I started with a Capro and up until a few 7years ago always got my PCs
custom built at computer shows. Rarely had problems and when I did
just went back and bought the needed part.
On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 12:55 AM, denstar wrote:
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> =)
>
> I started with a Apple IIe, I think. We had an Atarii
,
but those are three of the four brands on my 'never again' list.
-Original Message-
From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:larrycly...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 8:54 PM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Need a new laptop
I've had a mac or a pc since the Mac Plus. In grad
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:55 PM, denstar wrote:
> I started with a Apple IIe, I think. We had an Atarii with floppy
> drives, too.
My first two machines were the IIe and the II+. I don't remember which
I had more or longer. Loved that machine - monochrome screen and all.
--
=
=)
I started with a Apple IIe, I think. We had an Atarii with floppy
drives, too.
But the most fun was the 8088s built by hand, a heathkit microwave
(also built by hand), etc put a lot of store in things you could
"get in there and dick with", I guess. Color me biased-- The
Tandy-ish stu
I've had a mac or a pc since the Mac Plus. In grad school I supported
myself by being the computer lab person, supporting an all mac, an all
pc and and all mixed network. So what I have found through my own
experience is that Macs tend to be the far more reliable machines. And
when something went
The last two laptops and one desktop I bought were HP, and I used to
recommend them. Two of the three failed, the first of a bad power
supply about two years in, and the second of infamous crashed hard
drive I've been discussing lately. Repair tech says hard drive crash
was also caused by defect
But I'm so thirsty! And reality is such a snooze... *sigh*
Next year then.
:Den
--
War has always been the grand sagacity of every spirit which has grown
too inward and too profound; its curative power lies even in the
wounds one receives.
Friedrich Nietzsche
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:24 PM
No koolaid for You!
One year.
Next!
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 4:21 PM, denstar wrote:
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> Apple hardware isn't as magical as their P.R.. The "cover ups" do
> stick in my craw tho. That's lame.
~|
Order the Adobe Coldfusion A
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:35 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote:
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> strange my 4 year old MacBook hasn't needed any repair work. The one
> before that was in twice. Both times at Apple's expense. The iMac
> before that one again never needed any repair work.
>
> that said, the plural of anecdote is not da
The issue is that I'm in Trinidad.
So all that Apple Care stuff is worth f*** all :-)
On 21 October 2010 15:35, Larry C. Lyons wrote:
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> strange my 4 year old MacBook hasn't needed any repair work. The one
> before that was in twice. Both times at Apple's expense. The iMac
> before that one ag
strange my 4 year old MacBook hasn't needed any repair work. The one
before that was in twice. Both times at Apple's expense. The iMac
before that one again never needed any repair work.
that said, the plural of anecdote is not data.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 3:25 PM, denstar wrote:
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> On Thu,
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Larry C. Lyons wrote:
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> also look at such things as cost of ownership, your return on
> investment etc. Mac end up being quite a lot cheaper.
Heh. Be sure to get apple care. My last MBP, for repairs, racked up
>$2500 bucks.
-PS looks like running OS X in a VM
also look at such things as cost of ownership, your return on
investment etc. Mac end up being quite a lot cheaper.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Vivec wrote:
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> I checked the Macbook Pro..
>
> ANd good lord is it expensive!!
>
> I can get a Dell XPS with a SSD , 6GB of RAM and more for abou
I checked the Macbook Pro..
ANd good lord is it expensive!!
I can get a Dell XPS with a SSD , 6GB of RAM and more for about 1000
dollars less than the similarly configured Mac.
I'm just not sure. It would be a perfect time to get a Mac since I
need a new laptop...
but that's a huge trade off in
While I like my IBP Battalion 101 gaming laptop, that may be too
expensive for you. I'd look at the MacBookPro 15".
larry
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 2:15 PM, Vivec wrote:
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> The new Macbook Air rules itself out as a home media center PC because
> it lacks an Ethernet port.
>
> It also has a reall
The new Macbook Air rules itself out as a home media center PC because
it lacks an Ethernet port.
It also has a really old processor for this day and age. And while it
has a great graphics card, it has just 256MB of RAM, the rest will be
shared with main memory
which in the basic configuration is
hat.
Eric
-Original Message-
From: Ray Champagne [mailto:r...@raychampagne.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 11:45 AM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Need a new laptop
That is something we can agree on. ThinkPads have been the go-to machine
for years for my department here. The past two years h
them.
-Original Message-
From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:53 AM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Need a new laptop
ThinkPads were awesome before IBM sold them. Now they're junk.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Ray Champagne wrote:
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> That
ThinkPads were awesome before IBM sold them. Now they're junk.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Ray Champagne wrote:
>
> That is something we can agree on. ThinkPads have been the go-to machine
> for years for my department here. The past two years have really seen a
> decline in performance
have problems for several year I wouldn't replace my laptop with a
Thinkpad if you paid me.
-Original Message-
From: Sam [mailto:sammyc...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:42 AM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: Need a new laptop
Sounds like the ThinkPad needs lot's of
That is something we can agree on. ThinkPads have been the go-to machine
for years for my department here. The past two years have really seen a
decline in performance, quality, and are just a general headache.
Our IT team is about 40ish people, we have the IBM tech in our building at
least onc
I hate to say it, but so often developer contractors are judged by the bling
of their laptops.
Functional is less desirable than shiny for many paying clients. They want
YOU to have the gear THEY want.
On my budget, that means that big and clunky and functional and cheap went
by the wayside, and
Sounds like the ThinkPad needs lot's of reboots. Maybe skip that.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Vivec wrote:
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> Ok, I cannot ignore it anymore. I need a new Laptop :(
>
> My old one has kicked the bucket, and not having a laptop
> is making meeting clients difficult.
>
> I was thinking of
I'm partial to Toshibas. They're generally well built machines and they
look nice.
-Original Message-
From: Vivec [mailto:gel21...@gmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 10:26 AM
To: cf-community
Subject: Need a new laptop
Ok, I cannot ignore it anymore. I need a new Laptop :(
My
mbpro 15"
no question gel.
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Vivec wrote:
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> Ok, I cannot ignore it anymore. I need a new Laptop :(
>
> My old one has kicked the bucket, and not having a laptop
> is making meeting clients difficult.
>
> I was thinking of a small one, a 14" or so. But I realise
On Thu, Oct 21, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Vivec wrote:
>
> Ok, I cannot ignore it anymore. I need a new Laptop :(
>
> My old one has kicked the bucket, and not having a laptop
> is making meeting clients difficult.
>
> I was thinking of a small one, a 14" or so. But I realise that the
> power in those j
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