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Laptops
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I'm going to pick up a new laptop soon. Any recommendations or suggestions?

A few people have recommended the new MacBook, or a Dell, or a HP.

Gracias!


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Re: Laptops [Re: dblaney]
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MacBook Pro for sure. I love my Powerbook G4.


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Re: Laptops [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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I've heard that the software available for Mac is limited, is there any truth in that? Also, whats the battery life like for yours?


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"What is in us that turns a deaf ear to the cries of human suffering?"

"Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword"
- John Mayer

Making the noise "penicillin" is no substitute for actually taking penicillin.

"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it." -Abraham Lincoln

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Re: Laptops [Re: dblaney]
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Battery life could be better, definitely. I don't really keep track of the time though, I usually have it plugged in, I probably should get anew battery and calibrate it.

Depends on what you do with your computer. Do you play a lot of computer games? If so, look elsewhere, for the Mac world is a desert when it comes to video games, except for stuff like World of Warcraft.

But if you're looking to do anything creative - audio, visual art, video - then the Mac has a WORLD of software for you.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Laptops [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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Hm, that sounds promising, except for the games bit :frown: What about Valve games like DoD, CS, and Half Life?


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"What is in us that turns a deaf ear to the cries of human suffering?"

"Belief is a beautiful armor
But makes for the heaviest sword"
- John Mayer

Making the noise "penicillin" is no substitute for actually taking penicillin.

"This country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or their revolutionary right to dismember or overthrow it." -Abraham Lincoln

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Re: Laptops [Re: dblaney]
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I believe Half Life and CS have Mac versions but you have to research that for yourself; I don't really play FPS games so I don't really know.


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Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake.

-Erik Davis

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Re: Laptops [Re: dblaney]
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IBM X series, or T series.

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Re: Laptops [Re: OneMoreRobot3021]
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ThinkPad all the way... Dells suck suck suck, I can't comment on anything else.

ThinkPad or Apple, that way you actually get what you pay for.

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Re: Laptops [Re: dblaney]
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www.pricewatch.com

Get a barebones laptop and build up from there. Do a little research and you can get a custom-built computer/laptop for cheaper than package deals like Dell, etc. that give you lots of shit you won't use and none of the shit you need.

Personally, I'm not a fan of Apple, but if you have a lot of money they will custom-build for you, I think. But it's expensive as hell and you can't tinker with it at all, which is annoying.

You should stick with Windows if you're a gamer. If you want a variety of creative applications you could give Linux a shot. Or, like me, you could dual-boot. Best of both worlds.

It really depends on what you use your laptop for.


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