I want a real computer.

Trollheart · 01-11-2021, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by jwb

the **** kinda ****ty tablet doesn't have a spot for an SD card?

Well yeah but that's extra expense and you have to buy it separately.

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Originally Posted by jwb

7200rpm = not SSD

but to me that's not such a big deal. Usually means more storage for cheaper. Just back your **** up.

SSD is all about the speed though, particularly for Windows access. You wouldn't believe the difference once I replaced my old HDD with a small SSD.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

1) lmfao
2) my phone

3) thanks for input bro

right now I’m thinking I might be able to justify the expense next summer unless something else ****ed up happens

Wow! You write those on your phone? My respect for you just skyrocketed. I hate writing on my phone.

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Originally Posted by jwb

Oo you use swipe to type? I live by swipe. That's why I edit my posts so goddamn much.

Is that an app? I can never find anything decent to use on the phone to write, for the few times I need to.

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Originally Posted by YorkeDaddy

^ looks like you are nearly 5 years late on shipping that briefcase with El Dorado, might want to get on that

I know Plankton's a miracle worker, but come on: shipping to a city that doesn't even exist might be beyond even him!

OccultHawk · 01-11-2021, 09:22 AM

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My respect for you just skyrocketed

Preciate it

ando here · 01-11-2021, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

A Dell G3 is just over $700 and 32GB 2666 megahertz DDR4 is about $130 average.

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-G3-Gamin.../dp/B07C9J1PY6

https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-2...0BC4-_-Product

For just a bit more you could have a much better machine. Just a thought. The Lenovo you're looking at seems decent though, and I've used Lenovo's exclusively for our RTD systems for a while, since they were dirt cheap as refurbished machines. I usually have a stack of them next to my desk.

Good luck in your search.

Excellent. Thanks

ando here · 01-11-2021, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by trollheart

does that have an ssd? Probably don't consider getting one that doesn't have one of those.

512gb ssd

Trollheart · 01-11-2021, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by ando here

512gb ssd

Okay well that's good enough. Sounds like a good deal. Lenovo are a respected make. Is it one of these that separates so you can use it as a tablet if you want? Not that important, just wondering.

ando here · 01-11-2021, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Okay well that's good enough. Sounds like a good deal. Lenovo are a respected make. Is it one of these that separates so you can use it as a tablet if you want? Not that important, just wondering.

No. Already have a tablet that (as noted) is a poor long form writing tool. Thanks

~~jwb~~ · 01-11-2021, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Well yeah but that's extra expense and you have to buy it separately.

... Just bought a 256 GB one for about 30 bucks lol. Storage has become insanely cheap.

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SSD is all about the speed though, particularly for Windows access. You wouldn't believe the difference once I replaced my old HDD with a small SSD.

Yeah I know it's better to store your OS on but once again that's not a deal breaker to me personally. Yeah it boots faster but what else? My laptop is fast enough for what I need it for.

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Is that an app? I can never find anything decent to use on the phone to write, for the few times I need to.

think it's just a standard feature of Google keyboard on Android.

**Marie Monday** · 01-11-2021, 11:41 AM

lol wat

Trollheart · 01-11-2021, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by jwb

... Just bought a 256 GB one for about 30 bucks lol. Storage has become insanely cheap.

I get you, but if OH says 300 dollars is his absolute limit and then buys one for that, he has to factor in an extra 30 dollars or so. May not make a difference, I'm just saying, it's extra.

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Yeah I know it's better to store your OS on but once again that's not a deal breaker to me personally. Yeah it boots faster but what else? My laptop is fast enough for what I need it for.

Any program or app you install onto the SSD will run a lot faster too. Task-switching will be smoother, resources less dragged on.

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think it's just a standard feature of Google keyboard on Android.

Uh-huh. But what does it do?

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Originally Posted by Mindfulness

Solid-state hard drives are life-changing

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

lol wat

He means in a computer sense, not a lifestyle sense, and in that he's right. If you've been struggling with your OS and getting from one tab to another or from one program to another, it will speed that up like you would not believe. Bootup time just rockets too.