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  • PornDiscounts-V
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    • Oct 2003
    • 5744

    #1

    Damn awesome computers are fucking cheap!

    My 2.4Ghz, 8GB Dell was feeling slower than fuck so I looked into buying something meatier and found:

    Dell Precision Workstation T7400
    2x's Xeon Quad Core 3Ghz
    16GB DDR2 FB-DIMM

    ... selling for $275 on Ebay. I guess a crapload of them are coming off of business leases.

    Paired one with a Samsung SSD ($80) as the main drive and another 16GB of RAM ($125).

    Unfucking believable how much faster this thing is than my old box.

    Not bad for $480!

    I've never used an SSD before and I am blown away. Things that used to be annoying like restarting the computer now take 10 seconds and right after you sign on, its ready. All of the start up programs load instantly. Checking for windows updates is another task that can take many minutes. Now its done in seconds.

    Loading photoshop? Almost instantaneous. Switching between open windows of 20 Chrome tabs, several open files in Photoshop, 15 files open in Dreamweaver, several metapads, colorcop, a few Putty, and a grip of other shit is all instantaneous. On my old system it was torture to have that much shit open at once.

    Time to buy some more SSD's and go RAID 5.
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  • Paul&John
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    • Aug 2005
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    #2
    Yap SSD's do rock, got mine 2 years ago and it was definitely the best upgrade I ever made..
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    • CPA-Rush
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      #3
      now install more programs and everything will run slow

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      • PornDiscounts-V
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        • Oct 2003
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        #4
        I already have it installed with everything I used to have in it.

        It still runs like a speed demon.

        But to hit on your point in a more complete way... Right now with 2 dozen startup programs and everything I had before this one takes 10 seconds from power on to being completely usable and my last system was perhaps 30 seconds with nothing installed yet.

        Running test on my drives the SSD drive is about 10 times faster than my standard hard drive was (7500rpm drive). And... if I had bought a T7500 the SATA3 would have boosted it to 20 times faster.
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        • ITraffic
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          • Jul 2013
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          #5
          no one uses / buys desktops anymore.

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          • MakeMeGrrrrowl
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            • Oct 2002
            • 4986

            #6
            Originally posted by ITraffic
            no one uses / buys desktops anymore.
            I have 5 desktops in my house, people buy them.

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            • ITraffic
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              • Jul 2013
              • 2725

              #7
              your average consumer wont even know what that block of plastic is on your desk in few more years. if they even do now.

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              • Sly
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                • Sep 2004
                • 31376

                #8
                Originally posted by ITraffic
                your average consumer wont even know what that block of plastic is on your desk in few more years. if they even do now.
                There is a whole world of users outside of the "average consumer" that have higher needs and demands. This thread is case in point.

                Developers, video and graphics editing, gamers, a huge variety of business solutions, the list goes on and on.

                While the "average" person that checks Facebook or ESPN will likely sit on the couch with a phone or tablet (not a computer at all) the heavy computer user will still enjoy sitting at a desk with a large screen with lots of real estate to play with.
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                • BlackCrayon
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                  • Jun 2003
                  • 19634

                  #9
                  Originally posted by ITraffic
                  your average consumer wont even know what that block of plastic is on your desk in few more years. if they even do now.
                  gamers largely still use desktops. i will always use one for work. even those who use laptops typically hook them up to monitors and keyboards for real productivity.
                  you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                  • Google Expert
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                    • Jun 2004
                    • 14294

                    #10
                    Originally posted by vvvvv
                    I guess a crapload of them are coming off of business leases.
                    Xeons are being replaced with new intel CPUs with 6/8 cores.

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                    • $money$
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                      • Nov 2015
                      • 1416

                      #11
                      Originally posted by ITraffic
                      your average consumer wont even know what that block of plastic is on your desk in few more years. if they even do now.
                      If you don't run a business and just check facebook than laptop is the way to go but sly is right gamers and people that actually have greater tasks to do have and own desktops

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                      • Ferus
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                        • Feb 2013
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                        #12
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                        • CandidHotties
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                          #13
                          Originally posted by vvvvv
                          My 2.4Ghz, 8GB Dell was feeling slower than fuck so I looked into buying something meatier and found:

                          Dell Precision Workstation T7400
                          2x's Xeon Quad Core 3Ghz
                          16GB DDR2 FB-DIMM

                          ... selling for $275 on Ebay. I guess a crapload of them are coming off of business leases.

                          Paired one with a Samsung SSD ($80) as the main drive and another 16GB of RAM ($125).

                          Unfucking believable how much faster this thing is than my old box.

                          Not bad for $480!

                          I've never used an SSD before and I am blown away. Things that used to be annoying like restarting the computer now take 10 seconds and right after you sign on, its ready. All of the start up programs load instantly. Checking for windows updates is another task that can take many minutes. Now its done in seconds.

                          Loading photoshop? Almost instantaneous. Switching between open windows of 20 Chrome tabs, several open files in Photoshop, 15 files open in Dreamweaver, several metapads, colorcop, a few Putty, and a grip of other shit is all instantaneous. On my old system it was torture to have that much shit open at once.

