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Also, I should probably add that it's not smart for me in particular to buy a fancy laptop bc I have a history of breaking computers

(I think this is number 8)

09-01-2013 , 04:53 PM

#254

amplify

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

I feel like it's wasteful for me to buy a very fancy computer when I really only use it for skyping and poker.. I'd rather buy a dirt bike or something if I'm gonna spend 2k

a 13" macbook air is $1100

get the applecare plus warranty

this is my final computer advice

09-01-2013 , 04:53 PM

#255

Alrighty Roo

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Originally Posted by iversonian

your computer was worth $40 before you broke it. and nobody uses desktops anymore.

Accurate.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crossnerd

I feel like it's wasteful for me to buy a very fancy computer when I really only use it for skyping and poker.. I'd rather buy a dirt bike or something if I'm gonna spend 2k

And to that end, you could buy a 'new' similar working piece of **** for very little and save any faffing about.

09-01-2013 , 04:53 PM

#256

TimeLady

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computers are worth the money. one of the few things in life I have no qualms about spending money on

09-01-2013 , 04:54 PM

#257

TimeLady

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Crossnerd

Also, I should probably add that it's not smart for me in particular to buy a fancy laptop bc I have a history of breaking computers

(I think this is number 8)

what the hell do you do to them?!

09-01-2013 , 04:54 PM

#258

Crossnerd

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Well what about that laptop pic I just posted? What is that falling out the side? It says disk drive on it, no idea what that is. How do I make it stay in and work again?

09-01-2013 , 04:54 PM

#259

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New PS3 game-buying possibilities now strongly lean toward the zombiriffic The Last of Us.

09-01-2013 , 04:54 PM

#260

VarianceMinefield

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you should have taken chips up on his free computers offering

09-01-2013 , 04:55 PM

#261

VarianceMinefield

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Crossnerd

Well what about that laptop pic I just posted? What is that falling out the side? It says disk drive on it, no idea what that is. How do I make it stay in and work again?

well does the laptop just not turn on or what? i dont think that thing coming out is automatically why it is not working

09-01-2013 , 04:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Alrighty Roo

And to that end, you could buy a 'new' similar working piece of **** for very little and save any faffing about.

FWIW random crappy towers start at $46.75 on ebay but then that card chips posted was only $10. I'd still go for a cheap-ass video card.

09-01-2013 , 04:56 PM

#263

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Originally Posted by amplify

New PS3 game-buying possibilities now strongly lean toward the zombiriffic The Last of Us.

I don't have a PS3, but lots of people I know say it's amazing

09-01-2013 , 04:56 PM

#264

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Originally Posted by TimeLady

what the hell do you do to them?!

2 of them were accidents whet I tripped or stepped on them, 3 of them were thrown in drunk rages, 2 more were poker bad beats, and 1 of them met an open can of soda

09-01-2013 , 04:56 PM

#265

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Originally Posted by VarianceMinefield

well does the laptop just not turn on or what? i dont think that thing coming out is automatically why it is not working

ITS THE ****ING HARD DRIVE

09-01-2013 , 04:57 PM

#266

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Originally Posted by amplify

you have to multiply computer age by 10-12, similar to dog years

my current computer dates from about 2005. It's still continent, just about, but does tell some really longwinded and incomprehensible stories about some war or something.

09-01-2013 , 04:57 PM

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I think it's 2 questions.

You can have this computer working for $20. Indeed the parts value is basically 0, but it has value for you if it's working and has your stuff on it.

A new computer would be much nicer. Amplify is giving good advice there.

Also, you play poker on your computer? Intriguing.

09-01-2013 , 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

Well what about that laptop pic I just posted? What is that falling out the side? It says disk drive on it, no idea what that is. How do I make it stay in and work again?

Sounds like your harddrive is ****ed. HDD stands for 'hard disk drive', so that's what that is. You would need a new laptop harddrive and would need to install windows on it, a more expensive and time consuming fix than the desktop.

09-01-2013 , 04:58 PM

#269

Crossnerd

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So yeah, a MacBook air is not in my future. I can't be trusted with electronics.

09-01-2013 , 04:58 PM

#270

TimeLady

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

2 of them were accidents whet I tripped or stepped on them, 3 of them were thrown in drunk rages, 2 more were poker bad beats, and 1 of them met an open can of soda

I see

Have you thought about investing in some sort of security device so you can't pick them up? :P

09-01-2013 , 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

2 of them were accidents whet I tripped or stepped on them, 3 of them were thrown in drunk rages, 2 more were poker bad beats, and 1 of them met an open can of soda

Jesus. Don't buy an expensive computer!

09-01-2013 , 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

Well what about that laptop pic I just posted? What is that falling out the side? It says disk drive on it, no idea what that is. How do I make it stay in and work again?

it is a

Spoiler:

probably missing some screws. but it should still stay in when you push it in place. unless the disk drive is missing. do you see a hard disk in there?

09-01-2013 , 04:59 PM

#273

amplify

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Originally Posted by Crossnerd

So yeah, a MacBook air is not in my future. I can't be trusted with electronics.

get a pad of paper and a pen

and now, the lovely Lara Croft needs my assistance pwning villains

09-01-2013 , 04:59 PM

#274

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i tried to record a pub toast on a laptop from a japanese inn in the backwoods, but when i lifted the plate of sashimi and tipped it toward the screen to show my dinner, i poured a load of skank raw fish water from the plate onto the keyboard. It blue screen of deathed a few times after that, but then recovered (although the sound was borked)