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Why the fuck is KitKat so much better ?
>>54136974
tasty as tits son
>>54136974
It isn't.
>>54136974
im still on it
i dont think im gonna upgrade until my galaxy s3 breaks
Previous Thread: >>54117072
IRC: #/tpg/ on irc.rizon.net
Other business laptops are also welcome in /tpg/ (e.g. Dell Latitude/Precision, HP EliteBook/ZBook).
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If you're looking for purchase advice, READ THE BUYERS GUIDE FIRST. Then post, stating budget and requirements (e.g. size and performance).
Don't buy anything OTHER THAN T, X AND W/P SERIES if you want the Real ThinkPad Experience™
Recommended models:
T420 - 14", normal size
X220 - 12.5", lightweight
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Why ThinkPad? (also applies to other business laptops)
>Used machines are plentiful and cheap.
>Excellent keyboards - tactile feel and quiet.
>Great durability: chassis uses a magnesium rollcage for structural integrity, with high quality plastic body panels.
>Utilitarian design: e.g. indicator LEDs, 7 row keyboard layout on older models.
>Docking stations that easily turns your laptop into a desktop.
>Easy to repair, upgrade and maintain thanks to readily available service manuals for every model. Spare parts are easy and cheap to obtain.
>The best trackpoint (that red thing in the middle of the keyboard). Great for those who type a lot or hate swiping their fingers all over a touchpad.
>Excellent GNU/Linux & *BSD support.
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Used ThinkPad Buyers Guide:
http://ktgee.net/tpg
New guides by xsauc:
http://www.dankpads.com
EPP discount for new ThinkPads (USA & Canada only, usually 15%+ off):
http://pastebin.com/UtEixUJD
ThinkWiki - Info on ThinkPads and running GNU/Linux on them:
http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/ThinkWiki
ThinkPad service guides w/ tutorial videos:
https://www.lenovoservicetraining.com/
ThinkPad wallpaper collection:
https://imgur.com/a/NlepZ
Which thinkpads can I buy that will play battlefied bad company 2? I'm guessing I'll have to get a dGPU one. Maybe w500?
Reposting from previous
Should I get a T420 now, or save up for a W530? I love thicc laptops, plus I'll be doing moderate cryptography work and infosec in addition to programming.
>>54136130
Get a W520.
Let's start a smartphone general thread.
Currently have this disgusting piece of shit phone. Coming up on my 2 year contract in May, so tell me /g/ what's your favorite Smartphone and why? What are its pros and cons?
Also what type of plans are you guys currently on and what is the best in your opinion.
>pros for droid maxx
>basically nothing.
>meh decent battery life
>pretty hard to break screen
>cons
>slow as fucking DICKS even since the first day
>horrible layout
>overpriced
>"Kevlar back"
>had to get refurbished one 6 months after purchase because the volume and power buttons shit out
>got sent back a scratched, slower, older droid maxx
>speakers are textbook definition of cancerous
>audio quality on calls is shit
>basic texting platform ugly as hell (I already downloaded messenger plus and customized it)
>the list could go on forever.
i have been using s3 cm12-13 for about 3 yrs. Now i got s6 and im in love w/ this. Although i hate touchwiz
Just got a G5, pretty good and fairly close to stock.
Just bought a nexus 6p, seems alright
Making the switch edition
>Where to Buy:
http://pastebin.com/8Yku80VL
>FAQ:
http://pastebin.com/M5w7QtKp
>Buyers template for new blud:
http://pastebin.com/33S1gVkG
Old thread:
>>54113464
>>54130923
>Budget
$100
>Location
Australia
>Preferred switch type
Red
>Layout
Either
>Form factor
Full
>Backlight
Yes
>Previous/current keyboards
K800
just arrived IBM Model M, how to clean it? tips?
>>54131060
>$100
>straya
Yeah nah
/bst/ Thread, Stupid gaymer edition. R8 and H8
>Keyboard came free with case
>Micro-ATX board was literally 40% off. (From 90 to 50 something)
>justifying
h-here's mine it's pretty shitty and i need to repaint the legs on the desk
Early as fuck
>>54126898
Corsair fanboy detected
jk senpai, nice build, I like the lack of cover on the front fans, makes it look a bit more industrial.
post rare stallmans
>>54124644
Check out that PDP-11! Hot!
Goddamn, how many people did he eat between then and now?
Who uses something like this??
Ur mom
>>54145824
why not just get another cpu?
Servers maybe
Rip in pepperoni, was there ever a better free cloud storage?
>>54145165
Context?
>>54145165
Kim Dotcom has nothing to do with Mega any more. He's just scaremongering.
>>54145178
He posted it somewhat out of the blue but I'm not too surprised. Keep in mind Kim let Mega go out of his hands a long time ago too, not his company anymore
Buy tinfoil futures.
I'm dead serious. There is apparently a growing and very vocal population of people who believe that Windows 10 is basically a 1984 telescreen come to life. They are convinced that with Windows 10 Microsoft has built a spying apparatus not seen since the height of the Cold War, scraping up every detail of your life and feeding it back to Redmond for who knows what nefarious purposes.
