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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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Are the quotes looking weird for anyone else in the previous couple posts?
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:49 PM
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Someone messed up the code in thier post is all
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Scothew
Someone messed up the code in thier post is all
I couldn't see the problem though when I tried to edit it. The posts weren't in the quoted part.
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 01:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
I don't want pics I take with my phone to automatically be seen on my computer, etc.
What kind of pics are you taking with your phone that you don't want to be seen?




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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown

What kind of pics are you taking with your phone that you don't want to be seen?

probably not any we would like to see
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Old Jan 10, 2013 | 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Rather B.Blown

What kind of pics are you taking with your phone that you don't want to be seen?

Ya, nothing like that. Sorry.
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 03:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
I honestly have absolutely no use for a tablet. It might be nice for watching movies or basic surfing, but I much prefer having a physical keyboard. Plus they're a pain to hold and type on at the same time.
I thought the same thing but I like my tablet. I bought an Asus Infinity a few months ago and use it all the time. I find it easy to hold or I just sit it on my lap. I use it for browsing, games, and have a few digital magazine subscriptions that work pretty good on it. It's just like a bigger version of my phone, only no phone in it!

A keyboard dock is also available, so if you need one, it can be added!
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Old Jan 11, 2013 | 06:31 PM
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Retina just went down $63 on amazon.
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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 02:24 PM
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This comment made me think of Scott when I read it.

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Old Jan 12, 2013 | 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by shurtual86
This comment made me think of Scott when I read it.

Yup! I said nearly that exact thing when I saw windows 8 the first time. Or everytime a new apple iOS comes out
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 02:56 PM
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Got a sound blaster z a few weeks back, currently using it with Logitech x-540 5.1 speakers. It sounds pretty good, wasn't a leap from onboard tho, just wondering if I need better speakers to take advantage of the soundcard?

Was looking at some klipsch promedia 2.1 as I heard they were "name brand" for sound, just couldn't pull the trigger.

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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by steven46746
Got a sound blaster z a few weeks back, currently using it with Logitech x-540 5.1 speakers. It sounds pretty good, wasn't a leap from onboard tho, just wondering if I need better speakers to take advantage of the soundcard?

Was looking at some klipsch promedia 2.1 as I heard they were "name brand" for sound, just couldn't pull the trigger.
I have the Klipsch and they sounded pretty good, until a power surge blew out the subwoofer.
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by steven46746
Got a sound blaster z a few weeks back, currently using it with Logitech x-540 5.1 speakers. It sounds pretty good, wasn't a leap from onboard tho, just wondering if I need better speakers to take advantage of the soundcard?

Was looking at some klipsch promedia 2.1 as I heard they were "name brand" for sound, just couldn't pull the trigger.
You'll need a good sound card as well as good speakers. Logitech has always served me just fine, but I wouldn't consider them anywhere close to "high-end." Personally, I would've upgraded the speakers first, then got a dedicated sound card if I still wasn't happy.
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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by stupidgenius36
You'll need a good sound card as well as good speakers. Logitech has always served me just fine, but I wouldn't consider them anywhere close to "high-end." Personally, I would've upgraded the speakers first, then got a dedicated sound card if I still wasn't happy.
Just kinda got a sound card because it was the only thing left to buy for my build. And Yeah I knew they weren't high-end speakers, what would you advise me to get that isn't outrageously priced?

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Old Jan 13, 2013 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by steven46746
Just kinda got a sound card because it was the only thing left to buy for my build. And Yeah I knew they weren't high-end speakers, what would you advise me to get that isn't outrageously priced?
Honestly I couldn't begin to tell you what's the best in speakers. Hopefully someone else can help you out with that. As mentioned, Logitech and on-board has always been sufficient for me. I've heard good things about Edifier and Klipsch, but I've never used either...
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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 03:56 PM
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Hey Nathan, are you looking to sell your current laptop? I could use an extra laptop for one of my programming classes this semester, so I'm looking at my options...
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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by stupidgenius36
Hey Nathan, are you looking to sell your current laptop? I could use an extra laptop for one of my programming classes this semester, so I'm looking at my options...
Sorry, I think I'm going to hang on to it.
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Old Jan 17, 2013 | 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Blue Notch
Sorry, I think I'm going to hang on to it.
Ok. It was worth a shot.
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 10:50 AM
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This just arrived. Putting it in a new system I ordered for a client. Waiting on System to show up so I can install fresh in the ssd. i7, 16gb ram and sata3 with this vertex4, should be speedy
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Old Jan 18, 2013 | 10:55 AM
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