[coastie65]

I have finished my Christmas shopping so nothing left to buy. TigerDirect sent me a notice about half an hour ago about a laptop deal. I went and had a look and yep, you guessed it, I bought one : http://www.tigerdire...e=26-62882484-2 Don't really need another lappy as my Mom uses the one that is here ( 17" Gateway P6813u ). About all I ever do with it is make sure it gets it's updates. Just got rid of the eMachines desktop and now bringing another computer into the house. Just couldn't walk away from that deal as the specs looked pretty decent.

[LiveBrianD]

Sheesh, don't you have a budget here? First the overoverkill PSU, now this? It's not a great deal if you don't need it, and aren't two desktops of your own enough? Personally, I feel that laptops should be 14" or under, otherwise they're not very portable and there's no point.

[coastie65]

It's only about 5.5 lbs and I'm no wuss and can handle it. While you were ranting , you forgot about the other Laptop i have here. Yeah, I have a budget and stay on it, so by this time of the year I can splurge a bit if I want. If I am watching TV, I can also keep an eye on you guys.

[LiveBrianD]

coastie65, on 08 December 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

It's only about 5.5 lbs and I'm no wuss and can handle it. While you were ranting , you forgot about the other Laptop i have here. Yeah, I have a budget and stay on it, so by this time of the year I can splurge a bit if I want. If I am watching TV, I can also keep an eye on you guys.

I'm not saying it's too heavy to move. Heck, my desktop probably weighs 20 pounds! I'm just saying that it's big enough to be a bit bulky. I was fixing someone's 15" dell, and found that man, it feels bulky, and my 11" thinkpad x120e feels pretty light and sturdy. Yeah, I know you have another laptop, though you said your mom uses it, right? If you count that, you have 4 machines! lol... Why not save the money if you don't have something you need to spend it on? And to think, all I'm considering buying is just a new $200 monitor. lol Well, at least you're stimulating the economy.

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 08 December 2011 - 06:51 PM

[coastie65]

LiveBrianD, on 08 December 2011 - 06:51 PM, said:

coastie65, on 08 December 2011 - 06:21 PM, said:

It's only about 5.5 lbs and I'm no wuss and can handle it. While you were ranting , you forgot about the other Laptop I have here. Yeah, I have a budget and stay on it, so by this time of the year I can splurge a bit if I want. If I am watching TV, I can also keep an eye on you guys.

I'm not saying it's too heavy to move. Heck, my desktop probably weighs 20 pounds! I'm just saying that it's big enough to be a bit bulky. I was fixing someone's 15" dell, and found that man, it feels bulky, and my 11" thinkpad x120e feels pretty light and sturdy. Yeah, I know you have another laptop, though you said your mom uses it, right? If you count that, you have 4 machines! lol... Why not save the money if you don't have something you need to spend it on? And to think, all I'm considering buying is just a new $200 monitor. lol Well, at least you're stimulating the economy.

Both of my Desktops weigh 30+ lbs and that Gateway 17" laptop is bout 8 Lbs I think and is a bit bulky to carry around, although it is a mobile. My Mom needs the 17" screen because of her eyes and i don't do so well with the small screens myself, although I don't particularly need 17" either. I had a 14" Think Pad around here some years ago, but it was too small for my Mom, so it went to my brother, who got mad and came down with the side of his fist on the keyboard. Fixed it permanently as well as the screen.

[compnovo]

coastie65, on 08 December 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

I have finished my Christmas shopping so nothing left to buy. TigerDirect sent me a notice about half an hour ago about a laptop deal. I went and had a look and yep, you guessed it, I bought one : http://www.tigerdire...e=26-62882484-2 Don't really need another lappy as my Mom uses the one that is here ( 17" Gateway P6813u ). About all I ever do with it is make sure it gets it's updates. Just got rid of the eMachines desktop and now bringing another computer into the house. Just couldn't walk away from that deal as the specs looked pretty decent.

Hey coastie,
Nice looking laptop, congratulations!
When LiveB isn't giving you a bad time about your PSU budget he's questioning the logic of my SSD budget .

Wait 'til I post about my new water cooler that's in the mail from Newegg.....
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835181016

[SpiritWind]

Hi Coastie :

I am a little disappointed that you seem to be an emachines
"Traitor" !? Still using my T3025 that I bought in early 2004 .

[coastie65]

SpiritWind, on 09 December 2011 - 09:05 AM, said:

Hi Coastie :

I am a little disappointed that you seem to be an emachines
"Traitor" !? Still using my T3025 that I bought in early 2004 .

Hey Spiritwind, I'm getting too many computers arond here. I have the Gateway Desktop as well as this build I just did. Also the 17" Gateway lappy that my Mom uses ( and I just had to order some memory for ). I still moderate the "Unofficial eMachuines Forum" though. My sister needed a new destop as the one she had was way out of date ( it came with Windows Millienium installed ).

