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  Can't develop iPhone apps on a Vostro. Did your gf think of that? : spiderfill
  • pwnt : derelict515
  • fart apps at $.99 a pop make up that price difference right quick : jimmy-buffett
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  Some people like how the MacBooks look. Some already like OS X and want it in a portable form factor. S... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I love the way they look too, and can respect somebody preferring OSX for sure, but I just can't understa... : jojomcbobo
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      I agree. Although Dell's new laptop -- forget the name -- approaches the same level of MacBook excess. : Ride-My-Rocket
      • The Adamo? : darklink28
      • the Adamo is MORE expensive and freakin' HEAVIER than a Macbook AIR oh, and it's a ton slower too! : Toraz Chryx
• As long as some people wil pay that much more, the price will continue to be that much higher. : menar003
• Apple products are expensive. Nothing more to it. : darkT
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  Were weight, dimensions, battery life the same? Those may or may not be important to your wife, but I'm ... : bipolar
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    Do Apple products somehow have magical batteries or something? : SigENeaT
    • Nope, Windows just has really crummy power management. When I get home I'll link benchmarks from Anandtec... : Serpico74
  • The Vostro is actually .5lbs lighter, battery life and dimensions I can't confirm but i assume they're si... : jojomcbobo
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    battery life on most Macs is no different from PCs (i.e., not good enough) : derelict515
    • Don't macs have notoriety for batteries that crap out sooner than most other laptops? : Sailor of Fortune
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  Apple hardware has always been massively overpriced. It dates all the way back to when they were battling... : Drewus
  • More expensive? Definitely. Overpriced? I'm not so sure. : MikkleThePickle
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  So is this like I'ma PC ? Your gf said windows is way more bloated and slower LOLOOL : Iwannaacura
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    That's what the saleswoman said, my gf is indifferent to the OS, she just thought the Macs were pretty so... : jojomcbobo
    • Also if your GF gets a macbook her +steal hidden rating goes up. (higher chance of theft) : Iwannaacura
• Apple tax, man. If form factor and OS isn't really a factor it's really easy to look at a spec list and s... : dmason
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  Much better battery life on the Mac (Windows power management sucks), faster performance (I dual boot and... : Serpico74
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    you know people buying for battery life probably get netbooks, considering all you can do on a Mac is bro... : scorpiusman
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      LOL at "all you can do on a Mac". Personally, I hate those dinky keyboards and chintzy cases. I'd love ... : Serpico74
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        you can get a pc and load it up with OS X : scorpiusman
        • This is like saying the '80 Chevy Monza was fast because you could wedge a 454 under the hood with the ri... : pres589
        • For a desktop, sure. For a notebook, even if I had an irrational hatred of OS X and only wanted to run Wi... : Serpico74
      • I actually fucking hate doing serious work on anything but OSX these days. Any time I need to debug some... : filtersweep
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    My MBP has never gotten better battery life than a normal Windows PC (~2.5 hours on a brand new battery).... : derelict515
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      Strange. I get 3.5 hours on my Dell Inspiron 14.1" while watching movies, not sure why you would get suc... : bipolar
      • I've owned/used various Dells and this MBP (with 2 different batteries) and yeah I'd say maybe 3.5 on the... : derelict515
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      No way, I get over 4 hours on my MBP, easy. My old G4 battery got really shitty after two years and barel... : Serpico74
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        I get 5 minutes on my year and a half old MBP so be hopeful you don't run into the same problem. : Portax
        • hah yeah the batteries suck on mac =/ i've already gone through 4 batteries, each one either dying on m... : Break
  • What is the battery on the Mac? Vostro supposedly has 4 hours on a 6 cell which seems good to me. The V... : jojomcbobo
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    This. I don't own one myself, but the price on a MacBook buys you much more than just a pretty case. All ... : Geoffrois
    • Fair enough. The truth is I can appreciate that attention to detail you mention. The build quality is r... : jojomcbobo
  • There is really no benefit to running OSX over Vista unless you don't like running games. Performance wi... : bafrad
• Sometimes nice things cost more, alert the presses : wasylm
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  the aluminum macbook has excellent build quality and the trackpad is awesome. i have one and it has been ... : fsck
  • I wish the Macbook used the same screen as the Macbook Air. It really is terrible in comparison, so washe... : Serpico74
• the vostro will probably have a shit keyboard in 2 years, and cracks and splits everywhere. whereas the u... : Chandler55
• With Apple you pay a good chunk just for the brand name. Honestly, I don't think they're worth it. No... : K1Bond007
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  Does the dell have a web cam thingy? : sumo-hacker
  • I think that's pretty standard now, though the older Macs did have it before most PCs. Even the netbooks ... : derelict515
• I've bought two Apple laptops in my life (the iBook G4 and the Macbook Pro) and I regret ever buying both... : Portax
• sounds like a great microsoft commercial. : baconisgod
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  Can I ask everybody here, what is the point of a high-performance laptop? In very limited situations I... : jimmy-buffett
  • Apple laptops aren't 'high performance' any more than that Vostro he's comparing it to. They're pretty st... : derelict515
  • Wiuld rather have one thing rather than two. I need to process raw images, write unix software, do iMov... : sumo-hacker
