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Cordelia January 10th, 2014 8:06 AM

No idea why such a simple case would be $35 :( Mine was $22 or so and it's a brick.

Legendary Silke January 10th, 2014 8:11 AM

No idea why the cost of the Trident case is $80 over here.

If only Amazon shipped that case to my place. Too bad they don't.

Tsutarja January 11th, 2014 7:15 AM

So this is interesting, but the portal for one of my online classes doesn't support Google Chrome or Safari.. wonder how different things would be if I spoofed the user agent string :p

Legendary Silke January 11th, 2014 7:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach (Post 8033902)
So this is interesting, but the portal for one of my online classes doesn't support Google Chrome or Safari.. wonder how different things would be if I spoofed the user agent string :p

It might work.

It might also trip up, as I've noticed that Webkit/Blink sometimes genuinely does something unusual compared to Trident/Gecko.

Cordelia January 11th, 2014 8:16 AM

Not supporting chrome or safari is quite odd in this day and age...

Legendary Silke January 11th, 2014 8:24 AM

My student portal also doesn't explicitly support Google Chrome or Safari.

Meganium January 11th, 2014 8:29 AM

Student portals? My college is a dope. It only supports IE and sometimes Chrome. I can't use it on Firefox. It'll look sooo distorted.

Legendary Silke January 11th, 2014 8:33 AM

I find it interesting that my student portal works really well in Firefox, then followed by IE11.

Cordelia January 11th, 2014 8:37 AM

When I was in school we had student portals but I don't remember much about it ;;

Legendary Silke January 11th, 2014 11:38 AM

On another tech-related topic, I find myself enjoying the fact that I have a sizable amount of external storage in my phone. Having almost 16 GB of storage entirely to media and backups, in addition to the fact that I can always upgrade in the future, liberates me from application micro-management.

Flakey Bear January 11th, 2014 6:48 PM

My phone has 2,5 of GB. It isn't much space for my apps, Tumblr pictures & stuff, so i think i want to upgrade to a Galaxy S3 Mini/S2 (or other good phone with a plenty of storage) soon.

Now, tell me, how too many internal space has on your phone?

Tsutarja January 11th, 2014 6:57 PM

My phone comes with 5GB of internal space, but it's expandable up to 64GB of space.

Hiatus January 11th, 2014 6:58 PM

For me, it's 8 GB. It may not be that much, but I'm still pretty satisfied with it. :] Never really store anything in my phone itself, though; I always use micro-SD cards.

Meganium January 11th, 2014 7:25 PM

I'm perfectly fine with 8 GB of space. I don't use my iPhone for games or anything like that :D

Starry Windy January 11th, 2014 9:41 PM

My phone has about 180 MB of internal storage and 16 GB of external storage, and I often fill it with musics and videos.

Treecko January 11th, 2014 10:20 PM

I never had a pghone, but I've had several iPod Touch(es) before. all of them were 8 GB. I used them for mostly music but al a good amount of apps. And the ones with a camera, i also took pictures. I honestly wished I had more space like a 32 or 64GB one. I could never get all the music I like on there. Whenever I get a phone, I'm gonna get one with a lot more space/RAM. 16-32GB would be good if possible.

Legendary Silke January 12th, 2014 12:23 AM

I finally got a case that also doubles as a flip cover for my Nokia Lumia 525. It doesn't get in the way with regard to buttons, too.

Looks like my new phone is now well protected and should be able to handle everything but a direct hit from some kind of hard object. :)

Cordelia January 12th, 2014 4:08 AM

I have 16gb of internal storage total, but about 7 or 8 is taken up by the ROM itself. I have a 32GB microSD card in it though, too. :3

Legendary Silke January 12th, 2014 4:23 AM

2.6 GB of my phone's internal storage is taken up by Windows Phone 8 system files.

"These files make your phone work. You don't want to delete them. Trust us." Best advice ever from an OS?

Cordelia January 12th, 2014 7:34 AM

So I tried to install the aosp browser on my phone and failed miserably. Just gonna stick with the Samsung browser. It's pretty close to aosp anyway...

