[GTALUG] Laptop recommendations?

[Howard Gibson]

James,

   Does your USB floppy drive work?  I keep ordering these things and they work once or twice and then crap out.  The one I have now never worked.  They cost something like twelve bucks.  I am willing to pay more of something that works. 

On Mon, 27 Apr 2020 10:39:44 -0400
James Knott via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> On 2020-04-27 10:22 AM, Howard Gibson via talk wrote:
> >     I think my current laptop has an RJ45 port.  I bought a docking station for it, so I use that.  Historically, I use the RJ45s because I transfer data to and from the laptop, and I want it to happen quickly.
> 
> I use Wifi or Ethernet.  For normal use, WiFi is fine.  But if I'm doing 
> something major, such as installing an OS, then I'll use Ethernet.
> >     I visited Canada Computers in Etobicoke, and I think I got the last desktop with slots for DVD/Blu-Ray discs (and 5-1/4 floppy drives), and controls on the front.  My cat can no longer turn my computer off.  You people are on your own!
> 
> At least I have an external USB floppy drive! ;-)
> 
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