some dumbarse reason. 2.4ghz with windows xp trying to run on 256mb owns the machine. drives me nuts.
 

drinkmorejava

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Originally posted by: drum
Originally posted by: Turkish
So I got a new job a few weeks back and since we spend majority of our department's money on first class travel and lodging, we didn't have enough new computers. So they gave me a Dell GX-260 or something. Anyways, it was slow. 2.44 ghz, which is decent, but just 256 mb memory. Anyways, today I received a new one :D

Dell GX-280: 3.4 ghz, 1 gb ram, 160 gb HD, DVD Burner :Q but still the old Viewsonic 19" CRT :( Sucks but since my job has nothing to do with computers, I guess I can live with it :p

i hate that. 2.4 GHz is fine but our company is so scared to get ram for some dumbarse reason. 2.4ghz with windows xp trying to run on 256mb owns the machine. drives me nuts.


can't you just get a 512 stick on sale for $20 and throw it in if it bugs you that much?
 

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Originally posted by: drinkmorejava
Originally posted by: drum
Originally posted by: Turkish
So I got a new job a few weeks back and since we spend majority of our department's money on first class travel and lodging, we didn't have enough new computers. So they gave me a Dell GX-260 or something. Anyways, it was slow. 2.44 ghz, which is decent, but just 256 mb memory. Anyways, today I received a new one :D

Dell GX-280: 3.4 ghz, 1 gb ram, 160 gb HD, DVD Burner :Q but still the old Viewsonic 19" CRT :( Sucks but since my job has nothing to do with computers, I guess I can live with it :p

i hate that. 2.4 GHz is fine but our company is so scared to get ram for some dumbarse reason. 2.4ghz with windows xp trying to run on 256mb owns the machine. drives me nuts.


can't you just get a 512 stick on sale for $20 and throw it in if it bugs you that much?

our computers' cases are locked... my new machine has 1 gb ram though, and that plenty for a work machine!
 

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Originally posted by: JackBurton
We equip our laptop users with 2GB of ram....and core duos. ;)

Your laptop users dont get to fly first class around the world and stay in minimum 5 star hotels :p
 

JackBurton

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Originally posted by: Turkish
Originally posted by: JackBurton
We equip our laptop users with 2GB of ram....and core duos. ;)

Your laptop users dont get to fly first class around the world and stay in minimum 5 star hotels :p
Funny you should mention that.... ;)