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[Off-topic] garydv2002:
You know those thinkpads are good laptops. I've never had to work on one of those either...

But those so called Panasonic toughbooks that are advertised to be so great... yea right a great big pile of sh...t... that's what they are. People buy them thinking just because its got tough on them they can drop them throw here and there leave them out in the sun on a work truck... I can't count the hard drives I've replaced in those things
[Off-topic] prbassplayer:
I can't speak for Lenovo I've never owned one and they are rare in island. But I've read good things.
[Off-topic] iandr0idos:
Lol who would do that to their laptops? I have a thinkpad and I'm still careful with it...
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
I had a few auto shops bring me theirs to work on... they had grease oil and transmission fluid on them at times. The brake dust and floor dry didn't help matters either... when the owner of the shop got tired of buying them and paying to have them fixed he finally assigned one person to use it and do all the diagnostics. That helped a lot but the dusty environment was still a killer
[Off-topic] BaconStep:
I piss excellence
[Off-topic] UZ7:
laptops I usually recommend are Asus, Sager, MSI, Lenovo, Samsung... So so ones are Sony, Toshiba, and HP. You also gotta look at the specs like what CPU, RAM, HD/SSD, GPU they use. If you're going to just use it for office work then an integrated (Intel)GPU will be fine, if you want it to play games then a dedicated (AMD/nVidia) one would be better.

For CPUs if you go with intel, look for i3/i5/i7 either 2nd generation or 3rd as they're faster per clock/efficient than 1st gens. Celerons and Pentiums arent bad either, they're usually the lower frequency/integrated gpu ones. How to classify?

i7 2xxx = 2nd gen

i7 3xxx = 3rd gen

i7 8xx/9xx = 1st gens

if you see one with i7 2xxxQ = "Q" means quad core. Most mobiles are dual core unless stated and of course more cores = more power = more heat = eats battery faster, so I only recommend them for gamers on the go.

For AMDs, they're actually not bad unless you want super fast speeds but of course that would cost extra, AMDs are good with media/performance balanced and the new ones are the A-series with GPU/CPU integrated. While the Phenom series are fine they tend to get a little hotter than intel, though they are also "cheaper" than intel so you can get a good one for a lower cost.

For RAM look for 4GB, some will come with 6GB+ more = better :) but for regular use 4GB is good enough.

SSD/HDD why is HDD bigger than SSD? Hard drives hold more capacity at a lower price, SSD of course is faster but costs a little more. SSD has non moving parts so they don't get hot and they're good with battery. You get fastttttt boot speeds with SSD and I usually recommend them for laptops (my desktop boots in 15 seconds ;) ) HDD is good if you have a lot of media/pics/vids you want to store.

GPU, you will see nVidia GeForce GTX 6xxM (M = mobile) and AMD Radeon HD 6xxx or Intel HD Graphics. All of these should be able to run movies running at 1080p fine but for games the dedicated ones (nvidia/AMD) will be better as they're running on their on stream processors rather than on the CPU.

Another price factoring element would be screen size, 15.6, 13.3, 17/18" etc... sometimes the smaller one tends to be more expensive as they're usually compact and lighter than the bigger ones (good for mobility). Also resolution, some will come with like 1366x768, 1280x800, 1600x900, 1920x1080 so if you're picky with displays, that can also contribute to the value of the laptop.

There ya have it my take on laptops lol, any questions feel free to PM me. Im more of a PC tech than a phone tech :p
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
I like HP's Envy line, when I have my college situation settled down, I am going to get me one and let my lil bro keep my laptop.
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
Dude I used to work for dell in Lebanon tn building pc's. So if you got one I built I know it dont suck lol.... but seriously when I was there after a pc was built it was quality tested at 3 different points before it hit the packaging line. Once after being built then it went to burn where windows software was loaded. Then it was tested again for any software issues. Then it went to custom burn where any special software the customer requests when ordered was installed. Then it went thru a final quality control test where the whole system is tested again. Then its off to packaging and shipping. Actually it was pretty cool. A pc goes from a tower to the shipping box in 30 mins or less depending on how much extra software and hardware the customer ordered.......
[Off-topic] Mike:
School starts up again Tuesday ^_^. It's going to be a busy busy semester

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[Off-topic] T.J. Bender:
HP used to be the only computer I'd touch, but their quality has been hit-or-miss lately. My HP desktop, purchased in 2009, will be my desktop until the day it dies. My wife's HP laptop, which I bought back in 2006, is a rock. It's aging, but it's still a rock.

