[bars] Low cost laptop

[Larry Krainson]

8 gigs is still a good minimum Tom. 8 is fine for nearly anyone unless they
are doing some heavy duty editing or work or a lot of multitasking. But 4
gigs will barely cut it today. You want at a minimum an AMD Ryzen 3 or
Intel i3 processor running at least 1.6 Ghz with around a 4 Ghz boost. 1.9
Ghz or higher is even better.

I run an AMD Ryzen 5 Pro (multi core cpu) 3.2 Ghz with 8 gigs and a 256 gig
SSD as my ham radio computer and it runs everything I throw at it works
great. And multi-tasks with ease. But for most a 3 series should be fine.
(My work machine is MUCH more powerful)

A celeron or other ancient processor is crummy and slow. If that's good
enough for you, then fine. But I wouldn't touch it and have never sold one
in my business ever. The celeron goes back 20 years technology wise and is
a cpu w/o a math coprocessor. If you're doing internet browsing, email or
word processing, or something else basic. Then fine. But it's not fast and
never was.

Plus there are a LOT of old cpu's out there that are crap like the celeron.
It really depends on what you want to do. Spend less and get much less.
Spend more and get something that you won't need to upgrade or outgrow any
time soon.

Larry, W1AST

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On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 12:44 PM Tom Walsh <k1tw at comcast.net> wrote:

> Larry what do you recommend for RAM today.  I used to consider 8 GB as a
> bare minimum but not any more.
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> Tom
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> *From:* bars <bars-bounces at w1hh.org> *On Behalf Of *Larry Krainson
> *Sent:* Friday, November 25, 2022 12:15 PM
> *To:* Tim KC1RET <kc1ret.radio at gmail.com>
> *Cc:* bars at w1hh.org
> *Subject:* Re: [bars] Low cost laptop
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> The cpu is lousy, not enough ram, very under powered. Not even worth the
> $99. Buyer beware.
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> Larry, W1AST
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>    - HCRA President
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>    - Project Big E 2022 & 2023 Organizer
>    - Proud Member of ARRL, FCARC & YCCC
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>    - W1AST at arrl.net
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> On Fri, Nov 25, 2022 at 10:31 AM Tim KC1RET <kc1ret.radio at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> Microcenter has a $99 Black Friday deal on a entry level laptop.  When I
> checked it this morning (~1030A on Friday) there were more than 25
> available at the Cambridge store.  I do not have any experience with this
> specific model but based on the stats it should be sufficient for logging
> and very likely digital modes.
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> https://www.microcenter.com/product/652909/asus-br1100cka-ys02-116-laptop-computer-gray?sku=437715&utm_source=20221125_BF_Computer_Parts_R7397&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=R7397&MccGuid=861C7DB9-8096-40DB-A938-1C3945B71953
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> 73, Tim - KC1RET
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