                          Time to buy some more SSD's and go RAID 5.
                          You might wanna google or search on youtube for some tutorials on SSD management.
                          It's important to configure your SSD the right way and optimize for maximum performance/durability. Usually they come packed with some optimizing software from the producer but you can get better results if you add some more settings to improve performance.

                          Also, keep the SSD mostly for OS and applications that require speed. For general storage & downloads use a secondary HDD.
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                          • CurrentlySober
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                            • Aug 2002
                            • 38941

                            #14
                            Thats the same way us rich people feel about computers every time we make a purchase from the apple store...


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                            • RyuLion
                              • Mar 2003
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                              #15
                              Dell's are more expensive because of its name..Get a Asus or Toshiba..

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                              • woj
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                                • Jul 2002
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                                #16
                                I'm surprised no apple fan said that you should have bought an apple instead.... it would have cost you closer to $2750 than $275 for the same specs though...
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                                • Choopa Phil
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                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by woj
                                  I'm surprised no apple fan said that you should have bought an apple instead.... it would have cost you closer to $2750 than $275 for the same specs though...
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                                  • Sly
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                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by woj
                                    I'm surprised no apple fan said that you should have bought an apple instead.... it would have cost you closer to $2750 than $275 for the same specs though...
                                    I've been wanting a MacBook Pro. Then yesterday found this: XPS 15 9550 High Performance Laptop with InfinityEdge Display | Dell
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                                    • Dvae
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                                      • Feb 2005
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                                      #19
                                      You get what you pay for.
                                      At the end of the day its still just a POS windows machine.
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                                      • Black All Through
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                                        • Oct 2010
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                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by ITraffic
                                        no one uses / buys desktops anymore.
                                        I do, I have 3 all on one "L" shaped desk in my office
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                                        • DraX
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                                          • Oct 2002
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                                          #21
                                          I was excited over my SSD too, everything went so much faster, then imagine I'm only on sata 2
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                                          • bloggerz
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                                            • Dec 2006
                                            • 16255

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by Sly
                                            I've been wanting a MacBook Pro. Then yesterday found this: XPS 15 9550 High Performance Laptop with InfinityEdge Display | Dell
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                                            • Phoenix
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                                              • Nov 2002
                                              • 35475

                                              #23
                                              i am buying a desktop for my boys soon.
                                              I like it because i can keep it hidden away from spills and so on. so just the keyboard and mouse are at risk.
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                                              • Focus
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                                                • Jun 2004
                                                • 669

                                                #24
                                                Casuals dont go with desktop that much, they got everything they need with their smartphones nowadays and tablets/laptop. Desktops are more for those who work on heavier stuff so less demands I built my machine at dirt price recently and couldnt help but see all the desktop on the shelves but laptops/tablets were gone like hotcakes.

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                                                • rowan
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                                                  • Mar 2002
                                                  • 17393

                                                  #25
                                                  If it's an older Xeon (DDR2 memory suggests that) just be careful as they can be incredibly power hungry, even when idling.

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                                                  • ghjghj
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                                                    • Jun 2005
                                                    • 3770

                                                    #26
                                                    Why not buy new AMD?

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                                                    • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                      #27
                                                      Originally posted by ITraffic
                                                      your average consumer wont even know what that block of plastic is on your desk in few more years. if they even do now.
                                                      I'm not your average consumer. I prefer a real keyboard that is made for somebody who types a lot of data, code and verbiage. I prefer two large monitors. I prefer a full size ergonomic mouse.

                                                      People who excel at business will be buying computers for years to come.
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                                                      • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by Ferus
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                                                        Very much the same specs as what I just bought on Ebay for $275, besides for the cores. But I don't need more than 8 cores. I am not doing video.
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                                                        • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                          #29
                                                          Originally posted by CandidHotties
                                                          You might wanna google or search on youtube for some tutorials on SSD management.
                                                          It's important to configure your SSD the right way and optimize for maximum performance/durability. Usually they come packed with some optimizing software from the producer but you can get better results if you add some more settings to improve performance.

                                                          Also, keep the SSD mostly for OS and applications that require speed. For general storage & downloads use a secondary HDD.
                                                          Yeah, the stuff that came with my drive missed a few things and didn't work on 2 things it did do, so I found some tutorials to do it all manually.

                                                          Originally posted by CurrentlySober
                                                          Thats the same way us rich people feel about computers every time we make a purchase from the apple store...
                                                          I was rich once. I wasted my money on flashy stuff. Now I am going about things the Sam Walton way. Put the money back into the company and grow it instead of my ego.

                                                          Originally posted by RyuLion
                                                          Dell's are more expensive because of its name..Get a Asus or Toshiba..
                                                          At $275 for what I got I think I did very well.

                                                          Originally posted by woj
                                                          I'm surprised no apple fan said that you should have bought an apple instead.... it would have cost you closer to $2750 than $275 for the same specs though...
                                                          See above.

                                                          Originally posted by Dvae
                                                          You get what you pay for.
                                                          At the end of the day its still just a POS windows machine.
                                                          Yeah, I guess I am just a tool, shitty script kiddy.