Tsutarja January 12th, 2014 7:36 AM

It's unfortunate that I wasn't able to install the AOSP browser at all on my tablet when I upgraded to KitKat. :/ I really enjoyed using the AOSP browser more than Chrome because it had more customization to it and zooming was much smoother, and of course to add the cherry on top: it had Flash player capability as well.

Cordelia January 12th, 2014 7:39 AM

I'm not too bit on flash player... I rarely find myself using it at all even on my home pc. I am on 4.3 jelly bean right now and I couldn't get aosp right. Hnnggg.

Legendary Silke January 12th, 2014 9:11 AM

Adobe Flash Player and Flash media can certainly run well enough on mobile devices these days. It's a shame it's unsupported on every single mobile platform these days except for Windows RT.

Tsutarja January 12th, 2014 10:29 AM

There are some services that I use/watch though that still only have Flash content available, and I certainly do wish I could be able to watch them on-the-go with my tablet.

Legendary Silke January 12th, 2014 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach (Post 8036083)
There are some services that I use/watch though that still only have Flash content available, and I certainly do wish I could be able to watch them on-the-go with my tablet.

You might want to try searching for an app for most of them.

Though, I suspect there might be some that aren't covered under Windows Phone, though.

countryemo January 12th, 2014 2:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8035994)
Adobe Flash Player and Flash media can certainly run well enough on mobile devices these days. It's a shame it's unsupported on every single mobile platform these days except for Windows RT.

Its only supported by Windows RT on sites Microsoft allows, which turns out not to be much, my parents always try to do something and it dosent work. HTML5 is useless if your not using a top 100 website.
There are still work arounds like Puffin, an Dolphin extension, Firefox.

Tsutarja January 12th, 2014 4:00 PM

I've heard of Microsoft's blacklist of flash content for Windows RT.. but I've never really understood the need for one either.

Hiatus January 12th, 2014 6:10 PM

On my phone and tablet, I always use Opera Mini. It's lightweight, runs pretty smoothly, has a simplistic interface, and doesn't consume much data at all. Sometimes, I also use Chrome. Never tried AOSP, though (haven't even heard of it until now, haha). Is it any good?

Legendary Silke January 12th, 2014 8:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by countryemo (Post 8036400)
Its only supported by Windows RT on sites Microsoft allows, which turns out not to be much, my parents always try to do something and it dosent work. HTML5 is useless if your not using a top 100 website.
There are still work arounds like Puffin, an Dolphin extension, Firefox.

They flipped last March and it is now a blacklist instead of a whitelist. Most sites should work out of the box with regard to flash content.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach (Post 8036510)
I've heard of Microsoft's blacklist of flash content for Windows RT.. but I've never really understood the need for one either.

It shouldn't concern the average user.

Tsutarja January 13th, 2014 3:20 AM

I'm not sure if this is still true or not, but now my mother is considering buying me an iPad Air. Surely I already have a Nexus 7, but it'd be interesting to see me with two tablets.

My brother has two tablets though: an iPad Air, and an HP Touchpad, which he rooted to have Android on it instead of WebOS. He got his when HP put the tablet up for sale at $99 USD and everyone was out to buy one, when HP pulled the plug on their support of the device.

Legendary Silke January 13th, 2014 4:50 AM

Hehe, the HP TouchPad fire sale. Makes you wonder how big of a loss it was.

(I just realized my phone knows what I'm going to type when I hit the "T" key right after I complete the word "HP".)

It might be a good idea to ask if the money spent towards the iPad Air could go somewhere else :)

Cordelia January 13th, 2014 6:06 AM

Why does she want to get you an iPad Air? Lol, talk about wasting her money. :P

SS01 January 13th, 2014 6:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC (Post 8037316)
Why does she want to get you an iPad Air? Lol, talk about wasting her money. :P

The display on the iPad air is pretty nice. iOS 7 is the main reason to get it though. What's android? :P

Cordelia January 13th, 2014 6:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS01 (Post 8037323)
The display on the iPad air is pretty nice. iOS 7 is the main reason to get it though. What's android? :P

But he already has a tablet. If she wants to get him a laptop replacement, a Surface PRO 2 would be much better.

