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yeah maybe you were not told everything , i have just bought a 160Gb for my pc. when formating I only get 149GB,(win2k) thats a few missing GB and I am not alone. There are other cases where people have bought larger HDD and lost more that they thought when formating , it goes on. This i believe is standard practice, i have also read that western digital have paid out over a misrepresention .Neowin.net - Western Digital pays up in class action lawsuit. . . .

I do think this is misleading , i know why it is , you should be told that there will be some discrepancy and not left feeling short changed.

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ok many things here.

 

vista allows you to make a recovery disk, therefore you dont need the recovery partition if it on disk.

 

you also realised xp only needed so much disk space, but by right clicking the c:\windows folder and selecting properties on my vista machine it is using over 8gb just for windows.

 

secondly if you say you have knowledge of computers then if you are using the computer for more then simple word processing which you would never fill the 65gb spare with word docs (trust me ud get arthrisis before you typed that much)... why did you choose a Celeron processor???

 

with vista hogging prettty much all the processing power didn't you realise that watching dvd's, music editing and video editing (the things that would fill up a hard drive over time) would not work 100% on a celeron processor.

 

even with 1024 ram id never use celeron for anything more then word processing. with antivirus/firewall/spysweeper in the background the processor is not man enough for web browsing at 100% efficiency.

 

add on built in cd recording software etc.. there your problem

 

if you told the sales guy in comet you wanted to store 20,000 mp3's (equates to about 80gb average) then this would be misrep.

 

also use the celeron processor as a misrep too.. obviously you want the laptop for more then a typewriter. tell the company you requested a entertainment machine to store 80gb of video.

 

cant guarantee anything but using the hard drive as a mis-rep is not good

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OK, I've tried to avoid this clown, but this really is getting stupid.

 

why did you choose a Celeron processor???

Prob, becasue the Celeron processor uses much less power, which on a laptop is an important consideration! And it's use of a smaller cache allows it to transit small data blocks as fast as most other (uni)processors, something which is utilised by many DSP applications to great effect.

 

watching dvd's, music editing and video editing (the things that would fill up a hard drive over time) would not work 100% on a celeron processor.

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Thats odd, I have a Pentium III (current celeron is based on parts of the Pentium 4 design) machine dedicated to music and occasional backup use for video editing, and it works fine.

 

even with 1024 ram id never use celeron for anything more then word processing. with antivirus/firewall/spysweeper in the background the processor is not man enough for web browsing at 100% efficiency.

Absolute load of crap !

tell the company you requested a entertainment machine to store 80gb of video.
Are you suggesting lying?:o

 

Last time I looked that amounts to fraud!

 

Your 'opinions' are at best mis-leading, at worst criminal.

 

PLEASE MODS, DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PERSON BEFORE HE GETS SOMEONE INTO TROUBLE !!

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I seem to remember reading somewhere that vista requires that a hard drive has to have 3 partitions on it to run.

 

I think that one of these is for the recovery utility but as has been said before, if you make a proper recovery disk then this could be removed.

 

Like I say, I think I read this but for the life of me, I can't remember where.

 

As a final point, the laptop was bought on the basis that it has a 80GB hard drive, which it does so therefore, there is no misrepresentation.

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I dont think it does, I had 14 new Dell 320's with XP on (which is what they need on we're not touching Vista for another 18 months)

 

Anyway as I was going to be ghosting them I loaded Vista on for a laugh, as you can opt to not enter a product key during install technically its not a pirate copy ;)

 

Anyway it had 2 partitions (1 hidden dell diagnostics one and one normal) and it loaded fine so I presume it will work properly with one partition too

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OK, I've tried to avoid this clown, but this really is getting stupid.

 

 

Prob, becasue the Celeron processor uses much less power, which on a laptop is an important consideration!

may i suggest you check out some web reviews on power consumption. celeron processors on laptops are the worst ever. battery life of a average celeron processor is about 30minutes to 1:30. pentium is 2hours to 3 hours core duo is about 3hours to 4 hours. and if your a lucky sony core2duo owner then enjoy 5 hours use. now i know why you avoid the clown. because you dont like being slapped in the face with a cream pie

 

And it's use of a smaller cache allows it to transit small data blocks as fast as most other (uni)processors, something which is utilised by many DSP applications to great effect.

 

maybe you need to look into the meaning of cache. and what the processor uses it for. i wont explain. but ill leave it in your capable hands.

