I want a real computer.

OccultHawk · 05-11-2020, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Fluff

Twitter and Discord for me. And I watched the last UFC event on my phone, was perfect and in HD.

Hawk, sometimes it buffers but that's the nature of streams, there are always multiple links though so if it does buffer you just put another one on. A tablet will be fine for sports.

Even that $149 jammer wolf linked to?

Plankton · 05-11-2020, 10:14 AM

Spending $300 on a laptop, or even a tower isn't a good idea. You should wait until you can at least afford something in the $500+ range. Cheap computers/laptops will start out working normally (if at all, actually), but once you start browsing and loading it up with cookies/temp files you'll likely see performance drop significantly as your low-end system resources are depleted. Your experience will become 'click-and-wait' while it tries to catch up, and that can be frustrating at best, that is if it doesn't just lock up all together over time.

What I did with my last laptop was to buy a gaming PC, then I maxed out the RAM. I paid $800 for a Dell G3 (on sale at the time) and then another $120 for 32 Gigabytes of RAM (Random Access Memory) and installed it myself. I paid under $1k for a $2k comparable laptop because tech companies and resellers know the ignorance of the average consumer. RAM is what your system needs in order to function properly, and the more of it, the better. It's system memory and different from the memory on a hard drive, which stores files. Once RAM gets used up, it's gone until you reboot. It's the same with on-board graphics memory, but that's another avenue all together and you won't need to worry about that unless you start gaming. Companies will put out low-cost products with low-end RAM and then jack up the price on units with basically the same specs but more RAM, and the markup for just having more RAM preinstalled is ridiculous. It's capitalism in it's finest form.

As far as the difference between PC's/laptops/touchscreens/phones, and even Chromebooks and Mac's, they're all "Computers" using the same basic electronic tech, but with different operating systems (OS's) and graphical user interface's (GUI's). Different tools for different jobs. You can't run a native AutoCad application or 3DS Max etc. on a touch screen or a phone. (Yet lol) Just the same as you can't run some of the apps on a PC that you can on a phone or touch screen. Also, the difference between Mac and Windows is that the base Mac operating system (iOS) is closed architecture (Chromebooks too), whereas Windows (Win OS) is more open for customization through application programming interfaces (API's), so people can create their own programs more freely, like the Opensource community does so well. But that's also where the security differs. Having open architecture means more holes for the virus's to get in, but of course we all have tools and security patches for that.

I also quit recommending things to people, since that means I'm responsible every little thing that might go wrong with what ever it was I recommended.

At any rate, I hope that helps. Good luck in your search.

OccultHawk · 05-11-2020, 10:25 AM

The might be the most densely information packed three paragraphs ever written. 99% of which I didn’t know.

In the foreseeable future I just don’t think a laptop or real “computer” is in the cards for this old boy.

I had no idea what RAM was. At least, I know what to look for if things look right at the end of the summer or whenever.

Plankton · 05-11-2020, 10:29 AM

OccultHawk · 05-11-2020, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Plankton

And that’s why I’m on the bottom of the pile

~~Cuthbert~~ · 05-11-2020, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

Even that $149 jammer wolf linked to?

Dunno, didn't see it lolz.

Message if you want links for sport though (or join the Discord server and we can post them there).

WWWP · 05-11-2020, 12:50 PM

It was just an amazon tablet, 10.5" screen

grindy · 05-11-2020, 02:55 PM

All i know is I've been using 300-400€ laptops for the past 10 years or so and they were and are absolutely up to the task of streaming and downloading stuff.
You guys are all just a bunch of overthinking nerds.

OccultHawk · 05-11-2020, 03:06 PM

Grindr I solicited opinions

Haha auto correct changed your name - no take backs

The Batlord · 05-11-2020, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by grindy

All i know is I've been using 300-400€ laptops for the past 10 years or so and they were and are absolutely up to the task of streaming and downloading stuff.
You guys are all just a bunch of overthinking nerds.

Dollars are not Euros.

05-11-2020, 10:14 AM	#52 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,766	Spending $300 on a laptop, or even a tower isn't a good idea. You should wait until you can at least afford something in the $500+ range. Cheap computers/laptops will start out working normally (if at all, actually), but once you start browsing and loading it up with cookies/temp files you'll likely see performance drop significantly as your low-end system resources are depleted. Your experience will become 'click-and-wait' while it tries to catch up, and that can be frustrating at best, that is if it doesn't just lock up all together over time. What I did with my last laptop was to buy a gaming PC, then I maxed out the RAM. I paid $800 for a Dell G3 (on sale at the time) and then another $120 for 32 Gigabytes of RAM (Random Access Memory) and installed it myself. I paid under $1k for a $2k comparable laptop because tech companies and resellers know the ignorance of the average consumer. RAM is what your system needs in order to function properly, and the more of it, the better. It's system memory and different from the memory on a hard drive, which stores files. Once RAM gets used up, it's gone until you reboot. It's the same with on-board graphics memory, but that's another avenue all together and you won't need to worry about that unless you start gaming. Companies will put out low-cost products with low-end RAM and then jack up the price on units with basically the same specs but more RAM, and the markup for just having more RAM preinstalled is ridiculous. It's capitalism in it's finest form. As far as the difference between PC's/laptops/touchscreens/phones, and even Chromebooks and Mac's, they're all "Computers" using the same basic electronic tech, but with different operating systems (OS's) and graphical user interface's (GUI's). Different tools for different jobs. You can't run a native AutoCad application or 3DS Max etc. on a touch screen or a phone. (Yet lol) Just the same as you can't run some of the apps on a PC that you can on a phone or touch screen. Also, the difference between Mac and Windows is that the base Mac operating system (iOS) is closed architecture (Chromebooks too), whereas Windows (Win OS) is more open for customization through application programming interfaces (API's), so people can create their own programs more freely, like the Opensource community does so well. But that's also where the security differs. Having open architecture means more holes for the virus's to get in, but of course we all have tools and security patches for that. I also quit recommending things to people, since that means I'm responsible every little thing that might go wrong with what ever it was I recommended. At any rate, I hope that helps. Good luck in your search. __________________ See location...

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OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	The might be the most densely information packed three paragraphs ever written. 99% of which I didn’t know. In the foreseeable future I just don’t think a laptop or real “computer” is in the cards for this old boy. I had no idea what RAM was. At least, I know what to look for if things look right at the end of the summer or whenever. __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html

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grindy . Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: . Posts: 7,201	All i know is I've been using 300-400€ laptops for the past 10 years or so and they were and are absolutely up to the task of streaming and downloading stuff. You guys are all just a bunch of overthinking nerds. __________________ *A smell of petroleum prevails throughout.*

05-11-2020, 03:06 PM	#59 (permalink)
OccultHawk one-balled nipple jockey Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Dirty Souf Biatch Posts: 22,033	Grindr I solicited opinions Haha auto correct changed your name - no take backs __________________ 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 Member of the Year & Journal of the Year Champion Behold the Writing of THE LEGEND: https://www.musicbanter.com/members-...p-lighter.html