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    It's an interesting world when someone can spot a user's needs without knowing what they do or where they... : pres589
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      Obviously there is a need for high performance laptops out in the world, or nobody would make them. I'm ... : jimmy-buffett
      • I'm pretty sure it's because most people still have computers that are around 4+ years old and are sick o... : Portax
      • You say you're a programmer, comrade? Maybe you can find good government work programming at the Politbu... : pres589
  • I write software... my Macbook is a pretty kickass portable development environment. It's faster than som... : steelsamurai
  • I *love* my MBP. I run the demo team at my karate school and am constantly reviewing videos, editing vide... : El Tigre
  • I replaced my desktop with one. Doesn't heat up my apt nearly as bad, much quieter, and if I do need to t... : ZombieAcademy
  • The student world is now largely devoid of desktops. It makes much more sense to spend more money on a re... : Danny5225
  • I have to work from home and in the office a lot and need a portable computer, but I don't want to have a... : BlackCat9
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    A) research code. B) windows just does do what I need software wise. I need POSIX and windows as piss poo... : terath
    • err fail. windows does *not* do what I need. Also as = has. : terath
• I just like the OS better.. it does everything I need it to. : adsriordan
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  Ok, back home. Battery life comparison between OS X and Vista: http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc... : Serpico74
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    Holy crap that is sad. : midgetherder
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      Yes it is. I really hope Windows 7 fixes this, battery life in Windows is unacceptable against OS X right... : Serpico74
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        Windows has been a terrible OS for notebooks. The power management has always been the biggest problem, ... : midgetherder
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          Ditto Vista's UI and window management. Stuff like linking Expose and Spaces to hotcorners in OS X is fuc... : Serpico74
          • I loved hot corners on my laptop but it's really falling apart now that I have another LCD plugged in :( : derelict515
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    is that a comparison of brand new refresh with non-removable batteries? If so, the reasons for better bat : derelict515
    • Right, which is why I also linked comparisons with notebooks that were designed for Windows. The resul... : Serpico74
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      And again, read, the 17" with uber battery is nowhere in the comparisons. : Serpico74
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        I knew it wasn't the 17" (since that would read 2009 in the charts I assume), I didn't realize it was the... : derelict515
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          Yeah, the 15" and 13" models are still removable. I wonder what the increase in battery life in the small... : Serpico74
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            yeah, well we'll see how well they hold their charge first. The huge increase in battery life sounds grea... : derelict515
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              I hear you. I suspect that battery replacement won't be a big deal, just bring it into the store and get ... : Serpico74
              • if it holds true, that will be a tremendous technical achievement. 5 years is an eternity. : MikkleThePickle
              • Well the 17 inch is rated for 1000 cycles instead of 300(all other apple batteries). That rating is base... : SolrFlare
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    I get a 10 hour battery life on my Thinkpad, running Vista. All this chart confirms is that his Mac sucks... : MikkleThePickle
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      Thinkpads rule so unbelievably hard, I do not regret buying one in the least. : Majuju
      • Lenovos are good, they're the only non-Mac notebooks I would consider right now. : Serpico74
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      Dude, reading comprehension, you completely missed the numerous charts that showed the power consumption : Serpico74
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        I mean, they compare Dells, Gateways, HPs, Asus, and Toshibas, and the results are pretty uniform. This i... : Serpico74
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          not really, it's just that those laptops suck at battery life. The laptops on that list fit in the gaming... : MikkleThePickle
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            What else should they be comparing it against, nearly all of those notebooks (Macs included) are in rough... : Serpico74
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              No, wait, let me guess, the x300 and every other notebook representing every major laptop manufacturer ou... : Serpico74
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                well, the x300 is an ultra-portable.. again, battery life won't be great. It's easy to discount the resul... : MikkleThePickle
                • and just to be clear: I'm not saying that Vista does NOT have crappy power management. It very well may s... : MikkleThePickle
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                  The MBA is also an ultraportable with nearly identical specs as the x300 (and again, slightly higher powe : Serpico74
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                    One last thing before I go to bed: http://www.mydigitallife.info/2008/03/22/lenovo-vista-battery-life-sho... : Serpico74
                    • yeah that's a much better test than the one from AnandTech, in fact it's pretty much the perfect test. Sa... : MikkleThePickle
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    Hm. What about the netbooks? With the absolute exact same hardware, most users have noted that they lose ... : xsoulbrothax
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      I just googled "XP Vista battery life" for this subthread and all the results coming back say that there ... : Serpico74
      • oh, i didn't even notice you specified vista vs. osx! there's a lot of default behavior in vista that wou... : xsoulbrothax
  • my dell gets about 70 minutes battery life in OSX and 3:40 in vista. OMG THIS IS CONCLUSIVE PROOF. no. : retarded talking dinosaur
