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Old 03-06-2010, 11:41 PM #26
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Thinking about buying a new laptop
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i might go on holiday, i had £1500 set aside for a trip to hawaii but that never went through
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Were you going to do that staying at a YMCA?
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You'll live to regret it! My desktop aint been switched on in 3 months tho - desktops are a bit of waste of space. BB10 eviction paid for it and I regret having it
Dell was the biggest employer in my city, friends and family and friends family all worked in Dell, then they decided to fire everyone and move to Poland. I'm defo not buying Dell.
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Dell was the biggest employer in my city, friends and family and friends family all worked in Dell, then they decided to fire everyone and move to Poland. I'm defo not buying Dell.
I suppose that's a sensible reason to buy an inferior product that will fall to bits faster - I'm not being sarcastic really.
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I suppose that's a sensible reason to buy an inferior product that will fall to bits faster - I'm not being sarcastic really.
My brother used to build them.
I think I'll get Acer or Packard Bell.
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no i have some long lost relative over there
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no i have some long lost relative over there
I was just winding - you'll soon learn to ignore me
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I just booked a flight to Bournemouth for 40 quid,woohoo. Just need to get a very very cheap hotel and I'm sorted.
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My brother used to build them.
I think I'll get Acer or Packard Bell.
Yes - an Acer sounds perfect - something built by a 12 year old during his break-time from making Nike trainers
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I think I'll get Acer or Packard Bell.
Don't listen to Claymores.

What kind of laptop are you looking for? Ultraportable? Gaming? Or...?
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You'll live to regret it! My desktop aint been switched on in 3 months tho - desktops are a bit of waste of space. BB10 eviction paid for it and I regret having it
Ill take it off you if its a burden?
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Ill take it off you if its a burden?
But it's a Dell too - Jessica would disown you.

But I think mine's did come from Ireland so maybe Jess's bruv built it
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Dell desktops are pretty horrendous.
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My Acer laptop died within a fortnight of purchase. Had to go back
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Did the wee Korean make you a pair of Nike trainers instead?
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Dell desktops are pretty horrendous.
Not in my experience - they tend to last for years - or are you suggesting that Jess's brother was crap at builds?
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Guess that depends on what you want.

I would never trust a Dell for design work.
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50 inches of plasmagazm

arriving next week

oh

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The new iPhone. Just sold my 3Gs before the new one is announced so I got a better price for it.
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arriving next week

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Earplugs - to block out the sounds of all those preaching Christians droning on!
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you.....have......ears?


I thought you detected vibration through one of your probes?
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