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On Tiny Computers And My Desire For One

Sgt EversmanSgt Eversman Registered User regular
edited August 2009 in Social Entropy++
So I've recently had a craving for a Dell Mini 9 for the purposes of travel and portable WiFi faggotry, but as of late I haven't had much money. To be honest I've been more interested in them mostly because they make perfect hackintoshes since they are fully driver compatible and its easy to do. Still though, I wasn't one to drop $300 bucks willy-nilly. Not quite impusle buy range.

Until today, that is.

So now I need to figure out if I should

A. Spend $200 on cool electronic stuff

[strike]B. Spend $200 on drinks / bars / movies[/strike]
[strike]C. Keep my $200 and try to be responsible[/strike]
[strike]D. LarLar[/strike]

Focus: Do you have a tiny computer? Discuss them.

Update 2:30pm: I chose "A"

Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.

Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    HELP I'M A ROCK

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  • Sgt EversmanSgt Eversman Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    HELP COMPUTER

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    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.

    Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    you can get like the asus mini laptop things for like 300 and htey're way cooler

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Or you could not spend money on a gimmicky little shitmachine that is one-fifth of a computer.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    sure, I just got paid, why not

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    A 16GB solid state drive? I can't enough porn on that.

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    fandy i actually think the little miniinternet laptops are quite useful

    i mean like 300 dollars

    and they weigh like 2 pounds

    and you can internet and type papers

    which is all i do with a computer anyway

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  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Get it if you need it and have the money. Keep your money if you don't need it.

    The end times are upon us. So that money could be used to build an elaborate machine to kill yourself with.

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  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I'll sell you my 5 year old dell laptop for $200

    it has a whole forty gigabytes of hard drive capacity

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Kovak wrote: »
    fandy i actually think the little miniinternet laptops are quite useful

    i mean like 300 dollars

    and they weigh like 2 pounds

    and you can internet and type papers

    which is all i do with a computer anyway

    I guesssssss.

    But it just seems wrong to buy a tiny little computer that is powerless to do anything but wi-fi and word process.

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  • Centipede DamascusCentipede Damascus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I would love to be able to use a tiny computer to access wifi wherever I go and use that wifi to connect with my computer at home to access files and such.

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  • MysstMysst King Monkey of Hedonism IslandRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Kovak wrote: »
    fandy i actually think the little miniinternet laptops are quite useful

    i mean like 300 dollars

    and they weigh like 2 pounds

    and you can internet and type papers

    which is all i do with a computer anyway

    I guesssssss.

    But it just seems wrong to buy a tiny little computer that is powerless to do anything but wi-fi and word process.
    I want one for internetting on the couch. laptops are too fucking big

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  • Sgt EversmanSgt Eversman Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    But think of everything you can do with wifi

    hulu

    netflix on demand

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    Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
  • edited February 2009
    my wife has an acer aspire one and loves it to pieces

    t fandyien - depends on what you need it for. if all you do is internets and type up reports, they're perfect and you can carry them in your coat pocket

    the hackintoshing made me interested in the mini9 as well but i don't imagine i'll get one because i just bought a vostro2510 and frankly i'd rather buy a bass guitar with the money.

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  • Sgt EversmanSgt Eversman Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    oh my god look at that computer its so small and cute i didn't know they could do that

    I KNOW

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    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for dinner.

    Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Mysst wrote: »
    Fandyien wrote: »
    Kovak wrote: »
    fandy i actually think the little miniinternet laptops are quite useful

    i mean like 300 dollars

    and they weigh like 2 pounds

    and you can internet and type papers

    which is all i do with a computer anyway

    I guesssssss.

    But it just seems wrong to buy a tiny little computer that is powerless to do anything but wi-fi and word process.
    I want one for internetting on the couch. laptops are too fucking big

    exactly

    think of like

    the places you could now internet comfortably

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I like my enormous loud glowing desktop.

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  • Darkness MundusDarkness Mundus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I've pretty much decided on getting one when I go back to school for word processing essentially. I'll see what the technology's like in a few months.

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    but fandy say you also want a laptop

    but really full size laptops cant do much besides internet and word process anyway

    and they get all hot

    and they weigh like 8 pounds

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  • bentbent Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I have an eee 700 series and it is hella useful for watching porn in bed

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  • edited February 2009
    Kovak wrote: »
    but fandy say you also want a laptop

    but really full size laptops cant do much besides internet and word process anyway

    and they get all hot

    and they weigh like 8 pounds

    i can play tf2 on mine, and probably bf2 if i ever get around to remembering to install it.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Kovak wrote: »
    but fandy say you also want a laptop

    but really full size laptops cant do much besides internet and word process anyway

    and they get all hot

    and they weigh like 8 pounds

    Naww, man, having a full-sized laptop is all about being able to play old games in class. Like, the main reason my Mac exists is so I can play Fallout 2 during my two and a half hour lecture class.

    But for other people I concede that you are pretty much absolutely right and these are a pretty good deal

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  • KrunkMcGrunkKrunkMcGrunk Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    $200 though, that ain't bad.

    Makes me want to get one so I can have it for writing when I am out and about.

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Don't buy things you cannot afford.

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I really want an Eee.

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  • KovakKovak did a lot of drugs married cher?Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
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  • KrunkMcGrunkKrunkMcGrunk Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    If that thing were powerful enough to do video editing, and had firewire + USB, I'd be sold.

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  • Darkness MundusDarkness Mundus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I played the shit out of WoW on my laptop...
    It's essentially a desktop now. All sorts of shit comin' outta mah usbs 'n whatnot. Dead ass battery (lol gg dell) among other things (GETS SHIT HOT)

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited February 2009
    The tiny laptop is like the least appealing computer product in the universe. I have pretty big fucking hands and all I can imagine getting out of owning one of those things is carpal tunnel.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    Yeah, one of these would do awful things to my long spidery weird hands.

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  • Sgt EversmanSgt Eversman Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    MrMonroe wrote: »
    The tiny laptop is like the least appealing computer product in the universe. I have pretty big fucking hands and all I can imagine getting out of owning one of those things is carpal tunnel.

    It's not for you.

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    Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
  • Macro9Macro9 Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
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  • Darkness MundusDarkness Mundus Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I have girl hands. My fingers are only as long as the letters on this enormous keyboard.

    That may be fiction.

    But...you know...fuck you.

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  • KrunkMcGrunkKrunkMcGrunk Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    No firewire is a deal-breaker

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  • JordynJordyn Really, Commander? Probing Uranus. Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    MrMonroe wrote: »
    The tiny laptop is like the least appealing computer product in the universe. I have pretty big fucking hands and all I can imagine getting out of owning one of those things is carpal tunnel.

    It's not for you.

    Yeah, that's pretty much what he just said.

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  • Sgt EversmanSgt Eversman Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    fuck it. I'm getting one. I have decided.

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    Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the outcome.
  • GRMikeGRMike The Last Best Hope for Humanity The God Pod Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    My brother got an Asus eeePc for Christmas and it is pretty awesome. I recommend it.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited February 2009
    I can't remember the last time I needed firewire.

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