Jant

If I get Purple Netbook can I get by with just BlackBerry Curve as modem for internet access from Netbook? I don't want to pay for more internet.

Deafness

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Sideoutdude16

Incorrect, I am running windows 7 RC1 on my older laptop where it has amd 1.6ghz with 256mb ram, it runs beautifully!

I'm willing to test it out on the p3 laptop if they can send me a free one where i can test if it works with Windows 7 since Windows XP are going to stop doing support for XP operating system where we in order to upgrade our system from XP to 7.

navyman

I received a promotional email a few weeks ago from HOVRS offering the purple netbook for $199 when using the provided code. When I signed into my purple account, there was no place to put the promotional code in, which resulted in the final price displayed being $399, so I canceled the transaction instead of submitting the order.

I sent an email to HOVRS customer support asking for assistance on how to use the promotional code, but have not received any response. Very unimpressed so far, and did not appreciate what appears to be a deceptive bait-and-switch method of publicizing a new product.

Deafbear

Hi,

I already emailed it to Purple Comm. Dept about promotional code....and I haven't reply from them yet....it is been two weeks? So I lost interested..... so I am still thinking about buy Archos....soon.

Deafbear

Foxrac

I said FULL PERFORMANCE!!!!

Work so beautifully with 256 MB RAM for Windows 7? Oh please and sounds like you are talking like BS.

That's what recommended from most technician, that's not incorrect and your post is incorrect, even don't label my post as incorrect.

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256 MB RAM??? That is so old school. People don't use this anymore.

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Foxrac

Windows XP is in extended support, it's still supported by MS.

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SouthFella

Purple/HOVRS dropped the ball on that one !!! Windows 7 is not out yet. Some state around Fall it will come out . XP is still supported and will be for a long while. I think FCC told MS to support the software for at least 12 years..

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Sideoutdude16

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windows-xp/future.aspx

quoted "And another reminder; we're not "pulling the plug" on Windows XP. Although Windows XP won't be sold in stores, Microsoft and its partners will continue to offer technical support for Windows XP for months and years to come. In fact, Microsoft plans to support Windows XP until April 2014."

they are going to stop selling Windows XP in stores.

"We understand your confusion. On June 30, Microsoft stopped distributing Windows XP as a stand-alone product shrink-wrapped in the store. We'll also stop sending it to Dell, HP, Lenovo and all the other major PC manufacturers who would sell PCs that exclusively run Windows XP.

All and all, Windows XP isn't going to disappear overnight. If you need Windows XP, you can still get it through what we call "downgrade rights" that downgrade a new PC with Windows Vista Business or Windows Vista Ultimate to Windows XP."

As of June 30, that's not going to look good for those hardcore XP fans.



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Originally Posted by Sideoutdude16 View Post
Incorrect, I am running windows 7 RC1 on my older laptop where it has amd 1.6ghz with 256mb ram, it runs beautifully!

I'm willing to test it out on the p3 laptop if they can send me a free one where i can test if it works with Windows 7 since Windows XP are going to stop doing support for XP operating system where we in order to upgrade our system from XP to 7.

screenshot is a must to prove


It'll be on the way, i had to buy new hard drive to make it extra big, I've installed it on my nearly full capacity space where i only can install 2 programs thats it :-D

My shipment's coming in hopefully tomorrow or saturday.

Deafbear

Yes, I heard about that. So I pasted the article from newspaper online....below.

Deafbear....
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Microsoft says Vista buyers to get free Windows 7



SEATTLE — Microsoft said Thursday that prices for the Windows 7 computer operating system are largely in line with those for Vista, and that people who buy PCs before the new system goes on sale in October will get free upgrades.
To drum up demand among people who aren't in the market for a new PC, Microsoft also said it is taking limited pre-orders for Windows 7, selling some for as little as $50.

People who buy Windows Vista Home Premium, Business or Ultimate computers starting Friday can contact their manufacturer for a free upgrade when Windows 7 becomes available on Oct. 22.

