I am an author and song writer.Is this a good computer for me? Also I am not very computer literate. Is this easy to use?
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Yes it is a very good computer and is easy to use. You should buy Apple Care also, you can ask questions for 3 years.
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Good question - you will have to scoot - it doesn't hang over enough for me to recommend it using a laptop. If your writing, reading, or eating breakfast...sure.
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Ok, thanks for all these infos, but I know nothing much about computers except to use them, so I bought a msi u120 because I need to use it for personal office work and web browsing as well as msn chat. I'd also like to install a genealogy program on it. Can anyone tell me if its power will be enough for that. Don't laugh, but I'm pretty lost and I didn't even receive the beast yet. probably sometimes next week. so any advice before I start it and its capacities will be welcome. Don't laugh again, it's the first time in years that I buy myself a computer and my first laptop too.
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Hi Peter, I have one of these and Amazon asked me to answer your question. It does not come with much of anything except incredible slowness and something in its innards which causes the cursor to wander all over documents. You'll be typing along and suddenly you're in the middle of a previous paragraph and have to cut and paste forward. It can do it right in the middle of a word and begin in the previous paragraph right in the middle of another word which makes cutting and pasting problematic. But its worst problem is incredible SLOWNESS!!!! If you're looking for a small, slow and pesky computer, buy it. If not, spend more money.
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This is a good all purpose laptop, remember though, you would need to add your own word processor and other office (school) tools. OpenOffice (openoffice.org) is very good and there are other free ones as good as MS Office. I agree it is a bit large, but you get a numeric keypad if that's a plus for you.
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It definitely will if u have a smaller selection. I have over 800 songs. I would still suggest backing ur music up. I think it's light weight will be a + as well. I say smaller collection because this laptop is definitely well rounded for personal use. If it's strictly music (non video & pictures), it will be solid. I'd also suggest staying with the Windows 7 this laptop comes with. It's way more solid & reliable than Windows 8 or 8.1. I hope I was able to help you out.
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I use a PC. Scrivener was originally developed for the MAC and it gets raves. I love it on PC but apparently it can do much more on the MAC. I don't know anything about other programs nor the iMac.
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I asked my 15 year old, whom is good with music, He said the keyboard is good better than a cheap sound.but not as good as a professional unit, And the system can create about 500 different sounds piano, drums, most instruments.
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Well, I guess I'm going to disappoint you. I'm retired and I don't play games. It starts up in about 30 sec, it runs pretty fast and I can do everything I need from skating the net to processing pictures with Photo shop to making spreadsheets and writing letters. I haven't tried is using AutoCADD on it yet.(I don't do that much with it anymore). The only thing that I haven't figured out yet is Win 8. I think I'd like to have my XP back or maybe Win 7. I surely can't complain about the computer though.
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Well, I guess I'm going to disappoint you. I'm retired and I don't play games.It starts up in about 30 sec, it runs pretty fast and I can do everything I need from skating the net to processing pictures with Photo shop to making spreadsheets and writing letters. I haven't tried is using AutoCADD on it yet.(I don't do that much with it anymore). The only thing that I haven't figured out yet is Win 8. I think I'd like to have my XP back or maybe Win 7. I surely can't complain about the computer though.
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There is no stopping... faster everything lets you get things done faster.... you'll be thanking yourself for getting a great computer, especially if you have to edit a lot of video. Time is valuable too and a 'slow' computer is just annoying especially rendering/compiling/outputting video. Buy the best you can afford. Plus, it sounds like a great gaming computer too if you are into that. I bought a $1500 system nearly 4 years ago... while not as powerful as yours obviously, it's still an i-7 with some upgraded geforce graphics card. A powerful computer will last a long time where a bargain computer likely will have to be upgraded regularly just to keep up with the software.
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first two guestions you ask,i1m not sure.2nd two questions you ask,i do think so. other than that,it is a good computer for the money. good by, gun guy
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It depends on your needs. Home business, office work, school, or just for fun? It's a powerful computer, and for average use works very well!! If you want something that also games well, you will need to have a better video card installed. Otherwise for the money you can't beat this computer! :)
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I love mine. I use it for business. It''s been a real work horse. It runs all my business programs, etc. I use my ipad mini to remote into it from the field and with the exception of a smaller HDD - upgrade to a bigger one if you are able - I can't complain. I HATE Windows 8 and refuse to support it. When Microsoft no longer supports Win 7 I will be getting a Mac. I'll never use 8 - ugh!
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Robert-- I'm glad you found it useful, but I don't want to be the basis of your buying decision. I have the MBP because I sell software that has to run on a Mac, but I don't think I'd spend my own money on it for personal use. It's a beautiful piece of machinery, but it is very tied to the Apple view of the world; anyone who buys an iMac, for example, throws out the goofy Apple mouse and plugs in a Logitech, but you can't do that on a notebook where the keyboard and mouse are built into the case. On the notebooks you're stuck with control-click where everyone else has a right button on the mouse. That's an example, and you get used to it, but the entire world is providing multiple input channels that Apple just doesn't think are useful, and thus they make little accommodation for them on this computer. If I were spending my own money, I'd get another Dell Precision. If you're comfortable with Mac usage, this is a fantastic piece of hardware. Just make sure-- go to a store and try it out before you buy it. Luck, BillR
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yes it is easy to use. The basic functions are very easy. For the more complex features once you read the book they are easy as well.
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Yea Id say so its great program. Just not with windows 8 from my experience in the amazon store I would sudjust you also get magic music maker 2004 delux its like 14.00 that' program got me hooked . Im running magix 2013 and 2014 to me its a downgrade