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  I can't believe people actually ask this question. Dell sells an epic FUCKTON more computers than Apple. ... : Bantis
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    Caveat: the current Mac Mini is a total fucking ripoff. : Bantis
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      The Mini is a total fucking ripoff. Give people a Core 2 Duo Mac with PCI-E, priced as competitively as t... : Serpico74
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        yea what's funny is how competitive the Mac Pro is currently priced : Bantis
        • Oh, its a fucking steal. If you bought a Mac Pro + a Windows license you'd still come out way cheaper tha... : Serpico74
    • I love my minis, but they're so outdated now and there's no reason to buy a new one. >:[ : midgetherder
    • The new mac mini is awesome. The equivilant dell (studio xps) comes with ddr2 instead of drr3, intel grap... : batkiwi
  • Don't forget the customer service factor either. : SolrFlare
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    I'm not trying to be a troll or anything and this is an honest question so I apologize if it's retarded (... : prime8
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      Here is the difference: You can delete safari and it is not integral to any of Leopard's systems. You l... : SolrFlare
      • ahhh okay, thanks for clearing that up! : prime8
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        Well actually Webkit is pretty crucial to all of OSX's system, but not as a browser : Yanks
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          True and a good point. : SolrFlare
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            The problem probably really with IE was the fact that explorer was essentially IE and you could go right ... : Yanks
            • Haha yeah. I don't think the same argument could be leveled against MS today as was back then either. T... : SolrFlare
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              I still don't understand why that was a bad thing, though. To make any window into a web browser window ... : slax0r
              • oh, from a design standpoint, there's pluses and minuses [obviously] but this was all factoring into Micr... : PlanetPerfecto
    • MS is a convicted monopolist and Apple isn't (yet, heh), so MS get a lot more scrutiny. : jcupitt
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  no way a vostro was similar specs : halophoenix
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    http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx?c=ca&cs=cabsdt1&id=laptop-vostro-1320&l=en&s... : jojomcbobo
    • they did cost more tough : burningpantsman
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  that's just for the aluminum casing, backlit keyboard etc. you can get basically the same hardware in a w... : moonbreaker
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    $1149 :( http://store.apple.com/ca/configure/MB881LL/A?mco=MzE2NjMyOA : jojomcbobo
    • canadian dollar'd : moonbreaker
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  Macbooks may look nice, but they're horribly put together laptops. : Link.
  • uhh, there is not a single computer manufacturer that comes close to the physical quality as apple does. : jayares
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    No offense, but this is absolutely not true. They are some of the best engineered pieces of hardware out... : SolrFlare
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      He may be referencing the hardware failure rate which if you look at most shack threads people seem to ag... : derelict515
      • Jesus. I always buy AppleCare and haven't had a single thing happen to any of my Macs (2002 G4 tower, 200... : Serpico74
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        Never had any of my mac laptops go bad. Hell, I've got a powerbook 165c from 1992 that still works fine ... : SolrFlare
        • the AC adapter actually frayed at the end with the magnet connector, apparently it was a defective batch ... : derelict515
      • I have a 6 year old Powerbook that still runs smooth as it ever did and has never had a single problem. N... : zuga
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    Could you support that statement? Mine is one of the best put together *computers* that I've ever had. Th... : steelsamurai
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      Based on experiences in the college I work at, the aluminum shell of MacBook Pros is not very effective a... : Arcanum
      • Does any laptop do well when dropped? : festivalman
  • haha god just shut off your computer and quit the internet now : the city
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  I have a Dell XPS M1530 and a Mac Pro 15". They are pretty close in specs, I bought the Dell 6 months bef... : steelsamurai
  • Great write up! : El Tigre
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    See, I'd tell my gf to wait 6 months if it meant she could get a macbook for $650, but I've never seen ma... : jojomcbobo
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      They don't come down in price like that, no. But when a new refresh of the models comes out, they sell t... : SolrFlare
      • When the unibody Macbooks came out, loaded Macbook Pros that sold between $2300-$2500 a piece were sellin... : Serpico74
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      Your assumptions at pricing are extremely ignorant. : Bantis
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        huh? I was right in saying I've never seen them come down in price like that, how is that ignorant? : jojomcbobo
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          or do you mean "Design and attention to detail I agree on, but not worth the double price imo " again... : jojomcbobo
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            No, the fact that you somehow think it would even be possible for Apple to match Dell's pricing. It all c... : Bantis
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              i was just responding to steelsamurai saying he got a mac for less than a similar pc by waiting 6 months.... : jojomcbobo
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                I'm more referring to your original post. It's like going to a mom and pop shop and asking why something ... : Bantis
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                  I've used both systems and I've never looked at it like walmart vs specialty store item which is the reas... : jojomcbobo
