BlackAmaranth

Well, this is a loaded question.
First off, you seem to be looking at the cheaper laptops. That's not a bad thing for a machine for college use. Gaming use? Not so much. However, City of Heroes hasn't upgraded thier graphics engine in over 5 issues, so it will run on lower graphics hardware. Lower Resources to run, But Much More needed to run Well.
The things to stay away from if you can on lower end laptops are AMD CPUs and Celeron CPUs. I love AMD, but they have a long way to go to make their CPUs work well in a mobile platform. They just don't seem to stack up to the Core 2 Duos and Quads in a Laptop.

Also, Widescreen VS Standard screen, Forget about it. Last year all the major COmputer manufacturers (Dell, HP, IBM/Lenovo, Toshiba, etc) switch thier entire lines over to Widescreens. You can't get a new name brand Laptop with a 4:3 screen anymore. They don't make em.

If you want a Computer that has something other than an Intel GPU, you are going to need to spend over $600. CoX will run on these Intel "Media Accelerator" Graphics, but not spectacularly. But, if you can't afford over $600, well i guess you just have to make do.

Here is a decent mahcine that should do you right for lower cost.
Toshiba L505

If You can squeeze together some extra cash for a laptop, this one has a nice NVidia Card.
HP Pavillion HDX16t

Of course neither one of them has an extended warranty, so after the first year, you are flying blind, which as an IT Engineer I never recommend, especially on Laptops. 98% of most end-users (even ones who have tinkered inside of thier desktop machine) can't repair broken laptops. And any laptop you remove from your home instantly becomes 15 Times more likely to be damaged than one that never leaves your desk.
But, again. If you ain't got the cash, you ain't got it and you just have to make sure you are 15 times more careful.

I hope I've helped.
If you got more questions, fire away. I'm glad to answer.

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Why bother; everything North of LA is a waste.

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SoCal ftw!




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Funny, I was going to say the same thing about Southern California...... Except San Diego.
Northern Cali has crisp autumns, tall trees, better education systems.... oh, and fresh air that you don't SEE before you smell it!
But, I do have a special place in my heart for San Diego. I spent one of the best 4 months of my youth there. Practically an Urban Paradise. *sigh*

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Is this the Man-Boob thread?

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Meph started it, Dark Friar took it to a weird place....
So.... Yes, I guess it is the Man Boob thread now.
No Pictures please.
*shudder*

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Nine dropships down, the second wave begins.


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MajorTom Got me Firing the Dimensional Grounding Ray from the Kahn TF at the Drop Ship. I have NO idea why I thought it would help.

But they were going down so fast, I figured, What the heck Try it?

Great Vid there Ash.
This was fun.
And I agree there should be a badge for this. There is a Badge for defeating every other class of foe in the Rikti Raids, why not a badge for the Drop Ships? And that's Hooey that they were never meant to be destroyed (as Ping pointed out to me last night on Ventrillo) there is no other explosion in the Game like the one that happens when a drop ship dies. Someone spent alot of time on that, and someone wanted that explosion to be seen.

I think they should have a badge.

And I want to say, WOW. to the Champion community. I never would have guessed this many people would have turned out for a low to no reward event. I wish we could get this many for Hami Raids more often!

Thanks Again to Cherry 2000 and EVERYONE who decided to attend!
LONG LIVE THE ORO BRIDGE!

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I'm guessing the Pingu Team will be on our Vent Server?
And the Team Leaders will be co-ordinating via Text Chat?

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I'm assuming we'll be on our vent and not paying attention to anything anyone else is doing while telling dirty jokes.

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Lost dirty joke vent info. Can I haz it? plzkkthxbye

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There ain't no party like a Pingu Party, 'cause a Pingu Party... Offends everyone equally?

I'm guessing the Pingu Team will be on our Vent Server?
And the Team Leaders will be co-ordinating via Text Chat?

Happy Birthday, Shay.
Cake now?

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Yeeeeeah, I had a feeling you'd been sodomized repeatedly.

...kidding!

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Just wait until those guards publish their "research" results...

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Interrogation Log, Day 35: The Camel

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Cuz camels have humps?

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or toes....

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And Spit......

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I assume these GM's do not give a badge. Seeing as this is the case, I'll be happy to bring my Kin to speed anyone up. He has flight and can make the rest faster.

I'd volunteer to lead a team, but if it's SG related, I'd rather let iltat have first shot at that.

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Great Idea! That's the one thing I haven't seen him do, Faceplant at 30,000 feet.


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OMG I LOLd IRL ..... thats a funny thought!

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After speaking with him last night, he isn't ready to lead a team for this... therefore I'll run a Pingu team. Pingu Love as always will be happy to assist.

I may invite him to my team so we all have the opportunity of watching him faceplant at 30k.

