I sold mine via ebay 5 weeks ago, and a friends with the super uber matte screen for $50 more 2 months ago. both were 4 year old with the dual core i7, Snagged me a nice like new but used quad core i7 15" from 2012 for $999.
www.ebay.com and www.craigslist.com just keep searching and you will find them. Although right now is not the best time to shop for one, right after Xmas there will be a used price drop as everyone that got a new laptop for Xmas will offload their old one. So wait for 3 weeks.
Yes you can. Used i5's are affordable. Just go buy a used one. and unless you are buying $299-$599 bottom of the barrel laptops $899 is right in line with dell for a laptop.
Heck for what you are doing with adobe software you can buy a used 4 years old 17 " macbook with an i7 dual core for under $800. and it will do everything you need with a 1920X1200 screen.
The scary part is that for everu Ubuntu user there is 10 Chromebook users. Ubuntu needs to stop dinking around and start selling a cheap netbook with ubuntu on it. The problem is that ubuntu needs an i5 with decent video card to be useable. They have bloated the hell out of linux.
It's because the Article is 100% FUD. Read it carefully, notice how there are zero details at all and a lot of things just dont add up about it. Then look at the source and realize it's a PR piece.
I've been a beta tester for decades, I dont get money. but I do get to shape the game, Hell one of my reports and recommended changes ended up in the game.
We also had 4 AVID workstation running off of one dongle at Comcast back then. a printer switch was all we needed. going to load or render? flip the switch to your machine as that is the only times it checked for the dongle.
Yet I don't. Nobody makes me pay for the FM radios stations, and I change to another when the commercials come on. Same goes to TV when they play movies. I don't pay a dime and I leave for the kitchen or use the computer when ad's come on.
Therefore I meet the requirements of "dirty rotten pirate"
$130? I've been getting legit OEM copies from Newegg for $99 with purchase of a mouse or keyboard. Paying $130 is insane and dumb for anyone that does not need the ability to join a domain.
"criminal background checks are required for most IT jobs"
No they are not, Maybe for big companies, but most small companies don't even follow up on references. Hell most IT jobs don't even require competence.
all battery tech outside of Lead acid has too low of a life span. I can get 100,000 charge cycles on Lead acid batteries with the right care. you can not get past 500-1000 on Li-Ion based tech. They literally destroy themselves a little bit every time they are charged. There are battery storage systems out there that are well over 10 years old and a charge cycle performed daily on them that are still going strong. You cant do that with Lithium Ion based batteries.
Holy crap London is a tiny little town. my small town has 100,000 population and the nearest mid sized town has a population of 500,000 I never realized that London was equivalent to a backwater small town in the USA. What's the population of the UK? I'm betting NYC has more residents than the entire UK has if London only has a population of 9000.
Or do you brits count people using the metric system?
No they dont. They do not install a special substation to handle my solar power, in fact they do nothing at all.
Connections to a solar home and a non solar home are 100% identical. In fact my connection is well over 25 years old and my solar install is less than 5. They changed nothing at all. when I installed the system they did not even turn off the power. just the main house breaker for 5 minutes by the electrician when he tied everything together.
Whoever is telling you they have to install "special" equipment on the power grid to support solar home installations is making things up.
it costs them? You have ZERO clue how electricity works or solar grid syncing systems work?
I pay 100% of the equipment costs, I pay 100% of the installation costs, I pay 100% of the inspections and certifications. they pay NOTHING. Then they get to resell my power to my neighbors. Their meter does not run backwards to give me any credits. They do nothing at all.
I strongly suggest that you learn about what you are spouting off about before you open your mouth and sound like a complete and utter fool to the rest of us that actually have solar installations.
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I sold mine via ebay 5 weeks ago, and a friends with the super uber matte screen for $50 more 2 months ago. both were 4 year old with the dual core i7, Snagged me a nice like new but used quad core i7 15" from 2012 for $999.
www.ebay.com and www.craigslist.com just keep searching and you will find them. Although right now is not the best time to shop for one, right after Xmas there will be a used price drop as everyone that got a new laptop for Xmas will offload their old one. So wait for 3 weeks.
" I cannot afford Mac, "
Yes you can. Used i5's are affordable. Just go buy a used one. and unless you are buying $299-$599 bottom of the barrel laptops $899 is right in line with dell for a laptop.