[waldojim]

Not a bad little machine coastie. Hope it works well for you.

[coastie65]

compnovo, on 09 December 2011 - 08:22 AM, said:

coastie65, on 08 December 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

I have finished my Christmas shopping so nothing left to buy. TigerDirect sent me a notice about half an hour ago about a laptop deal. I went and had a look and yep, you guessed it, I bought one : http://www.tigerdire...e=26-62882484-2 Don't really need another lappy as my Mom uses the one that is here ( 17" Gateway P6813u ). About all I ever do with it is make sure it gets it's updates. Just got rid of the eMachines desktop and now bringing another computer into the house. Just couldn't walk away from that deal as the specs looked pretty decent.

Hey coastie,
Nice looking laptop, congratulations!
When LiveB isn't giving you a bad time about your PSU budget he's questioning the logic of my SSD budget .

Wait 'til I post about my new water cooler that's in the mail from Newegg.....
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835181016

I was looking at that cooler myself. That laptop ad showed up in my mail box last night and normally I don't pay any attention to them, or much attention. When I checked it out and saw the specs & price, I decided to get it. Even without the rebate it would be a good price. I ended up getting the Moonstone White although I did like the Aqua Blue. Didn't like the red one at all. LB is stuck on WD Caviar Black Hdd's I guess. I did give some thought to a 500Gb Hybrid. I budget and save all year and at this time of year, with the Christmas shopping I have a good time and treat myself as well and still end with more in the bank then I had the year before.

[compnovo]

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 11:51 AM, said:

I budget and save all year and at this time of year, with the Christmas shopping I have a good time and treat myself as well and still end with more in the bank then I had the year before.

I have a monthly "geek" budget I allow myself, and if I go over it (which I definitely did this month) I just don't have anything to dip into the next month. The way I look at it, I'm almost 62 and have been working all my adult life (and still am!), and this is one of the perks --- especially since computers are the only hobby I have that costs anything.

This time of year tho', I tend to really go nuts because I know I've got some "bonus" money coming in --- I think of it as Christmas gifts to myself.

This post has been edited by compnovo: 09 December 2011 - 12:04 PM

[compnovo]

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 11:51 AM, said:

I was looking at that cooler myself.

The Corsair H80 has been getting consistently good reviews so I decided to give it a try. Installation is apparently pretty easy on an AMD board because you don't have to pull the board to install it (no back plate required). Since I don't OC (yet, anyway) my plan is to take advantage of its quiet cooling abilities. The fan settings are adjustable I can try some OC'ing later down the road when it gets to be too tempting to resist .

[coastie65]

compnovo, on 09 December 2011 - 12:04 PM, said:

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 11:51 AM, said:

I budget and save all year and at this time of year, with the Christmas shopping I have a good time and treat myself as well and still end with more in the bank then I had the year before.

I have a monthly "geek" budget I allow myself, and if I go over it (which I definitely did this month) I just don't have anything to dip into the next month. The way I look at it, I'm almost 62 and have been working all my adult life (and still am!), and this is one of the perks --- especially since computers are the only hobby I have that costs anything.

This time of year tho', I tend to really go nuts because I know I've got some "bonus" money coming in --- I think of it as Christmas gifts to myself.

Well, being 65, I managed to save over the years, which is helpful with my new hobby. I am on a fixed income now which is so so I guess. I manage to have money left over at the end of the month from what I draw in most months, which is essentially savings. I have no kids or grand kids ( at least none that I am aware of ) so I may as well enjoy it. Pretty much ran out of things I may want anyway..............until that 2011 socketed MOBO and Sandy Bridge extreme processor starts nagging me.

[compnovo]

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 01:49 PM, said:

.............until that 2011 socketed MOBO and Sandy Bridge extreme processor starts nagging me.

Don't you just hate that?

[coastie65]

compnovo, on 09 December 2011 - 02:04 PM, said:

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 01:49 PM, said:

.............until that 2011 socketed MOBO and Sandy Bridge extreme processor starts nagging me.

Don't you just hate that?

Yeah. Always something. I sent an email to my brother about that lappy. He just called and said that when he got home from work, he checked the link and ordered one himself.

[LiveBrianD]

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 06:33 AM, said:

Both of my Desktops weigh 30+ lbs and that Gateway 17" laptop is bout 8 Lbs I think and is a bit bulky to carry around, although it is a mobile. My Mom needs the 17" screen because of her eyes and i don't do so well with the small screens myself, although I don't particularly need 17" either. I had a 14" Think Pad around here some years ago, but it was too small for my Mom, so it went to my brother, who got mad and came down with the side of his fist on the keyboard. Fixed it permanently as well as the screen.

I recall I put that old dell 8200 I had on the bathroom scale and it was 25lbs. My current desktop is even heavier (2 HDs, the case outside is metal, and the case is a bit taller), so it very well could be 30lbs. With laptops 15" and bigger, I start to question the portability of the thing.

