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post #21 of 58
6/25/04 at 1:36pm
Hey, im 13 too. I got mine through alot of work. No, not work that gets you money, but school work. I applied myself, and proved to my parents that i was worthy of this laptop. Also, im takin some courses at computer schools, which adds on. If you do good in school, and make an improvement, I think that is enough reason. Thats my 2 cents
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post #22 of 58
6/25/04 at 1:45pm
To those who make money fixing computers, how do you find clients?
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post #23 of 58
6/25/04 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by geek24
If you do good in school
If you do 'well' in school.
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post #24 of 58
6/25/04 at 2:33pm
dude, when i was 13, I had a Macintosh Performa 410... 8mb of ram, 16mghz processor, 80mb hard drive, and no CD-rom... just a floppy drive... lol....
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post #25 of 58
6/25/04 at 3:08pm
dude, when I was 13 I had a Commodore 64 with dual 5.25" disk drives.
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post #26 of 58
6/25/04 at 3:15pm
Unless there is a very important reason you need a laptop for high school, buy or build a desktop. A desktop will be cheaper and better at gaming. Also, you can upgrade it down the line to last much longer than the laptop. If you don't need a laptop, don't get one. I also suggest not using the line "its perfect for my games" when trying to persuade your parents.

-Nbt
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post #27 of 58
6/25/04 at 3:29pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Nbt
Unless there is a very important reason you need a laptop for high school, buy or build a desktop. A desktop will be cheaper and better at gaming. Also, you can upgrade it down the line to last much longer than the laptop. If you don't need a laptop, don't get one. I also suggest not using the line "its perfect for my games" when trying to persuade your parents.

-Nbt

It's REQUIRED that I have a Laptop for high school at my school. But yea if I didn't need one that would be what I would do.
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post #28 of 58
6/25/04 at 6:41pm
Why is it required?

And generally, schools don't require $3000 laptops. You could get a Sentia, or look at another brand.
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post #29 of 58
6/25/04 at 6:50pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Wooster
Why is it required?

And generally, schools don't require $3000 laptops. You could get a Sentia, or look at another brand.
I think its becuase we have to have our laptops in class for notetaking etc...
I have been wanting an alienware for a long time now and my parents Finally said yes and since high school requires it its a good time to get one.
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post #30 of 58
6/25/04 at 6:52pm
Thread Starter 
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Originally Posted by Wooster
Why is it required?

And generally, schools don't require $3000 laptops. You could get a Sentia, or look at another brand.

But now that I think about it, my school has a laptop cart with about 20 apple macs on it... why don't they just let us use those? Hmmmm, Alienwares better though.
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post #31 of 58
6/25/04 at 7:01pm
When I was 13 I picked my nose and dug holes in my backyard for no apparent reason...

I'm 30 and still pick the schnoz...I currently don't own a shovel.

-Craig
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post #32 of 58
6/25/04 at 7:03pm
We should start a new thread titled "When I was 13..."
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post #33 of 58
6/25/04 at 7:33pm
A lot of schools in California giving PDF text books to students that have laptops. They are not required to have laptops and some schools in LAUSD are got IBM T40 Thinkpads that were donated by IBM for students who’s parent’s can not afford to buy a laptop for their kids.
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post #34 of 58
6/25/04 at 7:43pm
wow, wish my parents payed for anything i have.. bought all my stuff and just bought my laptop..

gg spoiled

(for all those non-gamers gg means good game)
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post #35 of 58
6/25/04 at 7:52pm
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Originally Posted by jsd91741
A lot of schools in California giving PDF text books to students that have laptops. They are not required to have laptops and some schools in LAUSD are got IBM T40 Thinkpads that were donated by IBM for students who’s parent’s can not afford to buy a laptop for their kids.
Just my opinion, but giving laptops to high schoolers is not the smartest thing in the world. There were a bunch of ****heads at my school who I wouldn't trust with a Gameboy.

In the library at my school, they had to superglue the mice shut so that people wouldn't take the balls out. Those mice sucked because there was no way to clean them.
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post #36 of 58
6/25/04 at 7:57pm
Asking dad for money-$1000
Asking mom for money-$500

Waiting till your a taxpaying adult with a full time job and buying things with money earned with your OWN blood, sweat, and tears-Priceless

Keeping in mind that half the planet's 13 year olds are starving also helps.

Sorry if this bursts your hermetically sealed bubble...or cuts your apron strings, whatever the case.
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post #37 of 58
6/25/04 at 8:02pm
Spinning wheel, got to go 'round...
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post #38 of 58
6/25/04 at 8:05pm
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Originally Posted by Wooster
Just my opinion, but giving laptops to high schoolers is not the smartest thing in the world. There were a bunch of ****heads at my school who I wouldn't trust with a Gameboy.

In the library at my school, they had to superglue the mice shut so that people wouldn't take the balls out. Those mice sucked because there was no way to clean them.
Did I say I was all for giving kids in high school laptops? I don’t think that it is a good idea but a lot of schools are going to be doing so soon. It is just a fact and if you have to have one why not have an Area-51m so you can frag you friends during lunch.
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post #39 of 58
6/25/04 at 8:07pm
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Originally Posted by jsd91741
Did I say I was all for giving kids in high school laptops? I don’t think that it is a good idea but a lot of schools are going to be doing so soon. It is just a fact and if you have to have one why not have an Area-51m so you can frag you friends during lunch.
My point was not that I thought you were an idiot for wanting to give laptops to students, but that the school district was doing something stupid.
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post #40 of 58
6/25/04 at 8:10pm
I agree they could spend their money in better ways like paying teachers more.
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