Mountain Biking - I could have spent $1000 on bike stuff, but NOOO....

My computer had to die and I had to buy a new one. There goes a new fork and wheelset. Annoying, just as I'm getting some extra money, I have to go and spend it.

You can get a new computer for $250.....

You can get a new computer for $250.....

I needed a laptop, and didn't want something second hand with no warranty.

What are the specs on the new one?

for 250$ you cant get a hecek of a lot. Retail for a CPU is over half that, well depending on what you get

What are the specs on the new one?

It's a Dell 600M with these specs:

Intel® Celeron® M Processor 340 (1.5GHz/400 MHz FSB)
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
14.1" XGA TFT Display
32MB ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 Graphics
512MB DDR Memory
8X DVD-ROM Drive

It's also got built-in wireless, and although it's not real fast, it's only 1.2" thick and 5lbs. I'll get rid of XP Home and install XP Professional as soon as I get it (just ordered it today, wont have it for a few days).

Dell always will screw you over on price.

Dell smell. I will take my own home built anyday :) probably the performance of a 2000 dollar Dell at less than half the price

I don't think homebuilt laptops work that well...

lol. you gotta really know what your doing to build a laptop...

Not to mention, they raise scrotum temperature and etc.. who needs laptops :P

im on my dad's laptop as im typing this post :p

P4 3.06GHZ 1GB of RAM, 60GB 7200RPM Drive, 15" screen @ 1400x1050, DVD/CDRW, firewire, ethernet, wifi....1400 bucks...sounds good to me.

P4 3.06GHZ 1GB of RAM, 60GB 7200RPM Drive, 15" screen @ 1400x1050, DVD/CDRW, firewire, ethernet, wifi....1400 bucks...sounds good to me.

pshht i could whoop you with me compaq millenium edition w/ 1.2 GHZ 640 Mb RAM, 100GB HD, CD-R/CD-RW burner, dvd drive with no codec, and 3 watt speakers

AMD 3000+ 1GB of RAM, 620GB of HD space...Geforce 4, dual 17" crt...DVD burner, CD burner/DVD rom...500 watt speakers...and then some....how about them apples?

Bikes! Remember, BIKES!

AMD 3000+ 1GB of RAM, 620GB of HD space...Geforce 4, dual 17" crt...DVD burner, CD burner/DVD rom...500 watt speakers...and then some....how about them apples?

damn computer nerds...

i dont put any money into my computer because i'd rather it go to my bike :D biking is way better that becoming a L33t |-|4x0rz

damn computer nerds...

i dont put any money into my computer because i'd rather it go to my bike :D biking is way better that becoming a L33t |-|4x0rz

I resemble that comment ;). I am likely a bigger nerd than most people who think they are L33t, being thats my career. But my priority lies with my bike. My home computer can rot for all I care haha I cheap out on my home pc all the time haha

I am not nerd by any means...I just can't stand a computer that doesn't function....plus I multi task...as of current on my laptop ( the p4 that I have) 66 processes and a 600MB Page file going... once in a while I'll use all my RAM

http://realisticillusions.fluxworks.net/miscimages/96RAM.png

What in the world do you do to fill your processing? Video editing?

i wish i had a nice computer for video editing, and a copy of Final Cut Pro HD. just the software alone costs a grand :(

I think I was doing some compressing converting @ the time I did that.

Dual 2.8GHz xeon's, 4gig of ram, dual 36gig scsi HD's in Raid 1, 2tb of avalible monthly bandwith...

oh, home computers? a 386dx2 ;)

Dual 2.8GHz xeon's, 4gig of ram, dual 36gig scsi HD's in Raid 1, 2tb of avalible monthly bandwith...

oh, home computers? a 386dx2 ;)
pretty typical server. usually they have 2, not 4GB of RAM

Dual 2.8GHz xeon's, 4gig of ram, dual 36gig scsi HD's in Raid 1, 2tb of avalible monthly bandwith...

oh, home computers? a 386dx2 ;)

will you host a video for Hopper?

Yeah, do it, its for a good cause... you can see me stack then make a gay sounding Whoo

dude
get at me on aim or yahoo pwrdbytrd is my username, and I'll host it for you.

damn computer nerds...

i dont put any money into my computer because i'd rather it go to my bike :D biking is way better that becoming a L33t |-|4x0rz

I recently got mine upgraded, but its the first and probably the last time i will do it, my money goes on my fish and my bike :)

I must admit, I've spent way more on my computer lately than on my bike.

It's an A64 3000+ @ 2.2GHz, 512MB PC-3200, 6600GT AGP, 80GB WD SE, NEC 8x DL DVD burner.
Chieftec green aluminum mid-tower with side window, 480W TT PSU.

All on my blazing fast, cutting edge 56k connection.


Hopper: I'd host the vid for you, as I usually do for anyone I come across, but the guy who ran my hosting company decided to close it for some reason (haven't talked to him yet), so I can't atm.

OHYEAH? I have a 457994eGINF with a GIG harddrive RAM bit 53k dell sixthousand and two with rocket launchers and a built in tazer it also has a tyijnbm,dsk87yer7893258592 Internet connection. BEAT THAT!

oh yeah... well, 500mhz 97 dell something or other, 12gb hard drive and another 40gb. Cant touch that biatch....

that computer is stritchly for music though :)

i dont have to put any money into my computer becasue my dad does that for me.
heh heh
the joys of being thirteen!

Dell always will screw you over on price.

True dat! I used to work for those price-gougers....

I dunno, I have to have some parts fail before I worry about getting new stuff(for my bikes, I mean). That's the nice thing about having 2 bikes-one's always rideable.

Bikes! Remember, BIKES!

werd. :D

I'm not on the computer a lot, being that i'm not allowed on the computer during the week becuase i dont have straight A's, dang parents :(

I used to be on a lot, graphics designing, but i got bored of it about a month ago.

All i really do is, forums. And i have web hosting space, so i host ppl's domains for free :D

And if anyone needs a video hosted, let me know ;)

Im stuck with a dell POS but my dad just got a G5. SOoooooo nice.

It is a question of priorities . . .

It is a question of priorities . . .

No. It is a question of economics.

i have winXP, intel pentium 4, 3.0 Ghz, 1 gb of ram, Mobility Radeon 9600, 60 gb hdd blah blah blah blah blah on my laptop

I call BS on buying a laptop, let alone a desktop for 250.