Anyone wanna get demo record up so we can get a video of this fall? Perhaps someone can turn off flight and fall with him ;D

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Well, if I'm not at Otakon during this, I guess I'll be on the Pingu Team. Should I be bringing my Ice Tank or Rad Defender?

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You could have run just about all 6 of the signature TFs in that time. And died alot less.

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QFT an dwalked away with more merits, TFC badge.

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Yeah, but eventually, if your a badge hunter, you gotta get that TF done. But, in the future, I'd wait till Witty's Shardtober unless you really know your team. The Shardtober runs from the forum sign-ups runs seem to go great! I have fun every year!
Speaking of.... It's coming up faster than you think.

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Oh, I'm quite glad to see the new difficulties since I've been requesting them for about 3 years. Wonder if I can spawn 56s again...

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....And on the left side of the thread, you can see an example of how the Pingus got their reputation for debt....

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So what are you trying to say...

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I think he wants puce-colored Energy Melee.

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Who Doesn't?

Tell me that didn't actually say almost 9 hours?
That's ridiculous!
I've started minimum wage jobs and quit them in less time!

Way to persevere!
You sir, are a better man than I.

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I assume these GM's do not give a badge. Seeing as this is the case, I'll be happy to bring my Kin to speed anyone up. He has flight and can make the rest faster.

I'd volunteer to lead a team, but if it's SG related, I'd rather let iltat have first shot at that.

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Great Idea! That's the one thing I haven't seen him do, Faceplant at 30,000 feet.

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ill try and tell my SG 2 go to RV , we will keep thoses villz off of u .

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Lies. All Lies.

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[BMT of Champion]SCyberTaz: did they get rid of glenn beck?
[BMT of Champion]SCyberTaz: mt


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That arsehole got on your team too? All he did was whine and yell about the mobs we faced, but never did anything about it. And the worst part is he wouldn't shut up when we all asked him too.
Noob.

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On a lighter note:

I was once kidnapped in Afghanistan and imprisoned in a terrorist camp. I was sodomized repeatedly in my jail cell and it was awful. The only trauma I can compare it too is being PVP'ed in RV.

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The Horror..... THE HORROR!

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Well, now we know when RV will be full of Stalkers and Widows. :P

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MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Wait, what am I talking about?
I don't have any Stalkers or Widows over lvl 25!
*facepalm*

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On another level- letting people customize individual powers (as opposed to setting colors for the set) seems like a recipe for trouble- or at least some godawful ugly color combinations just to be obnoxious. Think, for examples, of all the visual effects a fire controller can drop at once- and what it will look like if every power is a different color of the rainbow. My eyes already hurt.

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Sounds like you've tapped into the brain of Fuzzy Yum Yum from Showtimers. I can see him wringing his hands in maniacal joy waiting to make people's monitors explode with a rainbow of obnoxious fruit flavors.
Yes. He really is that evil.
His is the brain that brought us Sister New Jersey.
*shudder*

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I want to make out with Positron

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Screenshots or it didn't happen.

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Happy Birthday!

Aging like fine wine I hope.

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Damn, now I'm thirsty for Red Wine.
Happy Birthday GP!

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Wait a sec...

People live there?

I thought it was a prison state...like Australia.

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Kinda ironic, but I work for the Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice-aka Corrections.

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I hear you guys execute people for traffic violations.

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How do you think they drafted Undead Cyborg?
He made a right turn on red, was given the electric chair, and brought back as a crime fighting cyborg zombie.
Now that's a recruitment program if I ever heard one.

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This thread delivers. Thanks for the entertainment, all.

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Melodrama in 30 minutes, or your next emo-weeping session is free.

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1- @electrohawk /@electrohawk2 (rad/cold/kin/blaster/brute/scrapper)
2- @dark friar ( kin/blaster)
3- @blackamaranth (lvl 34 elec/inv brute)
4- @Runoff[/Email] (WS/tank/scrapper)
5- Cptn Slacker (Storm/Dark fender) lvl 43
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Thanks for the slot Electro. I won't take offense if between now and then you think the team make-up won't support my lowbie butt, and have to slot in someone else in my place.

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[BMT of Champion]Shaytanah: listen you slack jawed mouth breather, its no one else's fault you died trying to herd. You're a DEFENDER. Blame your parents for their inbreeding and ask for that missing chromosome for xmas. Don't insult me again--I'm better at it than you.
BMT of Champion]Shaytanah: OMG....mt...
[BMT of Champion]Shaytanah: so sry!
[BMT of Champion]PK Dauntless: *starts slow clap*

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Go get 'em, Shay.

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*claps* BRAVO well done

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I give it "Best MT of the Month" Award.
It's a gold plated icon on a pedestal.