There's something like this:
Not that expensive, dual-core processor better than what you find in a netbook, about the size of a netbook, 4GB of RAM, and a full version of Windows 7.
Mighty fine shindig.
Mal ,'Shindig'
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Gudanov - Mar 09, 2011 8:27:07 am PST #16230 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
javachik - Mar 09, 2011 8:27:33 am PST #16231 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
I also have an external keyboard for my ipad when I need to spend time focused writing and not near a multitasking environment. It makes reading and annotating pdfs work like clockwork.
Yeah, I've seen those and have been intrigued. But when I really need to do stuff like that, I can do it on the laptop. I forgot to say that I also have a work laptop that I use every day. I just don't pull out the home laptop as often.
javachik - Mar 09, 2011 8:28:42 am PST #16232 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
Was it ita who was asking about home theatre systems? Amazon's deal of the day looks pretty good!: [link]
Liese S. - Mar 09, 2011 8:30:26 am PST #16233 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
For that price range, you can get some decent full strength laptops refurbished from Sony. (I know because of the obsessive trolling I've been doing of that site before my purchase)
I can't link directly to the computers, but this should get you to the appropriate search: [link]
The best of which is probably a 13.1" screen, dual core 2.66 Ghz, 320Gb (7200rpm) hard drive, 4 gigs of RAM & a large capacity battery. Originally $1,999.99, refurb price $599.
Liese S. - Mar 09, 2011 8:32:32 am PST #16234 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yeah, Gud's link is smaller. Right now there aren't under 13" screens on the Sony refurb site, but there are from time to time.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2011 8:35:34 am PST #16235 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks, java. But I don't shop Amazon. I'll probably go back to the TV store where I got my Samsung last weekend. They were really nice, and had great prices. They're opposite a Best Buy, so I guess they need to work hard. But same day free delivery and installation? Oh, hells yes.
javachik - Mar 09, 2011 8:36:18 am PST #16236 of 25501
Our wings are not tired.
But same day free delivery and installation? Oh, hells yes.
Can't beat that!
Gudanov - Mar 09, 2011 8:36:30 am PST #16237 of 25501
Coding and Sleeping
They're generally adequate for web browsing, word processing, etc. If that's all you need it for, they're fine.
It's not so much that they are so bad, it's that regular ultraportable notebooks have really come down in price.
§ ita § - Mar 09, 2011 8:38:18 am PST #16238 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Can't beat that!
Yeah, at that point I didn't bother going across the street to see what the big box vendor had. I knew they couldn't deliver for a week, and the TV wouldn't fit in my car.
le nubian - Mar 09, 2011 9:23:27 am PST #16239 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Yeah, I've seen those and have been intrigued. But when I really need to do stuff like that, I can do it on the laptop. I forgot to say that I also have a work laptop that I use every day. I just don't pull out the home laptop as often.
java, last month I got an 11" MBA and I don't whip out that external keyboard as much as I used to either. But I do use it quite a lot when I am grading papers on the ipad.