Replacing the T91MT with a Samsung

My experience rooting the GS2 on the tiny T91MT started a growing itch in the back of my mind.. how much easier it would be if I had a 15" PC. Its very difficult not to scratch at itches of this type, so for days I perused Prisguide.no, and the various ads which fell in my postbox from previous suppliers, until I settled on a Samsung  NP900X4C-A03SE, at a touch under NOK 10K. Gulp! Windows 8 too (Microsoft is not my favourite company, but neither is Apple for the time being). Komplett.no did an excellent job of getting it to me fast, before the Easter holidays, so I had something to do while everyone holidays in the mountains ;)

Thank heavens for search machines! I would have said 'for Google' but they are in my bad books for dropping Google Reader :( Windows 8 was utterly confusing at first. Swiping is not my favourite navigation method, and the Metro/Modern UI is built on this.

I fast found out that:

1.  Keyboard shortcuts are essential
2. ModernMix app from Stardock helps
3. Desktops, a tiny app from Mark Russinovich & Bryce Cogswell gives me three more virtual Desktops.

These helped curb my rage, so now I quite like the black metal panel PC.

On with the story..

I expected the Samsung to come with some 'crapware', but it turned out to not be an unreasonable amount. Norton Security stuff was the most difficult to remove, but when it had gone Windows Defender could be taken into use. I later added Malwarebytes anti-virus too. There was another package too, but it rings no bells with me now but for the word 'cyber' in its name..?

As one should do when a new machine is in a useable state, I installed Macrium Reflect, and made a clone of the 128GB SSD drive to a new 1TB WD USB 3.0 external drive. Bit of a waste of space, but it might come in useful later.

Other 'must have' apps installed were Dropbox, Evernote, Airfoil, VNC, and of course Odin, Kies, Wugfresh, and some other ROM flashing apps, plus WinRar & WinPatrol from my old days ;)

Nuff about PCs!