Microsoft offered a similar upgrade program ahead of Vista's launch, prompting the software maker to defer some Windows revenue to later quarters. The company did not immediately say how the Windows 7 program will affect its quarterly results.

The Redmond, Wash.-based software maker said it will cost people $120 to upgrade their existing machines to the Windows 7 Home Premium version, $10 less than the comparable Windows Vista package. Upgrades to the Professional and Ultimate versions will cost $200 and $220 respectively, the same as Vista.

The cost is identical regardless of whether the upgraded machine was running Windows XP or Windows Vista.

Versions meant to be installed from scratch on a computer will cost $200, $300 and $320 for Home Premium, Professional and Ultimate.

By comparison, Apple said in early June that upgrades to its newest operating system, called Mac OS X Snow Leopard, will cost $30.

For customers buying new machines, the cost of the Windows software is typically included in the purchase price. The prices announced Thursday are for people who buy Windows separately or upgrade from older versions.

Microsoft is hoping Windows 7's debut will be much smoother than Vista's. The current operating system was plagued by delays; when it finally launched in January 2007, many people complained it was sluggish and didn't work with existing devices and programs.

This time, to goose early sales and build buzz, Microsoft is cutting the price by about half for people who pre-order upgrade software for Home Premium ($50) and Professional ($100).

The sale will start Friday in the U.S., Canada and Japan, and on July 15 in the U.K., France and Germany. It will last for about two weeks, or as long as allotted copies of the software last.

People can buy the software on Microsoft's download site or at retailers including Best Buy, which said it is limiting sales to three per customer.

Microsoft would not say how much it will cost to upgrade from a lesser version of Windows 7 to a more robust one. The company also declined to say what effect Windows 7 prices will have on netbooks, a popular category of small, inexpensive laptops. The low prices are possible in part because they run the older, cheaper Windows XP.

Microsoft said this month it is making a version of Windows for Europe that does not come with Internet Explorer, its Web browser, in an attempt to ward off sanctions from antitrust regulators there.

Brad Brooks, a corporate vice president for Windows marketing, said Microsoft hasn't had time to polish upgrade software for Europe, so it plans to sell the full version of Windows 7 to European Union consumers at upgrade prices at least through December.

Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

SouthFella

Let's hope Windows gets it right this time with Windows 7... We been waiting for Windows 7 to be released, then we will buy a computer with it already installed.

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dark

Please recheck it via internet: https://store.purple.us/login.asp

I am sure you can see "discount code" with empty box for you to insert the code to discount, you may contact CC for discount :]

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JaMafia

You can get Parallel for Mac to run P3 version for Windows but I have not try it yet.

SouthFella

It is not unfair, no one told you to buy a MAC JustLook... You bought it and now stuck to the limitations of the MAC...

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LakeTahoe

Does anyone went to Purple Commutations lecture?

Link:

Dream bigger

I did went recent Sunday... some won the laptop included me. 25 winners got the netbook laptop. So I am wondering how long I'll get it in the mail???
Does anyone won and got it?? How long did it take did you get the laptop? If no reply then I'll call costumer service and get the answer. I forgot to ask and there were too many going crazy with winnings! Oh well!

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LakeTahoe ask for a tracking number when they ship your laptop...Then you can track it ...

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LakeTahoe

Meaning I have to call the customer service....will do that on Monday. Thanks for suggestion!

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Deafbear

Hi,
I wonder if the P3 (purple netbook) will update (change) from Win XP to Win 7? I heard that Win XP is no longer....

Deafbear

RichardDeaf

Finally got Purple Netbook last Monday, but performance really sucks big times, even with windows reinstall.. It turned out that dell's stock 16GB SSD is very lacking at write speed. I purchased 32GB runcore SSD and 2GB RAM which I just got it today. Man, this new SSD rocks, I was able to reinstall XP and drivers just under one hour compared to 3+ hours on stock SSD.

