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Started by Tsutarja August 10th, 2013 5:25 AM
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Alexander Nicholi

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Haptics on my phone keep me sure that I'm typing something; it's kind of hard for me not to have it on. As for my computer? Naw. :P
the beat goes on (ノ^o^;)ノ
ヽ(;^o^ヽ) the beat goes on
the beat goes on (ノ^o^;)ノ
ヽ(;^o^ヽ) the beat goes on
( don’t stop the groovin’ )

Tsutarja

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The only haptics I'm aware of on my phone are when I press the back, start, or search buttons.

Alexander Nicholi

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So, my shiny new earbuds and my 32 GB USB 3 flash drive came in the mail today. ATM I'm transfering all 39,000 files from my old USB 2 drive onto my new one, and I can finally hear good bass again. <3
the beat goes on (ノ^o^;)ノ
ヽ(;^o^ヽ) the beat goes on
the beat goes on (ノ^o^;)ノ
ヽ(;^o^ヽ) the beat goes on
( don’t stop the groovin’ )

Legendary Silke

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I prefer comfy headphones. I'm actually surprised that a set of over-ear cana can sound so nice and stay comfy after all these bad past experiences. (I use a Sennheiser HD 439 at home.)

Also, once you go USB 3, you don't go back. ;)

Tsutarja

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Unfortunately, I'm still stuck in the world of USB 2.0 because of how hold my systems are.. but my USB external hard drive is USB 3.0-compatible. Can't wait to get my next laptop, because I'm definitely sure that it will have USB 3.0 ports :P

Legendary Silke

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Unfortunately, I'm still stuck in the world of USB 2.0 because of how hold my systems are.. but my USB external hard drive is USB 3.0-compatible. Can't wait to get my next laptop, because I'm definitely sure that it will have USB 3.0 ports :P
...I think I forgot to ask about your future laptop. What do you want in your next laptop?

Tsutarja

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...I think I forgot to ask about your future laptop. What do you want in your next laptop?
Hmm, at least either an i3 or an i5 processor, more than 4G of RAM, and good graphics (not sure with laptops' graphics lmao).. and touch screen is optional, but it'd be good to have one of those! And something that's not HP.

Legendary Silke

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Hmm, at least either an i3 or an i5 processor, more than 4G of RAM, and good graphics (not sure with laptops' graphics lmao).. and touch screen is optional, but it'd be good to have one of those! And something that's not HP.
Cool. What about your expected budget?
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Hmm, at least either an i3 or an i5 processor, more than 4G of RAM, and good graphics (not sure with laptops' graphics lmao).. and touch screen is optional, but it'd be good to have one of those! And something that's not HP.
Funny, I'm shopping around for a laptop with pretty much those exact specs. i3, i5 or AMD equivalent, 4GB+, 750GB+ HDD. Idc about graphics though, it isn't for gaming. :P

budget is around $600 but I can stretch a little if needed. Don't care about what OS it comes with, going to put Ubuntu on it right away.

Tsutarja

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Cool. What about your expected budget?
Unsure.. but if I had to say, somewhere between $500-$700 USD. Oh, and something between 750GB and 1TB for HDD space, SSHD or HDD preferred.

Funny, I'm shopping around for a laptop with pretty much those exact specs. i3, i5 or AMD equivalent, 4GB+, 750GB+ HDD. Idc about graphics though, it isn't for gaming. :P
Yeah, same. I'm not gonna use it for gaming, but just better browsing on-the-go.

Legendary Silke

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If you're able to find a Best Buy that sells this, demo it in the store, and check whether things work for you. Do the display + keyboard + trackpad test yourself. Comes in just under $699 for the listed configuration, I think. You shouldn't think too much of the amount of memory shipped in a PC as long as there's at least 4 GB of it. As long as you're not aiming to play Xbox One/PS4 ports or Company of Heroes 2, you should be fine for the most part. (If not, you want a not-Ultrabook.)

(Don't worry if the display has a colour tint; as long as it's bright enough for your needs, you can always calibrate it later using Windows' own tools.)

(ULTRABOOK!)

