Computer games have been protected since the beginning. And bill gates has been whinging about people copying his overpriced development tools since the beginning. This is the natural order of things
With the "stand in line model" those who weren't there early enough blame factors other than supply
"I should have gotten up earlier"
"I should have tried a different retail location"
VS
"I can't afford $700 what kind of crack are they smoking"
Yes, they are pissed off either way, but in the stand in line model, FEWER of them are pissed off at you the manufacturer.
You are right, I have the 6800 GT and I elected after much research to avoid the WXGA. I could have swapped the options around to get the WUXGA for that price.
Here is the complete spec-out
Inspiron 9300,Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz/533MHz FSB) EA 1,074.56 1,074.56
1 1 320-4539 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 311-3732 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 320-4185 256MB NVIDIA 6800,for Inspiron EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 463-0698 Dell 720 Printer Driver EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 341-1808 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 420-4770 Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2, EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem, for Inspiron EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 313-3082 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 420-5111 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.5 Decoding Sofware for DVD EA 0.00 0.00
Drives
1 1 430-1401 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless EA 0.00 0.00
(802.11b/g,54Mbps) for Inspiron 9300
1 1 312-0285 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery,for EA 0.00 0.00
Inspiron 9200
1 1 950-3337 *1 Year Limited Warranty EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 950-9057 *No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 960-6910 *Warranty Support,Initial Year EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 960-6900 *Type 12- Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical EA 0.00 0.00
Support, Initial Year
1 1 312-0284 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery,for EA 69.08 69.08
Inspiron 9200
If the majority of your populace is more interested in Celine Dion and an SUV than "being oppressed" then by definition THEY AREN'T UNDER OPPRESSION. but thats just MHO
Wow, thats almost exactly $1000(US) more than I just spent on my Dell 9300 specced almost the same, that will play Quake(4) Doom(3) and Everquest. Of course I had to spend the standard 30 minutes de-crufting it, but with any pre-configured system you will end up doing that.
But if you start pasting up signs all around the Bronx that say, "Free lecture: Tupac was a no-talent assclown and I'm going to show you Tupac fans why you're a bunch of imbeciles," well, you deserve whatever happens next.
and depending on how quickly you get beaten down, most municipalities have "fighting words" statutes.
American Christian fundamentalists, tend to also be American Constitutional Fundamentalists, and as such hold to a literal interpretation of the constitution, to include freedom of Religion. Which means that as offensive as they may find certain religious practices(dancing naked by the light of the moon) They believe that these practices are protected in this country.
You know, People have been using sharpened pieces of soft graphite to make marks on flattened wood pulp fiber for hundreds of years, and are openly planning on continuing to do this for hundreds more.
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oops, my brain dumped there That should be 6600 and 5200.
What games will not run with "acceptable" perfomance using a GForce 6800gt(US $120)?
What games will fail to run on an fx 5700(US $20)?
The commercial(non-free and tech support available) version of this would appear to be an adequate solution.
And my mod points expired yesterday.
Computer games have been protected since the beginning. And bill gates has been whinging about people copying his overpriced development tools since the beginning. This is the natural order of things
With the "stand in line model" those who weren't there early enough blame factors other than supply
"I should have gotten up earlier"
"I should have tried a different retail location"
VS "I can't afford $700 what kind of crack are they smoking"
Yes, they are pissed off either way, but in the stand in line model, FEWER of them are pissed off at you the manufacturer.
Yes, because it is so easy to go out and part out a laptop and lcd.
You are right, I have the 6800 GT and I elected after much research to avoid the WXGA. I could have swapped the options around to get the WUXGA for that price.
Here is the complete spec-out
Inspiron 9300,Pentium M 740 (1.73GHz/533MHz FSB) EA 1,074.56 1,074.56
1 1 320-4539 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 311-3732 1GB, DDR2, 533MHz 2 Dimm, for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 320-4185 256MB NVIDIA 6800,for Inspiron EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 463-0698 Dell 720 Printer Driver EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 341-1808 80GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 420-4770 Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 2, EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 430-0493 Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem, for Inspiron EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 313-3082 8X DVD+/-RW Drive for Inspiron 9300 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 420-5111 CyberLink PowerDVD v5.5 Decoding Sofware for DVD EA 0.00 0.00
Drives
1 1 430-1401 Intel PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless EA 0.00 0.00
(802.11b/g,54Mbps) for Inspiron 9300
1 1 312-0285 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery,for EA 0.00 0.00
Inspiron 9200
1 1 950-3337 *1 Year Limited Warranty EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 950-9057 *No Warranty, Year 2 and 3 EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 960-6910 *Warranty Support,Initial Year EA 0.00 0.00
1 1 960-6900 *Type 12- Mail-In Service, 24x7 Technical EA 0.00 0.00
Support, Initial Year
1 1 312-0284 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery,for EA 69.08 69.08
Inspiron 9200
Lets just assume he was talking about the hallucinations typically caused by sleep deprivation.
With the "stand in line" model, you piss off fewer of your "loyalists" than with the "gouge the customer" model.
If the majority of your populace is more interested in Celine Dion and an SUV than "being oppressed" then by definition THEY AREN'T UNDER OPPRESSION. but thats just MHO
Wow, thats almost exactly $1000(US) more than I just spent on my Dell 9300 specced almost the same, that will play Quake(4) Doom(3) and Everquest. Of course I had to spend the standard 30 minutes de-crufting it, but with any pre-configured system you will end up doing that.
I was trying to figure out how a tatoo artist would be able to retain his sanity and put Goatse on someone's face.
Give a man a computer with internet access, he'll spend all day downloading Pr0n.
For the record, the PS2 did so well everywhere because it beat out MANY commercial DVD players on price.
Ok, where can I get an inexpensive Numeric keypad to attach to my Laptop for gaming?
Excellent point, and for a "budget" gaming laptop, I have found the gateway 9300 with fatwallet/gotapex coupons to be an excellant solution
No matter how you parse or re-parse or rephrase it, Asserting an unprovable is a belief
I believe that there are no gods= I Lack belief in any god.
You have a belief, Just as ID is re-packaged creationism(Which may not be a bad thing), So also Atheism is a belief.
You seem to believe that a Catholic(Roman) cannot be fundamentalist. Perhaps your dictionary has a different definition for fundamentalist than mine.
American Christian fundamentalists, tend to also be American Constitutional Fundamentalists, and as such hold to a literal interpretation of the constitution, to include freedom of Religion. Which means that as offensive as they may find certain religious practices(dancing naked by the light of the moon) They believe that these practices are protected in this country.
Replaced, one panel at a time over time, just like my current pc that was once a 386 in a different case.
True, and oddly enough, on a B-52 that is currently in service there will be no original parts..
The obvious of course being hit her boyfriend.
You know, People have been using sharpened pieces of soft graphite to make marks on flattened wood pulp fiber for hundreds of years, and are openly planning on continuing to do this for hundreds more.