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Cherrim September 2nd, 2013 4:14 PM

50GB sounds wonderful although I don't even know how I'd fill it. XD; Out of curiosity after that post I looked up how much space I'd actually used out of my quota on Dropbox and I'm sitting at 1.9/29.38GB. I have a lot of high res (well, sort of) scans and PSD files and all that. I figured I was getting at least sort of close to the quota but apparently I'm not at all. (Not that that's any reason to complain!)

droomph September 2nd, 2013 4:15 PM

i have one 2 TB backup drive






i don't hardware much, only software.

and speaking of using space, I clean out my drive every so often (have you ever had so many copies of NO$GBA that you cleaned up 6GBs?) and most of my stuff is crap anyways so…:p

Cordelia September 2nd, 2013 5:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Lightning (Post 7814931)
50GB sounds wonderful although I don't even know how I'd fill it. XD; Out of curiosity after that post I looked up how much space I'd actually used out of my quota on Dropbox and I'm sitting at 1.9/29.38GB. I have a lot of high res (well, sort of) scans and PSD files and all that. I figured I was getting at least sort of close to the quota but apparently I'm not at all. (Not that that's any reason to complain!)

I've used 8.8gb out of the 55.5gb. It's almost all photos and videos I've taken from my phone, lol. It auto uploads.

Cherrim September 2nd, 2013 5:15 PM

I don't take many videos but I have my phone upload photos to Dropbox too... although only once I connect it to a computer because I don't have enough space for the Dropbox app itself on my phone.

Though I probably will when I get my new phone in about a month. D: I should probably start doing research on what I want to get, ick. (I've been dreading doing this for two years, haha.)

Tsutarja September 2nd, 2013 5:23 PM

I've used up 12.1% of 2.4GB (too lazy to see how much that is atm) on my Drobox account, and I will say I have a lot. Most of the stuff on my Dropbox is just photos I want to link to, that I can remove at my own control, and I store stuff I use for my avatar/sigs on PC in my Dropbox as well inside a folder that's in my public folder.

Kotone September 2nd, 2013 6:29 PM

i have three 8 gb flashdrives. i should just buy one huge one, but the teachers collect the flashdrives, and i have a personal one :3

Legendary Silke September 2nd, 2013 9:44 PM

This is bad... Looks like I'll have to buy a Surface RT to tide me over! Or an Acer Iconia W3.

At least they run Office.

Tsutarja September 3rd, 2013 12:54 AM

If it were me, I would rather go with the Iconia W3 over the Surface RT because at least the Iconia W3 runs Windows 8 and not RT, which means you can load normal Windows programs onto it. (I think, not too sure.. I have no experience with Windows 8/RT yet)

Legendary Silke September 3rd, 2013 4:38 AM

I... I'm actually kind of surprised at how well Windows RT works in practice to me.

I got the Surface RT after figuring that most of the apps that I do need (aside from compilers and IDEs, but I can use campus PCs for them) have RT equivalents. I don't really want to assault my eyes with a horrible display as found on the W3, and given that the Surface RT is much better made, and cheaper... yeah.

Also, a real USB port is more useful than you would imagine on RT.

Tsutarja September 3rd, 2013 6:21 AM

At least the apps/programs you need to use are compatible the the Surface RT. I have heard though that a lot of regular programs aren't.

And in other news, I haven't even owned the tablet for a whole month, and my Nexus 7's USB cable already has a short. *sigh*

Legendary Silke September 3rd, 2013 8:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ZachLMedia (Post 7815590)
At least the apps/programs you need to use are compatible the the Surface RT. I have heard though that a lot of regular programs aren't.

And in other news, I haven't even owned the tablet for a whole month, and my Nexus 7's USB cable already has a short. *sigh*

It actually feels nice to have a usable computer.

USB cables are easy to replace if not some weird connector cable.

Tsutarja September 3rd, 2013 9:07 AM

The connector is micro USB, and afaik is the only micro USB cable in the house :/ guess I'll have to buy a replacement and hopefully a longer one because it's too short as well

Legendary Silke September 3rd, 2013 9:57 AM

Kind of funny how you can sync and manage Android tablets and phones with a Windows RT tablet.

