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I lucked out on my screen resolution Bryce Send a noteboard - 22/01/2010 01:25:02 PM
upgraded to 512MB RAM and 80GB HDD, and a 1.4GHz Pentium M. Bought it used for $350 two years ago. The one thing that bugs me about it is the 1024x768 14.1" screen, I want a higher resolution to fit more stuff on there. Plus I'd like to be able to play massive OpenTTD games on there (open source clone of Transport Tycoon of 90's fame, some online coop games have rail networks with well over a thousand trains which stresses the CPU quite a bit), but I can use the desktop for that.


My old laptop, affectionately named "The Craptop" has a 1600x1200 screen. It's almost too big to really see things. I have to enlarge the text on webpages so I don't always lean forward and squint.
Formerly Dark Prophecy, now I'm just me.

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An honest question- Why do people spend so much money on laptops? - 22/01/2010 10:52:03 AM 1165 Views
I'm mostly happy with my Thinkpad from 2003 - 22/01/2010 12:58:12 PM 638 Views
I lucked out on my screen resolution - 22/01/2010 01:25:02 PM 835 Views
Transport Tycoon is utterly awesome. - 22/01/2010 01:36:28 PM 665 Views
Too right it is - 22/01/2010 01:52:56 PM 621 Views
A few things: - 22/01/2010 04:57:07 PM 723 Views
Oh, multiplayer? Several people on one company? Interesting. - 22/01/2010 07:03:58 PM 688 Views
The point then lies more in designing and implementing - 22/01/2010 09:18:41 PM 597 Views
Well, you pretty much answered your own question. - 22/01/2010 02:09:49 PM 767 Views
In conclusion: - 22/01/2010 02:14:59 PM 638 Views
People also pay $100 for jeans with holes in them - 22/01/2010 02:21:00 PM 686 Views
I'm thinking about buying $5 jeans and putting holes in them. - 22/01/2010 02:26:42 PM 661 Views
Yup, I bought a netbook and it's better than any amount of money I could have spent on a laptop. *NM* - 22/01/2010 02:27:45 PM 458 Views
I honestly don't care for netbooks. - 22/01/2010 04:18:41 PM 736 Views
I like the 12 inch laptops quite well. Very portable, very nice. - 23/01/2010 08:54:54 AM 743 Views
Well, it depends on your needs - 24/01/2010 02:46:53 AM 865 Views
I wish i would have spent more. - 22/01/2010 03:44:03 PM 723 Views
so do I - 22/01/2010 04:03:07 PM 635 Views
You sound like you know what you're doing, so I'll make this an honest question. - 22/01/2010 04:38:33 PM 766 Views
You underestimate a mans need for pornography. *NM* - 23/01/2010 03:51:46 AM 294 Views
File transfers and multiple streams.. - 23/01/2010 04:06:11 AM 717 Views
because our fathers pay for them........... *NM* - 22/01/2010 05:54:31 PM 304 Views
Speak for yourself. I've paid for each and every one of my computers. *NM* - 23/01/2010 03:29:19 AM 322 Views
Same here. *NM* - 25/01/2010 12:59:42 AM 289 Views
I don't understand why anyone would spend any money on a Mac. *NM* - 22/01/2010 08:19:22 PM 306 Views
+1 *NM* - 22/01/2010 09:20:52 PM 267 Views
This *NM* - 23/01/2010 08:57:01 AM 344 Views
Me neither *NM* - 23/01/2010 12:09:24 PM 282 Views
Let's see... - 24/01/2010 12:13:46 AM 640 Views
I really prefer desktops in nearly every situation. - 22/01/2010 08:37:05 PM 699 Views
I do too, but laptops are still useful. - 22/01/2010 09:29:04 PM 701 Views
Well, if you want to play games, it's fairly necessary. - 23/01/2010 02:31:10 AM 672 Views
I've actually gone that route for. . .hm, about 5 years of college now. - 23/01/2010 03:38:12 AM 834 Views
where can I find such desktops? - 23/01/2010 03:05:02 PM 622 Views
Re: Well, if you want to play games, it's fairly necessary. - 26/01/2010 04:41:57 AM 663 Views
~shrugs~ - 23/01/2010 03:46:03 AM 643 Views
My son and his friend were talking about this with me last week. - 23/01/2010 04:11:08 AM 654 Views
- 23/01/2010 08:59:11 AM 782 Views
Easy - 25/01/2010 04:18:20 AM 583 Views

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