Good morning all
I managed to sleep properly again last night. This is worrying

In other news, I need a new laptop as calf 1 stood on ours and broke the screen
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:04, 4 replies, latest was 11 years ago)

Get a lenovo. Been really happy with mine. T510 - 32gb RAM, 500gb ssd.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:05, Reply)

Lenovo?
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:14, Reply)

Why is that amusing?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:14, Reply)

We bought a load here once
They're badly made Chinese versions of IBM's they look good but are cheaply made and everything breaks on them. Everyone who had one hated it. I'm sure yours will be fine though, it better be for that price.
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:19, Reply)

I've had it for more than two years. Been fine.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:19, Reply)

Exception that proves the rule innit.

( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:23, Reply)

I reckon it'll do me for another three years at least.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:26, Reply)

Depends if you hit it or not

( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:27, Reply)

what do we think he uses it for?
it only has to do one job.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:27, Reply)

Those touchpads are susceptible to spunk damage.

( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:28, Reply)

Got an old Toshiba for porn. Known as the 'lap grot'

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:30, Reply)

yes
because what we all wanted this morning was the image of an angry dwarf firing up the porn and firing up...
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:32, Reply)

With drain holes at the sides of the keyboard

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:32, Reply)

And a windscreen wiper on the screen.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:34, Reply)

Best test of laptop build quality is the screen support/back
Open the screen up, get hold of both top corners and try and wobble them, if it's too easy then it'll be easy to break.
I have an old Dell laptop where the screen back is alloy, much more sturdy than most of the modern ones which are mostly thin plastic.
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:23, Reply)

mine's a sony vaio
I chose it because it was pink. the selection process went no further.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:28, Reply)

You know what, this doesn't surprise me in the slightest
I have 7 Laptops and 3 Desktop PC's I find my computer selection processes more worrying than yours to be honest.
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:30, Reply)

Shit I didn't count right! I forgot the Chromebook and the linux tester so thats 9 laptops
and 3 tablets too
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:30, Reply)

How much of that kit is yours versus work?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:32, Reply)

1 Tablet and 1 Laptop belong to work.
I leave the work laptop at work though so it doesn't count. The rest are mine, all mine mwahahahaha.
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:33, Reply)

You are a fucking idiot.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:30, Reply)

why?
sony vaio is a good laptop. what's wrong with it also being pretty?
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:31, Reply)

The fact you didn't consider the spec.

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:33, Reply)

you know i'm being tongue in cheek
don't pretend to take me literally
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:34, Reply)

but way overpriced for the spec, and, Sony

(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:34, Reply)

No they're fucking not.
They're shit. For lots of reasons. I'd choose a Lenovo over a Viao.
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:35, Reply)

What make would you recommend?

( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:37, Reply)

I think you made the right choice, rach
These nerds can argue about the fine details in the specs of one over another, but it ultimately will make no difference to the glorified typewriter you use for your sit-com and facebook updates, etc.
( tangledupinblue hairy badge with moving eyes, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:40, Reply)

i use my ipad for fb
fucking terrifyingly on the shitcom, we've scored a meeting in new York on 5 feb with a tv channel who liked the bits they saw. we have to have 2 full scripts ready by then.

I am SO LOOKING FORWARD TO THEM BEING REJECTED. URGH.
( rachelswipe with a fork, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:43, Reply)

My laptop's screen got bust, I picked a broken one, with an intact screen, from eBay for very little.
Bit fiddly fitting it however.
(Pookie Bear had some very shiny foez, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:09, Reply)

Ours was a shitty one to start with
I dont need a powerful laptop, just one that runs Office/browsing
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:15, Reply)

Screens are probably the easiest thing to fix on a laptop
Undo a few screws pop out the old LCD, pop in a new one. 2 or three connectors and thats it. Get a replacement off Ebay.
( Peej, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:24, Reply)

^^^^this
just bear in mind that the screws are pretty small, and the screen surround often takes a surprising amount of force to unclip...
(localboy purveyor of pisspoor puns, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:28, Reply)

I've swapped screens before
The keyboard is also fucked and its ancient. I'm using this as an excuse to get a new one
( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:32, Reply)

Aha the real reason rears its ugly head

(Bonzodog29 is an unemployed sponge of the worst kind, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:58, Reply)

tggi^

( sporters I’m sincerely gratitude to you, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:59, Reply)

I'm continuing a trend of getting to bed before midnight on a work night
and waking up at 7 bloody knackered. It's annoying, frankly.
( The Light in Chains don't touch the Pope's boner, Wed 22 Jan 2014, 9:31, Reply)