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It's like a Toaster

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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http://www.splashtop.com/videos.php

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Forgive my ignorance, but in what respect is it 'like a toaster'?

    I've got a feeling you mean something other than like they both have plugs on :p
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Did you watch the YouTube Video?

    it's a computer that turns on and ready to use in 5 seconds.

    They say it's like a toaster in the video..

    It's probably true what they say a lot of people don't switch of their computers cos it takes so long for them to start up.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    I watched it without the sound as the speakers were on mute :blush:
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    My previous PC was like a toaster in size. It was one of those Shuttle machines.

    Table12.jpg

    My current machine is just a standard desktop though. I still have the Shuttle as a secondary PC.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    That's stupid, it's not useable. If you want to run something like Photoshop you wouldn't be able to on that, since it's pre-defined programs only. Boot > Splash > OS, so you are working on a splash before anything actually loads program and driver wise.

    Don't know what computer she has used in the past, but my laptop loads in less than 4 seconds completly. 2 seconds if I hibernate.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    JavaKrypt wrote: »
    That's stupid, it's not useable. If you want to run something like Photoshop you wouldn't be able to on that, since it's pre-defined programs only. Boot > Splash > OS, so you are working on a splash before anything actually loads program and driver wise.

    Don't know what computer she has used in the past, but my laptop loads in less than 4 seconds completly. 2 seconds if I hibernate.
    It's useable if you only need certain functions straight away though, I guess. Dell laptops come with a similar function called Media Direct, which boots straight to the media player for playing DVDs etc. I personally think it's all a gimick anyway - I'd rather wait and have the full OS environment to play with!
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    You could easily make your PC boot faster without that program, get a new one and more RAM ;) Also, disabling start up programs helps, that's why mine boots in less than 5 seconds, I don't have it bogged down.

    (Defragging, OS Reinstalls etc always help to though :D) I like Asus PC's though.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmmm yea... both of my PC's (the Shuttle as pictured above and the conventional desktop) boots from POST to desktop within a minute.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Did you play around with msconfig too? I have OS timeout set to 3 seconds, and no GUI boot.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yes, I use Msconfig too. I only have my AV ticked (Nod32), and my Logitech Set-Point. Everything else can sod right off :-)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Looks rather cool to be honest. But yeah I agree, I'd rather wait for the full OS!
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