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  • PhotobugPhotobug Posts: 5,751Member
    I bought a new desktop 4 months ago and am extremely pleased with the 256Gb SSD + 1TB HD. The load time and shutdown time is extremely fast. I did splurge with 24 Gb of RAM. Opening large files is quick. Love it.
    D750 & D7100 | 24-70 F2.8 G AF-S ED, 70-200 F2.8 AF VR, TC-14E III, TC-1.7EII, 35 F2 AF D, 50mm F1.8G, 105mm G AF-S VR | Backup & Wife's Gear: D5500 & Sony HX50V | 18-140 AF-S ED VR DX, 55-300 AF-S G VR DX |
    |SB-800, Amaran Halo LED Ring light | MB-D16 grip| Gitzo GT3541 + RRS BH-55LR, Gitzo GM2942 + Sirui L-10 | RRS gear | Lowepro, ThinkTank, & Hoodman gear | BosStrap | Vello Freewave Plus wireless Remote, Leica Lens Cleaning Cloth |
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    Aagh! I upgraded the new machine from the horror that is Win 8.1 but win 10 is not great so far. Macafee is horrible too - I'm deinstalling it and using defender.

    Why the heck do they have to change the GUI? It's pointless. Stuff that used to be top right is now top left etc. etc. OK, they find new ways to make it work better, but why change the GUI? ~X(
    Always learning.
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  • NSXTypeRNSXTypeR Posts: 2,287Member
    Mac definitely has preloaded software, but it's definitely not as pushy or as intrusive as Windows preloaded software. My dad's Windows 8 PC has a lot of trial Microsoft Office and Dell branded software that he'd never use. Plus there's a free trial of MacAfee, along with that stupid browser toolbar they ask you to install...

    I can't wrap my head around using a Windows PC anymore, the last OS that I was familiar with was Windows XP.
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    XP was good, 7 was good but now, X(
    Always learning.
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  • PhotobugPhotobug Posts: 5,751Member
    Agree, System 7 was good. When I got the new CPU got 8.1 and everyone said it was bad and hard to learn before I purchased it. For me, I had no issues making the change and really like the functionally of 8.1. Have not played with 10 at any of the stores yet but don't intend to upgrade any time soon to 10.
    D750 & D7100 | 24-70 F2.8 G AF-S ED, 70-200 F2.8 AF VR, TC-14E III, TC-1.7EII, 35 F2 AF D, 50mm F1.8G, 105mm G AF-S VR | Backup & Wife's Gear: D5500 & Sony HX50V | 18-140 AF-S ED VR DX, 55-300 AF-S G VR DX |
    |SB-800, Amaran Halo LED Ring light | MB-D16 grip| Gitzo GT3541 + RRS BH-55LR, Gitzo GM2942 + Sirui L-10 | RRS gear | Lowepro, ThinkTank, & Hoodman gear | BosStrap | Vello Freewave Plus wireless Remote, Leica Lens Cleaning Cloth |
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  • PB_PMPB_PM Posts: 4,494Member
    Mac definitely has preloaded software, but it's definitely not as pushy or as intrusive as Windows preloaded software. My dad's Windows 8 PC has a lot of trial Microsoft Office and Dell branded software that he'd never use. Plus there's a free trial of MacAfee, along with that stupid browser toolbar they ask you to install...

    I can't wrap my head around using a Windows PC anymore, the last OS that I was familiar with was Windows XP.
    That's why building your own PC was so much nicer than buying the off the shelf junk that the likes of Dell/HP etc sold. A fresh install from an OEM copy of Windows is just as nice as working with a fresh install of Mac OS or Linux.
    If I take a good photo it's not my camera's fault.
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  • Parke1953Parke1953 Posts: 456Member
    You can get a clean install of windows 10 providing you already have a registered copy of windows. You can download a media creation tool from Microsoft. I used it and didn't get all the crap you get with new PC's. So far no problems. I guess it's been about a month or more.
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  • Parke1953Parke1953 Posts: 456Member
    Here is a link from CNET on how to use it and install if your interested. http://www.cnet.com/how-to/clean-install-windows-10/
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    Note that 'clean installs' often don't leave your machine with the spec it had before so you have to know a lot about PC's to know the implications of what you get and what you don't get with a clean install of Windows. An example is if it has embedded express cache, it can end up without that vital feature working. You do't get any warning pop-ups, the machine just doesn't go very quickly when doing complex editing tasks.
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  • SnowleopardSnowleopard Posts: 244Member
    Any time I buy a new laptop, the first thing I do is make the "restore cd/dvd" from their hidden agenda partition on the hard drive and then power the laptop off, remove the bloatware filled hard drive and install a brand new higher capacity, higher speed hard drive or SSD...... There are some things even low level formating does not remove from factory installed hard drives.....

    It makes all the difference in the world when you do a fresh Windows install on a "non-contaminated" hard drive.
    ||COOLPIX 5000|●|D70|●|D700|●|D810|●|AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED|●|AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D|●|AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D|●|AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G|●|AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D|●|AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED|●|AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED (Silver)|●|AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III|●|PB-6 Bellows|●|EL-NIKKOR 50mm f/2.8||
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  • Parke1953Parke1953 Posts: 456Member
    Snowleopard +1. Just what I did new hard drive new windows install. No complaints here.
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    That is a good idea @snowleopard. I have made my recovery USB drive, but as I have a perfectly good SSD for the moment, I'll bear your suggestion in mind for later on in the machines life.
    Always learning.
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  • PhotobugPhotobug Posts: 5,751Member
    I am getting old...should have started a new thread on the D5. Maybe later today.

