The thread formerly known as the laptop thread but is now about random tech.

[crimson5pheonix]

Yeah, especially when you brag about how large your hentai and anime DVD collection, I'm sure

Oh, you don't even know. They just FLOCK to me when I can show off both of my FMA collections.

 

[Murrah]

I'd rather get notebooks, so then I can scribble random things such as running in the garden holding hands with my carrot... *snap* anyway. Yeah.

I'm not a weirdo

 

[Phantom2595]

My Mom is a public servant and my Dad is unemployed.

You have no idea how wrong that sounds . My dad makes 35 dollars an hour , and hear I am , with nary a car for myself. And you have a 08 civic and a 3 thousand dollar laptop .

 

[crimson5pheonix]

My Mom is a public servant and my Dad is unemployed.

You have no idea how wrong that sounds . My dad makes 35 dollars an hour , and hear I am , with nary a car for myself. And you have a 08 civic and a 3 thousand dollar laptop .

Awesome. Get better at manipulation.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

18, underweight, clean faced college student driving around in a Civic telling other people to get better at manipulating their parents.

What the hell is wrong with geezers these days?

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Haha, so you're a scrawny weeabo then?

Despite whatever your favorite anime shows tell you, women don't like "guys" with arms and legs thinner than theirs. I hate to break it to you, but little twigs are just as unattractive as fatties.

More importantly, why don't you have any respect for yourself and your parents?

And what school are you going to?

It's almost as if you think I was serious about being popular.

http://www.uat.edu/

 

[Mariena]

While a notebook is just a little less underpowered, but is substantially less portable and useful

If you can only have one computer, then I think a $1500-$2000 notebook would be the best choice for most people.

But if you can have two, I would pick a $500 netbook and a $1000-$1500 self-built desktop computer. That way, you can have the best of both worlds.

It depends on what you're using it for.

The laptop I'm getting (XPS m1530 by Dell) is essentially a gaming laptop, which is what I'll be using it for, but I'm also going to uni next year, so I'll be using it for that too. If you want a laptop suited for you, custom make one. None of this Netbook nonsense.

God, please don't get a Dell, save yourself. If you have to get something relatively cheap, get a Gateway. Not a Dell.

Explain why Dell is apparently shit?

 

[crimson5pheonix]

*sigh*

The worst part is how proud you are of manipulating your parents just to get a crappy laptop and a crappier car, especially considering how your dad isn't even employed.

Whatever, enjoy your crappy school. I'm sure there's plenty of other weeabos/assorted social lepers for you to hang out with.

I'm just curious, how is my car crappy? I just want to know.

 

[crimsondynamics]

Here's a great reason: You just spent $3000 for something which can't compete with neither a netbook which costs 6 times less in terms of portability/usability nor a desktop which costs well over twice as less in terms of sheer perfomance.

The netbook doesn't cost 6x less in terms of portability / usability. It costs 6x less in price.

If his parents can afford to purchase a USD3,000 notebook - even if it's overpriced - let them. It's their money. I wouldn't like others to tell me where, how and what to spend my money on.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Well to be fair for everyone here, when I say my Dad is unemployed, he is retired after working as a musician and is living off of my grandfathers stocks (he had a bunch of Exxon stocks from working as an executive) and when I say my Mom is a public servant, she works at NASA.

 

[clamsd101]

Well to be fair for everyone here, when I say my Dad is unemployed, he is retired after working as a musician and is living off of my grandfathers stocks (he had a bunch of Exxon stocks from working as an executive) and when I say my Mom is a public servant, she works at NASA.

Hah! Who ever insulted this man has been 1up'ed. And I really want something small and portable that won't weigh me down ,the words portable, gaming and me don't go hand in hand (like Linux and 90% of a population)I want a eeepc. And defining gaming for me is high-sec afk mining and skill changes. That's why I'm looking at vnc for help. I can only hope that jihadswarm doesn't fly through the Caldari border zone.

