fl4mers

Think about it this way people... we already live our daily lives surrounded by technology that traces our every move. I mean think about the cameras in the supermarket... I heard that every single time you go into the supermarket your picture is taken something like 10000 times. Plus you have the neighborhood watch cameras near schools and stuff as well... and the ones filming the high street... so believe it or not our space is already being invaded by the government (just not to the extent that it is suffocating and people would rebell against it yet). Now increase that sense of being watched by the fact you have a microchip of sorts within you and I can guarantee things could get nasty. I mean, you'd pretty much have to watch every single step you take because oh my goodness BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU!!! I know it sounds a little bit melodramatic but it is logical to think that your freedom of movement would definitely be limited. I personally wouldn't like that and I sure hope this world doesn't go that far... Just as a side thought though... Would you say governments implement new technology to make the world a better place... or in order to make science fiction fantasy come true? Because seriously... the more I think about it the more we seem to be moving into a science fiction world (at a slow-ish pace but nevertheless...) xxx

Hmmm... well I have to personally say that I prefer playing with a console but that is more to do with comfort than with what the actual games contain. I like being able to sit on the floor legs crossed get all revved up about the game and frustrated if I don't get anywhere! I also like the fact that a console whichever kind whether old or new has that sort of social aspect to it. I mean you can easily connect 4 people to a game and when you're all sitting in the living room glued to the tv playing your game and bumping into each other in crash bandicoot or whatever then the atmosphere for that saturday night is near unbeatable compared to a PC I would say... but hey... that might just be my humble opinion xxx

I have thought about downgrading a little but when I look at the Ghz some of the cheaper laptops have they look to be around 1.2-1.4 which when you compare it to a home PC with say 1.8 to 3.2 isn't that great. Maybe it's different for laptops though and they don't need that much?!?!? I just basically want to be able to run my software such as Photoshop and Dreamweaver without too many problems and therefore would like a pretty reliable laptop... I'll keep looking into it though and see if I can find out the exact specifications for what I need. xxx

Hello =) I'm a soon to be student who is on a short-ish budget, but I've been planning to get myself a laptop before I'm off to university in September. I do quite a lot of work with Photoshop working with graphics for websites and layouts and the like so I was thinking of getting a high end computer. However the one's I've been looking at with the likes of... 512MB RAM, 60GB HD, 533Bus Speed etc. are in the range of 750-1000+ pounds and so I've been looking into factory refurbished laptops which although still not cheap are nevertheless cheaper than normal (around 500-600)... So what I really wanted to ask is if anyone has any experience with refurbished computers and whether they are a good investment or not. Does anyone have any experience or advice on buying a refurbished computer??? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!!! xxx