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From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
17 Nov 2012 18:40
To: Dave!!
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So buy an old one.
From: Dave!!
17 Nov 2012 18:47
To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
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And would you like to explain the point of replacing an old laptop with an old laptop?
From: koswix
17 Nov 2012 19:10
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Samsung series 7 chronos. £650ish on amazon, can either have it with decent graphics* or decent CPU**, not both.
*ish
**Ivy Bridge ones seem to only have Intel HD graphics.
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
17 Nov 2012 19:32
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I'm saddened to hear that Apple make laptops with screens that are shite for films and gaming. No, really I am.
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
17 Nov 2012 19:38
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
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16:10 is better for gaming.
In fact 16:10 is just better. It is a closer fit to my (and most other humans') field of vision. Films tend to be wider than either so you get letterboxing either way.
But yeah, I don't see it as a big deal. 16:9 is only marginally inferior, you'll get used to it.
From: Ixion
17 Nov 2012 20:48
To: Dave!!
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13.3" rather than 15" but the HP Pro books aren't bad and are a 16:10 screen albeit at a slightly disappointing 1366x768 resolution the same as a 13 inch MacBook.
http://www8.hp.com/uk/en/products/laptops/product-detail.html?oid=5211503
From: Ixion
17 Nov 2012 20:52
To: Dave!!
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http://www.hardware.com/store/hp/LG652EA
or this one which is 15.5", slightly over your original budget though.
From: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
17 Nov 2012 20:54
To: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
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I /am/ used to it. I don't really care. Especially since I watch a lot of films in non-current standard formats (e.g. 1930s-1950s)
From: Drew (X3N0PH0N)
17 Nov 2012 21:01
To: 99% of gargoyles look like (MR_BASTARD)
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It bothers me a bit. 16:10 is just /nicer/ (better approximation of the golden ratio) and it's frustrating that these things are being dictated by the entertainment industry when most of us spend most of our time on our computers doing things other than consuming TV/films. Man, that was a badly written sentence.
But yeah, I managed with 4:3 for years and either is better than that so it's no big deal.
From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)
17 Nov 2012 22:40
To: Dave!!
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Because you seem to think the old ones are better?