Are you looking at the 15" or the 17"?
Oh, smacked in the noggin with a 2x4 wrapped in velvet. Yeah, that's what it felt like.
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NoiseDesign - Apr 12, 2008 9:51:50 pm PDT #5622 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Sean K - Apr 12, 2008 11:07:21 pm PDT #5623 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
17" hi-res. I could shave another $200 by skipping the hi-res display, but I think I still want that, even if it feels a little like the $1,000 spoiler on my car*.
(*I told ND this story once, but for those who don't know -- when I bought my Escort ten years ago, I paid $1,000 extra for the "Sport" package, which was the only package that came with 4-way remote door locks, instead of driver's-side-only. It also came with a spoiler, and the word "Sport" on the side. My friends used to tease me about my $1,000 spoiler.)
Gris - Apr 13, 2008 4:21:28 am PDT #5624 of 25501
Hey. New board.
The hi-res is definitely worth it. The 0.2 GHz probably isn't, without other benefits.
Gris - Apr 13, 2008 5:17:09 am PDT #5625 of 25501
Hey. New board.
Anybody with Yahoo mail: is the mail search working for you? Both the classic and new interfaces have been failing to let me search for the last 12 hours. Very annoying, as some of my old software registration keys and such are stored in there.
DCJensen - Apr 13, 2008 5:19:56 am PDT #5626 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Where did I get a media directory?
this [link] seems to suggest that it's the default directory for external media volumes.
I've been planning on reading up on Ubuntu, with an eye towards installing it, so this gave me a reason to search a bit.
I suppose they wanted to differentiate between raw data and playable media.
Jesse - Apr 13, 2008 5:35:32 am PDT #5627 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Laptop shopping. So this is what I have now. I'm looking at this one to replace it. They seem the same level, right? Are there any obvious red flags on that Compaq? I am looking for something cheap that works. Basically I use my home computer for the internet and iTunes, and occasionally Word and Excel.
Here's a question. I've had this current one for about three years, I think. If I spent more, would the computer "last" longer? This one works, it's just a little poky sometimes and is too heavy to take anywhere.
Thanks for any input, y'all.
brenda m - Apr 13, 2008 5:38:56 am PDT #5628 of 25501
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Damn. The price is certainly right, but I'm really not qualified to comment further.
dcp - Apr 13, 2008 5:41:38 am PDT #5629 of 25501
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Gris, Yahoo!Mail Classic is working fine for me, including the search feature.
Jesse - Apr 13, 2008 5:42:03 am PDT #5630 of 25501
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yeah, I think I got this HP for like $400 on sale, so now I think that's what computers cost! I'm cheap, but I realize my needs are pretty basic, so why not.
Dana - Apr 13, 2008 5:42:33 am PDT #5631 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Jesse, you might want 2GB of memory, but it should be pretty easy to buy additional memory and install it yourself.