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  • M Mycroft Holmes

    Dan Neely wrote:

    feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful

    Don't say that the bastard will be down the casino turning it into $600 or at least a non loss and come back here crowing about it!

    Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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    Dan Neely
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    That would be a waste. I'm sure Rodger could get some fine single malts that would give a lot more than one nights pleasure for $300.

    Did you ever see history portrayed as an old man with a wise brow and pulseless heart, waging all things in the balance of reason? Is not rather the genius of history like an eternal, imploring maiden, full of fire, with a burning heart and flaming soul, humanly warm and humanly beautiful? --Zachris Topelius Training a telescope on one’s own belly button will only reveal lint. You like that? You go right on staring at it. I prefer looking at galaxies. -- Sarah Hoyt

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    • M Mycroft Holmes

      Dan Neely wrote:

      feel free to spend the $300 on something more useful

      Don't say that the bastard will be down the casino turning it into $600 or at least a non loss and come back here crowing about it!

      Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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      Roger Wright
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      Did I mention that, last week, I was dealt 4 aces with a deuce kicker? Paid $400, IIRC. My girl tapped a Royal Flush for 4000 a few minutes later, BTW... A pity she was only betting nickels at the time. :doh:

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      • R Roger Wright

        I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.

        Will Rogers never met me.

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        leppie
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        Avoid ASUS. I have been looking for their support for the last 2 weeks, and I am still looking. They have absolutely the worst after sales service I have ever to deal with.

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        • R Roger Wright

          Did I mention that, last week, I was dealt 4 aces with a deuce kicker? Paid $400, IIRC. My girl tapped a Royal Flush for 4000 a few minutes later, BTW... A pity she was only betting nickels at the time. :doh:

          Will Rogers never met me.

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          Mycroft Holmes
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          Bugger off Roger, you are talking to someone who balances your winning - consistently.

          Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH

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          • R Roger Wright

            I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.

            Will Rogers never met me.

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            Aamir Butt
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            Roger Wright wrote:

            is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7

            You will be able to use it a little longer because i7 will become an old technology about half a year or so after i5 becomes one.

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            • R Roger Wright

              I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.

              Will Rogers never met me.

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              GuyThiebaut
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              I built myself a desktop recently - an I5 quad core and I am amazed at the speed of it. I decided not to pay the extra ~200 it would have cost me for the I7 processor as the benefits were not really that great looking at the specs(for the money). I'd say unless you can afford to burn $300 stick with the I5.

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              • R Roger Wright

                I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.

                Will Rogers never met me.

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                CPallini
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                I think it is not a great value for money (and i5 is already a good choice).

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                • L leppie

                  Avoid ASUS. I have been looking for their support for the last 2 weeks, and I am still looking. They have absolutely the worst after sales service I have ever to deal with.

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                  Rage
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                  But their stuff is so cheap that you can simply throw it away and buy it anew, instead of trying to repair it.

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                  • R Roger Wright

                    I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.

                    Will Rogers never met me.

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                    Bassam Abdul Baki
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                    The question is, how long do you plan to keep using it for only that purpose? If only for a few years, but you plan on using the laptop for much longer, go for the i7 to save upgrade headaches later.

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                    • R Rage

                      But their stuff is so cheap that you can simply throw it away and buy it anew, instead of trying to repair it.

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                      leppie
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                      Unfortunately, not their tablets. 600 euros for a tablet, arrived broken, after 2 weeks at repair, they still dont even know when they will get replacement part stock. They are making their problem mine, and we all know what happened to HTC last time someone pissed me off and wasted my time...

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                      • L leppie

                        Unfortunately, not their tablets. 600 euros for a tablet, arrived broken, after 2 weeks at repair, they still dont even know when they will get replacement part stock. They are making their problem mine, and we all know what happened to HTC last time someone pissed me off and wasted my time...

                        IronScheme
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                        Rage
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                        leppie wrote:

                        we all know

                        But me ? What did you do ? Last time I checked, the company still existed.

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                        • R Rage

                          leppie wrote:

                          we all know

                          But me ? What did you do ? Last time I checked, the company still existed.

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                          leppie
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                          Rage wrote:

                          Last time I checked, the company still existed.

                          Yes, I am not that cruel :) It was to do with HTC failing to release source code (particularly the kernel) that is under GPL.

                          IronScheme
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                          • R Rage

                            leppie wrote:

                            we all know

                            But me ? What did you do ? Last time I checked, the company still existed.

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                            Lost User
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                            But their profits are down 26% :)

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                            • R Roger Wright

                              I'm buying a laptop, primarily so that I can keep up with my homework while travelling for work. Given that my idea of a rousing game is Solitaire, is there any reason that I should pay $300 extra for an i7, instead of an i5 processor? I'm trying to think of one, but I'm stuck.

                              Will Rogers never met me.

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                              Andy Brummer
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                              Since nobody has mentioned it, I'd only upgrade the CPU after getting an SSD. Especially on a laptop you'll get much more bang for the buck unless you are running specialized software.

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