That said, I have plenty of friends who've bought HP laptops lately and hate the things. Slow, buggy, poor build quality, etc. Not sure what happened in the interim, but I've avoided HP since.

I actually just replaced my work laptop with an Asus. It was down to that or a Samsung--nearly-identical specs. The differentiator was that the Asus had a light-up keyboard, and the Sammy had JBL speakers. I have a desktop about two feet away from me during the workday, which has some nice Altec Lansings hooked up to it. I'll use that for music, and the light-up keyboard on my Asus for, you know, working at night.
[Off-topic] icenight89:
HP and Dell both make REALLY good desktops. as someone who's been in computer repair for a number of years the most I've ever had to do was os servicing, updates etc...

HP Envy, and Dell XPS are good lines. The rest, eh... HP used to make really good laptops up to 2006-7, but quality has since been on the decline.

Dell? I hate there inspiron line, doesn't matter what year or model, nuff said

Lenovo and Asus both make really good laptops, Samsung as well, so I second those opinions. If your budget is around 3-$400 check out some of the 15.6 lenovos at best buy
[Off-topic] BaconStep:
I got rid of my inspiron last month. It was dicks.

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Also mega launches tomorrow.
[Off-topic] M0D1441:
Toke it page 420 blaze it lol #yolo #swag
[Off-topic] BaconStep:
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[Off-topic] mindmajick:
I wasn't referring to you. I was referring to the guy stalking us.

Also- HP uses the cheapest parts they can find to build a computer. Well known fact.

If you want a cheap lappy- Acer.

If you want to spend some bucks on a worthwhile one- Samsung, lenovo, Toshiba (all the ones the guy said above) aaaand the shocker- GATEWAY. Gateway is owned by Acer and they use it as their high end brand. I love any company that actually produces the hardware inside the box so I see ACER as the #1 cheapo PC and either ASUS OR GATEWAY for high end.
[Off-topic] chinthekng:
Then were you talking to me or the guy that i told was in the wrong thread :confused:
[Off-topic] mindmajick:
I was speaking to actionmax about THE MAN.
[Off-topic] prbassplayer:
I was surprised with gateway. I've taken apart 2 desktops that are roughly 1 year old and good parts and construction. No clue how expensive they where at time of purchase but cooper heat sinks and pipes, Asus and msi parts. I won't say it's as good as a really well made custom rig however good for pre built stuff I've taken apart in the past. Could have Bean cleaner inside but that's my pet peeve.

Sent from my Slim Bean powered Mako
[Off-topic] hechoen:
LOL. What? Who's stalking us? Are the MODS actively patrolling again? Tell me man I missed it. Sorry it's still early here and I haven't had my coffee.
[Off-topic] mindmajick:
Lmao. Thanks for the +1.. sorry for the -1 ;)

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Let's drop it. I was making a subtle joke.... lost on the masses.
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
It's okay man, I still think you're witty
[Off-topic] hechoen:
I know not everyone looks a themes and apps but I just put this there. I think sime oif you may find it usefel.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=36926113#post36926113
[Off-topic] M0D1441:
LTE in ATX is damn solid
[Off-topic] mtdew:
You know that's warez here as its an exploit for a usually paid service that was only offered for s3 users.
[Off-topic] hechoen:
Nope. Didn't know it was. Still don't believe it is. If your so offended report it and let the MODS decide. I don't really care what you think so let's get the official decision. Or better yet let's ask the users of this site as well. What do you say guys? Is what I posted warez or is mtdew wrong again?
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
Are all the off- Topic threads like this or are we just cool and have a battlefield now and then? Lol
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
We are just cool lol
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
I bet when we all move onto a different device the ones that are always on this will still come to this thread. :cool:
[Off-topic] M0D1441:
I've had 2 devices since my SR and I'm still here :)
[Off-topic] chinthekng:
Personally I don't think is really warez but it does fall into that gray area. I don't really mind it (i already made use of the hack when seanz was still making tw roms) but I'm glad you shared it with the community.
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
Ive an s3 now and im still here.... I do still have my rocket though
[Off-topic] chinthekng:
Definitely, the off topic thread in the nexus 4 forum is to big and moves to fat for me to handle. I like how even though people have moved onto different devices we can still come to this thread and just talk about whatever like a big family :D
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
The definition of wares is pretty solid. That's not it
[Off-topic] roughneckboren:
I come back all the time. The off topic in the ATT s3 is dead. This one is fun and full of good guys... except for Gary......:p
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
Yeah. Especially that guy with a picture of the Dog with a hat on... :p
[Off-topic] roughneckboren:
If I ever see THAT guy......Well you can imagine! :p:D:p
[Off-topic] mtdew:
His ROM got locked for that mod remember this isn't the first instance yes its warez to xda

