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Are laptops headed "the same way" (stagnant) as desktop CPU's?

My biggest issue with smartphones/tablets is the utter lack of multi-tasking :thumbsdown: On my laptop I am able to have: - a podcast playing in the background - watching Twitch stream at the same time - 8-11 tabs open in Chrome - file explorer open in the background - p0rn pics open in...
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- Post #10
- Dec 31, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
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Are laptops headed "the same way" (stagnant) as desktop CPU's?

I don't think laptops are going anywhere. Laptop is still far superior to both smartphones and tablets. Smartphones and tablets have their limitations, for example there just is no substitute for the FULL qwerty "traditional" keyboard. That's just me though, tapping on tiny letters on a screen...
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- Post #8
- Dec 31, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
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Are laptops headed "the same way" (stagnant) as desktop CPU's?

I'm writing this from my "trusty" Lenovo core i3 3110m 2012-era laptop. It's still humming along just great despite my heavy usage. It is my workhorse for everyday non-important tasks, light gaming, printing, etc and I have it on 10-13 hours every single day. It can even play Warlords of Draenor...
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- Dec 29, 2015
- Replies: 27
- Forum: Laptops
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

Man I hear ya, Black friday 2014 had some strangely good deals. In addition to the $200 R9 290's you mentioned, I saw $60 Gtx 750.... $85 Gtx 750 Ti.....$60 Gtx 650 Ti..... $90 core i3 4150..... $85 HD 7850... to name a few. A MSI motherboard went as low as $18 after $10 MIR and was sold...
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- Post #69
- Dec 22, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

I noticed this as well, and not just "Christmas sales" but also the so-called "Black Friday" tech sale back in November as well. In both cases, I didn't see anything that made me go "wow! OMG!!1" or "time to bust out the credit card!!". These sales ain't as exciting as they used to be. Instead...
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- Post #66
- Dec 21, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

Is this true? What a bunch of crooks :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:
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- Post #52
- Dec 19, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

I'm just now waking up, sipping my coffee, etc. Went over to Newegg first thing when my computer fired up and got to desktop. It appears this Newegg website error has been resolved, I am able to browse the categories and the parts show up for their regular/non marked-up price. For a while I...
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- Post #50
- Dec 19, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

The highlighted part is why I don't understand some of the so-called "hardcore" gamers who drop $600-$1000 or more on a GPU. All that extra money just for 10-20 extra frames per second?? Seems like a big waste of money. I am assuming one of the main reasons these guys go out a buy these "mega"...
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- Post #38
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

^ 100% agree with this. I hate hate HATE price hiking re-sellers/scalpers/scammers!!!! :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown:
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- Post #29
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

Interesting, maybe it's some hackers "preying" on the upcoming Christmas weekend online shoppers. The "timing" of this strangeness seems to be no coincidence with Christmas "right around the corner". In any case, if any lurkers are following this discussion, please please be careful with the...
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- Post #24
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

.... I was gonna say the same thing. They get free healthcare for example :D Anyways, getting back on topic, I was unaware tech prices were so high in Canada o_O Strangely, medicine/pills are super super expensive in the states, but still affordable in Canada, go figure..... :eek:
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- Post #21
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

Something fishy is going on over there, just typed in "Newegg.com" and then when I click on any menu item, it automatically redirects me to "Newegg.ca". Buyer beware.
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- Post #10
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

This. Casual types/non-techies (most of the population) who don't know any better will most likely fall for the scam, because they are not familiar with tech and pricing. I guess "a fool and his money are soon parted". Tech-savvy types will see through the ruse however. $160-$170 for a...
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- Post #6
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

This past summer around July, my little brother told me he was in the market for a new laptop - preferrably one that can do light gaming like Robocraft. He told me he had found "a really good one" on Newegg for $699. I asked him for the specs and I was like "huh??" :eek: I wrote down the...
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- Post #5
- Dec 18, 2015
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Alert!! Strange "overnight" GPU price hikes!

Sipping on my coffee this morning and while casually "window shopping" I noticed that over on Newegg and one or two other places prices on "entry level" and "mid-range" cards such as Gtx 750, Gtx 750 Ti, and Gtx 950 are suddenly waaaaaaay up. As in literally "overnight". Gtx 750 going for...
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- Dec 18, 2015
- Replies: 70
- Forum: Graphics Cards

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