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[Nichi]

Yep. Good episode, too :3

[Chocofreak13]

the season openers are always strong. i mean, i agree with the doctor: "well...this is new."

[Krizonar]

yes nej, we all saw the new episode of dr. who.

I didn't, but then again I'm not that big of a fan.

Also, Nanami 2 is halfway to Michigan.

[Chocofreak13]

poor nanami, and poor computer you elected to buy.
and jump on the who bandwagon already. you won't regret it. -w-

NEW PICS IN THE GALLERY LOOK IF YOU DARE/LIKE NEW PICS

[Krizonar]

Nanami 2 refers to the laptop, as I guess she is the second to bear the name. My new tower will be named Madobe.

I actually feel I will like this new computer a lot, Madobe looks really impressive... she is 64% faster theoretically than Nanami ever was (dat 7950) and is in a case far more attractive, as well as having extra money put into her to make her more luxurious, which, to me, can make or break a system.
-Two red led SILENT fans
-Built in wireless, her predecessor did not have this because I assumed it was included, this had me yelling at my computer vocally
-Micro ATX design so she will not be so gigantic
-An enthusiast Micro ATX case (she is 14 inches tall! so cute!) that has wire management systems and is brightly red colored, also the entire side is translucent mesh
-Added sound dispersing rubber lining the inside of the case that will make her much quiter
-A quieter, more efficient name brand modular Power Supply
There are many more, but I digress, I am tired.
These things may seem trivial when compared to, say, upgrading the cpu or gpu, but small incompetencies are the things that annoy me to no end and small things matter most! Time for another soul transfer, Nanami Madobe. Third time is the charm, I know I built this one right.

Nanami was extremely popular on Craigslist... but I chose the person who asked the question of "how often was it cleaned?" in their e-mails. That person automatically got it, even if I had to ship it to Michigan. Even if I resent using Windows, all finely made hardware deserves to be taken care of, big or small, new or old. A person with that kind of question obviously cares about such matters.
Nanami has also been to Michigan before so I'm pretty sure she's not scared.

I saw the new pics, quite a batch you uploaded.

[Chocofreak13]

i underestimated you. though i still don't get why you want a windoes when you have a mac picture in your signature. :\
that said, sounds like she's off to a good home, and i hope that her successor does even better than she. (though the rubber lining has me worried, but perhaps that's just because of how hot it can get in there? :\ )

thanks! and there's more to come!

[Krizonar]

I don't "want" a windows. I'd like to not buy a Mac made after Steve jobs died and there are no 2008+ Mac Pros on Craigslist here. (there are barely any computers here period) It's pretty much the only option, so at least this time I'll have it built more Mac like and it will be well tolerated.

It's technically not rubber, it's actually more of a foam-like substance, but you get the point.

[Chocofreak13]

your computer, your life i suppose.

looking for more pics on some of my source sites~~

[Krizonar]

Meh, standard dedicated gaming tower.

Try to find some Mac ones to balance out the universe. 

[Bella]

Speaking of computers and preferences, a Windows machine wasn't my first choice, but they were the only ones in my price range ... tbh, I haven't had any problems with Windows 7 yet and actually quite like it. (Enough to keep putting off installing Ubuntu because Windows is satisfying most of my computing needs at the moment.)

Hardware-wise, the only the thing that bothers me is the noisy fan, plus my own personal fears about overheating (I'm not used to having a warm computer in my lap ;-;), but I'd be worried about overheating issues regardless of age or brand.

[Nichi]

As it's been established, I appreciate all OSes*. I feel OSX Snow Leopard and Windows 7 are probably the best OSes I've used since Windows 2000, while MS-DOS 6.22 is the queen of all versions of DOS I've used over the years, and as far as Linux goes, I'm quite fond of Fedora with the LXDE interface.

As far as hardware, I'm open to most brands aside from eMachines and most no-names (AMS Tech being an exception, when they still existed). I'm not too fond of Dell, mostly because of bad experiences with their products from about '01 onward (Literally everything they built from when the "Dell Dude" ad campaign started on into modern day), and partially due to the fact they are literally the Chevrolet of computers in my area; you see them everywhere, so I usually try to avoid them.

*Except Windows 8. After using that, I actually have a little more respect for RedHat 5.2 now

[Chocofreak13]

oh, we're talking computer preferences now?

i'm not fond of mac outside of my ipod. what macs i do like are limited to OS9, since the macs in my elementary school were OS9 and i have slight fond memories of it. plus the -tan and -kun (especially -kun >w> ) for it are cute. the macs at school annoy me due to me being unfamiliar, the school being stigmatized to anything BUT what's popular, and the range of programs for macs being so expensive and narrow compared to its competitors. i don't have the money to change out programs every couple of years, nor would i want to (why fix what isn't broken?).

as for hardware, PCs again, except for gothpod. i will make a concession to macs that their cooling system is genius (GENIUS!!) but that's where my mac love ends, except for gothpod. my computers of choice are IBM (when they were still made, Lenovo can suck it), HP, Compaq (somewhat.....not really), and Gateway (though this is more nostalgia). i'm not fond of Dells, because though i've known them to last several years, they're quite cheapo from my experience and deteriorate at a much faster rate than other brands (compare a Dell from 2005 to TK, and TK blows them out of the water, surprisingly enough). i get bad vibes from Acer and Toshiba, too, but that's mainly because they strike me as cheeeeap.
i don't really have any no-name brands, except Timmy, who is a Tiger. (PC.)

i had a great day today. :3

[Bella]

TBH, I've gone 3 years owning a Mac and haven't paid 1 cent for software. I have two pirated pieces of software - Photoshop CS4 and VMWare Fusion - but everything else is free and open source or freeware.

Then again, I've haven't bought much in the way of software for any of my computers, Mac, Windows or other. Probably helped by the fact that I don't game, try to seek out FOSS alternatives when I can and am not averse to piracy, though.

[Krizonar]

I would rather have 5 excellent programs than 5,000 bad ones. You only need one program for each task if each program is perfect.

[Chocofreak13]

@kriz: and all of my freeware programs kick ass. you don't have to pay for something for it to be good.

@bella: pirated aside, the stigma at my school goes that if you don't use what everyone else is using (ergo, macs and adobe), you suck. which i don't like.