I think it's about time for a new computer... - Page 2

Particle Man · 11-09-2011, 09:35 PM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

There's always Cyber Monday too...

Totally.

Rangerscott · 11-09-2011, 10:01 PM

I got one of those HP mini towers from the metal recycler I go to. It was just laying there in the dirt. Everything works and was clean. I guess some one had just threw it down before I got there. The only bad is it smells like a smoker's asshole. I had it running in the garage and after 30 minutes the whole garage smelled like I was having a smokers anonymous meeting. I need to take everything apart and give it a bath in gasoline. LOL

Porkchop · 11-09-2011, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Archren

Are you eligible for the Pell Grant or anything like that? And often places give good student discounts.. I know Apple was doing something to that effect for the new school year, but I don't know if they still are.

Apple gives 15% to students. But their products are so fucking expensive that it doesnt even matter. I went to buy a macbook a year back and even with my discount, the base macbook was going to be $999 after the discount.

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Originally Posted by Trip

netbooks are slow, avoid avoid avoid

This. If you go that route you will need an external hard drive or the thing will be useless.

Archren · 11-09-2011, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Porkchop

Apple gives 15% to students. But their products are so fucking expensive that it doesnt even matter. I went to buy a macbook a year back and even with my discount, the base macbook was going to be $999 after the discount.

True enough, they're still pricy... but good lord these computers are practically indestructible. I know I've had mine for almost 3 years, and I got it from a friend who had had it for about a year.. it's been to Iraq and back, had the shit beaten out of it, have several gigs worth of photography and video work, and still runs like a champ. Even the ones they allow students to sign out at school always work well, and I doubt that they are re-imaged more than once a quarter. I'm not one to say Mac is better than Windows, it's all personal preference and I use both, but it just seems like the Macs are more solid, stable and last longer... so it seems to me you get your money's worth.

OneSickPsycho · 11-10-2011, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

netbooks are slow, avoid avoid avoid

Who should avoid? ONSSP has one of the base models from a few years back and she uses it for everything... school, internets, pr0n.

Trip · 11-10-2011, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickPsycho

Who should avoid? ONSSP has one of the base models from a few years back and she uses it for everything... school, internets, pr0n.

I have one as well, got it for my cross country trip. It's a piece of shit. Should of just laid out the big money and got a Macbook Air. My netbook will most likely never be used again. It's not hackintosh capable unfortunately.

marko138 · 11-10-2011, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I have one as well, got it for my cross country trip. It's a piece of shit. Should of just laid out the big money and got a Macbook Air. My netbook will most likely never be used again. It's not hackintosh capable unfortunately.

Look at you becoming a fucking Mac using asshole.

Trip · 11-10-2011, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by marko138

Look at you becoming a fucking Mac using asshole.

I have been a mac using asshole for awhile now. I still hate that stupid fuck Steve Jobs. That dude was a fucking douche. Even more now that I know the "real Steve Jobs" from reading his biography. I don't know how anyone can like that man after reading his bio. He was a fuckin massive prick.

marko138 · 11-10-2011, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I have been a mac using asshole for awhile now. I still hate that stupid fuck Steve Jobs. That dude was a fucking douche. Even more now that I know the "real Steve Jobs" from reading his biography. I don't know how anyone can like that man after reading his bio. He was a fuckin massive prick.

I know. And I do not disagree.

(posted from my iMac.)

OneSickPsycho · 11-10-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Trip

I have one as well, got it for my cross country trip. It's a piece of shit. Should of just laid out the big money and got a Macbook Air. My netbook will most likely never be used again. It's not hackintosh capable unfortunately.

YMMV... ONSSP loves hers...

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Originally Posted by marko138

Look at you becoming a fucking Mac using asshole.

It all started with the BMW...

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Originally Posted by marko138

I know. And I do not disagree.

(posted from my iMac.)

Figures.

11-09-2011, 10:01 PM	#12
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	I got one of those HP mini towers from the metal recycler I go to. It was just laying there in the dirt. Everything works and was clean. I guess some one had just threw it down before I got there. The only bad is it smells like a smoker's asshole. I had it running in the garage and after 30 minutes the whole garage smelled like I was having a smokers anonymous meeting. I need to take everything apart and give it a bath in gasoline. LOL