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On Tiny Computers And My Desire For One

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Man I knew you were joking.

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    Also, this is a pretty nice case/sleeve for the Mini
    http://bit.ly/101GQ0

    I bought one a little different that didn't have the side pouch, but it's no longer on sale.

    Sleeves make no sense to me. You're putting the thing in a pouch that (usually) doesn't add a handle, provides almost no protection except against scratches, and is totally redundant if you have a backpack you're carrying it in. What's the point?

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    a couple of semesters ago a kid next to me in lecture brought his big ol honkin 17" XPS to class every day

    it was sad

    he browsed some sort of private 4chan on it

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    MrMonroe wrote: »
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    Also, this is a pretty nice case/sleeve for the Mini
    http://bit.ly/101GQ0

    I bought one a little different that didn't have the side pouch, but it's no longer on sale.

    Sleeves make no sense to me. You're putting the thing in a pouch that (usually) doesn't add a handle, provides almost no protection except against scratches, and is totally redundant if you have a backpack you're carrying it in. What's the point?
    if your bag doesn't have a laptop compartment then that's the point. i use my sleeve when i carry my macbook in my regular timbuk2

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    MrMonroe wrote: »
    Smart Hero wrote: »
    Also, this is a pretty nice case/sleeve for the Mini
    http://bit.ly/101GQ0

    I bought one a little different that didn't have the side pouch, but it's no longer on sale.

    Sleeves make no sense to me. You're putting the thing in a pouch that (usually) doesn't add a handle, provides almost no protection except against scratches, and is totally redundant if you have a backpack you're carrying it in. What's the point?

    The case can totally get scratched within a bag. Which is the exact reason I bought one, after the lid got a bit scratched up. Have you seen the size of the Mini9? I don't need a handle, it's that small and light. That's like saying that a paperback book needs a handle for you to carry it around. The foam sleeve can make the difference between a crack, as it absorbs at least a portion of the impact when it's dropped.

    Better safe than sorry, and it makes a nice impromptu insulator when the Mini starts to get a little warm on my lap.

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  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    a couple of semesters ago a kid next to me in lecture brought his big ol honkin 17" XPS to class every day

    it was sad

    he browsed some sort of private 4chan on it

    yeah I tried to bring my laptop to class a few times

    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-inspiron-5150/4507-3121_7-30418693.html?tag=mncol;psum
    Width 13.1 in
    Depth 10.8 in
    Height 1.8 in
    Weight 7.9 lbs

    it did not work out

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited March 2009
    sleeves let me show off my own unique personality

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    spono wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    a couple of semesters ago a kid next to me in lecture brought his big ol honkin 17" XPS to class every day

    it was sad

    he browsed some sort of private 4chan on it

    yeah I tried to bring my laptop to class a few times

    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-inspiron-5150/4507-3121_7-30418693.html?tag=mncol;psum
    Width 13.1 in
    Depth 10.8 in
    Height 1.8 in
    Weight 7.9 lbs
    it did not work out
    whoa man

    your laptop has a modem

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    I suppose so. They had us using them on the 19" monstrosities we took to the MRS Trade Show in Boston in January, which just seemed ridiculous.

    Also, if you have a laptop, a bag with a built-in cushioned pouch is a must-have.

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    And seriously people selling laptops online need to get the concept of a standard scale unit into their heads and put a god damn cola can in these pictures.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    better yet a regular marble composition notebook

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited March 2009
    gonna bring my tandy laptop to class

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    have you seen the newest toshibas

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    man that is ugly

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited March 2009
    laptops have pretty much devolved into netbooks, apples and crap

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    dell has some nicely designed models now

    so does asus

    largely everything else is horrid

    edit: oh and lenovo is good

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  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    spono wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    a couple of semesters ago a kid next to me in lecture brought his big ol honkin 17" XPS to class every day

    it was sad

    he browsed some sort of private 4chan on it

    yeah I tried to bring my laptop to class a few times

    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-inspiron-5150/4507-3121_7-30418693.html?tag=mncol;psum
    Width 13.1 in
    Depth 10.8 in
    Height 1.8 in
    Weight 7.9 lbs
    it did not work out
    whoa man

    your laptop has a modem

    fuck yeah it does

    that thing has been through two processors and three motherboards and it still works like a champ

