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  • Sid70
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    • Dec 2002
    • 16413

    #1

    Any alternative to a macbook pro 17" ?

    Any alternative on the market?

    Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!
    Русня, идите нахуй!
  • nico-t
    emperor of my world
    • Aug 2004
    • 29901

    #2

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    • Relic
      So Fucking Banned
      • Aug 2002
      • 10294

      #3
      Originally posted by Sid70
      Any alternative on the market?

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      • Adnium_Ivana
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        • Jun 2016
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        #4
        Originally posted by Sid70
        Any alternative on the market?

        Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!
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        • Sly
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          • Sep 2004
          • 31378

          #5
          When I was a kid I had a Gateway 17". I loved it, but I have not seen a 17" laptop in years. The everyday I did see a gaming rig that was 17" but it was ridiculous.
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          • crockett
            in a van by the river
            • May 2003
            • 76818

            #6
            I love my surface pro but it's not quite a laptop. They do make a surface book or something like that which is an actual laptop..

            As for mbp replacement it's easy.. anything g but apple.. lol
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            • Nicky
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              • Mar 2003
              • 30071

              #7
              I have an MSI GS70 (slim) 17,3" works good and is quite silent

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              • lagwagon
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                • Jul 2001
                • 8464

                #8
                Get an ultrabook

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                • NakedWomenTime
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                  #9
                  Microsoft Surface Book will be worth a look.

                  Dell XPS series.
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                  • j3rkules
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                    • Jul 2013
                    • 22101

                    #10
                    I love my ALIENWARE 17. It has a pretty great cooling system, a very niche machine.

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                    • Sid70
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                      • Dec 2002
                      • 16413

                      #11
                      The reason to have 17" is because I do designs, less than that is hard to work on, even if it's a retina 15" - have to zoom in and out all the time + the objects are really small - I would need to wear glasses to make it ( +1 LOL ).

                      Main bug i hate about all other machines is that they start to drool like a helicopter after 3 months of usage.

                      Will check ultrabooks, if there are 17".

                      So far, found this one: 15.6" :]
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                      • klinton
                        So Fucking Banned
                        • Apr 2003
                        • 8766

                        #12
                        go with Lenovo.......
                        love their ultrabooks...but 17' wont be a ultrabook for sure ;]

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                        • klinton
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                          • Apr 2003
                          • 8766

                          #13

                          Originally posted by Relic

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                          • Rochard
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                            • Dec 2001
                            • 75733

                            #14
                            Originally posted by jerkules
                            I love my ALIENWARE 17. It has a pretty great cooling system, a very niche machine.
                            I just retried my Alienware 18, and went with a brand new 13. The new ones are nice, very quiet, boot up instantly, and never have cooling issues.
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                            • Sunny Day
                              Confirmed User
                              • Dec 2010
                              • 1406

                              #15
                              Mac

                              Buy the smallest MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. Makes travel easier.
                              Get the biggest external monitor possible
                              When traveling leave the design work at home. Relax

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                              • Sid70
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                                • Dec 2002
                                • 16413

                                #16
                                Originally posted by Sunny Day
                                Buy the smallest MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. Makes travel easier.
                                Get the biggest external monitor possible
                                When traveling leave the design work at home. Relax
                                Well, yeah, good insight. Fuck macbook in that case, any $200-300 11'6 acer/asus can handle skype, emails and movies on the go
                                Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                • Lykos
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Apr 2003
                                  • 31027

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by Relic
                                  Hahaha this is amazing

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                                  • Sid70
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                                    • Dec 2002
                                    • 16413

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by Lykos
                                    Hahaha this is amazing
                                    HAHA? This is a 'joke' like from 1995
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                                    • testpie
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                                      #19
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                                      • 2MuchMark
                                        Mark of 2Much.net
                                        • Aug 2004
                                        • 50921

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by Sid70
                                        Any alternative on the market?

                                        Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!

                                        Are you sure you need such a machine? Unless you're doing some video editing, I'd suggest going for a Macbook Air instead. I bought mine a couple of years ago and LOVE IT. It boots in 5 seconds, does everything I want (email, browsing, videos, ftp, etc). It also doubles as a computer for my music studio (I run Logic Pro X). It's also super light, and I get about 10 hours to a charge. Love Love Love this machine.