[LiveBrianD]

compnovo, on 09 December 2011 - 08:22 AM, said:

coastie65, on 08 December 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

I have finished my Christmas shopping so nothing left to buy. TigerDirect sent me a notice about half an hour ago about a laptop deal. I went and had a look and yep, you guessed it, I bought one : http://www.tigerdire...e=26-62882484-2 Don't really need another lappy as my Mom uses the one that is here ( 17" Gateway P6813u ). About all I ever do with it is make sure it gets it's updates. Just got rid of the eMachines desktop and now bringing another computer into the house. Just couldn't walk away from that deal as the specs looked pretty decent.

Hey coastie,
Nice looking laptop, congratulations!
When LiveB isn't giving you a bad time about your PSU budget he's questioning the logic of my SSD budget .

Wait 'til I post about my new water cooler that's in the mail from Newegg.....
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835181016

Great... even more things I need to keep track of! Hmm... coastie's overkill, way too many computers, compnovo's ssd stuff... did I get all of it?

The thing is, I guess my budget isn't as big as the ones you guys have, and I just don't really see the point of an ssd. Often, when I get home, I turn on the PC and then walk away for a few minutes to do stuff, so an ssd doesn't really help. Then when I come back, I login, and since it's already loaded must stuff, it only takes a few seconds. A WD Black is good enough. I seem to have increased the performance a little (in benchmarks) since reinstalling the OS and enabling AHCI recently.

This post has been edited by LiveBrianD: 09 December 2011 - 03:47 PM

[LiveBrianD]

compnovo, on 09 December 2011 - 02:04 PM, said:

coastie65, on 09 December 2011 - 01:49 PM, said:

.............until that 2011 socketed MOBO and Sandy Bridge extreme processor starts nagging me.

Don't you just hate that?

Hmm... what I want...
1. Larger monitor (or two, or three, or four)
2. Even better gpu
3. SSD
4. New LGA2011 CPU (and of course motherboard)
5. New keyboard and mouse set (mostly for the heck of it, though occosionally the scroll wheel acts up on this one).
6. High end speaker set
7. LED light bulbs for my house
I dunno... though most of that isn't going to happen!

[coastie65]

LiveBrianD, on 09 December 2011 - 03:45 PM, said:

compnovo, on 09 December 2011 - 08:22 AM, said:

coastie65, on 08 December 2011 - 04:38 PM, said:

I have finished my Christmas shopping so nothing left to buy. TigerDirect sent me a notice about half an hour ago about a laptop deal. I went and had a look and yep, you guessed it, I bought one : http://www.tigerdire...e=26-62882484-2 Don't really need another lappy as my Mom uses the one that is here ( 17" Gateway P6813u ). About all I ever do with it is make sure it gets it's updates. Just got rid of the eMachines desktop and now bringing another computer into the house. Just couldn't walk away from that deal as the specs looked pretty decent.

Hey coastie,
Nice looking laptop, congratulations!
When LiveB isn't giving you a bad time about your PSU budget he's questioning the logic of my SSD budget .

Wait 'til I post about my new water cooler that's in the mail from Newegg.....
http://www.newegg.co...N82E16835181016

Great... even more things I need to keep track of! Hmm... coastie's overkill, way too many computers, compnovo's ssd stuff... did I get all of it?

The thing is, I guess my budget isn't as big as the ones you guys have, and I just don't really see the point of an ssd. Often, when I get home, I turn on the PC and then walk away for a few minutes to do stuff, so an ssd doesn't really help. Then when I come back, I login, and since it's already loaded must stuff, it only takes a few seconds. A WD Black is good enough. I seem to have increased the performance a little (in benchmarks) since reinstalling the OS and enabling AHCI recently.

Yeah, I get up, turn on the computer then go get coffee, by that time it has been waitng for me to do something and for me the WD has been fine as well. I run a pretty tight budget throughout the year and manage to save enough, that I can splurge a little this time of year after my Christmas shopping is done ( if there is something that catches my fancy ). Speaking of which, I just got my Credit Card statement yesterday and wrote the check for that ( all the Christmas shopping, as I used my Debit Card for the laptop).

[compnovo]

LiveBrianD, on 09 December 2011 - 03:45 PM, said:

...and I just don't really see the point of an ssd

There you go confusing need with want.

LiveBrianD, on 09 December 2011 - 03:50 PM, said:

Hmm... what I want...
1. Larger monitor (or two, or three, or four)
2. Even better gpu
3. SSD
4. New LGA2011 CPU (and of course motherboard)
5. New keyboard and mouse set (mostly for the heck of it, though occosionally the scroll wheel acts up on this one).
6. High end speaker set
7. LED light bulbs for my house
I dunno... though most of that isn't going to happen!

No wait, I think you've got the concept.