I am pleased with this new mini 9 netbook but kinda disappointed that there is no WWAN slot which I resorted using USB WWAN device.

I am going to give Win7 a try this weekend or next week.

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purplecatty

I have to agree with you about Dell's stock SSD, it have to do with write speed which is the slowest. Read speed is the fastest but in fact is that it's 30mbps which is too slow for Windows. need to be around 50 to 60 or higher mbps to allow smooth operation on Windows

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camijerosa

Did you use external DVD\CDR for reinstall windows xp? I just ordered yesterday and will get sometime next week.
P3 has Video adapter 64 MB in windows xp. But if use windows 7 it may increase up to 256 MB?
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camijerosa

Hello
Can you please check and tell me what approx. Total Memory on Video card after you installed 2GB RAM?
After you installed 2GB RAM; still Video 64 MB? Or auto increase to 128MB after you installed 2GB RAM on Windows XP?
I read somewhere in Google research that Dell Inspiron 910 does not have video share memory to change for increase from 64 to 128 MB in BIOS.

Malinda

purplecatty

You might want to go into BIOS setup to see if video memory can be adjusted. If not then you're suck with it. Not all Netbooks are adjustable. Several Netbooks do have 128mb and few have 224mb video memory (all shared video). I did googled and read reviews on each Netbooks.

Example, My Acer Aspire 5040 have adjustable video memory that I can tweak it from 64mb to 256mb through BIOS or ATI's Catalyst software that came with it. I upgraded memory to 2GB and I maxed out the video memory to 256mb. While my friend have Gateway laptop which he got at the same time I got Acer, It have 64mb video memory and cannot be adjusted at all. He got jealous with me cuz I got lucky with adjustable video memory

So you'll have to find out. I heard newer Netbooks this fall will even be more powerful, will have Atom 450 processor and better video memory. But bad part is that it would not work with Windows XP OS if you tried to install. It would work with Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Linux. So be prepare that you'll have to change your favorites and throw out antiquated Windows XP softwares too. Time is changing!!

Wish you good luck hacking your Purple Netbook's peewee shared video

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camijerosa

To RichardDeaf,

Can you please check and tell me what approx. Total Memory on Video card after you installed 2GB RAM?
After you installed 2GB RAM; still Video 64 MB? Or auto increase to 128MB after you installed 2GB RAM on Windows XP?
I read somewhere in Google research that Dell Inspiron 910 does not have video share memory to change for increase from 64 to 128 MB in BIOS.
Thank you,
Malinda

camijerosa

I just talked with Dell tech support today. I was told that Video share memory 64 MB can not change to 128 MB. I asked Tech support if I purchased 2GB RAM will video share memory be possible increase to 128MB. He said no.

I tested play DVD movie on Dell Inspiron 910 from Purple. The Movie is clear and smooth.

$199 no sale tax and free shipping. I think is very good deal.

I have old laptop Gateway DS 600 X. I bought 2002 for $2,000.
My old Gateway Laptop is still running great.
I plan to use Purple P3 for communication purpose similar like pager or sidekick which I don’t have. This Purple P3 has many features internet, email, messenger and many more all for just $199.

Malinda

Chevy57

I saw Sprint rep use P3 on notebook with BB Curve as PAM yesterday but take speedtest.net that upload speed was 118 kbps and dowload speed was 258 kbps. working fine but video was slow scan. use ASL slow down. I had showed speedtest.net speeds on my iPhone 3GS which download speed was approx. 800 kbps and upload speed is approx. 300 kbps. He can't believe it. But tethering is not ready to activate yet till end of summer. I had heard that newer Sprint 3G Blackberry Tour 9630 will be coming soon.

JClarke

Just remember that BB Tour doesn't have Wifi. Which is a BB fail!

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Chevy57

You are right! Your BB Bold includes WiFI?