Tsutarja

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I'm definitely going to be looking at a laptop hopefully tomorrow.. after all, more than 4 years should be enough of a reason for me to upgrade. On the other hand though, my brother essentially mouthed me off for wanting to get a laptop when I already have a tablet, with a keyboard nonetheless. Last time I checked though, a laptop and a tablet were two totally different things..

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Looks like double posting glitch has invaded the Tech DCC too.

Really happy with the current project for computer science, I finished much earlier than I had anticipated so I got some free time to study for other classes :)

Alexander Nicholi

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The only dig I have with my computer is the low-line E-series AMD processor I have. What a waste of 4 gigs of RAM when you have a netbook-worthy dual-core CPU at 1.4 GHz! D:


I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say the new splash makes me want to vomit. Doge is possibly one of the most annoying forced memes I've seen to be crapped out of the internet in a while, and honestly it's a little funny when it has its place. And the Comic Sans with the colors? No.
the beat goes on (ノ^o^;)ノ
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the beat goes on (ノ^o^;)ノ
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( don’t stop the groovin’ )

Tsutarja

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Geez, why would a computer come with a processor that low in speed and have that much RAM?

Alexander Nicholi

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Geez, why would a computer come with a processor that low in speed and have that much RAM?
Because the kind of people who purchase laptops like mine are more concerned about whether the OS comes with games pre-installed than whether it has any kick to it. It's a Lenovo IdeaPad, so I really don't expect much myself... :P

Legendary Silke

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The only dig I have with my computer is the low-line E-series AMD processor I have. What a waste of 4 gigs of RAM when you have a netbook-worthy dual-core CPU at 1.4 GHz! D:
Geez, why would a computer come with a processor that low in speed and have that much RAM?
Because the kind of people who purchase laptops like mine are more concerned about whether the OS comes with games pre-installed than whether it has any kick to it. It's a Lenovo IdeaPad, so I really don't expect much myself... :P
A netbook-worthy low-end AMD dual-core CPU paired with 4 GB of RAM doesn't make too much sense, to be honest. However, whatever it is, don't bother looking at what came with a given laptop other than its hardware and OS. You'll thank me later if you ever get a different pre-built PC.

Tsutarja

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So here I am posting this from my new Windows 8 laptop.. hopefully I can remove some of the bloatware on it then work with it.

And yeah, I am going to remove Norton Antivirus while I'm at it :P

Legendary Silke

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So here I am posting this from my new Windows 8 laptop.. hopefully I can remove some of the bloatware on it then work with it.

And yeah, I am going to remove Norton Antivirus while I'm at it :P
...that was fast! What was it?

Tsutarja

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...that was fast! What was it?
It's a Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5116. It had a good rating on Best Buy's website, and it's light enough for me. It has a 1920x1080 display and a touchscreen.. I've been using the touchscreen more than the mouse to move around already :P

Alexander Nicholi

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So here I am posting this from my new Windows 8 laptop.. hopefully I can remove some of the bloatware on it then work with it.
That's the main reason I prefer doing a clean install from a purchased OS installation DVD, as the manufacturers are relentless with their pre-shipped OSes.

And yeah, I am going to remove Norton Antivirus while I'm at it :P
Regardless of whether it's paid already or not, I'd agree with your move on that. When it's in trial mode, it's plain awful with its activity to get you to buy their software, and when its paid they've made it impossible to disable certain shields, and it doesn't have a whitelist for circumventing false positive flags they sell to software companies to get stupid people to delete their keygens and such.

Tsutarja

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I'm honestly fine with using the Windows Defender antivirus that comes with Windows 8.. it's the exact same thing as Microsoft Security Essentials, which still has yet to fail on me when it comes to scanning for viruses, and I've been a user of MSE for three years now.

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It's a Toshiba Satellite P55t-A5116. It had a good rating on Best Buy's website, and it's light enough for me. It has a 1920x1080 display and a touchscreen.. I've been using the touchscreen more than the mouse to move around already :P
Heard Windows 8 was garb with touchscreen, but 8.1 was amazing.

Ermagherd I'm just so hype for Windows Phone 8.1. It's gonna be amazing. I just find Windows OS (and phone) just so fluid and quick. Unfortunately I'm on a budget and the (probably) best phone under the price of 200$ is the Moto G, that thing is impressive. I'll be getting it next week.


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