Tsutarja September 3rd, 2013 4:02 PM

Does the Surface RT have USB ports of its own? If it does, then I can understand how that's possible.

Hiatus September 3rd, 2013 6:00 PM

I'm not a huge fan of the Surface RT. It features a light version of Windows 8 (which is one of the most unpopular OS), and you're unable to install any apps in it that are not signed by Microsoft. D: It's nice that they've dropped its price to $349, but it's still kind of expensive. With that amount of money, you could buy yourself a brand new laptop. This is an okay tablet for entertainment purposes, but you won't be able to get much of your work done with it at all.

Legendary Silke September 3rd, 2013 7:37 PM

Of course, there's the problem of whether you can find a functional laptop that won't make you want to make you tear your hair out at a price that low... Compromises, compromises. (It really was the cheapest PC I could find without going for used and refurbished PCs.)

Kanzler September 3rd, 2013 8:30 PM

How's a thinkpad vs. macbook? :S Not on the inexpensive side of things I guess :P

Hiatus September 3rd, 2013 9:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ♪Twiggy♪ (Post 7816459)
Of course, there's the problem of whether you can find a functional laptop that won't make you want to make you tear your hair out at a price that low... Compromises, compromises. (It really was the cheapest PC I could find without going for used and refurbished PCs.)

Not all of them are bad, actually. I bought my little sister a Toshiba Satellite laptop last year, which cost less than $300. It's got good graphics and sound quality, great speed, it's able to connect to networks quite easily, and it's very comfortable to work with its keyboard. She seems to love it. (:

Legendary Silke September 3rd, 2013 10:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Perdition Haze (Post 7816521)
Not all of them are bad, actually. I bought my little sister a Toshiba Satellite laptop last year, which cost less than $300. It's got good graphics and sound quality, great speed, it's able to connect to networks quite easily, and it's very comfortable to work with its keyboard. She seems to love it. (:

I wish I could find new laptops this cheap. 😞 Things are pretty expensive these days, with netbooks being essentially replaced with tablets and the average selling price of laptops going higher and higher.

Tsutarja September 4th, 2013 5:43 PM

It's really sad to see laptop prices on the rise like this, mainly because I am looking to get a new laptop in the near future, and I can't see how that would quite be possible considering tablets are now in the market, unless there are technology improvements getting placed into the laptops themselves.

Legendary Silke September 4th, 2013 10:25 PM

I don't even feel like getting a laptop that has netbook internals. Tablets, yeah, I could use the battery life, but laptops? Underpowered as heck. And yet if I want to see a non-netbook CPU, I'm looking at spending a grand for just one laptop. Even repairing the laptop sounds cheaper, ya know?

Maybe I'll get the laptop repaired. Not now, though. Kind of annoying... Repairs are expensive, ya know?

On the other hand, if it fails... I don't trust the construction any more. I think I might prefer a different thing...

Starry Windy September 4th, 2013 10:48 PM

I'm preferring more on non-netbook laptops as well, because I'm more favored on many features inside, even though the battery life keeps becomes one of my concerns when it comes to buying laptops.

This reminds me, my laptop have finally repaired some hours ago, and I think repairs might be expensive or not, it depends on the parts which are broken, imo.

Serene Grace September 4th, 2013 11:44 PM

Hey guys, let's talk SSD's (Solid State Drives). What are your opinions on them?

Megan September 5th, 2013 1:07 AM

I'm using a laptop because it's portable, but I'm thinking if I should build my own PC in the future. It seems to be cheaper (because I don't need all the fancy stuff they have in the prebuild PCs) and also it sounds fun to have one that you built by yourself.

Legendary Silke September 5th, 2013 1:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Serene Grace (Post 7818504)
Hey guys, let's talk SSD's (Solid State Drives). What are your opinions on them?

Not enough space if it is the only drive, especially on single-bay laptops. On a tablet, though... 😉 I prefer dealing with only one single drive for simpler management.


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