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    spono wrote: »

    that thing has been through two processors and three motherboards and it still works like a champ
    uh

    i see this in a different light

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  • ArgusArgus Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    spono wrote: »
    Faricazy wrote: »
    a couple of semesters ago a kid next to me in lecture brought his big ol honkin 17" XPS to class every day

    it was sad

    he browsed some sort of private 4chan on it

    yeah I tried to bring my laptop to class a few times

    http://reviews.cnet.com/laptops/dell-inspiron-5150/4507-3121_7-30418693.html?tag=mncol;psum
    Width 13.1 in
    Depth 10.8 in
    Height 1.8 in
    Weight 7.9 lbs

    it did not work out

    I take my 15" XPS to class, :|.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Wow those toshiba laptops are absolutely hideous

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    spono wrote: »

    that thing has been through two processors and three motherboards and it still works like a champ
    uh

    i see this in a different light
    well, to be fair, the modem never failed.

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    spono wrote: »

    that thing has been through two processors and three motherboards and it still works like a champ
    uh

    i see this in a different light

    I, too, fail to see this in a positive light.

    This is why I'll never buy a Dell again.

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  • sponospono Mining for Nose Diamonds Booger CoveRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    spono wrote: »

    that thing has been through two processors and three motherboards and it still works like a champ
    uh

    i see this in a different light

    well, yeah, is is technically a piece of shit

    but all that stuff was free from dell due to their shitty design

    there was even a class action lawsuit due to the fact that the thing would get so hot that parts of the casing would melt onto the motherboard

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    nah argus yours is small

    i'm talking about this

    dell-xps-m1730-nvidia-8800-gtx.jpg

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Where are Lenovo's netbooks? Have they even come out with one yet?

    Granted, the Lenovo 3000 N500 looks pretty swanky.

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    God, those are all so ugly. My desktop looks sorta like this only without the crease in the side and with blue lights.

    89255_xps_600x600.jpg

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Where are Lenovo's netbooks? Have they even come out with one yet?

    Granted, the Lenovo 3000 N500 looks pretty swanky.
    yup

    http://shop.lenovo.com/us/notebooks/ideapad/s-series

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  • ArgusArgus Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Faricazy wrote: »
    nah argus yours is small

    i'm talking about this

    dell-xps-m1730-nvidia-8800-gtx.jpg

    Fatass 7.9lb'er
    what are the other 1.8 lbs? does it run for like 10 hours?
    Haha, it's from 2003, that's why D:

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    i really hate "gamer" desktops

    that new HP Blackbird or whatever is reasonably sleek, but the dell stuff with all the lights is just retarded

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  • FandyienFandyien But Otto, what about us? Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    It glows just a little bit, very unobstrusively

    It is the perfect computer

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    At Fry's they have this one computer case

    american flag painted on the side

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  • DarkPrimusDarkPrimus Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    You can turn off lights too, obviously.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Moriveth wrote: »
    At Fry's they have this one computer case

    american flag painted on the side
    what about an eagle

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  • MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    The idea of buying a fully-assembled desktop just seems absolutely ludicrous to me these days.

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    MrMonroe wrote: »
    The idea of buying a fully-assembled desktop just seems absolutely ludicrous to me these days.
    it seemed stupid to me until i grew up and had other things to think about

    warranty sure is a nice thing

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited March 2009
    when i send interoffice emails the logo next to my name is a very confused looking eagle with an american flag backdrop

    eagle.jpg

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  • FaricazyFaricazy Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    you sure that's not a commie flag

    and a commie eagle

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  • MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited March 2009
    So I'm thinking I'd either get an Asus Eee (probably the 1010HA) or the Lenovo Ideapad S10

    The Ideapad is $50 more than the eee, though, I'm trying to figure out what the difference between the two is, (if any)

    Edit: actually it looks like the battery is better on the Eee anyway.

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  • DogDog Registered User, Administrator, Vanilla Staff admin
    edited March 2009
    you need to get the 1000HE


    its the best one out

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  • DrZiplockDrZiplock Registered User regular
    edited March 2009
    Mori, why are you purchasing a very tiny computer?

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