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                                        • Sid70
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                                          • Dec 2002
                                          • 16413

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                          Are you sure you need such a machine? Unless you're doing some video editing, I'd suggest going for a Macbook Air instead. I bought mine a couple of years ago and LOVE IT. It boots in 5 seconds, does everything I want (email, browsing, videos, ftp, etc). It also doubles as a computer for my music studio (I run Logic Pro X). It's also super light, and I get about 10 hours to a charge. Love Love Love this machine.
                                          I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
                                          In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.
                                          Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                          • Relic
                                            So Fucking Banned
                                            • Aug 2002
                                            • 10294

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Sid70
                                            HAHA? This is a 'joke' like from 1995
                                            Ukraine is a joke since forever and it just gets better and better.

                                            LiveLeak.com - US financed Right Sector Nazis take over radio station and beat helpless civilians

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                                            • Relic
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                                              • Aug 2002
                                              • 10294

                                              #23

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                                              • Sid70
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                                                • Dec 2002
                                                • 16413

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by Relic
                                                Ukraine is a joke since forever and it just gets better and better.

                                                LiveLeak.com - US financed Right Sector Nazis take over radio station and beat helpless civilians
                                                What asshole do you come from, commie?
                                                Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                • Relic
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                                                  • Aug 2002
                                                  • 10294

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Sid70
                                                  What asshole do you come from, commie?
                                                  The one that denied your immigration application.

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                                                  • Relic
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                                                    • Aug 2002
                                                    • 10294

                                                    #26

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                                                    • Sid70
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                                                      • Dec 2002
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by Relic
                                                      The one that denied your immigration application.
                                                      Fucknada ? Why did you bomb Titanic? When did you sell your nick to rooskies ?
                                                      Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                      • Relic
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                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                        • 10294

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Sid70
                                                        Fucknada ? Why did you bomb Titanic? When did you sell your nick to rooskies ?

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                                                        • Sid70
                                                          Downshifter
                                                          • Dec 2002
                                                          • 16413

                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by Relic
                                                          Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                          • mineistaken
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                                                            • Apr 2007
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                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by Relic
                                                            The one that denied your immigration application.
                                                            Migrants are slick, he found some places else, unfortunately.

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                                                            • Relic
                                                              So Fucking Banned
                                                              • Aug 2002
                                                              • 10294

                                                              #31
                                                              Originally posted by mineistaken
                                                              Migrants are slick, he found some places else, unfortunately.


                                                              Run Sid Run!

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                                                              • Sid70
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                                                                • Dec 2002
                                                                • 16413

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by Relic


                                                                Run Sid Run!
                                                                You residing in Canada does NOT prove a thing. I believe this is you in the picture and your way of getting to Canada. Who can tell how many lumberjack dicks you had to suck to get there.
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                                                                • Sid70
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                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                  • 16413

                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by mineistaken
                                                                  Migrants are slick, he found some places else, unfortunately.
                                                                  Right behind you, drop your pants now.
                                                                  Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                  • mineistaken
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                                                                    • Apr 2007
                                                                    • 29656

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by Relic


                                                                    Run Sid Run!
                                                                    "running from war"

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                                                                    • SBJ
                                                                      So Fucking Fabulous
                                                                      • Apr 2003
                                                                      • 11377

                                                                      #35
                                                                      why not just get a 15" laptop and hook it into a 23" or larger monitor. That's what I do. I use to swear by 17" laptops cause they were big enough to use and not have to squint but you could still take them with you. Now that I've had a ipad and now a samsung 10.5" tablet I don't need my laptop to go on overnight trips.

                                                                      I have a sleek and quiet Dell 15" laptop that I hook up to a 23" lcd via hdmi. I also use a wired usb keyboard and wireless mouse. It's a i7 processor so it's powerful enough to replace a desktop but the 15" is still portable

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                                                                      • Relic
                                                                        So Fucking Banned
                                                                        • Aug 2002
                                                                        • 10294

                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by Sid70
                                                                        I believe this is you in the picture and your way of getting to Canada.
                                                                        Believe what you want. My descendants crossed the Atlantic on a boat 500 years ago.

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                                                                        • 2MuchMark
                                                                          Mark of 2Much.net
                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                          • 50921

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by Sid70
                                                                          I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
                                                                          In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.
                                                                          Hi Sid,

                                                                          I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.

                                                                          There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.

                                                                          When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.

                                                                          Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.

                                                                          It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.

                                                                          Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.

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                                                                          • marlboroack
                                                                            So Fucking Banned
                                                                            • Jul 2010
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            Fuck mac

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                                                                            • Sid70
                                                                              Downshifter
                                                                              • Dec 2002
                                                                              • 16413

                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by SBJ
                                                                              why not just get a 15" laptop and hook it into a 23" or larger monitor. That's what I do. I use to swear by 17" laptops cause they were big enough to use and not have to squint but you could still take them with you. Now that I've had a ipad and now a samsung 10.5" tablet I don't need my laptop to go on overnight trips.

