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@hectic:

Anyone bought a mid-range laptop recently that they would really recommend please?

http://store.apple.com/us/configure/MC721LL/A?mco=MjEyOTY5MDM

Mac, you will never regret.

+1

worth the extra for sure…

elclintor

When do we get a Buster SBG thread to drool over?

well, besides the WTII thread…

D97x7

@simon626:

Here is my random question: how illegal is it to use marijuana in a european nation? How much trouble do you get in if you are caught smoking a joint?

That depends on which country you are in, what part of the country you are in and in the UK what mood the police are in that day.

Seul

Belgium: they might write out a ticket but you'll never have to actually pay it… You can have a couple of grams on you for personal use as well... Lowest priority for the juridicial system.

So: smoke 'm if you got 'm!..

Geo

yep those ~~vagrant~~ mellow belgians are easy with it, as are the dutch and czechs . . . and I think germany (in part)

most everywhere else is a bit tougher on rulings

the question is - is it illegal if you haven't been caught?

Seul

I don't smoke weed… Turns you into a rainbow loving hippy... I stick to wine and liquor hid in paper bags...

Geo

@hectic:

yup, mostly, but I would like something aesthetically pleasing. 15 inch no smaller. Thanks for any suggestions.

i guess it's mostly down to taste in the end hectic - most laptops are built from the same components from the same factories and then badged (like seagate, wdc, hitachi hard drives; or ati (amd) and nvidia graphics blah blah blah)

my firm use dell because we literally have thousands of units and the biggest concern is reliability and back-up . . . ibm are the challengers there

generally my view is that sony and apple (as examples - especially apple now running their operating system on pc hardware) remain very design orientated and cost is slightly higher whereas the dells and ibms focus towards business so design takes a back seat . . . and then there are dozens of good firms in between

summing up then - I wouldn't bother with a desktop from them due to available software and performance issues but for me ANY apple product is a thing of beauty and would easy do the general stuff you're looking at

Geo

@Seul:

I don't smoke weed… Turns you into a rainbow loving hippy... I stick to wine and liquor hid in paper bags...

i'm with you on that one . . . f-ckin' tree-huggers . . . plus as you'd imagine, you get a free brown paper bag with every bottle purchased up here

hectic

Thanks for laptop feedback y'all.

The Mac is a great call of course, gotta get over the cultism tax resistance and then I will probably go for it.

Giles

H. Paula and I were ~~Ludd~~Dellites for years. We switched to mac (mainly at the exhortation of Kiya) a couple of months ago. What a breath of fresh air, we are converts….............

hectic

This is not helping (the wallet)!

Giles

I know - I've dropped £4k since I saw the feckin light…............

SimonQ.

@Giles:

H. Paula and I were ~~Ludd~~Dellites for years. We switched to mac (mainly at the exhortation of Kiya) a couple of months ago. What a breath of fresh air, we are converts….............

yep, I like my mac as well

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