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Offline YourMathTeacher

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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #75 on: December 05, 2011, 06:35:39 PM »
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I bought a refurbished all-in-one printer and it had issues right out of the box. It still prints fine for the money, but changing the ink cartridges is a pain in the butt.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #76 on: December 05, 2011, 07:17:51 PM »
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Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 05, 2011, 06:35:39 PM
I bought a refurbished all-in-one printer and it had issues right out of the box. It still prints fine for the money, but changing the ink cartridges is a pain in the butt.
You're printing money?  For shame!
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #77 on: December 05, 2011, 07:20:57 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on December 05, 2011, 07:17:51 PM
Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 05, 2011, 06:35:39 PM
I bought a refurbished all-in-one printer and it had issues right out of the box. It still prints fine for the money, but changing the ink cartridges is a pain in the butt.
You're printing money?  For shame!

It's not worded that way at all. However, reading it fast leads to hearing "it still prints money fine". Read it slowly, analyse it's grammar, and you'll see.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #78 on: December 05, 2011, 07:36:19 PM »
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Sarcasm, the Kittens is full of it :P.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #79 on: December 05, 2011, 08:41:20 PM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on December 05, 2011, 07:17:51 PM
Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 05, 2011, 06:35:39 PM
I bought a refurbished all-in-one printer and it had issues right out of the box. It still prints fine for the money, but changing the ink cartridges is a pain in the butt.
You're printing money?  For shame!

Both Rob Anderson and Doug Grey did. I don't see why I can't, too.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #80 on: December 29, 2011, 05:16:24 PM »
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Well over Christmas, I finally found what I was looking for.  Here's what I ended up with:

HH Gregg Toshiba ($499):
CPU = #70 (1 pt)     Core i3-2310M
RAM = 4GB (1 pt)
Graphics = middle of class 3 (2 pt)     Intel HD 3000
Screen = 17.3 in (0 pt)
Brand = Toshiba (0 pt)
HD speed = 5400 (1 pt)
Total = 5 pts

Other specs:
3MB L3 cache
500 GB HD
Wi-fi b/g/n
2 USB ports
Mem card port
Built in webcam/microphone
DVD R/W
6-cell batter with 5hr life
Office Starter (Word & Excel only)
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #81 on: December 29, 2011, 05:30:42 PM »
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That's about as good as you'll get with that screen size. I'm afraid you overpaid though. I have an i5 processor with 6 gigs of RAM that I paid about $500 for. The screen size is 14.9" though, so that's where the difference is coming in.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #82 on: December 30, 2011, 11:58:52 AM »
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Quote from: Chronic Apathy on December 29, 2011, 05:30:42 PM
That's about as good as you'll get with that screen size. I'm afraid you overpaid though. I have an i5 processor with 6 gigs of RAM that I paid about $500 for. The screen size is 14.9" though, so that's where the difference is coming in.
One of the things that I've learned is that you can just go by whether a processor is an i3, i5, or i7.  For example, my i3-2330M is actually a better processor than the i5-430M and even the i7-2637M.  So I'd have to know exactly which i5 processor you have to be able to really compare.  In addition, the screen size was one of the most important factors to me, so I was willing to pay a bit more to get the extra real estate :)
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #83 on: December 30, 2011, 09:23:04 PM »
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Yeah, screen size is nice... especially in my field. I have a 2048 x 1152 display for my desktop, and a 1920 x 1200 screen on my laptop. InDesign and Flash were so freaking CRAMPED in a 1440x900 screen.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #84 on: December 30, 2011, 10:02:43 PM »
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Quote from: Lamborghini_diablo on December 30, 2011, 09:23:04 PM
Yeah, screen size is nice... especially in my field. I have a 2048 x 1152 display for my desktop, and a 1920 x 1200 screen on my laptop. InDesign and Flash were so freaking CRAMPED in a 1440x900 screen.

Amen. I am saving up for a multi-monitor setup instead of a single high-res monitor simply because i don't want everything that small
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #85 on: December 30, 2011, 10:13:51 PM »
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Currently posting this from my duel monitor set up one at 1600x900 the other 1980x1080. If my video card could only support a third...
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #86 on: December 30, 2011, 10:32:44 PM »
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Currently posting this from my 8-year-old laptop using 800x600 resolution on a screen that has children's fingerprint smears caked all over it.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #87 on: December 30, 2011, 10:34:21 PM »
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Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 30, 2011, 10:32:44 PM
Currently posting this from my 8-year-old laptop using 800x600 resolution on a screen that has children's fingerprint smears caked all over it.

lol if I ever get a new computer I may just donate this one too you that's awful
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #88 on: December 31, 2011, 12:18:30 AM »
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Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 30, 2011, 10:32:44 PM
Currently posting this from my 8-year-old laptop using 800x600 resolution on a screen that has children's fingerprint smears caked all over it.
That's very similar to the one I was using before I bought this one.  That is, except for the fingerprints, as my wife and I were too stingy to let our kids play with it :)
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #89 on: December 31, 2011, 12:21:21 AM »
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Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 30, 2011, 10:32:44 PM
Currently posting this from my 8-year-old laptop using 800x600 resolution on a screen that has children's fingerprint smears caked all over it.
I think the real question is, why'd you steal your eight-year-old's laptop?  That doesn't sound very nice.
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Re: I need help picking a laptop
« Reply #90 on: December 31, 2011, 12:22:48 AM »
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Quote from: SomeKittens on December 31, 2011, 12:21:21 AM
Quote from: YourMathTeacher on December 30, 2011, 10:32:44 PM
Currently posting this from my 8-year-old laptop using 800x600 resolution on a screen that has children's fingerprint smears caked all over it.
I think the real question is, why'd you steal your eight-year-old's laptop?  That doesn't sound very nice.
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