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Bloody hell, how much has changed in 3 years
Got a Dell XPS 420
E8400 C2D
3GB DDR2 RAM
8800GT
500GB + 500GB internal drives + 1TB external
20" Samsung 2032BW
32" 1080p TV for when I'm viewing films
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Posted: 2010-09-23 16:53:59
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A lot has definitely changed, no doubt 3 years ago I had a little Celeron D!
Intel X3210 @ 3.7ghz
8GB OCZ 800Mhz DDR2
ATI 4670
500GB Seagate Drive
Samsung T220 and T220HD
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Posted: 2010-09-23 17:10:12
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Ha yes a lot has changed, i wonder if this rate will continue, surely the spec today are more than enough for the average person? Anyways here is mine
Apple MBP
2.4 Core 2 Duo
4GB Ram
320 HD
NVIDIA GeForce 320M
ps how good is my graphics card?
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Posted: 2010-09-23 17:19:58
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Oh man I remember perfectly when I started this topic,I was new to computers back then and now I can even build a pc from scratch,surely a lot has changed since then ,512 mb ram was good enough back then and nowadays people are using upto 8Gb ram.I wonder what our pcs will look like 3 years from now
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Posted: 2010-09-23 20:13:00
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Hers my current spec:
Intel Pentium 4 2.8GHz
2GB RAM
2x 500GB SATA hard drives
Nvidia Gforce FX5200 Graphics Card
Its a pretty rubbish setup but I am gonna build myself a new PC very soon with a lot better specs.
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Posted: 2010-09-23 20:26:32
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Laptops will take over, eventually
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Posted: 2010-09-23 20:30:31
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You reccon, they are for the normal person in the home, and for businessmen/women on the move, but for everyone else? I think not? Thats what I think anywya
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Posted: 2010-09-23 20:32:36
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Maybe it's just because I'm in 6th form and my mates want a laptop to take to school/for uni, but I don't think I've spoken to a single person that is saying they'll want a desktop
As battery tech and processing power becomes increasingly advanced, I just fail to see why people would bother with a desktop? It'll take a while no doubt, but there are already figures from manufactures quoting the increase in laptop sales
As for saying you can understand why normal people in the home, and business people are buying laptops, isn't that most of the market gone? Most teens will just go for laptops for convenience, not many of them knowing the difference between different specs and so on!
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Posted: 2010-09-23 20:38:38
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I haven't had a desktop since the days of the 386 pc!
I always use laptops and since Sony started doing Vaio I've always had the high end 12 or 13" models and they've served me very well.
Currently I'm using a Z21 series running windows 7 ultimate with 500gb hdd and 4gb ram, hdmi out etc, though that 18 months old now and so I'm looking for my next upgrade.
I'm now also hooked on the iPad though I'm looking forward to the Galaxy tab in November. If I don't switch to Android in my next phone I'll prob switch in the next tablet
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Posted: 2010-09-23 20:38:56
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On 2010-09-23 20:38:38, weirdwilli wrote:
Maybe it's just because I'm in 6th form and my mates want a laptop to take to school/for uni, but I don't think I've spoken to a single person that is saying they'll want a desktop
As battery tech and processing power becomes increasingly advanced, I just fail to see why people would bother with a desktop? It'll take a while no doubt, but there are already figures from manufactures quoting the increase in laptop sales
As for saying you can understand why normal people in the home, and business people are buying laptops, isn't that most of the market gone? Most teens will just go for laptops for convenience, not many of them knowing the difference between different specs and so on!
M'yeah, I'll give you that, maybe in a few years, when they are cheap(er), and are as reliable as PC's, then maybe, but now they are generally a lot more expensive than a PC of the same specs (often double the price, that might sound stupid, but true). You can't do as much upgrade-wise, and even now batteries are still rather bad, I generally get 1-2 hours out of my Vaio.
But yes, convenience-wise, they are super, just a bit big for most bags, I know you can get a netbook (or even a bigger bag), but that defeats the idea, right? I know for a fact I'll be getting a high-end laptop when I start college, its almost a necessity, but I am just generally anti-laptop.
Just my two pence xD
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Posted: 2010-09-23 22:17:13
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