    Anyway I see KR has started his place holder for the D5 review. Check out his D5 picture placeholder at http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/d5.htm
    D750 & D7100 | 24-70 F2.8 G AF-S ED, 70-200 F2.8 AF VR, TC-14E III, TC-1.7EII, 35 F2 AF D, 50mm F1.8G, 105mm G AF-S VR | Backup & Wife's Gear: D5500 & Sony HX50V | 18-140 AF-S ED VR DX, 55-300 AF-S G VR DX |
    |SB-800, Amaran Halo LED Ring light | MB-D16 grip| Gitzo GT3541 + RRS BH-55LR, Gitzo GM2942 + Sirui L-10 | RRS gear | Lowepro, ThinkTank, & Hoodman gear | BosStrap | Vello Freewave Plus wireless Remote, Leica Lens Cleaning Cloth |
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  • IronheartIronheart Posts: 3,017Moderator
    We have one:
    http://forum.nikonrumors.com/discussion/1264/nikon-d5-should-we-be-hearing-some-rumors-yet/
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  • PhotobugPhotobug Posts: 5,751Member
    Thanks, I saw that. At least I am smart enough to search before creating one.
    D750 & D7100 | 24-70 F2.8 G AF-S ED, 70-200 F2.8 AF VR, TC-14E III, TC-1.7EII, 35 F2 AF D, 50mm F1.8G, 105mm G AF-S VR | Backup & Wife's Gear: D5500 & Sony HX50V | 18-140 AF-S ED VR DX, 55-300 AF-S G VR DX |
    |SB-800, Amaran Halo LED Ring light | MB-D16 grip| Gitzo GT3541 + RRS BH-55LR, Gitzo GM2942 + Sirui L-10 | RRS gear | Lowepro, ThinkTank, & Hoodman gear | BosStrap | Vello Freewave Plus wireless Remote, Leica Lens Cleaning Cloth |
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  • SnowleopardSnowleopard Posts: 244Member
    I just found my floppy disks for Mac System 7.5.3....... I just need to find a mac to install it on..... Only mac I will ever consider a "Mac" almost un-hackable...... Mac's these days can be hacked in minutes.
    ||COOLPIX 5000|●|D70|●|D700|●|D810|●|AF-S NIKKOR 14-24mm f/2.8G ED|●|AF Nikkor 20mm f/2.8D|●|AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.4D|●|AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G|●|AF Micro-Nikkor 60mm f/2.8D|●|AF-S Micro Nikkor 60mm f/2.8G ED|●|AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 70-200mm f/2.8G IF-ED (Silver)|●|AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III|●|PB-6 Bellows|●|EL-NIKKOR 50mm f/2.8||
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  • NoXiNNoXiN Posts: 123Member
    just remember when you upgrade to 10, to turn off all the data collection they added...
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    just remember when you upgrade to 10, to turn off all the data collection they added...
    How do you do that?

    ;;)
    Always learning.
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    To all our American friends: Happy Thanksgiving!
    Always learning.
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  • Rx4PhotoRx4Photo Posts: 1,200Member
    ^^ Thank You @spraynpray ! Have yourself a wonderful day as well.
    D800 | D7000 | Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8 | 24-70mm f/2.8 | 70-200mm f/2.8 | 35mm f/1.8G | 85mm f/1.4G | Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Art | Sigma 50mm f/1.4 Art | Sigma 50mm f/1.4 EX DG HSM | Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar ZF.2 | Flash controllers: Phottix Odin TTL

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  • Parke1953Parke1953 Posts: 456Member
    Thanks spraynpray. Looks like turkey and all the trimmings for the rest of the week. Yummmm yum. :D
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  • manhattanboymanhattanboy Posts: 1,003Member
    just remember when you upgrade to 10, to turn off all the data collection they added...
    How do you do that?

    ;;)
    Read this here:
    arstechnica.com/information-technology/2015/08/windows-10-doesnt-offer-much-privacy-by-default-heres-how-to-fix-it/
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  • NSXTypeRNSXTypeR Posts: 2,287Member
    edited November 2015
    Happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope you guys picked up some nice gear!

    I picked up a Nexus 5x and a Nvidia Shield TV... both of which are severely back ordered, but should arrive at some point.

    I also updated my dad's computer to Windows 10, it's refreshing to see how much more intuitive the user interface is in comparison to Windows 8.
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    Happy belated Thanksgiving! I hope you guys picked up some nice gear!

    I also updated my dad's computer to Windows 10, it's refreshing to see how much more intuitive the user interface is in comparison to Windows 8.
    Almost as good as Win 7. Have you tried the mail app yet? It's rubbish. :-/
    Always learning.
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  • spraynprayspraynpray Posts: 6,545Moderator
    I have a 23" HD screen which is doing nothing and so I was thinking I would like to use it to display images as individual shots and slideshows. Is there any gadget available that is small, cheap and would do that with images from a USB drive?

    Thanks for any help guys.
    Always learning.
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