Mourning

[quillwing717]

I officially have computer fail. My laptop refused to start properly this morning. I'm running a system repair, but I'm afraid that even if it works, it's the beginning of the end. I've been having problems with it for some time now: programs that won't start, issues with performance, ect, ect

Comments

[akarii]

Oh, dear, that is indeed a sucker punch. Maybe it's just virus or spyware infected; some of the symptoms seem to point in that general direction. Remember, how Feni seems to have caught a couple of those suckers via recent ElJay DDoS attack.

If not and this really turns out to be the prelude to an end, consider getting yourself a netbook. They do not require as much an expense as a regular laptop does, but offer a decent mobile solution that, combined with a stable desktop, may satisfy your needs.

In any case, I'm keeping all my fingers crossed. I'm familiar with that situation and thus feel with you in how much that sucks.

[quillwing717]

It is, it is.

The system repair seemed to do the job of getting it back in running order, but it's still running hot (even on a cooling pad) and slow. It's going on five or six years now, (I think) so I'm sure that has something to do with it. It's just another in a long string of incidents that make me think my beloved computer is in need of a new little sister.

I need a portability aspect is more for writing than for Internet capability, so I'm not sure a netbook would be for me. Maybe? Can I load OpenOffice on a netbook?

[akarii]

Why not? The only difference being netbooks running on flash-based drive instead of a harddrive. You can load pretty much any program as long as they're compatible with its operating system.

Myself, I've got a Linux-based Asus and have had no difficulties shuttling my .doc files to and fro my Windows-based desktop, probably because that linux-netbook is equipped with some open source software.

I keep using my netbook for both, mobile writing as well as mobile internet. It works.