Legendary Silke January 13th, 2014 6:46 AM

The price that goes to an iPad Air could go towards a nice Windows laptop if you trade in an old laptop if you wish to do exactly that. ;)

Apple gadgets are expensive for the most part.

Meganium January 13th, 2014 9:11 AM

Why not go for a $400 laptop, Zach? It'd be weird to have two tablets when you already have a Nexus 7.

Legendary Silke January 13th, 2014 9:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axeliira (Post 8037496)
Why not go for a $400 laptop, Zach? It'd be weird to have two tablets when you already have a Nexus 7.

$400 laptops don't sound too hot to me. :3

Meganium January 13th, 2014 9:23 AM

Noo I'm just sayin'. He shouldn't have to go for an iPad. xD But as Mac mentioned above, the Surface Pro 2 is also a great alternative.

★Dark Soul Umbreon★ January 13th, 2014 9:27 AM

Zach, about the laptop, why don't you look at a Google Chromebook? I've considered buying one in the past, but I got an HP laptop instead :3. See what you think about it.

Legendary Silke January 13th, 2014 9:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axeliira (Post 8037504)
Noo I'm just sayin'. He shouldn't have to go for an iPad. xD But as Mac mentioned above, the Surface Pro 2 is also a great alternative.

Zach might want to weight power versus portability, and sometimes, a normal laptop for the same price as a Surface Pro 2 might be even nicer if you know where to look. :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by ★Dark Soul Umbreon★ (Post 8037508)
Zach, about the laptop, why don't you look at a Google Chromebook? I've considered buying one in the past, but I got an HP laptop instead :3. See what you think about it.

Unless you're absolutely sure you can get by with just a web browser and nothing else, stay far, far away from Chromebooks.

Tsutarja January 13th, 2014 11:27 AM

I'll turn down her offer about the iPad, because I've already bought most of my books.

Also, no way am I going to get a Chromebook at all.. those things just browse the web and do nothing more, really. I have my tablet for that. :P

Legendary Silke January 13th, 2014 11:31 AM

It's probably smarter to save up the cash going towards an iPad Air for now seeing as you have a perfectly capable and usable smartphone-tablet-laptop combination right now. :)

Speaking of such combinations, I have a Nokia Lumia 525, a Microsoft Surface, and a Toshiba Satellite P840 right now. :)

You can kind of see how I like my model names simple.

Meganium January 13th, 2014 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach (Post 8037641)
Also, no way am I going to get a Chromebook at all.. those things just browse the web and do nothing more, really. I have my tablet for that. :P

I know right? Why get a Chromebook when you can basically do everything in a Chromebook right on your desktop? It's like the Chrome browser on a friggin computer. lol

Although at first I was thinking of getting one once I save some money from my first few paychecks for a laptop, but I realize that I need my photoshop and my Microsoft Word when I travel. So nooope :P

★Dark Soul Umbreon★ January 13th, 2014 12:37 PM

Hey, at least we've found something worse than Apple products, am I right?

Cuz dem iPhones are turning into iCrap. Like Twiggy said, the Nokia Lumia 525 is better. (I compared features and judged them professionally, though the LG G2 sounds decent too.)

countryemo January 13th, 2014 1:20 PM

Da hate, lol. Chromebooks are pretty useful for what they do, and perform well for the price. And tbh I think the who web-only, minimal os like that is going to take off, heck Chromebooks have actually been doing really well. Better then Microsofts tablets. ;)
and Apple products arn't bad.

Maybe thats just me that I love everything that comes out, unless its Firefox OS, J. Fish OS, or crap stuff like that.

EDIT: I do have a question, I'm trying to replace a file, .dll to be exact. But everytime I drag it out of a .rar file (and even if I save it, or extract it) it says its no longer there in the temp files. What gives? I even tried different downloads, same result.