 

:confused:

Thats odd, I have a Pentium III (current celeron is based on parts of the Pentium 4 design) machine dedicated to music and occasional backup use for video editing, and it works fine.

 

pentium range whether it is III or 4 is far superior then celeron.

celeron are the ford fiesta of the market. pentium are the bmw of the market and core duo are the bmw twin turbo of the market. there are now quad cores if you into the bugatti but lets not go that far.

after a few years speeds increase and specs change just like cars.. but in comparison even after many range changes, upgrades etc

bugatti is still better then a bmw and a bmw is better then a fiesta.

coreduo is better then a pentium and pentium is better then celeron.

 

for retailerspov defence i see his point that you had bought a celeron processor for demanding tasks.

 

Last time I looked that amounts to fraud!

 

if you said to the sales guy you wanted a machine for video editing and he said "yep this celeron processor is great" then it is not fraud. just take the laptop with the specification sheet of the most common video editing software, which from 3 different ones i read say pentium or above, 512mb ram.

 

if however you just went in quoting little britains "i want that one" then goodluck and enjoy your celeron machine, may you two be happy together

 

Your 'opinions' are at best mis-leading, at worst criminal.

 

i think you find his actions are not illegal. they are just arming you with extra ammo. giving you more then one option or reason to return the product. and seriously a celeron processor for anything big like video. take it back, take it back!

 

you original comment about the 80gb and not being 80gb has no legal bearing. if retailers advertised 80gb of free space then there may be a legal issue. does the retailer have to unscrew the laptop to show the harddrive casing with the label saying 80gb to prove it to you. maybe.

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Some of you people make me laugh. I've worked for a retailer for nearly 4 years and at least once a week, i have to deal with customers who dont know the difference between a laptop and a blender trying to argue the case of what they are entitled to.

If there was no partition, you would not have any way of recovering your HD. The reason it is partitioned is because it is easier that the discs (even though you can still make your own discs). If you are not sure what to do, Comet staff are more than happy to try instore for you. If you are cover with their fantastic Total Product Cover. You now qualify for Comet's new IT specialists Dept called Comet On Call. Out of all the companies i have worked for, i have never worked for a more professional company than them.

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If there was no partition, you would not have any way of recovering your HD. The reason it is partitioned is because it is easier that the discs (even though you can still make your own discs). If you are not sure what to do, Comet staff are more than happy to try instore for you. If you are cover with their fantastic Total Product Cover. You now qualify for Comet's new IT specialists Dept called Comet On Call. Out of all the companies i have worked for, i have never worked for a more professional company than them.

 

Is there an English version of this?

 

If the HD crashes then all the partition in the world will not make it recoverable. I therefore take issue with any retailer that states it is easier than using discs - it is only easier (and cheaper) for the retailer.

 

And as an HD is a moving part, running within very tight tolerances, it is at a higher risk of physical failure

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Some of you people make me laugh.
Good, humour is good for you. But so is education!

 

If there was no partition, you would not have any way of recovering your HD.
What like a recoverey cd??

 

The reason it is partitioned is because it is easier that the discs (even though you can still make your own discs).
Hmm, it may be easier, if your HDD is stil running. If it's not you NEED external media.

 

i have never worked for a more professional company than them.

 

Try working for someone else, then you will have something to compare them too!:D

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Is there an English version of this?

 

If the HD crashes then all the partition in the world will not make it recoverable. I therefore take issue with any retailer that states it is easier than using discs - it is only easier (and cheaper) for the retailer.

 

And as an HD is a moving part, running within very tight tolerances, it is at a higher risk of physical failure

What part of "you can make the disks" (and should) is so difficult to understand?

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People would only lose the discs anyway if they were supplied. Experience tells me so.

 

HD partition is easier. You can make the discs, then you can do what you like with the partition. And if you have the knowhow to delete the partition, then you are savvy enough not to lose the discs.

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Just regarding your comment about formatting the partition and going for a clean install, this is fine as long as you do an image or backup of the recovery partition. However on fujitsu's this recovery partition is not required as you get a full OEM copy of windows xp with them. So yes you can delete it however it just meants it takes a lot longer to recovery your machine if you have any problems. Generally these machines can be recovered using the drivers and utilities disk which then access's that recovery partition. To put it in a nutshell, if you do it it means it will take longer to recovery your machine, or put up with it and have a smaller acccesible space.

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