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First, the computer crashes more than normal in Windows
Millennium. Even before installing any software (that didn’t come with it), it
crashed a few times. Installing 3rd party software didn’t affect it
one way or the other that much. However, later, I installed Windows 2000
Professional. I had one problem while installing it, and I had to repair the
installation, but after that, it hasn’t crashed once yet. While Windows 2000
didn’t crash at all, it does have a hot-swapping problem. If you start the
laptop with the DVD drive in the computer, and then while its on, you take it
out, and later put it back in again (if you need to use the floppy drive
internally), it will not work. You have to restart the computer. This seems to
be a Windows 2000 problem, however, since it happens with anything else (except
the floppy) that goes in the drive bay. Also, the speaker volume was mediocre. It wasn’t as low
as some people claim it is, but it wasn’t that loud either. If you are
watching a DVD in a somewhat noisy area, plug headphones into it, as they work
great. Finally, the laptop feels flimsy. The chassis is made of plastic, and some of the plastic seems to easily bend. The right side of the keyboard sinks in a little bit, so the keys sometimes make a louder than normal clattering noise. (However, it is relatively easy to touch type on.) Also, the mouse buttons are loud when you click them, but you can tap the pointing stick or the touchpad (it comes with both) instead of clicking either of the left buttons, and it is silent. Next
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