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resistanze
04-24-2012, 02:19 PM
Anybody else have shitty, terrible computers at work?

I'm currently using a Pentium 4 2.5 Ghz with 1GB RAM. This was an upgrade from the P4 2.2 ghz with 512MB RAM i was using last summer. Add random patches being pushed on an overworked network, and you have fail on so many levels.

Please tell me someone else is using decade old computers at work :cry
TDMVPDPOY
04-24-2012, 02:51 PM
costs too much to upgrade, but companys also forget they can claim it as deduction...fkn fail...
Wild Cobra
04-24-2012, 03:48 PM
Do they do what they are suppose to do for work, or just not surf the internet fast enough?

We have some old computers too. However, I don't play video games of surf the net at work. They work just fine.
TDMVPDPOY
04-24-2012, 04:20 PM
lol if ur still using decade old shit with winxp or someshit at work while their handheld smart phones are faster...

hence productivity has gone down ever since smart phones started to become faster and ppl busy with social network instead of doing work...
leemajors
04-24-2012, 04:31 PM
they generally rotate our refurbished work machines for service parts every 2-3 years. I got a 27" iMac at home in November and returned my old one. It is strictly work only.
Frenzy
04-24-2012, 04:56 PM
Well at least you guys don't only use paper and pencil
Jt.ONE
04-24-2012, 05:09 PM
Well at least you guys don't only use paper and pencil

all depends on the job tbh, but no respecting business would not have at least 1 computer around
resistanze
04-24-2012, 05:10 PM
Do they do what they are suppose to do for work, or just not surf the internet fast enough?

We have some old computers too. However, I don't play video games of surf the net at work. They work just fine.

If they did what they were supposed to do for work, they wouldn't be shitty terrible work computers by definition.
resistanze
04-24-2012, 05:15 PM
lol if ur still using decade old shit with winxp or someshit at work while their handheld smart phones are faster...

hence productivity has gone down ever since smart phones started to become faster and ppl busy with social network instead of doing work...

My phone did have more RAM then my computer from last summer :lol


they generally rotate our refurbished work machines for service parts every 2-3 years. I got a 27" iMac at home in November and returned my old one. It is strictly work only.
I work in the pharma industry, and generally companies tend to lease computers for 2-3 years. Friends I know in the industry get upgrades often, and most are using i5s right now.

Apparently my company thought it was best to buy computers outright, and I guess this is their way of milking it? I lose about 30 min-1 hour everyday due to slowdowns, freezing, etc. And we're talking about MS Office and Acrobat. We use a ton of intranet-based web apps (SAP, etc.) and even browsing on IE 8 is terrible. And we upgraded from IE 6 last year :lol

All our files are on networks drives which are obviously overloaded on top of that.
leemajors
04-24-2012, 05:46 PM
My phone did have more RAM then my computer from last summer :lol


I work in the pharma industry, and generally companies tend to lease computers for 2-3 years. Friends I know in the industry get upgrades often, and most are using i5s right now.

Apparently my company thought it was best to buy computers outright, and I guess this is their way of milking it? I lose about 30 min-1 hour everyday due to slowdowns, freezing, etc. And we're talking about MS Office and Acrobat. We use a ton of intranet-based web apps (SAP, etc.) and even browsing on IE 8 is terrible. And we upgraded from IE 6 last year :lol

All our files are on networks drives which are obviously overloaded on top of that.

Java powered SAP? That's my bread and butter all day, 5 windows open :depressed
ElNono
04-24-2012, 05:51 PM
I'm still running a core 2 duo 2.6Ghz at the office, but have been wanting to move to an i5 when they drop in price a bit...
resistanze
04-24-2012, 07:32 PM
Java powered SAP? That's my bread and butter all day, 5 windows open :depressed

Lol 4 windows. If I get one window, a word doc (2003 LMAO) and outlook open, its a victory for me.
resistanze
04-25-2012, 07:58 AM
I'm still running a core 2 duo 2.6Ghz at the office, but have been wanting to move to an i5 when they drop in price a bit...

My productivity would increase substiantially with a core 2 duo :lol
cheguevara
04-25-2012, 10:09 AM
not about slow. my work HD is encrypted. That is the stupidest most retarded shit ever invented. It slows the computer by about 80%. takes 25 minutes to boot up.

you'd think in the year 2012 they'd have invented a secure and efficient alternative
jacobdrj
04-25-2012, 10:24 AM
Meh: I often service people using WYSE thin clients. I'd take a P4 with Windows 2k over a POS thin client any day...
MannyIsGod
04-25-2012, 10:24 AM
Well, since I'm the only non grad working for a professor I get the shit computer thats in the office. So, I never go into the office and just work from where ever on my laptop. No way I'm going to sit and try to run GIS software on a computer slower than my phone when I carry around an I5.
leemajors
04-25-2012, 10:26 AM
Lol 4 windows. If I get one window, a word doc (2003 LMAO) and outlook open, its a victory for me.

