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Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-year-old PC

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Re: Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-year-old PC

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Post by Too »

johansch wrote: post #8

I built a desktop PC almost exactly five years ago. - Intel Core i5 2500K, 3.3 GHz, quad-core (200 USD) - 8B (2x4GB) DDR3 1600MHz C9 (100 USD) - 120GB 2.5" SSD Intel X25-M G2 (200 USD) - GeForce GTX 460 1GB (200 USD) It's sad that a full five years later, CPU performance/USD has barely moved at all. RAM is half the cost now, SSDs a quarter the cost. Not sure about how GPUs have developed? (Edit: The GTX 960 which tod…

Five years ago that was a desktop. Today you can get the same stuff in a super slim 13" with a whole days worth of battery.

Re: Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-year-old PC

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craigmccaskill wrote: post #240
balls187 wrote: post #238

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I don't understand what impact you're trying to have on the discussion. > I really don't get what point you're trying to make The point I'm making with you is the strong confirmation bias (See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confirmation_bias ) to your belief that there is no compelling reason to upgrade from an older PC to a tablet. You are selectively fitting evidence (ignoring MacPros) to ensure your anecdotal arg…

I ignored mac pros? I specifically called them out as not a valid comparison given the price point. First it's hyperbole, which you incorrectly applied now it's confirmation bias by 'ignoring' something which was not pertinent but I called out anyway. Make up your mind. If you want to argue on the internet, there are plenty of other places to do that, I wish you luck in your sport. However, if you're just going to st…

> However, if you're just going to stick around and argue equivocation needlessly, that's not something I want to be a part of.

He says, after multiple replies.

Re: Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-year-old PC

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Post by craigmccaskill »

balls187 wrote: post #242
craigmccaskill wrote: post #240

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I ignored mac pros? I specifically called them out as not a valid comparison given the price point. First it's hyperbole, which you incorrectly applied now it's confirmation bias by 'ignoring' something which was not pertinent but I called out anyway. Make up your mind. If you want to argue on the internet, there are plenty of other places to do that, I wish you luck in your sport. However, if you're just going to st…

> However, if you're just going to stick around and argue equivocation needlessly, that's not something I want to be a part of. He says, after multiple replies.

Thank you for confirming your motives by ignoring the substance of my comments.

Re: Dear Apple, there’s nothing ‘really sad’ about using a 5-year-old PC

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Post by mrbill »

kamaal wrote: post #218
mrbill wrote: post #130

I said this in the other thread.. I just bought a "new to me" laptop. Refurb Thinkpad T420s from 2011. I added 16G RAM, two Intel SSDs, an Ultrabay battery, and an 802.12ac wifi card. Grand total: less than $325. This will be my primary portable for at least 2-3 years, and it's already four years old. Just because I can afford Apple doesn't mean I can justify the 2x price premium, or that "old" hardware isn't capable…

May I ask from where you bought it and how did you upgrade it. Looks like a very interested configuration.

I tend to get my refurb Thinkpads from arrowdirect.com. You can use the code ARROW for 20% off.

I ordered this one as 4G/128SSD but already had the RAM on hand to upgrade it to 16G.

Part sources:

(if you want to upgrade from the 128G) Intel Pro 1500 180G: $55 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Pro-1500-180-GB-2-5-SSD-Intern...

(optional) Intel 310 80G mSATA SSD: $30 http://www.ebay.com/itm/INTEL-310-Series-80GB-mSATA-SSD-SSDM...

Ultrabay battery: $28 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-Thinkpad-Battery-43-3-Cell-Ba...

Intel 7260 802.11ac MiniPCIe wifi card: $28 http://www.amazon.com/Intel-7260-HMWG-R-Wireless-AC-Bluetoot...

An external USB3 enclosure for the Ultrabay DVDRW drive will run around $30 on Amazon.

To install the Intel 7260 card, you will need to install a modified "whitelist removed" BIOS, as Lenovo restricts what MiniPCIe cards can go in their systems by default. The system comes with an 802.11n card (mine was an Intel Centrino 6205).

My only complaint about ArrowDirect is that if they have a system model that could have different screen resolutions, you have no way of specifying / requesting certain specs; you get what they pull and send.

Every system I've ordered from them (close to ten now) has arrived in near-mint condition; this t420s would be amazingly perfect if not for a scuff of the rubberized paint/coating on the top lid (which doesn't matter to me one bit).

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