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It's been a VERY long time since I got a new computer, so I don't really know what to look for anymore... After a bit of browsing around this evening I found this: Rock Pegasus 520P520-T9550
Intel Core 2 Duo T9550 2.66GHz, 6Mb Cache 1066Mhz
Nvidia Geforce 9650M GT 1Gb Graphics
Hi-res WSXGA+ 15.4" Screen
4GB DDR2 800MHz
250GB 7200rpm SATA HDD
8x Dual Layer +/- DVD-RW
Microsoft® Windows Vista Home Premium
3 Year On-Site Parts & Labour Warranty
£1030.69 £1185.29 inc VAT
or £38.72/month* Does this seem like good value? Any recommendations for a decent machine that will allow me to catch up on the last few years of PC gaming and run Unity and Blueberry Garden?  |
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c-foo peng
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« Reply #1 on: August 24, 2009, 01:56:22 PM » |
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Rock Pegasus? By name alone it seems like a beast machine.
"Well parrddner, what sort of stead do you ride?"
"I ride a Rock Pegasus. She's the fastest in the land. How about you?"
"Well... I call her Dell..."
£1185.29 though? Eeeeeep... That's nearly two thousand American!
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ElijahKatz
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« Reply #2 on: August 24, 2009, 02:07:36 PM » |
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Rock Pegasus sounds like a furry porno  If you click the link it only has 3/5 stars for performance... |
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Terry
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« Reply #3 on: August 24, 2009, 02:09:32 PM » |
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£1185.29 though? Eeeeeep... That's nearly two thousand American!
I'm planning to get a loan and pay it back in tiny little pieces over the next 50 years  If you click the link it only has 3/5 stars for performance...
Ah, I think that's compared to Rock's other laptops, though. |
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Montoli
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« Reply #4 on: August 24, 2009, 02:14:12 PM » |
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Rock Pegasus sounds like a furry porno No, pretty sure it's a MegaMan X boss, if anything. I bet if you beat it, you get the rock-cannon or something. |
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Terry
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« Reply #5 on: August 24, 2009, 02:21:14 PM » |
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Ooohhhh - someone on reddit suggested this - it's a bit cheaper, too: Sager NP8662Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260M |
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Aquin
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« Reply #6 on: August 24, 2009, 02:25:31 PM » |
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Damn, that's more powerful than my DESKTOP. Of course, I can't really play Blueberry Garden due to slowdown. Man, maybe I should buy one of these...  |
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I'd write a devlog about my current game, but I'm too busy making it.
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Ivan
Owl Country
Level 10
alright, let's see what we can see
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« Reply #7 on: August 24, 2009, 02:25:55 PM » |
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http://store.apple.com/uk/configure/MC118B/A?mco=NjcxMTU5Ng 15-inch: 2.53GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 4GB Memory 250GB hard drive1 SD card slot Built-in 7-hour battery2 NVIDIA GeForce 9400M graphics £1,299.00 including VAT
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Shade Jackrabbit
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« Reply #8 on: August 24, 2009, 02:28:38 PM » |
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Terry
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« Reply #9 on: August 24, 2009, 02:30:15 PM » |
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Damn, that's more powerful than my DESKTOP. Of course, I can't really play Blueberry Garden due to slowdown. Man, maybe I should buy one of these... It's quite a step up from my current laptop  Good to know I'm looking at appropriate specs, anyhow. I dunno man it doesn't have a right mouse button how does that not drive you crazy?  |
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« Reply #10 on: August 24, 2009, 02:31:56 PM » |
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So on the topic of laptops: My current laptop is 80 Mhz and 4 MB of RAM.
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Ivan
Owl Country
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alright, let's see what we can see
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« Reply #11 on: August 24, 2009, 02:32:03 PM » |
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I dunno man it doesn't have a right mouse button how does that not drive you crazy? It does. You just leave two fingers on the trackpad and click. It becomes second nature very quickly and becomes much more useful than a two button mouse. |
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« Reply #12 on: August 24, 2009, 02:36:43 PM » |
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Terry, you already have the beard. It's time to make another change in your life: go Mac!
If your facial hair can be given the opportunity to achieve ultimate beauty in this way, as I am sure it has done, shouldn't your computing experience be allowed the same?
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Ivan
Owl Country
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« Reply #13 on: August 24, 2009, 02:41:58 PM » |
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ONE OF US!
ONE OF US!
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Terry
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« Reply #14 on: August 24, 2009, 02:55:13 PM » |
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Actually, I was thinking I might turn my old laptop into a Hackintosh! I'm not sure buying a mac makes a lot of sense for me, given that I'll probably spend most of my time booting into windows to use FlashDevelop and play indie games (the vast majority of which are windows only)  |
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« Reply #15 on: August 24, 2009, 03:00:57 PM » |
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Actually, I was thinking I might turn my old laptop into a Hackintosh! I'm not sure buying a mac makes a lot of sense for me, given that I'll probably spend most of my time booting into windows to use FlashDevelop and play indie games (the vast majority of which are windows only) Dont listen to those Apple folks, they are crazy  |
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Shade Jackrabbit
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« Reply #16 on: August 24, 2009, 03:03:51 PM » |
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Actually I have a laptop which is 12 kHz and has 1 MB of RAM. My laptops are old.
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Ivan
Owl Country
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« Reply #17 on: August 24, 2009, 03:04:49 PM » |
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Yeah but with a Mac you can use my soon to be released super awesomeness. |
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« Reply #18 on: August 24, 2009, 03:56:17 PM » |
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Actually, I was thinking I might turn my old laptop into a Hackintosh!
Fuck yeah! Fight the power!   |
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Terry
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« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2009, 05:02:20 PM » |
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