I almost got divorced (an exaggeration) buying used laptops trying to get a solid recommendation on PowerSDR/firewire. I gave up as I ran out of space and money!
Read this and take a thumb drive with you as you shop! http://abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/?p=56 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 NEW PHONE NUMBER Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 6:13 PM, Brian Lloyd <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 11:57 AM, charles rakes <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > A while back I read on this forum that someone had operated their 1500 > > using > > an Eee pc just like the one I have. That and liking QRP like I do, I > > thought what a great portable station that would be. I worked several > > hours > > trying to complete a loading of the Flex soft ware using the supplied > disc. > > Not even close. I went on line and down loaded the latest Flex soft ware > > and > > had no better luck. I'm sure most of the problem is me and not the > > Flex-1500. The world fatal always came up followed by some computer talk > > that I knew nothing about. I like using the computer as a tool, not as > an > > experimental device so I'm not even close to a computer whiz. I really > > want this to work, without playing with the software. I guess what I'm > > asking can anyone direct me to a laptop that cost no more than $400. that > > would work out of the box. I have been looking on line at Bestbuy at two > > of > > their laptops that go for $350. each. One is a Gateway AMD c series and > is > > a 64 bit machine. The other is the Toshiba Satellite model with the AMD > e > > series processor and too is a 64 bit machine. If I can not purchase a > > computer that works out of the box then I'm stumped. Thanks in advance, > > Charles/KI5AZ > > > > My suggestion is to look for a used laptop that will suffice. Catch someone > in your office who is upgrading. Better still, see if you can lay hands on > a > MacBook with the Intel Core2Duo processor. > > Neal is far and away the best guy to ask. > > > -- > Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL > 3191 Western Dr. > Cameron Park, CA 95682 > [email protected] > +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) > +1.931.492.6776 (USA) > (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) > _______________________________________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used > for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist > who are using beta versions of the software. > _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