                  • And that's why I said you have to weigh the benefits and savings and make your choice. For you, it's savi... : Bantis
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                  I don't understand how you can compare a product from Apple, a design behemoth, to products from Dell and... : Ovate
                  • im talking about the kind of pricing and deals they get from vendors. Dell can offer cheaper computers si... : Bantis
              • its alright jojo, I'm not sure what part of your OP was "extremely ignorant" either, maybe I'm ignorant t... : unsound
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    I always wonder what the hell people are talking about when they say simple tasks on a PC take a long tim... : Ovate
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      I think a lot of it has to do with the crap software the manufacturers put on computers. You both have D... : Portax
      • I guess that could be it. The first thing I do any time I get a new computer is whip out my XP Pro CD an... : Ovate
  • Dude you bought a dell :-( : unsound
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    A friend bought an M1530 and the look of disappointment on his face when he opened the box was quite hila... : Ellissd
    • They are pretty nasty in person. People talk about Apple's marketing but let me tell you, the Myspace ang... : Serpico74
    • The Studios do seem to be a vast improvement. At least the one my friend bought was a step forward for D... : Ovate
  • all macbooks are glossy now and have been for some time : retarded talking dinosaur
  • I couldn't really read all of your post because your first paragraph voids the rest and makes you lose al... : bafrad
• Do you qualify for any discounts? Quite a few corporations and schools have discounts on Apple products (... : Kentor
• I've been a PC guy for my entire life. For the longest time, I hated the image, commercials and smug atti... : grifter
• It's just preference, and quality. I think you get a more complete product from Apple because they contr : jingletard
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  Here's the difference between the Mac and the PC. The Mac won't have the Conficker worm on it 30 minutes ... : BlackCat9
  • this is the non-troll version of what I said. Listen to the Cat, he is right. cancel your dell and buy th... : TimeDoctor
• cool story : Mr.SEX
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  YEAH DUDE APPLE SUX FUKKIN FAGS WITH THEIR MACBOOKS DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT THEIR BETTER SCREENS AND RELIAB : TimeDoctor
  • LED ZEPPELIN Hammer of the Gods \m/ : gyokuro
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    FREEBIRD! FREEBIRD! : fatman
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkTQUtx818w : TimeDoctor
      • Best song ever?: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHQ_aTjXObs YES! : fatman
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    Better screens, eh? This is where that LOL thing goes : d fluke
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      please tell me if I'm wrong, also my mbp is matte. : TimeDoctor
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        You're wrong. It's the same panels as everyone else. And historically they have as many issues with their... : d fluke
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          As for the screens in particular about a year/year and a half ago they had been putting lover quality pan : Serpico74
          • Oh I've documented all of this in this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=taH46-qKCAM : TimeDoctor
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          actually there are differences in how they calibrate their displays. as im to understand, apple goes wit... : the city
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            With LCD's this difference is a simple colour profile/adjustment away, I've seen LG monitors with "Mac" a... : d fluke
            • It's not always that simple depending on the display being used. : the city
      • literally all notebook lcd's, macbook or otherwise, are TN garbage from the same manufacturers. my dell i... : retarded talking dinosaur
• http://windowsteamblog.com/blogs/windowsexperience/archive/2009/04/09/avoid-the-apple-tax-cash-in-on-the-... : aeg1x
• you cant justify it. sure its better than the dell but not for that price. apple has their rape down to a... : mindshot
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  I convinced my finance (girlfriend at the time) to go apple over a year ago, and a MBP at that. She has s... : xelencin
  • You should just yell "YOU WASTED YOUR MONEY ON A MAC, BITCH" then push her down the stairs. It's the onl... : pres589
• this is like the 7th thread about this topic in 2 days : sKetchflow
• i like nice things : johnny rotten
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  holy shit how many threads like this do we need : FrayLo
  • moar : derelict515
  • Seriously. : dmason
  • I suspect we'll get at least 5 per MS or Apple ad that targets the other. And large numbers of replies in... : SolrFlare
• My dad bought a $dollar dell once. It couldn't sleep. No joke. the screen would die. It also couldn't do ... : terath
• Find me another laptop that runs a BSD based operating system (awesome for development) that can also run... : Rodeoclash

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  Miller Lite cans. Dreading baby shower / inlaws this weekend. : zigzag
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    Are (straight) men even allowed at baby showers? : InfoBiter
    • i guess the new thing is couples baby showers. I am showing up with beer. : zigzag
    • Yes :( : sumo-hacker
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      "Allowed" is a bad term. "Required" is better in those circumstances : riptyde
      • This man speaks the truth : zigzag
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  sup Smithwicks drinking buddy? : Dschinghis Khan
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    I really is my favorite drinking beer for all occasions. I got hooked when I spent a month in Ireland an ... : InfoBiter
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      nice, is it any better in Ireland? because i know our Giunness is pretty much considered a joke over ther... : Dschinghis Khan
      • I tried it for the first time there. It's what all the locals told me to drink. I really couldn't say if ... : InfoBiter
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      So you drink your beer too? That is also my preferred method of consumption. : nurglich