Heck for what you are doing with adobe software you can buy a used 4 years old 17 " macbook with an i7 dual core for under $800. and it will do everything you need with a 1920X1200 screen.
Because people will go ape shit if they have to pay a monthly fee to microsoft for their $299 walmart computer.
I really REALLY hope they go 100% subscription based.
fujitsu stylistic. I've been running linux on a tablet for 10 years.
The scary part is that for everu Ubuntu user there is 10 Chromebook users. Ubuntu needs to stop dinking around and start selling a cheap netbook with ubuntu on it. The problem is that ubuntu needs an i5 with decent video card to be useable. They have bloated the hell out of linux.
It's because the Article is 100% FUD. Read it carefully, notice how there are zero details at all and a lot of things just dont add up about it.
Then look at the source and realize it's a PR piece.
Actually everyone uses my rule, It's a key part of fire damage.
Sad, that people like you cant grasp the ruleset well enough so you just fudge it. Sad.
I've been a beta tester for decades, I dont get money. but I do get to shape the game, Hell one of my reports and recommended changes ended up in the game.
We also had 4 AVID workstation running off of one dongle at Comcast back then. a printer switch was all we needed. going to load or render? flip the switch to your machine as that is the only times it checked for the dongle.
windows 7 is dramatically easier to pirate than XP. SLIC activation is trivial to fake.
crappy seat? we have reserved seats here. I get to eject the fool that is sitting in my seat.
Yet I don't. Nobody makes me pay for the FM radios stations, and I change to another when the commercials come on. Same goes to TV when they play movies. I don't pay a dime and I leave for the kitchen or use the computer when ad's come on.
Therefore I meet the requirements of "dirty rotten pirate"
$130? I've been getting legit OEM copies from Newegg for $99 with purchase of a mouse or keyboard. Paying $130 is insane and dumb for anyone that does not need the ability to join a domain.
They should repeal it completely. But that will not happen as every one of those congress-critters are bought and paid for.
Congress wants a more strict DMCA. Hell I bet some of those on capitol hill would support a death penalty for copyright violations.
If you are applying to a place that has an HR person, you already lost. HR people have zero clue about IT and what is needed to be a good hire for IT.
Apply to places that the IT manager does the hiring so it's somewhat competent. Yes this eliminates major corporations, and that is a good thing.
"criminal background checks are required for most IT jobs"
No they are not, Maybe for big companies, but most small companies don't even follow up on references. Hell most IT jobs don't even require competence.
So we need to send another probe to press ctl-alt-del and boot into safe mode?
nor windows, as it would be stuck downloading all the updates and too busy to respond.
all battery tech outside of Lead acid has too low of a life span. I can get 100,000 charge cycles on Lead acid batteries with the right care. you can not get past 500-1000 on Li-Ion based tech. They literally destroy themselves a little bit every time they are charged. There are battery storage systems out there that are well over 10 years old and a charge cycle performed daily on them that are still going strong. You cant do that with Lithium Ion based batteries.
you do NOT need a new meter.
Yet most people there act like complete loons, I read Clockwork Orange, It's a manual on how brits act in their daily lives.
Shooting paintballs at the lenses of cameras works great. Build yourself a PVC paintball thrower and solve the problem.
Holy crap London is a tiny little town. my small town has 100,000 population and the nearest mid sized town has a population of 500,000 I never realized that London was equivalent to a backwater small town in the USA. What's the population of the UK? I'm betting NYC has more residents than the entire UK has if London only has a population of 9000.
Or do you brits count people using the metric system?
No they dont. They do not install a special substation to handle my solar power, in fact they do nothing at all.
Connections to a solar home and a non solar home are 100% identical. In fact my connection is well over 25 years old and my solar install is less than 5. They changed nothing at all. when I installed the system they did not even turn off the power. just the main house breaker for 5 minutes by the electrician when he tied everything together.
Whoever is telling you they have to install "special" equipment on the power grid to support solar home installations is making things up.
it costs them? You have ZERO clue how electricity works or solar grid syncing systems work?
I pay 100% of the equipment costs, I pay 100% of the installation costs, I pay 100% of the inspections and certifications. they pay NOTHING. Then they get to resell my power to my neighbors. Their meter does not run backwards to give me any credits. They do nothing at all.
I strongly suggest that you learn about what you are spouting off about before you open your mouth and sound like a complete and utter fool to the rest of us that actually have solar installations.