Let's See Those Laptops!!

tlarkin

tlarkin

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cybereclipse said:
i've always wondered why IBM always kept their lappy looks so out-of-date??:confused:
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IBM does not market to consumers, they market to enterprises. All of their machines are business class machines, made for work not for play or for the end user. IBM used to make consumer desktops back in the day called Aptivas but they pulled out of that market and went back into the business field.
 
cybereclipse

cybereclipse

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yeah i know... ive got 2 sitting in the closet
i was just wondering why they can add a lil spice i guess

they just look so boring to me....
 
patrickv

patrickv

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tlarkin said:
IBM does not market to consumers, they market to enterprises. All of their machines are business class machines, made for work not for play or for the end user. IBM used to make consumer desktops back in the day called Aptivas but they pulled out of that market and went back into the business field.
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very well said tlarkin
 
PohTayToez

PohTayToez

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patrickv said:
well you have to keep in mind that it aint all about the looks you know.
Its the hardware
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I agree, but I will also admit that the Thinkpad's style throws me off a bit too. I'm not a fan of it, just for the same reason that I'm not a fan of beige cases.
 
ThatGuy16

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Oh snap! i gotta get the "A" button fixed :p
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TheOrteganator

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I just got my new laptop 2 days ago. I'll put up some pictures once I get a chance.

Gateway MT3705

Windows Vista Premium
14.1" WXGA Glossy LCD
Intel T2250 1.73 GHz Dual Core
(It was supposed to come with the T2060 2.6, but someone screwed up and I got the T2250 as a free upgrade)
1.5 GB DDR2 RAM (Came with 1GB, I upgraded)
ATI Radeon 200M 256MB Video Card
Built in wireless


It's not the worlds best laptop, but it gets done what I need my laptop to do.


It runs Vista like a champ once you stop all of the useless startup programs. Starts up faster than my desktop (Much more powerful) which runs XP.
 
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cybereclipse

cybereclipse

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TheOrteganator said:
I just got my new laptop 2 days ago. I'll put up some pictures once I get a chance.

(It was supposed to come with the T2060 2.6, but someone screwed up and I got the T2250 as a free upgrade)
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the laptop seems nice enough.... but how is a 1.73 ghz processor an upgrade from a 2.6??
 
luckyedboy66

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Here's my pride and joy :D. its 17" HP Pavilion dv9000. the specs are in my sig. the OS you see is XP pro with Vista Transformation Pack 7, although I do have Vista Home Premium as the secondary boot.
My precious is sitting on my spiffy aluminum computer brief case, and along side of it is my Logitech VX Revolution wireless laser mouse. And the whole thing is sitting on my bed cause that was the only place i could find with half decent lighting...

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does anybody know how bloody hard it is to get the perfect lighting?!? i had to get my tripod out and a clamp a light to it! i didnt want to use flash cause of the glare...i had the shutter set to 5 seconds for the lid pic...
 
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PohTayToez

PohTayToez

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fatdragon said:
u got the glossy style as me i find it really hard to clean finger print mark off my laptop due to that its really glossy ans shiny
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Yeah, I know what you mean. Fingerprints show up real easy on it, but a simple polishing cloth (like what you clean eye glasses with) takes them right off.

luckyedboy66 said:
Here's my pride and joy :D. its an HP Pavilion dv9000. the specs are in my sig. the OS you see is XP pro with Vista Transformation Pack 7, although I do have Vista Home Premium as the secondary boot. my precious is sitting on my spiffy aluminum computer brief case, and along side of it is my Logitech VX Revolution. and the whole thing is sitting on my bed cause that was the only place i could find with half decent lighting...

100_6382-1.jpg
100_6374-1.jpg

does anybody know how bloody hard it is to get the perfect lighting?!? i had to get my tripod out and a clamp a light to it! i didnt want to use flash cause of the glare...i had the shutter set to 5 seconds for the lid pic...
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Ohhh... me likey. Prolly because it has almost the exact same body style as mine, but I like the wavy designs better.:p
 
PohTayToez

PohTayToez

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I might as well post my entire collection:

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From Left to Right:

Micron TransPort VLX (Doesn't Power Up)
Compaq Presario v6000 (My baby)
IBM ThinkPad 390X (Actually works)
Sony VIAO PCG-992L (No Video)

And in front, what is left of an HP ze1000 series after it was parted out.
 
luckyedboy66

luckyedboy66

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wow...lol and how many of those work??
i should get all the PoS laptops from around the house and have a Kodak moment...
 
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