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GrilledSteezeSandwich

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mondeo said:
If you're just doing very basic stuff, $280 on Newegg. Tiny screen, and forget about even watching stuff on YouTube.
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I'm happy with my Compaq as it retails for $700..I got a good deal at Circuit city before it went bankrupt..the HP I'm writing on now at work was almost a grand but it has a huge flatscreen monitor..
 
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dmc said:
An operating system that all the cool guys use... :)

Windows vs. MAC vs. LINUX
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No, linux is the operating system that all the guys who *think* they're cool use.

But in reality it's mostly the boomerang kids living in their mom's basement choking back the hot pockets and Rock Starr's, constantly mumbling something about how it's a good thing he's a nice guy because he could seriously send us back to the stone age with a couple of key strokes.
 
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Marc said:
No, linux is the operating system that all the guys who *think* they're cool use.

But in reality it's mostly the boomerang kids living in their mom's basement choking back the hot pockets and Rock Starr's, constantly mumbling something about how it's a good thing he's a nice guy because he could seriously send us back to the stone age with a couple of key strokes.
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You live in your Mom's basement and enjoy hot pockets?

Huh, never would have guessed.
 
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I'm in IT and this thread is way too geeky even for me.
 
BushMogulMaster

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Marc said:
No, linux is the operating system that all the guys who *think* they're cool use.

But in reality it's mostly the boomerang kids living in their mom's basement choking back the hot pockets and Rock Starr's, constantly mumbling something about how it's a good thing he's a nice guy because he could seriously send us back to the stone age with a couple of key strokes.
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SAY ONE MORE WORD, AND I'LL START WITH THOSE KEYSTROKES!!! :wink:


Actually, the advantages of Linux are too numerous to note, but let's start with the concept of an uber-powerful, FREE operating system. It's even as graphically "pretty" as Windows and OS X now, with the advent of KDE 4's desktop management, widgets, transparency, etc.
 
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Marc said:
Are the 3 programs too resource intensive you couldn't run them on a virtual machine? Sooo much more convenient than dual boot...
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That's a fair point. I will play around with VMs a little. Was really curious about Win 7, and have yet to reach a verdict. If I like it well enough, I'll continue to dual boot. Otherwise, I'll do some repartitioning and drop Windows all together.
 
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