[olug] [OT]: [Really OT]: windows 7

Tue Oct 23 19:32:35 UTC 2012

Unfortunately Windows is a necessary evil mainly due not to Windows itself but because of all the $$$ expended in Enterprise products. Not to mention the folks in charge have a M$ mentality. FDR still uses Windows/SLES/AIX but Sun is on the way out. Looking at the M4 the OCZ Vertex 4 has better specs - 120K IOPS, 500+R/400+W with a 5yr warranty for 99$ at newegg. Really dunno if those numbers correlate into any real world differences. Either way hope to have bookoo fun.

Roger Sheldon
Storage Engineer
wk 402.777.7901
cell 402.889.2585

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From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Hinrichs - DM&T
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 2:11 PM
To: Omaha Linux User Group
Subject: Re: [olug] [OT]: [Really OT]: windows 7

SSDs - I've got a 256G M4 from crucial that, I believe, is competitive with OCZ.

I only touch windows with a 10 foot pole, or actually across a network.

On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 2:03 PM, Jay Bendon <jaybocc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Why not start now? My quality of life improved significantly when i 
> stopped using windows.
>
>
> --Jay
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 1:53 PM, Sheldon, Roger W < 
> Roger.Sheldon at firstdata.com> wrote:
>
> > Aaaahhhh so that's the catch...hmm. Ya so  guess ya have to actually 
> > buy Windoze. WELL guess I will try that then after W$8 sp1 comes 
> > out, don't wanna get a beta copy. If we have a world without Gates 
> > who needs
> Windows?
> > My next desktop will be Linux (mint/opensuse/bsd or debian not sure) 
> > and Windows will be a vm. Planning on OCZ vertex 4 anyone have 
> > recommends for diff SSD?
> >
> >
> >
> > Roger Sheldon
> > Storage Engineer
> > wk 402.777.7901
> > cell 402.889.2585
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: olug-bounces at olug.org [mailto:olug-bounces at olug.org] On Behalf 
> > Of Craig Wolf
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 11:59 AM
> > To: Omaha Linux User Group
> > Subject: Re: [olug] [OT]: [Really OT]: windows 7
> >
> > I buy them at Newegg.com...most reasonable for legit licenses I have 
> > been able to find.
> >
> > Craig Wolf
> > (402)990-3010
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Timothy Goshinski 
> > <tgoshinski at gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> > > If your friend/client is currently enrolled in any college 
> > > courses, most schools now have a MSND-AA license for their 
> > > students which includes Windows OS versions from 3 up to current.  
> > > I only mention it because a lot of schools don't advertise it, and 
> > > most instructors aren't even aware their institution has it.
> > >
> > >   --=
> > >                 =--
> > > Growth for the sake of growth is the ideology of the cancer cell. 
> > > -* Edward
> > > Abbey*
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:46 AM, T. J. Brumfield <
> enderandrew at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> A lot of the times you can guy a license for a newer version of 
> > >> Windows and downgrade to the old version. You might be able to 
> > >> get a Windows 8 license right now that also allows you  to run 7 
> > >> if you want that freedom of choice.
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, Oct 23, 2012 at 9:21 AM, Chad Homan <choman at gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> > All
> > >> >
> > >> > I usually avoid windows like the plague, but I've been asked to 
> > >> > research places to buy windows 7 professional and home premium 
> > >> > at reasonable rates.
> > >> >
> > >> > I know some of my fellow lug'gers dabble in the dark side and 
> > >> > was
> > >> wondering
> > >> > if anyone had some good resources to share.
> > >> >
> > >> > If you do, please contact me  off list
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Together We Win!
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