      • drinking as opposed to chugging, funneling, shotgunning, etc etc. : InfoBiter
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  Trois Pistoles... in a bit : delataur
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    Mmm... Soooo good. I need to go get more. : Ormsbee
    • It was good. I drank it just for you. Now it's time for ...a Celebrator? : delataur
• Smithwicks is one of my new favorite beers. It's right up there with Allagash White. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Gaffels Kolsch tonight. : Thresher
• water! but i just returned from getting swole. : packav
• Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout now, up next is Harpoon Celtic Ale, Fuller's London Porter, and Rogue Hazelnut... : lonepie
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  What type of beer is Smithwicks? Dark? : vtxrider80
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    Think Guinness flavor with the texture of Sam Adams but so much better than that sounds. : InfoBiter
    • Hm, I'll have to check it out sometime if I can find it. Thanks. : vtxrider80
• Redhook Winterhook Ale. :D : NeoMoose
• I hate it when people don't pronounce Smiddicks right. Because they're usually bartenders. : c0bra
• had some jim beam, wild turkey, and benchmark (cheap bourbons) : wetard
• Buttermilk with some ginger soaked in. : vikramwillrock
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  Fill half that glass with Guinness and you are golden! : hashd
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    Instead of a Black & Tan make a .... Black and Black? : InfoBiter
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      Dude Smithwicks is not black..... : hashd
      • it sure isn't tan : InfoBiter
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  The Irish actually call it "Smithicks"...with the 'w' being silent. I've never heard anyone call it 'smi... : Waverider
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    ... during the month I spent in Ireland all I heard was smiddicks and smitty's. : InfoBiter
    • My family is Irish and I've spent a good bit of time there too...and I'd never heard it referred to as Sm... : Waverider
• I bought a case of the mixed Kirkland Signature costco beers... The amber was alright. The lager is downr... : Magmaticzebra
• I agree with you on all counts! : Megara9
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  one (1) bear republic racer 5 IPA one (1) live oak hefeweizen : EvilDolemite
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    I'll take that racer 5 off your hands! Trade you for my Kirkland SIgnature German Lager! : Magmaticzebra
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      that "variety pack" sounds...not so good : EvilDolemite
      • It's not. Looking back on it now, it was a mistake. Hopefully I can convince my friends it's good beer, s... : Magmaticzebra
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  is it on tap? Sooooo good on tap. : nyranger66
  • Yah, there are several places around here that have in on tap. Lucky for me one of them is a 10 second wa... : InfoBiter
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  Do you like putting smiddicks in your mouth? : biofrog
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    I do! : Megara9
    • go on. : nyranger66
• Jolly Pumpkin Oro de Calabaza.. Got around to trying Jolly Pumpkin recently, really liking their ales. To... : ovrlrd
• new castle or any local brew ftw : syn0r

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• what happened? (i never seen an eps) : chodog
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  I watched it but haven't watched it since the first episode. Can someone spoil wtf was going on? : buzzbat
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    Hahah, I can't imagine how that looked if you'd only seen the first episode. You're outta your element, D... : delataur
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      Yeah maybe I should just start from the beginning. Where does it really take off? : buzzbat
      • I think the first season was paced well (as I remember, anyway). I don't remember how the second started,... : delataur
• Three threads about it already, I guess I need to go watch it huh? : DOOManiac
• *THIS ONE LADIES* : Kaiser
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  I just started watching. John Henry rolls natural fuckin' 20s, OF COURSE : Deathlove
  • Update: SIT DOWN SHUT UP COMMERCIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Deathlove
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  so let me get this straight.... giant time loop? : -=kodiak=-
  • yea, it just blew my mind : devnullgt
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  That was the oddest foreplay/sex scene I have ever seen. : walker270
  • Cold is good right? : MoreVespeneGas
  • that was disturbing : Marauder IIC
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  OK that was fucking awesome. Great way to go out, unlike other shows I AM LOOKING AT YOU LIFE ON MARS. : Deathlove
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    Also, that was Allison at the end, right? And the chick with the IDs was the chick from the first seas : Deathlove
    • Yes, the girl with the IDs was the girl that was at the house they originally got their IDs from in seaso : Colleton
• My post about it got nuked, and I don't understand why. All I said was that it was an awesome episode and... : Colleton
• Holy Crap. I just finished it. My mouth was open for that last 5 minutes. : DarkWolf5
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  what happened, spoil it for me. i have never watched the show. : Modica Sol Solis
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    seems to be that john connor in the future when he starts fighting is teenage john from the present, sent : stgulik
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      Hmm. Does that actually mark the first time that anyone's ever traveled forward in time in anything Termi : delataur
      • Ignore that. I'm an idiot. :) : delataur
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        That was one of the first things to happen in the series. They jumped 8 years into the future. : DarkWolf5
        • Yeah. I should think before I post. : delataur
      • No, they did that in the first episode of the series. : WhatIsThisFor
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    John Connor jumps into a future where Kyle Reese is still alive and the saviour of mankind is a T-800. : Deathlove
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      There are no T-800's in the show... not sure what you mean? The T-1001? : MoreVespeneGas
