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Well, it's not uncommon to see new things on Thursday and not uncommon for them to be fudged in favour of the buyer, but you'd need to be in a position to buy quick and even then it may not actually happen.
Laptops still carry the premium and will do for some time I guess. If you really need performance then perhaps you need to consider a desktop instead.
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25-07-2007, 19:16
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Well fwiw, I have pretty much what you want (gaming/decent PC, 360 and a laptop), and very rarely do I want to game on the lappy. If Dee's on the 360 I can be on the PC and vice versa, the laptop is just caught in the middle for web access and some other things I want to (scripting, things in Linux, media encoding).
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25-07-2007, 19:47
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If that's the case (as I suspect it may end up with me) then I just need to wait for the best bargain to appear that is Core2, has a decent screen, HDD and ram, and get that. Dell would still be preferable though as I used them a lot in my last job and we very rarely had any troubles with them (and they're very well built in general).
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. |
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25-07-2007, 21:02
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I'll help keep an eye out for you
 You're looking for something very close to the kind of laptop I want to get eventually.
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25-07-2007, 21:27
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Thanks Jen. I've been looking on Dell Outlet for refurbs, and while some of them are brilliantly specced (Core2, 2GB ram etc), most only have 14" screens which is too small really. I'll be watching that and hope something good comes in.
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25-07-2007, 21:28
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Trouble with the Outlet is they dont include VAT or shipping. There's usually either a free shipping or £50/60 off deal on though, which takes care of one but not the other as they're about the same.
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25-07-2007, 21:30
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Yup, £55 off at the minute, some good ones to be had around £450 all in, but with the small screens.
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Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that most frightens us. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine as children do. It's not just in some of us; it is in everyone. And as we let our own lights shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others. |
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I want one with a 12" screen
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MB i'm using that right this instant, and its absolutely perfect in almost every way. It's tiny too, Daz probably wouldn't be impressed with the resolution but for the size of the screen i think its superb! I love mine to bits
If i were you though and buying new (i got mine off ebay) i'd look into its new brother which is so popular dell can't make enough for the states yet. M1330 http://www.engadget.com/2007/06/04/d...able-revealed/ It makes me want to upgrade 
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