 |
Windows 7: Holiday in USA advice please
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#1 | |
|
Holiday in USA advice please
Hi All,
I am going to Las Vegas in a couple of weeks time for 4 days then going on to Palm Springs for the rest of the holiday.
Where I am stuck is there any thing around the either area worth seeing and maybe staying a couple of days was thinking of going to lake havasu, but seem pretty costly for hotels there any advice would be much apprieciated.
| My System Specs |
| System Manufacturer/Model Number Self Build SFF
OS Windows 7 64
CPU AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1100T Processor 3.3 GHZ
Motherboard Gigabyte 880GMA-UD2H
Memory 8GB G SKILLS
Graphics Card HIS HD 5670 1GB GDDR5 IceQ
Sound Card On Board
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung LED 40 inch TV 6620
Screen Resolution 1080i
Keyboard Logitech MX5500 Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse
PSU OCZ Fatal1ty 550w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Case Silverstone Sugo
Cooling Shuriken Rev. B CPU Cooler +3 80mm Fans
Hard Drives Crucial C300 SSD 128 GB
WD 640GB Black
WD Passport 750 USB 3.0
Internet Speed Virgin 10meg
Other Info Gigabyte USB3.0 Card
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#2 | |
Win 7 Pro x64 Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| | My System Specs | | Computer type Laptop
System Manufacturer/Model Number Sager NP9170
OS Win 7 Pro x64
CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3630QM CPU @ 2.40GHz
Motherboard CLEVO P170EM
Memory 12 GB
Graphics Card (1) Intel(R) HD Graphics 4000 (2) NVIDIA GeForce GTX 675M
Sound Card (1) Realtek High Definition Audio (2) Intel(R) Display Aud
Monitor(s) Displays 17.3
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Keyboard Backlite
Hard Drives (1) M4-CT256M4SSD2 ATA Device 256 GB (2) ST9500424AS ATA Device 500 GB
Antivirus MSE, Malwarebytes Pro
Browser Firefox
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#3 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
From Las Vegas go to Death Valley. That is a must see - my favorite US park. And I have seen nearly all in the west. It is out of this world. Hoover Dam (as suggested) and Black Valley is worthwhile too - that is a short round trip of about 4 hours.
In Palm Springs, make sure you spend a day driving thru the Joshua Tree park. Absolutely wonderful landscape. Then you can drive thru the valley to the Salton Sea - very unusual, but smelly (H2S)
Lake Havasu is pretty dull - not worth it in my book. Lots of boaters. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#4 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
I'd go see the Grand Canyon. While not super far from Vegas, still a little ways away. Worth it though.
In Palms Springs, I'd go on the Tram up to the top of San Jacinto Mtns. Palm Springs Aerial Tramway | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Airbot 2.0
OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Core i7 920 (D0) @ 4Ghz, *26c idle *65c full load on air
Motherboard Asus P6X58D Premium - Sata 6Gb/s - USB 3.0
Memory 12GB DDR3 Corsair Dominator -CMD12GX3M6A1600C8 at 1600MHz
Graphics Card EVGA GeForce GTX 480 -Aftermaket Accelero Xtreme Plus cooler
Sound Card ASUS Xonar D2X
Monitor(s) Displays 1 LG 24" Flatron W2453V-PF 1 Samsung 24" P2450H both 2ms RT
Screen Resolution 1920x1080@60hz
Keyboard Logitech Wireless MK700
Mouse Logitech Wireless MK700
PSU Corsair HX1000W
Case Cooler Master HAF 932
Cooling Case Fans *3 230mm, *1 140mm/CPU - *Tuniq Tower 120 Extreme
Hard Drives 1 OCZ Vertex2 180GB SSD
1 TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 7200RPM 32MB cache
2 500GB WD Caviar Blacks 7200RPM 32MB cache (WD5001AALS)
Pioneer DVD Burner DVR-S18M
Internet Speed DL 15 Mbps UL 0.98 Mbps
Antivirus None
Browser Firefox Nightly
Other Info Processor-7.7 *RAM- 7.9 *Graphics-7.9 *Gaming Graphics- 7.9 *SSD- 7.8 W.E.I final score= 7.7
*Phone- Samsung Galaxy Nexus
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#5 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit Norfolk, VA |
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tqgn-rscdXo
This is from my trip in 99. 