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        John Henry was a T-800 and since John Connor jumped over JD, John Henry assumed the responsibility of lea : WhatIsThisFor
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          Ah JH. He's actually a T-888 I believe. : MoreVespeneGas
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            Ah, I was trying to find the model # online but wasn't having much luck. : WhatIsThisFor
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              As far as I know there is: T-600 (Talked about in the movies, easy to spot due to rubber skin, really ... : MoreVespeneGas
              • ...and what makes a T-888 better than the 850 and the 1001 better than the 1000 hasn't really been said o : MoreVespeneGas
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                Cameron also has eyes that glow blue. As far as I know, she's the only metal ever shown in the series OR : IndigoAK
                • T3 wants a word with you - http://www.yourprops.com/norm-4634e2550b831-Terminator+3:+Rise+of+the+Machi... : scottythejock
• I really didn't think it was all that special to be honest. I thought it was merely meh. : K1Bond007
• I think they could easily move forward from there. : WhatIsThisFor
• Why would you say that? They left it wide open to be continued. I really hope it is!!!! : MoreVespeneGas
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  It was certainly interesting, that's for sure. If the show doesn't get canceled, I have no idea where th... : riptyde
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    Lots of ways it could go! With Derek, Kyle, and Allison alive, what weird timeline is he in? Nobody knows : MoreVespeneGas
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      Depends on how closely they follow the title of the show though! : delataur
      • Thats a very good point : MoreVespeneGas
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  I will be sad with this gone :( : derelict515
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    It hasn't been canceled, keep hope! : MoreVespeneGas
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      I would but I'm channeling all my 'don't get cancelled' hope towards Chuck : derelict515
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        I don't know what that is, but I get it doesnt have guns and babes and timelines : MoreVespeneGas
        • actually... http://www.hulu.com/watch/52947/chuck-sarah-sizzles : derelict515
        • It does have babes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7-_Extp5a8&feature=related : Marauder IIC
        • Better babes! And a few guns! And a Best Buy! : DOOManiac
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  Way to end the show w/ a bang. I expected instant stabbing the moment they were in the T-1001's office : DOOManiac
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    She walked around in her underwear a couple times during the season 1 + 2, apparently for lols]p : MoreVespeneGas
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      Oh yes, I remember those. But John wasn't ever laying on top of her w/ her clothes off before, about to k : DOOManiac
      • Right after he cut into her. Knifes and topless chicks. This has me all hot and bothered. : delataur
• i totally would have gone for it : smax
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  A hell of an ending. I'm glad that I'm satisfied if it's a season or a series ending. I like that John C : brickmatt
  • I'm going to miss it. =( : brickmatt
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  Anyone else think Summer Glau (the Terminator who protects John) is fucking fit? : code-e255
  • She is. She's a dancer, ballet I think... something like that. That's a pretty extreme sport. : Marauder IIC
• I feel sad that there probably won't be a season 3 :( : aggressor
• I look forward to seeing this ep ... should be sunday or monday : Nation
• This show has turned out to be damn awesome, but it will be canceled like all awesome stuff :( The onl : jayares
• I know I'm late to the game, but I just watched the finale. AWESOME. The writing, the storyline....exc... : afty04

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  hahahahah #6 is great : SatansFist
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    Indeed. The very end of #5 is pretty good too. : DOOManiac
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      hahahaha I don't go to your job and knock the dicks out of your mouth : proclone1
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        Yeah she fuckin slam dunked right back at that guy. I gotta remember that one. : tyrelhill
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          Hahaha yeah that really is an awesome line. : bolneze
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            but doesn't it imply that he is currently knocking the dicks out of her mouth? : aeg1x
            • Not at all. The guy said something that interfered with her job as being a guest on that show, so she att... : vtxrider80
  • even better in how fucking self righteous she is. "i KNOW a witness is going to come forward" : kill9
  • I dont think 6 is a blooper : RuffasBluetain
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  I Find Kathy Griffin hot. There, I said it. also, #1 is missing :( : AMikaboshi
  • She used to be but she's gone downhill fast over the last 2-3 years. : jimmy-buffett
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    #1 is missing what? : mafu5150
    • it didn't play for me at first, but it did later. : AMikaboshi
  • Ew. I dont think she was ever hot. : bolneze
  • I gotta agree she's definitely doable : proclone1
  • She's kinda like Fran Dresser. Their looks aren't the problem. :) : silent prophet
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  Haha they start getting good at #6 : bolneze
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    Holy shit #6 is awkward. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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      6 looks set up to me, I can't believe it really happened. Seemed like some bad acting there. : slickdoody
      • I can't shake that feeling every time I see it. Nancy Grace is just so stupid. : king_darius
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        Looked like she was really intent on making those guys out to be rapists, and was pissed at being deraile... : Colleton
        • Continued to be an outrageous bitch, foaming at the mouth to slander and defame anyone accused of a crime... : Ormsbee
