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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 1018 Views
I'm mostly happy with my Thinkpad from 2003 - 22/01/2010 12:58:12 PM 517 Views
I lucked out on my screen resolution - 22/01/2010 01:25:02 PM 715 Views
Transport Tycoon is utterly awesome. - 22/01/2010 01:36:28 PM 539 Views
Too right it is - 22/01/2010 01:52:56 PM 505 Views
A few things: - 22/01/2010 04:57:07 PM 586 Views
Oh, multiplayer? Several people on one company? Interesting. - 22/01/2010 07:03:58 PM 567 Views
The point then lies more in designing and implementing - 22/01/2010 09:18:41 PM 493 Views
Well, you pretty much answered your own question. - 22/01/2010 02:09:49 PM 644 Views
In conclusion: - 22/01/2010 02:14:59 PM 506 Views
People also pay $100 for jeans with holes in them - 22/01/2010 02:21:00 PM 567 Views
I'm thinking about buying $5 jeans and putting holes in them. - 22/01/2010 02:26:42 PM 538 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 401 Views
I honestly don't care for netbooks. - 22/01/2010 04:18:41 PM 581 Views
I like the 12 inch laptops quite well. Very portable, very nice. - 23/01/2010 08:54:54 AM 615 Views
Well, it depends on your needs - 24/01/2010 02:46:53 AM 717 Views
I wish i would have spent more. - 22/01/2010 03:44:03 PM 600 Views
so do I - 22/01/2010 04:03:07 PM 522 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 636 Views
You underestimate a mans need for pornography. *NM* - 23/01/2010 03:51:46 AM 232 Views
File transfers and multiple streams.. - 23/01/2010 04:06:11 AM 602 Views
because our fathers pay for them........... *NM* - 22/01/2010 05:54:31 PM 252 Views
Speak for yourself. I've paid for each and every one of my computers. *NM* - 23/01/2010 03:29:19 AM 268 Views
Same here. *NM* - 25/01/2010 12:59:42 AM 236 Views
I don't understand why anyone would spend any money on a Mac. *NM* - 22/01/2010 08:19:22 PM 245 Views
+1 *NM* - 22/01/2010 09:20:52 PM 219 Views
This *NM* - 23/01/2010 08:57:01 AM 277 Views
Me neither *NM* - 23/01/2010 12:09:24 PM 232 Views
Let's see... - 24/01/2010 12:13:46 AM 530 Views
I really prefer desktops in nearly every situation. - 22/01/2010 08:37:05 PM 569 Views
I do too, but laptops are still useful. - 22/01/2010 09:29:04 PM 576 Views
Well, if you want to play games, it's fairly necessary. - 23/01/2010 02:31:10 AM 549 Views
I've actually gone that route for. . .hm, about 5 years of college now. - 23/01/2010 03:38:12 AM 699 Views
where can I find such desktops? - 23/01/2010 03:05:02 PM 509 Views
Re: Well, if you want to play games, it's fairly necessary. - 26/01/2010 04:41:57 AM 536 Views
~shrugs~ - 23/01/2010 03:46:03 AM 526 Views
My son and his friend were talking about this with me last week. - 23/01/2010 04:11:08 AM 536 Views
- 23/01/2010 08:59:11 AM 659 Views
Easy - 25/01/2010 04:18:20 AM 460 Views

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