And this is the Hoover Dam when I went there in 06. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HAL-9000
OS Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
CPU Intel i7 3770K
Motherboard Asus Sabertooth Z77
Memory 16GB DDR3 1333 Corsair XMS3
Graphics Card XFX HD6950 2GB EyeFinity
Sound Card Logitech G35 & Sennheiser PC135 & VIA HD
Monitor(s) Displays 23" HP 2310e, 23" Samsung B2230, 21.5" Viewsonic
Screen Resolution 5760x1080
Keyboard Logitech G15 and G13
Mouse Logitech G700 Gaming Mouse
PSU Antec True Power New 650watt
Case Cooler Master HAF-932
Cooling Corsair H60 Hydro Cooler, 3x 230mm Fans, 2x120mm Fan
Hard Drives 16TB of Storage
128GB & 256GB Crucial M4 SSD's, 2X 1TB WD Black, 3x 2TB WD, 3x 2TB Samsung F4, 1.5TB Seagate, WD 500GB,
Internet Speed 50/10 Mbit
Other Info Speakers : Alesis M1 Active Mk2 Studio Monitors , APC RS 1200 UPS, HP 4500DN Color Laser, HP P1006 mono Laser, Kodak 8500 Dye-Sub, Epson 1280 inkjet, Epson Worforce 610 MFC
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#6 | |
|
Go to Las Vegas last! Do not spend all your cash before the rest of the holiday.
Oh and drinks are free in Vegas if you have money on a table or in a video poker machine. Just tip the girls a bit.  | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Toshiba P300
OS Windows 8 Pro
CPU Intel Centrino Dual Core P7450 2.13GHz
Memory 4gb
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Raedon HD3650
Hard Drives Toshiba MK3252GSX ATA
Internet Speed Wish it were faster
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#7 | |
windows 7 x64 Home Premium manasquan, nj |
Go to area 51 and look for UFOs. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number me / #1
OS windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU intel q6600
Motherboard gigbyte ga ep45 ud3l
Memory g.skill 8gb ddr2 1066 (pc2 8500)
Graphics Card evga geforce 9800 gtx 512 mb
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU raidmax 500w
Case smilodon (yes, t'was the pretty blue lites that got me!)
Hard Drives wd caviar black 500 gb
wd caviar black 1tb
wd elements 1tb external hd x2
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#8 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by stevieray  Go to area 51 and look for UFOs. I have been there, did not see any. But you cannot get real close anyhow. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#9 | |
windows 7 x64 Home Premium manasquan, nj |
Quote: Originally Posted by whs
Quote: Originally Posted by stevieray Go to area 51 and look for UFOs. I have been there, did not see any. But you cannot get real close anyhow. You should've called ahead... I'm sure Brink would've put on a show for you. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number me / #1
OS windows 7 x64 Home Premium
CPU intel q6600
Motherboard gigbyte ga ep45 ud3l
Memory g.skill 8gb ddr2 1066 (pc2 8500)
Graphics Card evga geforce 9800 gtx 512 mb
Screen Resolution 1680 x 1050
PSU raidmax 500w
Case smilodon (yes, t'was the pretty blue lites that got me!)
Hard Drives wd caviar black 500 gb
wd caviar black 1tb
wd elements 1tb external hd x2
|
15 Mar 2011
|
#10 | |
Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8 Florida in winter, Black Forest/Germany |
Quote: Originally Posted by stevieray
Quote: Originally Posted by whs
Quote: Originally Posted by stevieray Go to area 51 and look for UFOs. I have been there, did not see any. But you cannot get real close anyhow. You should've called ahead... I'm sure Brink would've put on a show for you. LOL - when I was there was probably before Brink was even born - over 40 years ago. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP, Dell, Gateway, Toshiba - 4 laptops and 2 desktops
OS Vista, Windows7, Mint Mate, Zorin, Windows 8
CPU from 1.6GHz Duo to i7
Monitor(s) Displays 2x HP w2207
Keyboard with trackball - no mices
Mouse Trackball mice
Hard Drives 5x HDD, 7x SSD, 12x Externals
Internet Speed DSL 6000
Holiday in USA advice please problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 10:56 PM. |  |
