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Title: Which shold I get
Post by: Gman61 on November 13, 2007, 04:37:28 AM
for my B-day. A laptop or a 360
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Daddy on November 13, 2007, 09:07:46 AM
A laptop....
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:04:49 PM
A 360.  psyduck;
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Daddy on November 13, 2007, 12:07:10 PM
Quote from: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:04:49 PM
A 360.  psyduck;
A laptop is a much better choice.

You can take it around with you. Plus it's a computer.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:10:45 PM
Quote from: JMV290 on November 13, 2007, 12:07:10 PM
A laptop is a much better choice.

You can take it around with you. Plus it's a computer.


Why would I want a laptop when I already have a desktop?  psyduck;
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Daddy on November 13, 2007, 12:14:15 PM
Quote from: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:10:45 PM
Why would I want a laptop when I already have a desktop?  psyduck;
uhm. You're not the OP.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:16:37 PM
Quote from: JMV290 on November 13, 2007, 12:14:15 PM
uhm. You're not the OP.


I know, but why would he want a laptop when he has a desktop.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Wrench on November 13, 2007, 12:40:54 PM
Laptop. It would be more useful.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Kingoftherings on November 13, 2007, 01:42:25 PM
Quote from: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:16:37 PM
I know, but why would he want a laptop when he has a desktop.
Portability maybe?

I don't need a laptop though, I don't go anywhere where I need a computer, but it'd be nice for college or something.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Feynman on November 13, 2007, 01:52:18 PM
Get an Eee PC Laptop.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 13, 2007, 02:40:39 PM
Quote from: iWolf on November 13, 2007, 12:16:37 PM
I know, but why would he want a laptop when he has a desktop.


Maybe because laptops are more worth it? Honestly, I don't even see the point in desktops these days unless you're huge on PC gaming.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Daddy on November 13, 2007, 03:53:10 PM
Quote from: Bassir C. on November 13, 2007, 01:52:18 PM
Get an Eee PC Laptop.
lol
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Infel on November 13, 2007, 07:41:33 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 13, 2007, 02:40:39 PM
Maybe because laptops are more worth it? Honestly, I don't even see the point in desktops these days unless you're huge on PC gaming.
Even then, an 80 dollar PC can play any good game that's not on a console.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: The artist formally known on November 14, 2007, 02:34:52 PM
Unless your desktop sucks 360, but I'd upgrade my computer before buying a 360 if I could go back in time. Make sure you get a new 360, old ones will break
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Feynman on November 14, 2007, 02:49:17 PM
Quote from: JMV290 on November 13, 2007, 03:53:10 PM
lol


much better than a god damn xbox degrees
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 14, 2007, 04:52:37 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 13, 2007, 02:40:39 PM
Maybe because laptops are more worth it? Honestly, I don't even see the point in desktops these days unless you're huge on PC gaming.
Laptops are more expensive than desktops and generally far less powerful. psyduck;

Also, I hate using laptops. I prefer having a mouse on the side and nice keyboard in front of me with a monitor to look up at all while being comfortable and not shelling out money for those extra parts when they'd normally come packed in for free and can be placed wherever I please.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: The artist formally known on November 16, 2007, 12:07:47 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 14, 2007, 04:52:37 PM
Laptops are more expensive than desktops and generally far less powerful. psyduck;

Also, I hate using laptops. I prefer having a mouse on the side and nice keyboard in front of me with a monitor to look up at all while being comfortable and not shelling out money for those extra parts when they'd normally come packed in for free and can be placed wherever I please.
Lawlz explained it perfectly.

Oh shit my hard drive just broke, oh well, 1 trip to newegg.com and it's fixed for under $50
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 16, 2007, 06:39:28 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 14, 2007, 04:52:37 PM
Laptops are more expensive than desktops and generally far less powerful. psyduck;

Also, I hate using laptops. I prefer having a mouse on the side and nice keyboard in front of me with a monitor to look up at all while being comfortable and not shelling out money for those extra parts when they'd normally come packed in for free and can be placed wherever I please.


Mouse by my side? Check. Did I buy it? Nooope. spam;

Also, I like using my computer wherever I want in whatever position I want, so there's the big reason I use a laptop.

And the power difference is pretty much not an issue unless, like I said, you're big into gaming or have some other reason (which nobody here does) to absolutely need a desktop.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 16, 2007, 11:33:34 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 16, 2007, 06:39:28 PM
Mouse by my side? Check. Did I buy it? Nooope. spam;

Also, I like using my computer wherever I want in whatever position I want, so there's the big reason I use a laptop.