                                                                              I have a sleek and quiet Dell 15" laptop that I hook up to a 23" lcd via hdmi. I also use a wired usb keyboard and wireless mouse. It's a i7 processor so it's powerful enough to replace a desktop but the 15" is still portable
                                                                              This is what I'm currently doing. But i travel a lot. Hence, 17" macbook pro ( sadly not an option anymore ) or 15" retina one ( fairly expensive solution and yet i'm not 100% sure if i want to work doing a lot of zooming due to physical object size ).

                                                                              Since most of the work, when i travel, is done in a hotel / apartment, not on the go, i tend to think a 21.15 slick monitor and a powered up macbook air should do.
                                                                              Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                              • Sid70
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                                                                                • Dec 2002
                                                                                • 16413

                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                Hi Sid,

                                                                                I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.

                                                                                There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.

                                                                                When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.

                                                                                Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.

                                                                                It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.

                                                                                Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.
                                                                                I'm used to work on a single monitor, but having tools on the side would definitely help.
                                                                                I guess I'm more or less convinced to get a slim 21,5" screen + i.7 8GB macbook air.
                                                                                Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                                • Sid70
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                                                                                  • Dec 2002
                                                                                  • 16413

                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Originally posted by Relic
                                                                                  Believe what you want. My descendants crossed the Atlantic on a boat 500 years ago.
                                                                                  Traitors!
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                                                                                  • Sid70
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                                                                                    • Dec 2002
                                                                                    • 16413

                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Originally posted by mineistaken
                                                                                    "running from war"
                                                                                    I made my choices long ago before war.
                                                                                    I'm still curious tho why America is not sending any expendables to fix rooski question.
                                                                                    Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                                    • NatalieK
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                                                                                      • Apr 2010
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                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by marlboroack
                                                                                      Fuck mac
                                                                                      that's what he said




                                                                                      Sid, you want a windows, an alternative to Mac.

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                                                                                      • Dvae
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Originally posted by mineistaken
                                                                                        "running from war"
                                                                                        yup - those are "widows and orphans".

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                                                                                        • 2MuchMark
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                                                                                          • Aug 2004
                                                                                          • 50921

                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by Sid70
                                                                                          I'm used to work on a single monitor, but having tools on the side would definitely help.
                                                                                          I guess I'm more or less convinced to get a slim 21,5" screen + i.7 8GB macbook air.
                                                                                          Hi Sid,

                                                                                          I just thought of something - you can use an iPad as a second monitor and as extended desktop on a mac.

                                                                                          The biggest iPad is 12.9" only, however it's ultra thin, light weight, and runs about 10 hours on a charge, and it connects to your Macbook wirelessly. Maybe this would be an ideal travel monitor for you?

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                                                                                          • Relic
                                                                                            So Fucking Banned
                                                                                            • Aug 2002
                                                                                            • 10294

                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by Sid70
                                                                                            Traitors!

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                                                                                            • Sarn
                                                                                              WW3
                                                                                              • Sep 2015
                                                                                              • 12405

                                                                                              #47
                                                                                              Originally posted by Sid70
                                                                                              I made my choices long ago before war.
                                                                                              I'm still curious tho why America is not sending any expendables to fix rooski question.
                                                                                              ----

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                                                                                              • Sid70
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                                                                                                • Dec 2002
                                                                                                • 16413

                                                                                                #48
                                                                                                Originally posted by MarkPrince
                                                                                                Hi Sid,

                                                                                                I just thought of something - you can use an iPad as a second monitor and as extended desktop on a mac.

                                                                                                The biggest iPad is 12.9" only, however it's ultra thin, light weight, and runs about 10 hours on a charge, and it connects to your Macbook wirelessly. Maybe this would be an ideal travel monitor for you?
                                                                                                LOL

                                                                                                no, mate, 21" is the minimal 1920 x 1080 option for a graphic designer.
                                                                                                Русня, идите нахуй!

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                                                                                                • Sid70
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                                                                                                  • Dec 2002
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                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                  Originally posted by Sarn
                                                                                                  Meanwhile in Russia . . .

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                                                                                                  • Sid70
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                                                                                                    • Dec 2002
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                                                                                                    #50
                                                                                                    Originally posted by Dvae
                                                                                                    Those have been paid by Putin and sent to fuck EU from the inside.
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