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Asus? Your "balla" status has been downgraded.
 
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I'm not really a computer geek and don't know the good brands. The guys at Best Buy sold me on it being a good product. So far I'm pretty happy.
 
Is this the one running Windows 8? It does look neat. And among the shit brands, Asus is the best.
 
MickZagger said:
I'm not really a computer geek and don't know the good brands. The guys at Best Buy sold me on it being a good product. So far I'm pretty happy.
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Asus is by far the best combination of performance and affordability.
 
blazerboy30 said:
Is that because this is something that would replace all your other PCs or is this in addition to what you already have?
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Adding to my collection.

I want something light that I can fudge around with while I'm watching TV.

Why? Are you collecting more inventory of my personal life so you can mock me for it in the near future?
 
MickZagger said:
Why? Are you collecting more inventory of my personal life so you can mock me for it in the near future?
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If hurting your feelings cured cancer, would you let the world torment you? Hypothetically speaking, of course.
 
VanillaGorilla said:
I've never had a laptop or tablet in my life, only desktop PCs for me.
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Cheers. I look at it like this (and yeah, it's kind of stolen from Steve Jobs but it totally works as a loose allegory): Desktops are like big trucks, laptops are like sedans/coupes of various sizes, tablets are like motorcycles of various sizes, and smartphones are like scooters.
 
I have one as well, the little 11.6'' model?

It is a fantastic piece of hardware for the price. You basically get a full PC with touch screen, tons of disk space and memory for the price of an iPad.

I almost never use my iPad anymore now that I have this little machine, but I will probably give it to my daughter soon and get something with more RAM (Maybe a Dell XPS12).
 
So, I can't get firstrowsports.eu to work. Its saying that I need to download Ilivid? Is that safe to download? I don't remember downloading anything on my desktop to get firstrow to work. I just had firefox. But, I have firefox on this now and it still won't work.

I wanna get my illegal sports streams dammit!
 
Don't download. Just wait a minute and if there's no sound of a game, try a different stream. When you get sound, try to go full screen to cover up ads. I just poke around till I succeed, which may take the whole 1st quarter.

Microsoft Surface is now at Best Buy and Staples.
 
anyone else have suggestions. I have a feeling jlprk would want me to get a virus. All I wanna do is watch some dang basketball!
 
I said DON'T download Illivid. Although I have, when desperate. It doesn't help.
 
MickZagger said:
So, I can't get firstrowsports.eu to work. Its saying that I need to download Ilivid? Is that safe to download? I don't remember downloading anything on my desktop to get firstrow to work. I just had firefox. But, I have firefox on this now and it still won't work.

I wanna get my illegal sports streams dammit!
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DO NOT DOWNLOAD ILIVID!
 
MickZagger said:
Yeah, I didn't. I had to do a quick Google search.
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Install adblock or adblock plus (not made by the same people) and that should cut down on some of the bullshit you see on firstrow. Eventually a little close button will appear on the screen and you can safely close one of those popups begging you to install their trojan horse.

Also, use Chrome or Opera. Both safer than IE or firefox (relatively speaking of course).
 
MickZagger said:
Adding to my collection.

I want something light that I can fudge around with while I'm watching TV.

Why? Are you collecting more inventory of my personal life so you can mock me for it in the near future?
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Just making conversation.

I was thinking about getting a Nexus 7 or a Chromebook. I like having a full keyboard, but also like the smallness and ease of the tablet. A tablet doesn't really fill my need to be able to travel with since I have to be able to type longer-ish emails and hate typing on the screen. But I also don't like lugging around a laptop.
 
I have a touch screen laptop now, too. Mine's made by Lenovo. I love it. I had a tablet before but found it useless for anything other than web browsing. This thing has pretty much replaced the tablet and my desktop in the couple of weeks ive had it.
 
BlazerCaravan said:
You're? Your "college" status has been downgraded.
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LOL - I call people out on that shit and then I do it. To be fair/honest, I was going to say something else, hence the "You're", but then changed my comment and didn't make the necessary change to "You're'. If you think that was a reflection of intelligence, I'd suggest you look in the mirror. Nobody would intend to say "You are balla status...."
 
blazerboy30 said:
Just making conversation.

I was thinking about getting a Nexus 7 or a Chromebook. I like having a full keyboard, but also like the smallness and ease of the tablet. A tablet doesn't really fill my need to be able to travel with since I have to be able to type longer-ish emails and hate typing on the screen. But I also don't like lugging around a laptop.
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I write software for mobile devices, so I have pretty much all the top tablets, phones and computers. I find that of the tablets, the nexus 7 is my favorite - it is the size issue, it is much more portable than the iPad I own (but I do not have an iPad mini, which could be much better in this regard).

For $200 (or $299 with 3G) - the Nexus 7 is a great tablet, but if you need to do real writing on one, like most tablets, it is lacking.

The Microsoft Surface with touch-cover seems like a nice idea, but since it does not run full Windows 8 - I would wait for the Surface Pro (sometime in January) or look for a light notebook like that little Asus Q200E. At less than 3 lbs and a rather small size - it is much easier to lug around that traditional laptops (I used to lug a 15'' Dell that was around 6 lbs, yuck).

It is not as convenient as a tablet (it is bigger and heavier) - but for work related stuff, it is a really nice compromise.

I would however wait to see the Surface Pro. It should be around 2 lbs (70% of the weight), run full windows and be roughly the size of an iPad (10.6'' vs. 10.1'').
 
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