Hiatus January 13th, 2014 3:27 PM

I've tried one of my friends' Chromebook last year, and really liked it. I know that it's made up of a web browser entirely, but it can do almost anything that Mac and Windows can. d:

Tsutarja January 13th, 2014 4:21 PM

I'd really have to try a Chromebook for a while to see if I would like it or not, to be honest. But my opinion with Chromebooks is that they should not be getting priced at the same prices for Windows laptops. They don't have hard drives at all, so what would be the point in buying one for the prices they go for when you can buy a laptop with much more to it at a similar price?

If Chromebooks were less expensive, then that would be another story.

Morkula January 13th, 2014 6:25 PM

I've seen Chromebooks for cheap and thought about picking one up just to try it out (the tech geek in me wants to), but then I ask myself...why? They're barebones and can't run any programs, and basically you're just running Gmail apps.

Legendary Silke January 14th, 2014 5:08 AM

Sometimes I do wonder why the heck high-end Chromebooks exist in the first place. They... make no sense.

SS01 January 14th, 2014 8:56 AM

Forgive me for changing the topic a bit, but I'm in the market for a GPU upgrade. Currently I run a 7750, but I'm looking to start playing things like Crysis and Skyrim, and I just doubt it's going to hold up. Going for the 150-250 range, my best option seems to be the R9 270 - anyone have any better ideas, or just comments in general? I don't mind going with an older model card if it means a better price to performance ratio.

Legendary Silke January 14th, 2014 9:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS01 (Post 8038987)
Forgive me for changing the topic a bit, but I'm in the market for a GPU upgrade. Currently I run a 7750, but I'm looking to start playing things like Crysis and Skyrim, and I just doubt it's going to hold up. Going for the 150-250 range, my best option seems to be the R9 270 - anyone have any better ideas, or just comments in general? I don't mind going with an older model card if it means a better price to performance ratio.

Is it a Radeon HD 7750 or an ancient NVIDIA card? Card numbers can get confusing.

If it's the former, there's no need to upgrade unless you're seriously planning to play in 4K and high settings. The 7750 is perfectly fine.

If it's the latter, just splurge on the R9 270. Your games will thank you for it.

Tsutarja January 14th, 2014 3:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8038758)
Sometimes I do wonder why the heck high-end Chromebooks exist in the first place. They... make no sense.

I think I recall one time going into a Best Buy and I saw a Chromebook that was like $1,200 USD. Even the lowest-end MacBook Pro isn't that expensive.

SS01 January 14th, 2014 3:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8039005)
Is it a Radeon HD 7750 or an ancient NVIDIA card? Card numbers can get confusing.

If it's the former, there's no need to upgrade unless you're seriously planning to play in 4K and high settings. The 7750 is perfectly fine.

If it's the latter, just splurge on the R9 270. Your games will thank you for it.

The Radeon.

Once the setup is complete, the idea is to be playing stuff at 4K on one of those 27" IPSes. I seriously doubt the 7750 will be able to handle this, it already struggles at BF4 with my crappy 21" LCD. The R9 270 will be sufficient?

Cordelia January 14th, 2014 5:27 PM

You have to have an 80 inch screen to tell the difference between 1080p and 4K. So what's the point?

SS01 January 14th, 2014 5:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CC (Post 8039689)
You have to have an 80 inch screen to tell the difference between 1080p and 4K. So what's the point?

I was using 4K as a metaphor for just maxed out settings. I doubt I'd see much improvement from 4K on a 27".

