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December 20, 2007 5:51 AM

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Howdy Shackers. So there was quite the hubbub yesterday with the release of the Duke Nukem Forever teaser. It was Duke, and it did tease so I think we can call it a win. In news for the older gamers in the house, we have info on the new Blood Bowl, if that name or Mutant League bring a smile to your face then give it a look.

Did someone say Shack holiday contest? Yeah, I'll have something for you a bit later, I think it might excite a person or two.

Jeff "geedeck" Gondek

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geedeck

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December 20, 2007 5:54 AM

So I'm looking at laptops, is it worth $150 to go from a CCFL to a LED screen? The site says it's 35% brighter and about 1/3lb lighter (4.30lbs -> 3.97). I'm looking at the dell xps m1330 btw, because it is both small, light and gameable but I'm open to other suggestions.
- jaga
  
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  December 20, 2007 5:57 AM
  
  Its always worth a small amount of money to go brighter and lighter with a laptop
  - [deleted] 877988455
    
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    December 20, 2007 5:59 AM
    
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    - jaga
      
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      December 20, 2007 6:03 AM
      
      cleftier? dude..
  - johnsto
    
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    December 20, 2007 6:03 AM
    
    also lower power usage.
- jaga
  
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  December 20, 2007 6:05 AM
  
  is the m1330 equivalent to the old 700m?
- kanix
  
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  December 20, 2007 6:12 AM
  
  Costco has a few xps's on sale http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11188902&cm_mmc=B2CEmail_255US-_-Computers-_-18-_-DellM1530_B2CEmail_255US
  
  There was an insane deal yesterday but I think it's long gone ;(
- boomstickah
  
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  December 20, 2007 6:13 AM
  
  good choice man. THat laptop has come way down in price.
  
  http://www.dealsofamerica.com/dellcoupons.php
  
  Hit that page up about halfway down.
  - geedeck
    
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    December 20, 2007 6:18 AM
    
    Yeah, I haven't really seen anything this side of apple in terms of it's quality. Thanks for the link, it makes me realize the academic pricing is actually worthwhile, something like 800 off a $2300 build with another $280 in dell gift cards.
- MoreVespeneGas
  
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  December 20, 2007 6:25 AM
  
  going to run vista?
  - geedeck
    
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    December 20, 2007 6:32 AM
    
    Yeah. I guess. :( If I absolutely loathe it, I'll wipe for XP.
    - MoreVespeneGas
      
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      December 20, 2007 6:40 AM
      
      macbook to the rescue!
- boomstickah
  
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  December 20, 2007 6:30 AM
  
  this one has the CCFL LED. Good price too.
  
  http://www.fatwallet.com/t/18/793354/
- g0nk
  
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  December 20, 2007 6:47 AM
  
  what's your timeframe? because I would wait till after Jan. MacWorld and get a new MacBook Pro..
  - jaga
    
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    December 20, 2007 6:48 AM
    
    don't those run the macintosh operating system?
    - g0nk
      
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      December 20, 2007 6:54 AM
      
      ou can run Bootcamp and install Vista on them as well!!
      - jaga
        
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        December 20, 2007 6:57 AM
        
        why would he want to pay more and do all of that? pretend for a minute that not everyone is brainwashed into thinking macintosh are great machines
        
        g0nk
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:00 AM
        
        im not saying everyone is. but it's a nice laptop. does everything, was voted "Best Vista Laptop" by PC Magazine.. go figure.. lol! bang for your buck, even though they are a bit expensive, you get so much more..
        
        jaga
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:07 AM
        
        bang for your buck? macs are the antithesis of that
        
        zakazi
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:18 AM
        
        unless you get them *right* when they come out (Esp Desktops the since the Intel move). Unfortunately they're all super high end so you have to be willing to pay a lot for said bang. =(
        
        (Later in life, the things are a damn rip off - a high quality ripoff - but a rip off none the less)
        
        geedeck
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:01 AM
        
        To be fair, I have been considering an iphone, and I do realize the two go together like peas and rice. After doing so much computing support, I really really appreciate an elegant system that works cooperatively together and apple really has that now (if you buy all the pieces).
        
        And it's all moot until they make a 13.3" macbook pro or a macbook non-pro that can game. 15" laptops are just too big.
        
        FrayLo
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:07 AM
        
        clearly macs are shit
        
        jaga
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:13 AM
        
        lol why would you interject in a conversation where someone is talking about buying one product to tell them to spend more money and get a completely different product?
        
        I want to buy a Honda..
        Why not just wait a month and buy a helicopter?
        
        zakazi
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:20 AM
        
        Probably because of this line: because it is both small, light and gameable but I'm open to other suggestions
        
        jaga
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:23 AM
        
        yeah, like how about a toyota.. not how about a helicopter
        
        zakazi
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:29 AM
        
        No one is suggesting an XBox in here, or a DS (Cause it's small, lightweight and game-able amirite?), just another computer that is perfectly capable of running Vista, XP, and OSX as well while fitting his criteria (though the MBP may be a little heavy at the moment for his taste). I don't see the issue here...
        
        FrayLo
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:22 AM
        
        pretend for a minute that not everyone is brainwashed into thinking macintosh are great machines
        
        jaga
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:25 AM
        
        they're pretty.. they work. so do dell laptops. macs arent worth the extra price..
        
        and this isn't apple hate, I love ipods and want an iphone (maybe 3rd gen, once batteries arent silly short)
        
        FrayLo
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:27 AM
        
        your statement seems to imply that everyone that owns a mac is delusional for thinking they are "great machines."
        
        are we talking about price now?
      - nudel
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:15 AM
        
        s/install/buy and install/ -- People always seem to forget Vista costs money. :)
  - geedeck
    
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    December 20, 2007 6:53 AM
    
    Yeah, I've got the time but I don't want a Macbook Pro. Among other things, I walk 2 miles back and forth to work everyday and so any excess weight is unwelcome. If apple makes a Macbook (non-pro) w/ a real GPU then toot toot all aboard the apple love train but until then no time for it dr jones.
    - g0nk
      
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      December 20, 2007 6:58 AM
      
      well, the MBP is only around 5 pounds.. (i know, a little too heavy for you according to your above posts) but the thing is, it's rumored they're going to have an ultra-portable MBP coming out after macworld, like a 13" 3-4lbs MBP or something like that.. i dunno, it's a wait and see type of thing..
      - hirosushima
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:15 AM
        
        My biggest complaint of macs is that as one as you buy one thing, they come out with something better 3 or 4 months later.
        
        hirosushima
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:15 AM
        
        *as soon as you buy
        
        d fluke
        
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        December 20, 2007 7:33 AM
        
        It's more like:
        -Release
        -3 minutes later: Rumours of revised product
        -6 months later: Minor revision with none of the rumoured features
- Ride-My-Rocket
  
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  December 20, 2007 7:27 AM
  
  I'm assuming the reduced power consumption of the LED would translate to longer battery life.
- Arcanum
  
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  December 20, 2007 7:30 AM
  
  I just ordered an m1330. Since I'm a student, I managed to get a $2600 configuration that basically amounts to a desktop replacement (once I slap in some more RAM) for less than $2000. I went with the LED display, since every review I read said it was awesome.