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On 11/11/2010 1:53 AM, John VanSickle wrote:
> My laptop is seven years old. As long as I can test render I'm cool.
My laptop is only just over a year old but it has some quirks that have
been getting more annoying. As it is the only machine I use for
rendering I want something that has more bells and whistles.
--
Best Regards,
Stephen
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On 11/10/2010 9:42 AM, Stephen wrote:
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> Carotid Artery :-P
>
I think I'll pass, but thanks anyway!
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~Mike
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On 11/11/2010 2:10 PM, Mike Raiford wrote:
> On 11/10/2010 9:42 AM, Stephen wrote:
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>>
>> Carotid Artery :-P
>>
>
> I think I'll pass, but thanks anyway!
>
Wimp! ;-)
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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On Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:35:04 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 10/11/2010 9:26 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Wed, 10 Nov 2010 20:47:52 +0000, Stephen wrote:
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>>> No worries. Tell you what. When My account is in the black again, I'll
>>> transfer some cash into your account if you give me your details. ;-)
>>
>> We may have to negotiate that over a beer or three. ;-)
>>
>> Jim
>
> Suits me
Just need to find a time to come visit. We're thinking maybe next summer/
fall, primarily a visit to Edinburgh (but we never limit our trips to
just one destination typically).
Jim
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On 11/11/2010 6:56 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> Just need to find a time to come visit. We're thinking maybe next summer/
> fall, primarily a visit to Edinburgh (but we never limit our trips to
> just one destination typically).
>
You might be able to squeeze in a visit to the Edinburgh festival if you
time it right.
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:03:48 +0000, Stephen wrote:
> On 11/11/2010 6:56 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> Just need to find a time to come visit. We're thinking maybe next
>> summer/ fall, primarily a visit to Edinburgh (but we never limit our
>> trips to just one destination typically).
>>
>>
> You might be able to squeeze in a visit to the Edinburgh festival if you
> time it right.
Ooooh, now there's an idea. :-)
Jim
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On 11/11/2010 7:44 AM, Stephen wrote:
> On 11/11/2010 1:53 AM, John VanSickle wrote:
>> My laptop is seven years old. As long as I can test render I'm cool.
>
> My laptop is only just over a year old but it has some quirks that have
> been getting more annoying. As it is the only machine I use for
> rendering I want something that has more bells and whistles.
/me shrugs.
For me, the laptop's portability is the main thing. I can model and
render anywhere.
Regards,
John
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On 12/11/2010 7:47 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2010 11:03:48 +0000, Stephen wrote:
>
>> On 11/11/2010 6:56 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>>> Just need to find a time to come visit. We're thinking maybe next
>>> summer/ fall, primarily a visit to Edinburgh (but we never limit our
>>> trips to just one destination typically).
>>>
>>>
>> You might be able to squeeze in a visit to the Edinburgh festival if you
>> time it right.
>
> Ooooh, now there's an idea. :-)
>
It is :-D
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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On 13/11/2010 1:15 AM, John VanSickle wrote:
> On 11/11/2010 7:44 AM, Stephen wrote:
>> On 11/11/2010 1:53 AM, John VanSickle wrote:
>>> My laptop is seven years old. As long as I can test render I'm cool.
>>
>> My laptop is only just over a year old but it has some quirks that have
>> been getting more annoying. As it is the only machine I use for
>> rendering I want something that has more bells and whistles.
>
> /me shrugs.
>
> For me, the laptop's portability is the main thing. I can model and
> render anywhere.
>
My situation is different.
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Best Regards,
Stephen
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Orchid XP v8 <voi### [at] dev null> wrote:
> On 05/11/2010 07:11 PM, Warp wrote:
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> > I haven't really followed CPU design all that much, but I have the notion
> > that laptops use special versions of desktop CPUs which consume less power
> > and need less ventilation (because that's kind of mandatory in a laptop)
> > at the cost of being less efficient than the desktop counterpart of the
> > same CPU.
>
> Yeah, laptops have several conflicting design constraints. Users want
> the fastest, most powerful CPU and the biggest baddest GPU and stacks of
> RAM and the fastest HD and the biggest, brightest LCD. But they also
> want the batteries to last for 8 hours straight without recharging. And
> they want it to be small, and light. And not get hot. And be quiet.
>
> Obviously, more CPU power = shorter battery life. And more heat. You can
> have more fans and make it louder, or you can have fewer fans and roast
> somebody's lap. Craming stuff into small spaces is also hard, especially
> if it gets hot.
>
> Jesus, I'm glad I don't design laptops! >_<
>
> So yeah, the best desktop will out-perform the best laptop, and if you
> have a desktop and a laptop of the same performance, the laptop will be
> far, far more expensive. (But not as expensive as a Mac, obviously.)
>
> > Of course that doesn't mean that the fastest laptop CPU today isn't faster
> > than the fastest desktop CPU of 5 years ago.
>
> Sure.
>
> --
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
This may be of little consolation now, but maybe in 20 years or so...
http://www.tech-faq.com/dna-computer.html
Imagine a computer with a CPU about the size of a coin, capable of 66 Gigaflops
and having 700 Terabytes internal memory AND a power consumption of ~
0.0000000001 watts (minus the screen and interface devices, of course).
That should speed up rendering!
D103
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