 

[Phantom2595]

Well to be fair for everyone here, when I say my Dad is unemployed, he is retired after working as a musician and is living off of my grandfathers stocks (he had a bunch of Exxon stocks from working as an executive) and when I say my Mom is a public servant, she works at NASA.

SO YOU ARE RICH!

If I had that kind of money I would buy 3 thousand dollars laptops too . As for the Civic , well , I would would get a Cadillac .

 

[crimson5pheonix]

Well to be fair for everyone here, when I say my Dad is unemployed, he is retired after working as a musician and is living off of my grandfathers stocks (he had a bunch of Exxon stocks from working as an executive) and when I say my Mom is a public servant, she works at NASA.

SO YOU ARE RICH!

If I had that kind of money I would buy 3 thousand dollars laptops too . As for the Civic , well , I would would get a Cadillac .

Upper middle class and I don't get free gas so Civic for the win.

 

[crimsondynamics]

Well to be fair for everyone here, when I say my Dad is unemployed, he is retired after working as a musician and is living off of my grandfathers stocks (he had a bunch of Exxon stocks from working as an executive) and when I say my Mom is a public servant, she works at NASA.

I originally decided not to post this, but now that things are placed in a much clearer perspective, I do think this bears relevance:

Why do people buy a Mercedes-Benz? Is it because:

a) the car has the highest resale value among cars in its class
b) the car is the safest on the road among cars in its class
c) the car is made of 80% recycled materials and is more eco-friendly than other cars in its class
d) the car has the best fuel consumption in its class
e) the car breaks down less than competing models in its class

The correct answer is:

f) You want to make your neighbor and his Toyota Camry green with envy.

Why would I spend USD100,000 on a Mercedes-Benz when for a quarter of that amount I can buy a Toyota Camry, which for all intents and purposes does everything the Mercedes-Benz does? Buying a Mercedes-Benz sure doesn't seem very practical if you look at it from a cost perspective yet it is the number one European car company in terms of brand value (not to mention I'd wager it'd be much easier to impress ladies with a car that has a three-pointed star on its hood).

Moving on to mobile phones, take Vertu. Their mobile phones retail at around USD2,500 for the most basic model. Bear in mind this is a phone that does less than my USD50 Nokia (mine has FM radio - take that, overpriced mobile phone!). I would never in my right mind buy a Vertu but there are those who can afford it and prefer to pay outrageous prices for obsolete hardware but arguably excellent build quality and design (bull - it's all about image again - I've got a Vertu. What shoddy piece of plastic do you own?). Such is the game of the premium market, for those who can afford it and not have to question their purchase.

Look at Falcon Northwest's site. Their PC selector actually asks you if you want a budget box, a bang-for-the-buck desktop, or a computer "for bragging rights." Bragging rights. Hmm... That's when all practical considerations are thrown in the gutter and image takes over.

There is a premium market out there for those who can afford it. Not everyone is looking for price/performance:cost ratios. If I had USD11,719.44 to purchase the Falcon Northwest flagship desktop model with top-of-the-line configuration it certainly isn't because I'm price-conscious - it's because I can (and I'd have to be heavily influenced by some illegal substances to ever spring that kind of money on a single PC - USD500 paint job? There's your netbook!). It also makes the USD3,000 notebook in question seem a downright bargain by comparison.

Personally, I would have opted for a mix of notebook and desktop, but that's just me. Others may place brand cachet as a major factor in their purchase, and if they can afford to, let them. It's their money.

 

[crimson5pheonix]

My sentiments with the Civic. It's one of the most fuel efficient non hybrids. That's why I drive it. That and I hate Toyota with a passion.

 

[Mr.Pandah]

So...can you guys help me get a laptop? I need it for school...I'll post the Recommended Requirements and hopefully you guys will be able to point me in the right direction...It says the price would be about 2,300 =/ That's coming out of my wallet. Once again, its a laptop for college and I want to get the most bang for my buck. Thanks.

(Sorry, don't mean to derail the thread, its just that you guys know alot more about notebooks than I do, I make my own desktop computers, not laptops =/ )