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How is it not? Normally you have to PAY dropbox for that much space. You are using an exploit to gain access to a paid service for a phone that the deal was not offered to. Yes its warez.
[Off-topic] hechoen:
Again, report it and let the MODS decide. lol I don't care if they decide it needs to go. I'm not trying to break any rules here. But your OPINION means nothing to me. So report it.
[Off-topic] mtdew:
I did
[Off-topic] hechoen:
About time.
[Off-topic] mtdew:
Takes time and effort without report in taptalk

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And I was right apparently
[Off-topic] hechoen:
You should have let me know you where mobile. I would have reported it for you. They really need to get a report button on the app. Still don't think it's warez though.:laugh:
[Off-topic] mtdew:
Twas locked
[Off-topic] hechoen:
Seems you where right and XDA does consider it warez. My apologies for the lengthy debate. I don't always agree with the MODS decisions on this site but it is what it is.
[Off-topic] mtdew:
Its a legal thing after they almost got nailed to the wall by swype and db I think both hit them with c&d's
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
Aw, thanks buddy
[Off-topic] hechoen:
Man lawyers can suck the fun out of anything. lol Well I got my space at least. Hopefully dropbox doesn't find out and sue the ****e out of me. lol
[Off-topic] mtdew:
Unlikely its commonly reported that they purge your extra space after a time upon discovery. So don't count on it staying there.
[Off-topic] hechoen:
Interesting. I'll let you know if they take it back.
[Off-topic] chinthekng:
That probably wont happen I still have my 50 gb off space and it's good till 2014
[Off-topic] mtdew:
I'm just saying some people in other threads reported it happening.
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
I have had my 50GB since the S3 came out, they are still their. ;)
[Off-topic] BaconStep:
I've had my free 50gb for months and they haven't done anything
[Off-topic] icenight89:
Me 2, when Sean included it in the ONE skyrom I ever tried lol, and then removed after. Its been at least 3 months
[Off-topic] bearclaw7380:
Does anyone else hate moving but love the end result ? It's such a pain in the ass
[Off-topic] T.J. Bender:
I have 52.4 GB on Dropbox thanks to my Note 2. Wasn't even intending to get it, tbqh. The first ROM I downloaded for it was Saurom, which is built upon the T-Mobile platform. Entertaining side effect of that was getting an email congratulating me on getting 50 GB of space free for two years. Naturally, I did not complain.
[Off-topic] BaconStep:
Mega has 50Gb for free. Gg drop box.
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
If I recall right. When I got my 50GB, from Drop box, I had to like their Facebook page or share them among other things...
[Off-topic] iandr0idos:
Mega is awesome. :)
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
The Brits cant drive...

Are you guys familiar with filtering? Who came up with such a dum**** road guide line.
[Off-topic] Brad.S.:
I just finished reading an article about the crash while 250K people were trying to register.

The encryption of Mega blows my mind.. beyond the normal encryption, they are using key/mouse-strokes that are unique to each individual user.

Ever since I read the article about it, I've been noticing the way that I type when signing in to things.. and the way that I ALWAYS move my mouse.