They're going to need lots of tinfoil.
They're also either wildly misinformed or deliberately agitating. Unless, of course, they're just crazy, which is entirely possible based on some of what I've read.
But most importantly, they are wrong, terribly wrong. And they're being whipped into a frenzy, or at least passively aided by the tech press. That group unfortunately includes ZDNet, which earlier this week unquestioningly repeated this incendiary allegation, posted on Reddit by someone who claims to be affiliated with an obscure torrent tracker, iTS:
>Microsoft decided to revoke any kind of data protection and submit whatever they can gather to not only themselves but also others. One of those is one of the largest anti-piracy company [sic] called MarkMonitor. Amongst other things Windows 10 sends the contents of your local disks directly to one of their servers.
That's not true. It's wildly at odds with the facts, even. I keep tabs on a handful of well-established torrent sites, orders of magnitude larger than the ones complaining here, and none of them seem to have a problem with Windows 10.
There's literally no basis for that statement in fact. And yet you read it here. And on dozens of other sites, unfortunately, where a single lie gets repeated often enough to seep into the collective unconscious.
read the rest here: http://www.zdnet.com/article/no-microsoft-is-not-spying-on-you-with-windows-10/
Ed Bott just blew the Linuxfags out of the park!
>>54144654
(You)
hope it was worth it
Wow you sure convinced me better hurry up before the free upgrade period expires!
Hey, Pajeet. Microsoft has repeatedly confirmed they gather personal information and sell it to third parties. Fuck off with your shilling, will you?
Just pulled this out of an old Dell, what should I do with it?
>>54144056
check if its in good shape, if it is then wipe it and use it in your pc
>>54144056
Install gentoo
No bad sectors, and I already have 7 TB of drives in my desktop
/csg/ - Chink Shit General, as always, maki edition
What chink shit purchases are you waiting on to be delivered?
Yes, we know everything is already from China but in here we discuss the no/low-name cheap shit you see on eBay, AliExpress, Gearbest and similar sites.
>IRC channel #/csg/ on rizon
http://pastebin.com/jKiAG7yj
News
>Xiaomi Redmi note 3 pro band 2 confirmed works in the USA >>54131583 great battery life too >>54131789
>More sharks keep showing up on shore >>54132341 >>54132285 >>54124068 >>54128092
>This dude bought a green laser off AliExpress and posted webm of him burning some matches>>54133434
>Another update on the Cubot Note S and its battery life >>54135102 cheap decent phone for $80
>Anon reviews a RUIZU mp3 player "best 17 bucks ever" >>54128427 >>54128290
>A explanation about the differences between Kuru Toga mechanical pencils >>54129343
Previous: >>54136248
First for sharks
WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU? FUCK OFF AND STOP SHITTING UP THE BOARD WITH MULTIPLE VERSIONS OF THIS FORCED GARBAGE FUCKING GENERAL
ONE IS ENOUGH
plsssss
should i be getting the monkey or the shark??
also
>>54143654
http://www.aliexpress.com/item/New-2016-Top-Fashion-brand-men-Flat-Shoes-Canvas-men-s-flats-shoes-men-Daily-casual/1884109483.html
>try to use the Spotify app
>constantly pauses my music
>crashes any times
>try using Google Play
>plays no problem
>has a shit ton of music
>doesn't crash
Why is Google Play so fucking good?
Cause it ain't shit
If only the Play Music app wasn't a nightmare to navigate
>streaming and not just using local playback
jk I'd stream if mobile plans weren't garbage where I am.
What does /g/ listen to on the go?
post desktop's
Substance 1987
>>54141860
I approve of this
Sorry it's not saved
Which means I have to post anime instead just once
Im about to checkout, fellas. What do you think?
Corsair Carbide Air 240 Black Mini Cube Case
Intel Core i5 6600K
MSI Z170M Mortar Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LPX CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 Black
Corsair Hydro Series H100i GTX 240mm Liquid CPU Cooler
Corsair Air Series SP120 Green LED Fan Twin Pack
PCCG Sleeved Cable Extension Kit Green
Gpu for now will be my old 6970 until the new nvidia cards are released.
meme case
>>54140681
You will have a fine meme machine. Now go fuck off.
I feel like I'm depending too much on this botnet to live
My calendar, mail, notes, documents, pictures, web browsing, phone are all here.
Should I be worried? Not that I have anything to hide but it doesn't feel right for me
Nah. Just don't do anything illegal and you're fine.
>Should I be worried?
Sort of, more for the fact that you can't come up with your own non-google related solutions (e.x., a text file, a spreadsheet, a god damn daily planner with a pen) than Google wanting to hardcore datamine you.
>Not that I have anything to hide but it doesn't feel right for me
It's good to hide things. Lesson for today: you don't need to put EVERY LAST THING about yourself on the internet.
>>54140692
>there are people this ignorant about privacy alive
>there are people who actually believe this and are not meming
wew