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          She went on a puppy-raping spree: http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=85250&title=Duke-... : Balboa
          • "Why don't we all just move to Nazi Germany?" WTF? : Zero|DPX
    • i need the rape stats. : BaronVonSnakPak
  • hahaha f'in awesome #6 : proclone1
  • Nah, you gotta go back and watch #5 to the end. That's where it starts getting great. : LeapingFool
• cunt! cunt! : aeg1x
• Hahah... #3 is hilarious. (ps, im not gey( : Nullzero
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  btw, one of my favorites, the Fox News J-lo slip. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ie_Ik5OJa0s : Nullzero
  • Shep Smith is cool though so it's just funny. : SpaecKow
  • his apology is so smug, i love it : esmokah
  • The one from Jane Skinner on Fox News is also hilarious, additionally so since she is talking to Shep whe... : mmogger
  • never gets old - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QLSRMoKKS0 : eskimo spy
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  Best news blooper (not CNN): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KA3-oaDNg8 : mizterd99
  • i laugh everytime!! : cncpun
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4D_NJEsVyas : kill9
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  #3 absolutely kills me hahahahahaha : bafrad
  • that's Sal and Richard from the Stern show. : Lawgiver

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  yea, and we got fucking raped beyond raped : mwasher
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    O shit. Details? I can log in till later. : g0nk
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      I think the current score is 21-0. We're the 0. : trOmblyj
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        not a single kill? : Sailor of Fortune
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          Sorry, 29-1 with one kill before wardec. : trOmblyj
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            So even with our numbers they have superiority in either ships or teamwork? : Sailor of Fortune
            • Yeah, they do this type of PVP for a living. With a little organization on our side we can turn this tid... : trOmblyj
            • it was dumb, 2-3 people at a time in frigates engagine BS and the likes, we had no plan or coordination. ... : AlexXdude
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      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDjCK5pkzDM#t=40 : scorpiusman
      • That has to be among the most idiotic things I've ever seen. : Hyrenguy
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    Are they podkilling us as well? Or just blowing up ships? : g0nk
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      I got pod'd from 115km away. 1 shot blew me up, the 2nd killed me. was the fucking Domi. : mwasher
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        Holy shit. : g0nk
        • actually, according to the link below it wasn't the domi. was some other guy. i dunno man, it happened... : mwasher
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    What's their motive for war against us again? : Sturm08
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      i think we blew up one of their members for canflipping us? : g0nk
      • that's where they take something that's tagged for us, right? : Sturm08
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      they were hired by a dude that tried to steal from our miners the other day and got killed for it. : Galadriel07
      • he hired his own corp is the current theory, yes : AlexXdude
  • haha this is a 180 from the earlier thread : kill9
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  http://ceu.griefwatch.net/?p=corp&corp=Photon%20Ventures%20Inc. The one kill is prewar : Reptile
  • Haha yeah, I just looked through some of the killmails. It looks like they're basically only fielding T2 ... : Fayk
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    Guys. Why are there so many industrial and pod kills on this list. WTF are you doing. : Goncyn
    • you guys need to stop being dumb. patience is key...intel is second...learn from your mistakes. : m0rfus
    • one was me being stupid. I knew of the fight in torrinos, and heard of a raid around ibura. I wasn't ex... : JuffoWup
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    Someone needs to talk to you guys about your fittings! http://ceu.griefwatch.net/?p=details&kill=957 Mw... : kpxkrnjc
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      rofl wtf mwasher : AlexXdude
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        yea shutup. :( i have such an easy time on my missions that I thought it might be useful. but i didn'... : mwasher
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          shoulda activated all three small armor repairers at once ! : AlexXdude
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            i was dead before i could even attempt to do such a thing. that shit is awesome on missions though. : mwasher
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              Yeah, in PvP it's optimal to keep a balance of rep vs. buffer (plates) so you don't get alpha'd : kpxkrnjc
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                yea i know nothing : mwasher
                • sorry i didn't mean to single you out mwasher, i just noticed a bunch of similar fitting styles and picke... : kpxkrnjc
                • don't fret mwasher- soon they will fear you! : trOmblyj
            • missions and PvP are two completely different animals : m0rfus
    • put a plate on that! : Thomas Hace
    • 3 small armor reppers, lol wtf is that shit. : Poor Yurik
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  :( Well it's a good thing I've not been able to make my trip over to Torrino yet. : Jonathan
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    I'm still tempted to join with my alt, but honestly there's not much I can do as an individual. If peo... : Fayk
    • Yeah, I think we need to slow down and get organized. : trOmblyj
    • I won't get demoralized but I know when I'm out skilled and out gunned. There is nothing educational abo... : gendail
  • I just made half of mine. Hauled a bunch of my bulkier loot over in my Industrial, then flew back in a s : Arcanum
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  How does the war end? Also, I saw something on the lined site about score -- is there a score function or... : Sturm08
  • I believe it doesn't end until they cancel the wardec. Unless I am mistaken they could keep us tied up i... : gendail