Roybrus January 14th, 2014 8:22 PM

Personally, I'm not a fan of Chromebooks. I ended up being gifted one a few months ago (I ended up re-gifting it to my brother who happened to want one at the time), and honestly it was definitely not for me. As far as I'm concerned, it wasn't terribly useful, as I wasn't able to easily do many of the computing tasks I need to do regularly. I'm a programmer, and not being able to easily install IDEs or compilers on a computer is largely inconvienient. I'm not a fan of "online only" computing, I spend the majority of my day at my university where the wifi is poor, at best. For my money, I figure that I could buy a cheep netbook that can do almost (if not actually) everything the chromebook can do (it's mostly free, web-based software offered by Google and third parties), plus more, with identical performance, and similar price. I really don't see the point, or the appeal in owning a chromebook personally, (and once again, this is just from my perspective, your mileage may vary if you have different needs and/or expectations) other than the trendiness of it, but that's just me. If you're more experienced with chromebooks and think they have some fantastic qualities, feel free to share them with me, I'm open to all opinions, and I try to keep an open mind. I'm not trying to knock the Chromebook, if it works for you, and you think it's the cat's meow, cool, I'm quite happy for you, but it's definitely not for me.

Tsutarja January 15th, 2014 3:25 AM

I remember how excited I was for Chrome OS to be coming out back when it was first announced, but never did I think that Chromebooks were going to be sold at the "high" prices that they're being sold for now.

Legendary Silke January 15th, 2014 3:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach (Post 8039443)
I think I recall one time going into a Best Buy and I saw a Chromebook that was like $1,200 USD. Even the lowest-end MacBook Pro isn't that expensive.

The Chromebook Pixel makes the MacBook Pro look like it has good value. :3

Tsutarja January 15th, 2014 4:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8040379)
The Chromebook Pixel makes the MacBook Pro look like it has good value. :3

I think the Chromebook Pixel is the one I was referring to haha. But yeah, I would never waste my money on that thing ever :|

And in other words, seems like my fingers have quite adjusted to using my tablet's keyboard. I am able to type faster now with it and I am also making less mistakes too :)

Cordelia January 15th, 2014 5:10 AM

I still struggle a bit with my tablet's keyboard xD I guess my hands are just BIG.

Legendary Silke January 15th, 2014 5:16 AM

I cheat by using a split keyboard on my Surface.

Cordelia January 15th, 2014 5:22 AM

The on screen keyboard I do just fine on, it's the bluetooth one that I suck at xD

Yukari January 15th, 2014 5:48 AM

I'm glad that I use a desktop computer... I hate using a laptop keyboard...

Legendary Silke January 15th, 2014 6:26 AM

I hate using cheap desktop keyboards. Modern scissor-switch laptop keyboards are very nice - quiet, and yet if you made them well, quite bouncy, and easily backlit. Bonus points for obvious key separation, too.

Cheap desktop keyboards feel mushy, and mechanical keyboards are noisy.

Cordelia January 15th, 2014 6:52 AM

My laptop keyboard is decent I have a really good Microsoft split keyboard. I've had it for like seven years or so lol. Made to last.

My left mouse key on my laptop is going bad. :/ I had to switch the keys.

Yukari January 15th, 2014 7:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8040515)
I hate using cheap desktop keyboards. Modern scissor-switch laptop keyboards are very nice - quiet, and yet if you made them well, quite bouncy, and easily backlit. Bonus points for obvious key separation, too.

Cheap desktop keyboards feel mushy, and mechanical keyboards are noisy.

I never had a scissor switch keyboard. I never actually had the money. Hell, I've only had one laptop and it was a piece of crap. Note the past tense there. I'm really not up-to-date in any sense of the word... I can't even play slender the eight pages on this pc without It lagging to the point that its unplayable... but I'm starting to get off topic.

Legendary Silke January 15th, 2014 7:40 AM

I'm not a fan of noisy keyboards, and I still wonder how silent these "silent" mechanical keyboards are.

And I'm using a laptop, so it'll be a long time before I ever get to own one.

Yukari January 15th, 2014 8:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8040621)
I'm not a fan of noisy keyboards, and I still wonder how silent these "silent" mechanical keyboards are.

And I'm using a laptop, so it'll be a long time before I ever get to own one.

I honestly don't mind noisy keyboards, but I does get annoying...
But I HATE those cheap keyboards, the keys feel sticky and its a real pain to type under those circumstances.

Legendary Silke January 15th, 2014 8:58 AM

I'm actually kind of glad how I have a laptop instead of a desktop, to be honest. The keyboard feels really nice, compared to every non-mechanical desktop keyboard I've used before.

