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Maybe you will win an award for best unboxing video for the 1998 teh forum awards!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.15&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 11:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">16 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.16">40856.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Well it arrived an hour and a half ago!<br /><br /> First impressions: Not overly impressed. Hardware wise it's great - screen (too shiny :@) is lovely, full HD at 15.6 inches looks amazing. Keyboard is ok - could do with more travel on the keys and I'm not used to the spacing yet), case is rather drab but functional. But I've really no idea what they've done to it software wise.<br /><br /><br /> First Up: it arrived an hour and a half ago and I've only JUST got it to connect to my wifi. Also I've no idea how I got it to connect, it just randomly started working after refusing for an hour. Then same issue on reboot.<br /><br /> Second Up: whenever I log in (including first boot), I get a pop up saying "Sound Blaster Cinema has stopped working". Well that's reassuring.<br /><br /> Third Up: GeForce Experience popped up to tell me there was a new driver available. So I clicked it. "NVIDIA GeForce Experience has stoped working".<br /><br /> Fourth Up: Turning Caps Lock on and off causes a massive pop up in the top left corner of the screen to let you know you've turned it on or off. The laptop has an LED on it to indicate caps lock status, so it's really not needed. I could live with it though, if it wasn't for the fact the fucking pop up steals focus - so if you're typing and use caps lock (say, entering a wifi key) it stops you typing in the box you're on until you click on it again <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span> <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span> <span class="emoticon e_angry" title=":@"><span class="e__">:@</span></span><br /><br /> Fifth Up: Windows 8.1 <span class="emoticon e_acidcry" title="T_T"><span class="e__">T_T</span></span><br /><br /> Sixth Up: Bloat ware. Intrusive bloatware, like a trial of Bullguard firewall that stopped IE connecting to websites. And some log on script that does a performance check thing so I can brag about how big my <strike>penis</strike> scores are.<br /><br /><br /> Need to work out if the recovery disc is just a disc image or an actual windows installed. This thing needs to be nuked from orbit <span class="emoticon e_sad" title=":("><span class="e__">:(</span></span></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.16&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 11:50</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 12:17"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.17">40856.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_16" target="_self">40856.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> <span class="emoticon e_lol" title="LOL"><span class="e__">LOL</span></span><br /><br /> It's nearly as bad as some of the preloaded tripe we get on HP PCs here.<br /><br /> What's the plan for the OS then, you sticking with Windows or going Linux?<br /><br /> Also, unboxing video? If for nothing else than to keep Ken happy. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.17&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 11:54</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 12:17"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.18">40856.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_16" target="_self">40856.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Nothing wrong with 8.1 - you just need to flatten it and reinstall.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.18&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_19"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_19"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 12:18</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 12:31"></span></span> <span class="message_count">19 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.19">40856.19</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_18" target="_self">40856.18</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There's lots wrong with it. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.19&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.19"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_20"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_20"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 12:20</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 14:29"></span></span> <span class="message_count">20 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.20">40856.20</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_17" target="_self">40856.17</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Resisted the urge to upgrade to Windows 7, going to give 8.1 a chance at least. I've also left 100 gig partition for some kind of Linux as there's a few things I need/want to try out. <br /> <br /> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.20&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.20"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_21"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_21"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Monsoir (PILOTDAN)<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 12:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 12:45"></span></span> <span class="message_count">21 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.21">40856.21</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_19" target="_self">40856.19</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Go on...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.21&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.21"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_22"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_22"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 12:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Monsoir (PILOTDAN) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 13:58"></span></span> <span class="message_count">22 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.22">40856.22</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_21" target="_self">40856.21</a></div> <div class="message_body"> There's no consistency or thought put into the interface. It's ridiculously hard or obscure to do simple things (like working out how to install it without a Microsoft account). <br /><br /> It's put a water mark on my desktop because secure boot is turned off.<br /><br /> The metro apps that default to opening things are completely wank and either don't work, or they're so hard to use you just /think/ they don't . Like the default image viewer: you have to hold down control and use the mouse wheel to zoom in/out. Why? mouse wheel on its own does nothing, so it's not like it's a modifier to extend available functions. And setting an image as a desktop backgroun? You might think you should open it up and choose 'set as desktop background'. But oh no, you can only set it as a /lock screen/ if you fucking open it. If you want to set it as a desktop background you have to right click it in explorer and choose 'set as desktop background' there. But you can't set it as lock screen that way, that'd be too simple.<br /><br /> And this is the second 8.1 laptop that I've had serious issues with Wifi on, and a quick google suggests I'm not alone. I don't know what they've done to the way it's handled, but on tracy's laptop it randomly drops out, or reduces the speed to a crawl: a torrent can go for over 1MB/s to 100k/s, turn wifi off and on again and boom - straight back to 1MB/s for about 5 minutes or so, then it slows back down until you turn wifi off... ect.<br /><br /> [...continue reading...]<br /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.22&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.22"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_23"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_23"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 12:55</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 7 Feb 2014 12:55"></span></span> <span class="message_count">23 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.23">40856.23</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.15#a40856_22" target="_self">40856.22</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oh, and installing the driver for 'Airplane mode'* can't be done via Device Manager**, as Windows complains the driver isn't meant for this platform. Yet running the installer for it it installs fine.<br /><br /><br /> *wtf? Why does airplane mode need a driver?!<br /><br /> **this may be due to the driver rather than windows, but windows should either accept the driver or not<br /></div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.23&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.23"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a40856_24"></a><div class="message" id="message_40856_24"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: ANT_THOMAS<span class="message_time"> 7 Feb 2014 12:59</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">24 of 66</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=40856.24">40856.24</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Sounds like I'm glad to have never bothered with Win 8/8.1. Which leads me to my next question.<br /><br /> Does Jim have a Windows 7 AIO style ISO available these days? Basically so I can install 7 Ultimate 64bit.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=40856.24&return_msg=40856.15" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="40856.24"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="40856.25" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>