And the power difference is pretty much not an issue unless, like I said, you're big into gaming or have some other reason (which nobody here does) to absolutely need a desktop.
how fun is it to upgrade a laptop

also more than just games require power look at the adobe creative suite 3 1 gig of ram minimum psyduck;
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 16, 2007, 11:35:16 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 16, 2007, 11:33:34 PM
how fun is it to upgrade a laptop

also more than just games require power look at the adobe creative suite 3 1 gig of ram minimum psyduck;


Who the fuck needs the Adobe Creative Suite? psyduck;

Also, I've never needed to upgrade, because I don't do anything that would require that.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 16, 2007, 11:57:23 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 16, 2007, 11:35:16 PM
Who the fuck needs the Adobe Creative Suite? psyduck;

Also, I've never needed to upgrade, because I don't do anything that would require that.
adobe flash adobe photoshop etc

Quite a few people use it, and to get a laptop with comparable specs to a desktop, you're dealing out about an extra 66%.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: guff on November 17, 2007, 11:52:15 AM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 16, 2007, 11:35:16 PM
Who the fuck needs the Adobe Creative Suite? psyduck;

Quote from: Lawlz on November 16, 2007, 11:57:23 PM
adobe flash adobe photoshop etc
oh so you mean professionals who wouldn't have less than 1GB of memory anyways?

besides, 1GB of memory isn't that much anyways
unless you buy from apple gimp;

oh and how many jellohertz does cs3 need
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 17, 2007, 12:01:44 PM
Quote from: Commodore Guff on November 17, 2007, 11:52:15 AM
oh so you mean professionals who wouldn't have less than 1GB of memory anyways?

besides, 1GB of memory isn't that much anyways
unless you buy from apple gimp;

oh and how many jellohertz does cs3 need
so you're saying every every thirteen year old kid on the internet is a professional because they use photoshop and whatnot that's pretty cook

it's about average today but you could get a powerful desktop for a fair price and a laptop with equal power would be almost twice the price

i don't know because the only thing i remember on my g5 is that it said "YOU NEED ONE GIGABYTE OF RAM TO USE THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 3" and killed itself caterpie;
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 17, 2007, 12:20:54 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 17, 2007, 12:01:44 PM
so you're saying every every thirteen year old kid on the internet is a professional because they use photoshop and whatnot that's pretty cook


Creative Suite isn't necessary for that. Hell, not even a modern version of Photoshop is necessary for anything a "thirteen year old kid on the internet" would do.

Christ, even Photoshop 5 does what I need.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 17, 2007, 12:21:50 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 17, 2007, 12:20:54 PM
Creative Suite isn't necessary for that. Hell, not even a modern version of Photoshop is necessary for anything a "thirteen year old kid on the internet" would do.

Christ, even Photoshop 5 does what I need.
doesn't make flashy messes caterpie;
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 17, 2007, 12:22:45 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 17, 2007, 12:21:50 PM
doesn't make flashy messes caterpie;


Christ, even a 5-year old version of Macromedia flash does that.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 17, 2007, 12:25:21 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 17, 2007, 12:22:45 PM
Christ, even a 5-year old version of Macromedia flash does that.
that's not what i'm talking about i'm talking more like those sigs with some generic game character like cloud shit or link with rainbows and diamonds
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 17, 2007, 12:26:32 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 17, 2007, 12:25:21 PM
that's not what i'm talking about i'm talking more like those sigs with some generic game character like cloud shit or link with rainbows and diamonds


Oh, those.

Yeah, an old version of Photoshop could still do that, actually. Believe it or not, signatures like that existed before CS3.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: ncba93ivyase on November 17, 2007, 12:41:29 PM
Quote from: Kazakhstan on November 17, 2007, 12:26:32 PM
Oh, those.

Yeah, an old version of Photoshop could still do that, actually. Believe it or not, signatures like that existed before CS3.
BUT THEY WILL NOT BE AS PRETTY
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: Samus Aran on November 17, 2007, 12:50:22 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 17, 2007, 12:41:29 PM
BUT THEY WILL NOT BE AS PRETTY


The difference is hardly noticeable. In fact, if you know what you're doing, there is no difference.
Title: Re: Which shold I get
Post by: guff on November 17, 2007, 03:38:42 PM
Quote from: Lawlz on November 17, 2007, 12:01:44 PM
so you're saying every every thirteen year old kid on the internet is a professional because they use photoshop and whatnot that's pretty cook

it's about average today but you could get a powerful desktop for a fair price and a laptop with equal power would be almost twice the price

i don't know because the only thing i remember on my g5 is that it said "YOU NEED ONE GIGABYTE OF RAM TO USE THE ADOBE CREATIVE SUITE 3" and killed itself caterpie;
no, i'm saying cs3 is meant for professionals; not just anyone who's able to pirate it needs it or would even be able to make decent use of what it offers (which isn't really that much special in the case of photoshop; however, the good cmyk support and 16-bit etc. color depths are essential for said professionals) psyduck;

maybe depends

maybe you should have gotten a pc gimp;