Hiatus January 15th, 2014 3:37 PM

We do have a desktop in our house, but you'd never see us using it though; it's old and extremely slow. It was bought back in 2002, if I remember correctly. We would've gotten ourselves a new one, but none of us like desktops.

Tsutarja January 16th, 2014 4:18 AM

I'm all about desktops, believe it or not.. it's been a while since I've last used my laptop, now especially considering that I have my tablet now for portability.

Legendary Silke January 16th, 2014 4:49 AM

I prefer a "fast enough" laptop since, well, it's significantly portable.

Since my laptop also tips the scales at just under 2 kg, I can also carry it around one-handed even though it's probably not a good idea to do that.

Tsutarja January 16th, 2014 5:05 AM

My laptop is glossy and heavy to carry. I noticed yesterday in one of my classes at how everyone that had laptops out, theirs were so quiet and not making noise at all. Mine surely wouldn't be like that at this day & age haha, but it's also older than the laptops I saw out.

My laptop dates back to 2009.

Legendary Silke January 16th, 2014 5:25 AM

Sounds like a good Ultrabook is all you need! Who knows, maybe the money that would be spent towards a 16 GB iPad Air makes it already a good way to a great Windows Ultrabook.

Thinking of trading in the old laptop and/or any old gadgets you won't miss, too?

Meganium January 16th, 2014 10:29 AM

I have a desktop, which is what I'm using right now. I do kinda miss the portability of a laptop, where I can go anywhere in the house or at school and get online whenever I want. I hate having to use the computer where I can't move lmao.

Legendary Silke January 16th, 2014 10:40 AM

If only a gaming laptop that looks like a normal laptop and isn't an Ultrabook exists. :3

nope, premium multimedia laptops don't count

SS01 January 16th, 2014 10:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Axeliira (Post 8042446)
I have a desktop, which is what I'm using right now. I do kinda miss the portability of a laptop, where I can go anywhere in the house or at school and get online whenever I want. I hate having to use the computer where I can't move lmao.

I have a desktop and an iPad. Between the two, I've never had any use for a laptop, though I do have an old netbook somewhere. :P

Legendary Silke January 16th, 2014 10:48 AM

I can't even have a desktop because I'd have too little desk space. Sometimes, you just gotta stay compact. I blame my multifunction printer.

Tsutarja January 16th, 2014 11:16 AM

Fortunately for me, I have a lot of desk space, so it would be a waste for me to have a big desk without a desktop :3

And because of the fact that I don't really use my laptop anymore, a large portion of my desk usually appears empty

Legendary Silke January 16th, 2014 11:34 AM

I just like how everything is in a single piece for laptops. It's... neat.

The fact that they can run unplugged for hours is nice, too.

Tsutarja January 16th, 2014 11:43 AM

So I just had to reboot my tablet.. it suddenly disconnected itself from WiFi and every time I tried to reconnect, it wasn't connecting, but just saying that the network was saved. A reboot solved the problem, but now I hope it doesn't happen more often.

Legendary Silke January 16th, 2014 11:51 AM

A reboot is actually the fastest way to solve transient hardware problems that are related to some internal program getting stuck on an internal device. :)

Failing that, turning off the device and leaving it off for a while should make everything fresh on the next boot.

I sometimes just reboot even if nothing seems to be wrong because I like my devices "fresh".

Meganium January 16th, 2014 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SS01 (Post 8042460)
I have a desktop and an iPad. Between the two, I've never had any use for a laptop, though I do have an old netbook somewhere. :P

I do have a tablet, but I haven't used it much since I got my desktop and it's collecting dust since I got my iPhone. xD

Yukari January 16th, 2014 12:51 PM

I don't actually have any kind of portable device. No laptop, no Iphone, No tablet, just a desktop.

Cordelia January 16th, 2014 1:59 PM

I have a desktop, laptop, tablet, and smartphone. I use them all at different times for different things xD Laptop is where I am most of the time since I'm on the couch. Desktop is my media server. Tablet I browse the internet in bed and/or read on it. Smartphone... goes everywhere.