                                                          Originally posted by ghjghj
                                                          Why not buy new AMD?
                                                          Because I wanted everything I got for for under $500. I have used AMD computers for many years and I am always frustrated when I want to upgrade something and some bullshit driver doesn't work well with AMD. Got tired of it. But I also didn't care what was in my desktop. I just wanted certain specs at $500 and I found them.
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                                                          • Relic
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                                                            • Aug 2002
                                                            • 10300

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by vvvvv
                                                            Because I wanted everything I got for for under $500. I have used AMD computers for many years and I am always frustrated when I want to upgrade something and some bullshit driver doesn't work well with AMD. Got tired of it. But I also didn't care what was in my desktop. I just wanted certain specs at $500 and I found them.
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                                                            • _Richard_
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                                                              • Oct 2006
                                                              • 30991

                                                              #31
                                                              gonna try dropping a SSD on my laptop tonight, wish me luck ((

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                                                              • Google Expert
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                                                                • Jun 2004
                                                                • 14294

                                                                #32
                                                                Originally posted by _Richard_
                                                                gonna try dropping a SSD on my laptop tonight, wish me luck ((
                                                                With any luck, you're going to fuck your shit up, so that we don't have to endure you here anymore.

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                                                                • CPA-Rush
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                                                                  #33
                                                                  Originally posted by Muad'Dib
                                                                  With any luck, you're going to fuck your shit up, so that we don't have to endure you here anymore.

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                                                                  • Cutty
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                                                                    • Jan 2006
                                                                    • 1265

                                                                    #34
                                                                    Originally posted by Sly
                                                                    I've been wanting a MacBook Pro. Then yesterday found this: XPS 15 9550 High Performance Laptop with InfinityEdge Display | Dell
                                                                    get the macbook they are nice.

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                                                                    • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                                      • Oct 2003
                                                                      • 5744

                                                                      #35
                                                                      Originally posted by _Richard_
                                                                      gonna try dropping a SSD on my laptop tonight, wish me luck ((
                                                                      Tips. Obviously you will want a kit to ghost your drive. Often the kits don't walk you though drive setup. As in your computer might see the drive in bios, but not as a dive in windows. It will show up as a mass storage device. A thumb drive.

                                                                      Go to admin tools and in there you will find drive set up. In there you will tell windows to see it as a drive and not a mass storage device. Then you can format it, etc.
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                                                                      • BlackCrayon
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                                                                        • Jun 2003
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                                                                        #36
                                                                        Originally posted by bloggerz
                                                                        for xps 15
                                                                        is it that good? i've read a lot of negative reviews. the tech blogs love it but reviews dell.com has a lot of negative reviews.
                                                                        you don't know you're wearing a leash if you sit by the peg all day..

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                                                                        • flashfire
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                                                                          • Feb 2003
                                                                          • 13098

                                                                          #37
                                                                          Originally posted by ITraffic
                                                                          no one uses / buys desktops anymore.
                                                                          what a stupid comment...any serious webmaster has a desktop/laptop workstation setup

                                                                          PC gaming sales are higher than ever

                                                                          I suggest you find a new industry if you really feel that way

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                                                                          • NemesisEnforcer
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                                                                            • Aug 2003
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                                                                            #38
                                                                            PC does whaaat?!
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                                                                            • marlboroack
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                                                                              #39
                                                                              Originally posted by ITraffic
                                                                              no one uses / buys desktops anymore.
                                                                              I do..

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                                                                              • PaperstreetWinston
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                                                                                #40
                                                                                Originally posted by ITraffic
                                                                                no one uses / buys desktops anymore.
                                                                                No one you know maybe.
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                                                                                • shake
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                                                                                  • Jul 2003
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                                                                                  #41
                                                                                  Could you post a link or some idea of what you searched on ebay for? I'd love to get a machine like that for a database project I'm working on...
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                                                                                  • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                                                    #42
                                                                                    Precision T7400 3ghz 16gb

                                                                                    As your query on ebay. Should pop up dozens of them.
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                                                                                    • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                                                      • 5744

                                                                                      #43
                                                                                      Originally posted by shake
                                                                                      Could you post a link or some idea of what you searched on ebay for? I'd love to get a machine like that for a database project I'm working on...

                                                                                      http://m.ebay.com/itm/Dell-Precision-T7400-Workstation-3-00GHz-QC-5450-32GB-2x-1TB-HDD-No-OS-/181889961821?nav=SEARCH

                                                                                      Give him a best offer of $275.
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                                                                                      • PornDiscounts-V
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                                                                                        #44
                                                                                        Correction. I got my system for $255.

                                                                                        $180 + $75 shipping.
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                                                                                        • Paul&John
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                                                                                          #45
                                                                                          Originally posted by ITraffic
                                                                                          no one uses / buys desktops anymore.
                                                                                          I only had desktops so far ;)
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                                                                                          • pimpmaster9000
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                                                                                            #46
                                                                                            Originally posted by ITraffic
                                                                                            no one uses / buys desktops anymore.


                                                                                            no they all use hipster crapple """""""Retina display""""""" I-maxi-pads and when they need to do some serious work they use a iphone
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