After a lot of attempts to solve my computer problems, I finally decided to buy a refurbished Acer laptop that was fitted with a more powerful processor and more solid state memory than my existing HP one. It arrived on Tuesday, and since then I have been slowly setting it up.
I now have a working laptop that can save files to OneDrive and that has the latest version of Microsoft 365. I am currently transferring all my files over to OneDrive and – as a backup – to the hard drive on my old desktop computer.
This may seem to be a bit of a 'belt and braces' approach to solving the problem I had, but I'd rather have multiple locations on which my files are stored than to risk losing some of them in the future.
Now that has been done, I can start working on a number of projects that have been in a state of suspension since the middle of January.
I still have my old acer laptop, about 10 years old.
ReplyDeleteAlways gave good service, unlike HP what died after 2 years.
Willz.
Tiberian General (Willz),
DeleteOver the years I’ve used laptops from a variety of manufacturers, but the best have been those from Acer, Asus, and HP. I’ve tended to favour HP, mainly because my printers have usually been from HP, but when I began looking around for a new one, the Acer model that I bought was by far the best for the price.
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteMy PC is an ACER - a very good brand. I still like the idea to store my files as back-up on USB sticks. Works well. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteThe Acer laptop that I’ve bought was the best value for the price. As to using USB memory sticks … well, I’m using them as well to store the files I am currently working on as well as on the hard drive … just in case!
All the best,
Bob
Glad to read that you're fully operational again Bob.
ReplyDeleteMy experience with an HP laptop was not good.
Currently still using a 9 year old DELL - it will have to be replaced soon as it is very creaky now.
Belt and braces is the way to go with your precious digital storage.