Aeroblast January 16th, 2014 2:43 PM

Phone for easy access tech, laptop for everything else.

SS01 January 16th, 2014 3:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8042466)
I can't even have a desktop because I'd have too little desk space. Sometimes, you just gotta stay compact. I blame my multifunction printer.

Mine is under the desk, and the screen is on a wall mount. Zero desk space used. :D

Hiatus January 16th, 2014 3:55 PM

Alongside desktop, I also have a tablet, a laptop, and a pair of phones. I use my tablet for reading and watching movies/TV shows; phones for calling, texting, IMing, and sometimes browsing; and laptop for just about everything else. d:

Tsutarja January 16th, 2014 5:04 PM

Ever since I've gotten my tablet keyboard, I've pretty much had no use in using my laptop. The small screen doesn't really bother me at all, and it's actually boosted the speed at which I'm able to type.

Legendary Silke January 17th, 2014 12:59 AM

Seeing as I have no desktop, I find a tablet to be insufficient for my needs outside. Sometimes you have to appreciate the ability to run any Windows app out there.

Tsutarja January 17th, 2014 3:35 AM

Hmm, I guess that could be true for some sorts, because I'd never know when I would need office :P

But in the long run, there's no way I'd be able to get around with my current laptop at all. It's too noisy, and it would take forever to boot up. I probably need to eventually switch to Windows 8 sooner or later.

Legendary Silke January 17th, 2014 6:26 AM

Out of curiosity, what did your laptop came with, Zach? (In terms of both hardware and software.)

I suspect you might want to wait until Windows 9 is out.

Tsutarja January 17th, 2014 6:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8043804)
Out of curiosity, what did your laptop came with, Zach? (In terms of both hardware and software.)

I suspect you might want to wait until Windows 9 is out.

This is my laptop right here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&lc=en&product=4041434

Of course though my parents bought it without consulting me (and it was a Christmas gift as well), so it's got some physical hardware problems, such as a faulty internal microphone.

Yukari January 17th, 2014 7:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zach (Post 8043832)
This is my laptop right here: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/product?cc=us&lc=en&product=4041434

Of course though my parents bought it without consulting me (and it was a Christmas gift as well), so it's got some physical hardware problems, such as a faulty internal microphone.

Mine was a custom built laptop, but It was outdated and after a while just stopped working...

Legendary Silke January 17th, 2014 7:31 AM

I suspect that if your next laptop was a really nice one, you'd wish that you had got rid of the desktop. Maybe some good planning and demoing of the laptops is a good thing to do if you ever want to get a new laptop to supplement your tablet and/or replace your desktop.

Yukari January 17th, 2014 11:20 AM

Personally I'd prefer a good desktop PC to any laptop. Unless it was an alienware and then I would still like to use my desktop pc more then the alienware

Legendary Silke January 17th, 2014 11:24 AM

I prefer a powerful enough laptop if it means I can stay mostly wireless and unencumbered. I kind of like how I can bring my laptop anywhere even without the AC adapter and use it.

Yukari January 17th, 2014 11:30 AM

I totally understand that. Desktop PCs aren't portable after all. But really I'm used to a desktop pc.

Dter ic January 17th, 2014 1:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Twiggy (Post 8044238)
I prefer a powerful enough laptop if it means I can stay mostly wireless and unencumbered. I kind of like how I can bring my laptop anywhere even without the AC adapter and use it.

Wouldn't battery life be somewhat of an issue though? (unless you happen to own one of those ultrabooks with supposed 9 hour battery life ha)

I have this ambitious plan to use my laptop for general use and my tablet (with a bult in keyboard) for note taking during lectures when I go to university in September. I wonder how that would work out.

Hiatus January 17th, 2014 3:36 PM

What drives me away from desktops is their portability; you just can't move them from place to place like you can with laptops. Some laptop computers may not be able to perform as good as desktops, but that doesn't bother me.


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