10-11-2011 at 08:48 PM
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I didnt realize so many people had desktops and i finally feel accepted 
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10-11-2011 at 08:49 PM
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Ok, I'll play.
Alienware M17X R3:\\Intel i7 2720QM, ATI 6990HD 2048MB, 8gb 1333Mhz Ripjaw memory, 1920x1080p panel\ Samsung 23" secondary monitor \ 2TB Seagate External \ Logitech Performace MX
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Why not the i7 2600K ? or the i5 2500K? The latter in my opinion is a better bang for the buck. |
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10-11-2011 at 08:51 PM
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Yeah, I won't bother with laptops any more unless it is a Netbook or tablet. I had an HP laptop for 3 years and this summer the HDD died on me and I just built a rig. I find it way better. |
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10-11-2011 at 08:55 PM
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Why not the i7 2600K ? or the i5 2500K? The latter in my opinion is a better bang for the buck.
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That's not a mobile cpu lol. |
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10-11-2011 at 11:15 PM
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Yeah, I won't bother with laptops any more unless it is a Netbook or tablet. I had an HP laptop for 3 years and this summer the HDD died on me and I just built a rig. I find it way better.
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Quoted for truth.
Bought a gaming PC when I came into first year, by third year I had picked up a small, light netbook with 10+ hour battery-life and enough power to take notes and surf the web between classes and I completely stopped taking my Laptop to school. Upgraded to a desktop this summer and haven't looked back once.
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10-12-2011 at 01:58 PM
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Quoted for truth.
Bought a gaming PC when I came into first year, by third year I had picked up a small, light netbook with 10+ hour battery-life and enough power to take notes and surf the web between classes and I completely stopped taking my Laptop to school. Upgraded to a desktop this summer and haven't looked back once.
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I think i use my laptop twice a week for class, all my other classes have equations and they are way too awkward to write efficiently.
Having a laptop helped a lot since about halfway through first semester last year my desktop died so i had to use my laptop for everything. It helped a lot since i didnt have to scramble to get a new desktop right away, so i picked up some awesome, cheap parts at boxing day and black friday sales
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10-12-2011 at 02:19 PM
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I think i use my laptop twice a week for class, all my other classes have equations and they are way too awkward to write efficiently.
Having a laptop helped a lot since about halfway through first semester last year my desktop died so i had to use my laptop for everything. It helped a lot since i didnt have to scramble to get a new desktop right away, so i picked up some awesome, cheap parts at boxing day and black friday sales |
I still have a laptop, it's just a small, efficient netbook rather than a massive gaming laptop
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10-12-2011 at 02:59 PM
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I still have a laptop, it's just a small, efficient netbook rather than a massive gaming laptop
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My laptop was cheap too and has a good battery life but it overheats while doing an antivirus scan lol
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10-12-2011 at 07:33 PM
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10-13-2011 at 01:40 AM
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That's not a mobile cpu lol.
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Ahh never mind, I didn't realize that it was a laptop setup. Misread Alienware M17X R3. *Brain Fart* |
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10-13-2011 at 07:07 PM
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Ahh never mind, I didn't realize that it was a laptop setup. Misread Alienware M17X R3. *Brain Fart*
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No worries. You guys are lucky, my desktop wouldn't fit in my triple. |
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