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by netzone
3020 days ago
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What's stopping you from using the software you've listed on a more modern laptop? I mean, I don't really understand the point of "cooperating with the system". You found a setup that works nicely for you, with a newer laptop everything would be faster, you could run Quake 3 without lag. |
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Nothing, of course. I just really liked the form factor of the X40, and using it was a satisfying experience.
> with a newer laptop everything would be faster
From my perspective, the experience would not be faster. I had everything working fast enough that I never had to pause or wait for the system to respond to me. The only things I was doing that would be noticeably faster would be compiling, but reducing hypothetical compile times from 20 seconds to 5 seconds still requires me to stop and wait for the computer to compile.
> you could run Quake 3 without lag
I could do this on a newer computer. However, I found other games to play instead, and never missed Quake 3. Even though I'm back to my more powerful laptop now, I haven't played Quake 3 since the time I tried playing it on the X40.
The point of my post was that I was able to do everything that I wanted to do on the X40, and that I never felt like it was inadequate. There are all sorts of things that my newer laptop could do that the X40 couldn't, but I don't do any of them.