My First Netbook
Well I finally got a netbook. It was an unexpected gift for x-mas. I got the Gateway EC1433u Cherry Red(the black ones were all sold out). I was originally going to get the Asus Netbook, but I really couldn't figure out which one I wanted. I picked out the gateway because it had the ability to do hd video, had an hdmi as well as an optical out.
New Keyboard….
Well I have been using the Logitech G15 keyboard since it was released... the lcd screen and all the extra macro buttons were great. But now that I don't game as much on my PC as I use to I decided to get a smaller keyboard to free up some of my desk space. I ended up getting the Logitech S520 its a keyboard mouse combo. I really didn't need a new mouse since my MX 518 has been working really well for me but since this new set is all wireless I thought I would give it a shot.
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WinXP still faster then Vista
Well after my switch back to WinXP I finally finished loading all my programs. So far WinXP is still loading and running faster then Vista. I still have all the pleasant visuals I had when I was on Vista, since I actually started getting used to it I actually had to hunt the some of programs down to mimic vista, like Windows Sidebar and Visual Tooltip. I already had topdesk to do the 3D flip and WindowBlinds for the transparent borders/taskbar so I was already enjoying those before the Vista switch.
There are a few things that I haven't been able to do on WinXP though. Like having Games and My Videos on the right side of the start menu(In the top portion not under the run button). I know about ViStart but I hate the Vista StartMenu. I was able to get the options to show up in the Properties>Customize>Advanced Portion of the StartMenu. But I can't get it to show up on the actual StartMenu.
Besides that one little issue I am pretty content with WinXP and I am pretty sure I wont do the switch to Vista until there is some big performance improvement on it. Considering I am peaking at 16% CPU Usage and 40% RAM Usage with Winamp running and all the other little apps running with Firefox3 open with 3 tabs. If I was on Vista my CPU usage would have been jumping all over the place and my RAM would be around 60%.
List of Running Apps(Not Including Services/Driver Software)
3RVX
DeskSpace
LCD Studio (For my G15 Gaming Keyboard)
ObjectDock
PeerGuardian
SpeedFan
TopDesk
Visual ToolTip
Winamp
WindowBlinds
Windows Sidebar (Make It Work On WinXP)
Vista is garbage!!!
Well after trying to get around the bsod problem and failing(underclocking didn't help) on Vista. I decided to go back to Win XP, which is working out better... I was having a few issues with the latest drivers... So I installed video drivers that were working before I installed Vista and so far so good.
Currently I am enjoying Win XP with a vista uxtheme, lclock, and the windows sidebar.