Never noticed till now... and now it's bothering me lol
[Off-topic] chinthekng:
Juts got an account now. 50 gb free to keep is to good to pass up :laugh:
[Off-topic] crashpsycho:
I swear if my kids was like this there would be A serious Can of Whoop Arse in my home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YersIyzsOpc&feature=youtube_gdata_player

SkyRocket TapaTalk Combo
[Off-topic] chinthekng:
Haha that's hilarious. I remember seeing that on rwj a long time ago :D
[Off-topic] occupational_hazard:
I havnt watched that video in years. Was hoping it had gotten lost on the internet.
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
Nice... I wish I could have been their :(
[Off-topic] occupational_hazard:
One of these years, I would love to go to an inauguration. I can only imagine how bad the hotels will be swamped. But then again. They are swamped when we come into town for our Grass Roots Convention. Less than a month away now.
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
The metro was insane, couldn't move at all. And good god I've never seen so many rooftop snipers
[Off-topic] occupational_hazard:
d.c. still has one of the better metro systems in the u.s. imo. Definitely one of the more cleaner ones.
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
I reckon you haven't play COD? Jk :p

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Isn't DC one of the more dangerous cities in the USA? I agree thou, their metro system is indeed nice. :D
[Off-topic] mindmajick:
Omg. I never realized how good our threads are over here. And omg #2 what we call trolls here... are called devs on other parts of xda. I could never get away with the 'cowboy' work over on kf2 forums.

You guys should appreciate the care the folks over here give to make sure you don't brick yer stuff.

I once thought the rocket forums were some of the worst... but not even close..
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
Majic im porting a note2 rom over to the s3. I took and moved the apps, framework, media, and fonts from the note2 over to the s3 and moved some other stuff. Long story the note2 build prop says ro.board.platform is exynos 4 and the s3 build prop im using says ro.product.board msm 8960 so since im using the note framework should I change my board platform to exynos4 to match the the note2???
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
The Skyrocket forum is the good part of XDA. Outside of this place, everyone is strange, legend has it that they are from a different planet... ;)
[Off-topic] mindmajick:
Not sure. I would try both personally to test. Ive seen some apps/ ports that care (sony weather widget) and many more that it doesn't matter

on

I thought we were the strange ones though! Guess we aren't so bad.. a lot of my friends here have gotten new devices... but keep coming back
[Off-topic] andrew129260:
This is random....

But I hate how you buy your phone at At&T and then 31 days later it goes down to like $50 or (now $1) when you first paid $150.....
[Off-topic] mindmajick:
Lolololololol. I paid $600 for my rocket. Lolololololol
[Off-topic] xcrazydx:
I paid $200
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
But changing those wont brick the phone will it? Thats what im most worried about lol.
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
Nah, common misconception. There are areas you DEFINITELY do not want to be in. Period. In certain parts of southeast the police would rather you run the red lights to get out of there then have to sit in your car by the corner boys.

But all in all it's a clean, friendly city. Think New York busy, but nicer.
[Off-topic] mindmajick:
Nah. Most of the stuff you are working with might give you a soft brick at worst. What you have to be careful of is the libs and so files. Most stuff in the system folder won't hurt you since you have a solid recovery installed.

I've come real close to bricking the rocket but that was me messing with CPU and governor settings. Some init scripts can hurt you bad.

Edit: on second thought. Someone confirm that if they can please. I'm not 100% Gary. I'm not sure which setting it was I changed. I will check when I can (or check build.prop in majick xp.. its in one of the versions. R2? )
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
I pay $250
[Off-topic] icenight89:
$200 on initial release. 2 year contract
[Off-topic] hechoen:
I got a refurb for $10. Then I had to pay the sales tax on the full amount of the phone because of some BS Cali tax law. That was another 30 something. My love/hate relationship with California continues. lol
[Off-topic] T.J. Bender:
Screw that state. The number one reason I left California is California.
[Off-topic] hechoen:
LOL. I hate the way it's run but love what it has to offer. I do a lot of climbing and I moved to Bishop, CA because it is IMO the best town in the US for that activity. If I could move Bishop to Nevada I would do it in a heartbeat. But such is life.
[Off-topic] daviebeach:
Got my Rocket for $19.95 refurb. Then found the Skyrocket party of XDA. Found a new hobby with a great bunch of people. Grateful to you guys who spent all that time and create the magic!:)
[Off-topic] M0D1441:
Paid 150$, November 18, 2011. Here in ATX we didn't get LTE until early January 2012, or late December
[Off-topic] crashpsycho:
Got my skyrocket refurb for 99 cents with att but brand new customer.. then started working and got 3 more to work on for support lol
[Off-topic] Brad.S.:
Crazy people! (lol)

I payed one penny with a new 2/yr for my rocket in November after it dropped.