SAP is down atm so I don't have shit to do today, wheeee.
resistanze
10-01-2012, 02:23 PM
Yeah bitches :cry

Harrassed IT support enough that the gave me an 'upgrade' - Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz with 2 GB RAM. Still about 3-4 years behind, but better than a Pentium 4. I know we have i5s lying around since fucking interns were using them this past summer, but whatever.

:cry opening PDFs and DOCs within 2 seconds
:cry multiple windows open
:cry doesn't freeze when viewing animated gifs online
:cry yes
Venti Quattro
10-01-2012, 02:24 PM
:lmao What shitty company are you working for?
resistanze
10-01-2012, 02:30 PM
:lol Let's just say they're one of the 10 biggest pharma companies. Obviously saving money on PCs made them great, tbh.
TDMVPDPOY
10-01-2012, 02:55 PM
SAP is down atm so I don't have shit to do today, wheeee.

did u do a course for this? fkn this shit is not taught in uni...fkn
Venti Quattro
10-01-2012, 03:05 PM
did u do a course for this? fkn this shit is not taught in uni...fkn

Because SAP training is specialized and expensive, u fkn cheap wanker.
leemajors
10-02-2012, 01:45 PM
Because SAP training is specialized and expensive, u fkn cheap wanker.

that and SAP is pretty heavily customized/modified from workplace to workplace, from what I have been told. I have asked for more training previously and was basically told there is none except actually doing work in other departments. I ended up asking for a rotation in another department and got more training. if you are decent with command line interfaces it's easy enough to pick up. when i first saw it it reminded me of the console in iD games :lol
resistanze
07-04-2013, 01:01 PM
:cry i5-3470, 3 GHz
:cry 4 GB RAM
:cry Windows 7
:cry Word 2010 (from 2003, forget about 2013)
:cryyes
leemajors
07-04-2013, 01:06 PM
still the same here :lol
resistanze
07-04-2013, 02:22 PM
still the same here :lol
lol, I've had 4 computers since working here in just over 2 years.
P4 2.2 512Mb RAM, Win XP
P4 2.5 1 GB RAM, Win XP
Core 2 Duo, 3.0 Ghz, Win XP
i5, 3.2 Ghz, Win 7
Wild Cobra
07-05-2013, 03:40 AM
we have various computers of various computing power, but all running XP. We won't upgrade till Windows 7 is more secure.
resistanze
07-05-2013, 01:15 PM
Chrome works on this PC now as well. It works with my intranet pages (wheras FF did not).
DJR210
07-05-2013, 08:29 PM
Yes. I would think my employer shops exclusively at PC Outlet as all of their PC's are this shitty Dell model..

http://www6.pcmag.com/media/images/147639-dell-optiplex-745-tower-angle.jpg
They are literally like 150 bucks.
ElNono
07-06-2013, 01:41 AM
Hackintosh: i5 3.3 Ghz, Geforce GT 512 2GB, Mountain Lion
PC: Samsung Slate 7 XE700T1C-A04US, Win 8
Xevious
07-06-2013, 02:27 PM
Yes. I would think my employer shops exclusively at PC Outlet as all of their PC's are this shitty Dell model..

http://www6.pcmag.com/media/images/147639-dell-optiplex-745-tower-angle.jpg
They are literally like 150 bucks.
Looks like our PCs. Works just fine to run the DOS based medical software we use. :(
Heath Ledger
07-07-2013, 02:40 AM
Hackintosh: i5 3.3 Ghz, Geforce GT 512 2GB, Mountain Lion
PC: Samsung Slate 7 XE700T1C-A04US, Win 8


I have a pretty nice hackintosh dual boot system as well but kept windows 7 i dont like windows 8.

I5 3.0ghz 16 gigs of ram 1.5TB HD 128GIG SSD Nvidia GTX560 TI
illusioNtEk
07-07-2013, 09:15 AM
My work computer specs

Dell Optiplex 780
Intel Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz
4 GB DDR3
320 GB HD
AMD Radeon HD 6570


not the fastest in the world but gets the job done
ElNono
07-07-2013, 07:37 PM
I have a pretty nice hackintosh dual boot system as well but kept windows 7 i dont like windows 8.

I5 3.0ghz 16 gigs of ram 1.5TB HD 128GIG SSD Nvidia GTX560 TI

Yeah, I have 256GB SSD on the hackintosh and the Samsung came with a 128GB SSD... With the advent of UEFI bioses, it's real easy to put together a nice hackintosh box, tbh... using Clover as the bootloader now.

With USB3 drive speeds, I'm not even bothering putting any internal HDDs now...