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Re: amazing laptop
« Reply #1 on: January 13, 2010, 06:30:26 PM »
*drool*

Hey Computer Ruler, How's your 4870 going by the way? I lot that thread from ages ago and never ended up seeing the outcome.

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Re: amazing laptop
« Reply #2 on: January 13, 2010, 07:09:39 PM »
windows 7 fixes everything  8)

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Re: amazing laptop
« Reply #3 on: January 13, 2010, 07:24:23 PM »
I've never understood how the heck you can game with a laptop... I mean, I can almost see it with a trackpoint (I love those things) but a touchpad would take a lot of practice. When I wanted to game with my laptop (before I upgraded my desktop) I always hooked up a wireless mouse. Actually, come to think of it, I used the wireless mouse even for desktop stuff... I've never realyl liked touchpads.

I miss the trackpoint  :'(
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Re: amazing laptop
« Reply #4 on: January 13, 2010, 08:31:36 PM »
I still think I like the Toshiba Qosmio X505-Q850 better, of course I'm partial to the NVidia card over the ATI.

I've never understood how the heck you can game with a laptop... I mean, I can almost see it with a trackpoint (I love those things) but a touchpad would take a lot of practice. When I wanted to game with my laptop (before I upgraded my desktop) I always hooked up a wireless mouse. Actually, come to think of it, I used the wireless mouse even for desktop stuff... I've never realyl liked touchpads.

I miss the trackpoint  :'(
I really have no choice but to run a high end laptop when I'm working in camp, I would go crazy being out of town for months with no games - and dragging a desktop out of town is out of the question.  I always use a mouse and disable the touch pad though, I just prefer a mouse.  To be honest I was never that fond of the trackpoint either.
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Re: amazing laptop
« Reply #5 on: January 13, 2010, 08:58:55 PM »
well, I like mice better then the trackpoint, but I managed with the trackpoint. now with the touchpad I find myself scrolling when I don't want to, because some goof decided, "hey, let's make the corners of the touchpad scroll! and while we're at it, let's not mark the actual definition of side!" with the trackpoint, you just angle the stick where you want.

In fact, manufacturers prefer the trackpoint, too. saves on "real estate" for the keyboard (although, that's not really all that important... the screen pretty much decides the size of the laptop) the only reason it's not available is because of patent issues.

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Re: amazing laptop
« Reply #7 on: February 01, 2010, 05:36:28 AM »
I've never understood how the heck you can game with a laptop... I mean, I can almost see it with a trackpoint (I love those things) but a touchpad would take a lot of practice.
Sniping in modern warfare 2, tf2, and left 4 dead 2 is alot easier for me with a touch pad.

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    Re: amazing laptop
    « Reply #8 on: February 02, 2010, 08:23:35 AM »
    Whatdyasay we combine our collective buying power of the CH members and order about 1000 (or more) of these beauties and get them to give us a price of about $200.00 a pop? truenorth If your going to dream you might as well dream big!

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    Re: amazing laptop
    « Reply #9 on: February 02, 2010, 09:37:30 AM »
    That laptop is for nothing.

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    Re: amazing laptop
    « Reply #10 on: February 02, 2010, 10:16:20 AM »
    That laptop is for nothing.

    what? what do you mean?
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    Re: amazing laptop
    « Reply #11 on: February 02, 2010, 01:41:26 PM »
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    with a starting price of $1,645
    It's cheap. About the same price as my desktop.

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    Re: amazing laptop
    « Reply #12 on: February 02, 2010, 01:45:22 PM »
    $1,645 is cheap. OK then. this is news to me.

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    Re: amazing laptop
    « Reply #13 on: February 02, 2010, 01:48:42 PM »
    Yes but you see I live in Ireland where 1TB HDDs in shops are about €100 / ~$140 ;D

    Technology is a bit on the slow end here.....staying on CH keeps me up to date - I usually read stuff in Irish magazines about 2 months after I've read them on here. I just think "job possibility?"

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    « Reply #14 on: February 02, 2010, 03:18:06 PM »
    Yes but you see I live in Ireland where 1TB HDDs in shops are about €100 / ~$140 ;D

    Technology is a bit on the slow end here.....staying on CH keeps me up to date - I usually read stuff in Irish magazines about 2 months after I've read them on here. I just think "job possibility?"
    I think a good 1TB HDD in America goes from around 160-180 new. Depends on the retailer.