And also got an Atrix 2 for a penny at the same time... Worst desicion ever. I tried selling it for $100........ Impossible.
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
Ok lets get something going today. I got one of them poll type questions. ...

Name one thing that you use your phone to do that would make someone say "wow I didnt know a phone would do that"?

Mine would be that I use my phone as a OBD2 code reader for vehicles. My phone can do everything those expensive fault code readers can do. I can even test each sensor on the vehicle and turn the check engine light off after a repair. It saves me money when that annoying check engine lights comes on. I use a 5.00 app from google play called torque and had to order a wireless obd2 plug to plug in my vehicles obd2 port under the dash from amazon. So for 15 bucks I got a very expensive diagnostic tool that most pay around 500 for.

So thats my wow I didn't know a phone could do that..... so whats yours???
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
Wow!
[Off-topic] hechoen:
I can check my email? lol

Really though I'd say the thing that I find most useful for me is an app called Backcountry Navigator Pro. It's an expensive app at $10 bucks but it's pretty sweet. It allows you to pull down USGS topo maps for any area in the US. You can then store the maps on the phone for use offline. I do a lot of climbing in the Sierras so I have the whole range stored on my phone. To buy all of the hard copies of those maps would be well over 100 bucks. Add that to the fact that it takes about five seconds to pull up the map and get a GPS lock and it's pretty amazing. No more guessing what drainage your crossing. Now I know for sure. It will also allow you to plot your approach so you can share it with your climbing buds. By far the handiest thing I've ever gotten for that price.
[Off-topic] xcrazydx:
That is quite handy, but it can't do half of what my vcds software and vag cable can. Still, it's very good for the average person to diagnose and clear codes.
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
This is good stuff. With this kind of question we can learn about some pretty cool apps...
[Off-topic] Brad.S.:
Is it just the Wal-Mart here, or do other peoples local wal-mart stores not carry any android accessories??

There are 4 racks of Apple accessories. Within those 4 racks, you can find one item that is for an Acer tablet.

Beyond that.. nada.

Don't get me started on the Docks.... The wal-mart guy told me, that the iHome dock was made for android because you can plug in a double sided 3.5mm cable and still play music through it. :banghead: Defeats the purpose of the dock function. I'd rather just buy some computer speakers.
[Off-topic] garydv2002:
Here in Mississippi to. All Iphone crap and nothing else
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
Just FYI; this is because of the ridiculous amount of Android devices it's a logistical nightmare for stores to try and stock the right kind of accessories for the right kind of Android phone. iPhones are iPhones; incredibly simple and if they pick up cases/docks for 4/4s/5 then they'll be guaranteed to sell.
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
Here in Georgia if you don't have an iPhone you aren't cool.
[Off-topic] T.J. Bender:
I use my Rocket (and my Note 2 and my Captivate) to load custom ROMs. 98.5% of people I encounter are absolutely stunned that you can do things like that. Apparently, I am a rocket scientist for knowing how to do that. Don't tell my wife.
[Off-topic] ActionMax09:
Technically you are... Sky"Rocket" :p

I was watching TV, they passed a dish network commercial where they were showing off how you can watch TV on your phone if you have them as the service provider, instead of having the typical iPhone they were using a white Skyrocket! :what: I am still blown away.
[Off-topic] whosgotlag:
Question; With Instagram; whenever I select a picture to upload - on the screen where you choose what filter you want - the actual picture I'm choosing keeps glitching in and out. It's not ROM specific, so I was wondering if anyone had an idea what option I should be looking at to fix this?
[Off-topic] plwalsh88:
Disable HW overlays.
[Off-topic] icenight89:
Screen hardware overlays?

Most amazing thing I can do with my phone is using remote wol apps to turn my computer at home on and off, and having the ability to rdp via LTE.
[Off-topic] T.J. Bender:
I saw that one too, thought that was an S3 but admittedly didn't pay to close of attention. If it was a Skyrocket, well, I guess we know what type of phone the production assistant uses. :laugh:

...or maybe they just didn't want to be sued by Crapple...
[Off-topic] crashpsycho:
You know you're signal is bad when you have to mark your desk to get 4g signal Lmao !!!