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    they have to pay 10million isk a day to be at war with us. The war will end when they say it does. The ob... : sm00v3d
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      wardecs are not a daily payment : Reptile
      • I guess i was informed incorrectly : sm00v3d
  • Better information http://www.eve-wiki.net/index.php?title=War#Declare : sm00v3d
• Fitting Suggestion I suggest you guys who need fitting help go visit www.scrapheap-challenge.com Thes... : kpxkrnjc
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  I bring news from the war! LOLS! : jonin
  • hahaha : Downforce
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  I'm new at this and floating in an only moderately armed rifter, so tell me if I'm wrong, but it seems li... : cdbeckman
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    I don't know quite what to say in this thread other than I forsee big things in our future! : trOmblyj
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      just what kind of big things? : jonin
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        He's gonna be suckin dick near a gate in Jita for isk : Reptile
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          like zombie space hooker?! : m0rfus
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            the kind with sores and stuff? i'll get the sock : Joseph
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              Just pick a sore right? : hashd
              • Let it flow : Reptile
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              I am downloading this game now for my free trial. Is there anywhere I can buy the game for instant gratif... : conandan
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                It's on steam. : Jonathan
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                  But I don't want to dl. : conandan
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                    https://secure.eve-online.com/cklregister.aspx is linked from http://www.eveonline.com/download/ for buy ... : Jonathan
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                      I am talking about finding a box copy at a brick and mortar store. : conandan
                      • Sorry. See below. : Jonathan
                    • Oh right you mean instant as in go to the shops, buy, go home and install instant! Walmart sells it. : Jonathan
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  You dudes need to get on TS/Vent and coordinate with a fleet commander (leader), if you want any chance i... : Link.
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    Why not just use EVE voice? : Sapiens
    • EVE voice is hard to manage in comparison and what if the game's very laggy or you crash? Relying on EVE ... : Link.
  • If i got to exercise. fuck it! : jonin
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  I don't know why we engaged so early, we didn't have everyone online and some (like me) said they were re... : r_picmip 5
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    So....who was the FC? : Reptile
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      there was no FC. : BongSlayerB
      • that explains alot... NEVER run a gang like that without a designated FC : Reptile
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    yea we didn't go in together. Oh well, you live and learn. I think everyone was just a little too jacked ... : jonin
    • drugs will do that : Reptile
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  http://dl.eve-files.com/media/0803/LearningCurve.jpg : mindfk
  • bwahahahahahahaa!!!!! : g0nk
  • this depiction is accurate. : m0rfus
  • Man I never looked at the axes on that graph before. Stupid! : king_darius
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  Man, being blockaded has turned EvE Online into a Chatroom that jumps my GPU temps 20 degrees Celsius. : Sailor of Fortune
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    turn on VSYNC : Reptile
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      Hit Esc -> Display and Graphics -> Advanced Settings Present Interval = Interval One : Reptile
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        wait, so this will make my GPU temps go down? I mean it just goes from 45 C to 65 C so it's not a big ... : Sailor of Fortune
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          it will likely help alot, yeah : Reptile
          • hmm, now my GPU only jumps up 10 degrees with no noticeable graphics differences. thx. : Sailor of Fortune
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  I jumped a few systems away this morning before I left work just in case we are still blockaded this even... : PhoenixArisen
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    Maybe they'll be bored by the time I'm back from the holiday. People of superior means that need to ruin : Lunaran
    • LOL. People like you are why these people do what they do. : Ellissd
    • i dont think EvE is the game for you... : theWhite
• Been thinking about this. I think it really behooves us to take this as slowly and cautiously as possible... : geedeck
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  I am downloading the free Eve trial as we speak. Any literature a newbie like myself should read so I ca... : Duck0Death
  • Do all three tutorial agents to completion (10 missions each) - I think that will get you through most st... : Jonathan
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  Seeing the shack get raped so even makes me want to join and help out. But man, it's so daunting : kainen1
  • I had played years ago and felt the same way. However, being able to ask questions in the corp and shack ... : PhoenixArisen
  • I find that if you talk to people and read a guide or two, it's not bad at all. We've got the helpmewithm... : geedeck
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  well, this morning has been quiet.. I was able to warp around and get everything in my Assets window ... : g0nk
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    take a merlin or kestrel you will have more fun : Umbr
    • i have a Merlin in station. I'll probably use it first.. : g0nk
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  EVE Acquired. Installing. Tell me what race and shit I should go. Do it now, and I will write it all... : conandan
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    also, this install is bawls slow from the DVD drive. God damnit. : conandan
    • race doesn't matter anymore. Caldari gets you close to where we are, but then, its not hard to get to ph... : JuffoWup