[QUOTE="GettingTired"]Slip roids in his food/drink so he gets kicked off the team?gamer_marrik

I like the way you think.

Can you just imagine if anybody that posts their troubles here actually took your advice?! The world certainly would be a far more interesting place thats for damn sure! :lol:

It all comes down to one question: Was she HOT!?pspdseagle

Dude she was probably pretty close the guys age of 14 so I think thats out of the question...two words = Jail Bait!

1. Either tell her how you feel about her and by the sounds of the situation probable rejection and and answer sounding like "Sorry if I gave you the wrong impression, but we are just friends".

2. You try and break away from her a little bit and stop spending too much time with her as you will only end up hurting yourself in the long run if you like her a lot. As hard as it may seem I think thats probably your best bet. Its respectable. That way no awkward situations, nobody's feelings get hurt blah blah..

and finally there is plenty more fish in the sea...so grab a rod and fish in a different sea, where the fish aren't taken :)

I have been saving for quite a while, I have a couple of paychecks in the bank and can afford the laptop i have been longing for now for a few months, the M1530 XPS. I am going to be travelling in a couple of weeks time and staying with my Dad over in the US and I will be there for 6 weeks and basically won't have too much else to do, so its the perfect excuse for me to get one. Past my vacation I will be using it for taking to friends house's and such to help me work my way through a few PC games I recently bought. Plus it would help for University in the fall. This laptop will primarily be used for gaming and a general media centre for music as well, watching DVD's and running fairly demanding graphics/animation software for University.

I have an ok'ish knowledge about computers and specs (whats better etc..) I wanted to run the specs by you all before making my purchase, to see what you have to say.

Tuxedo Black Dell XPS M1530 -

- Intel C2duo T8300 (2.4GHz, 3MB l2 cache, 800 MHz FSB)

- 320GB 5400RPM HDD

- 4GB DDR2 667MHz

- Vista Premium

- Nvidia GeForce 8600M GT 256MB DDR3

It comes with everythine else, back-up discs and all the cool gadgets like the Dell Media remote, 2MPixel built-in webcam, Biometric Fingerprint Reader.

I just wonder would it be worth trading out the 320GB HDD for a 200GB HDD that is 7200 RPM? I figure that with the processer and 4gigs of RAM it wouldn't really matter.

Would it be worth getting Vista Ultimate? I have to be honest, I am an XP user and never looked into Vista but I know I will require it come the future and DX10 is supposedly better. Would Vista Ultimate be better for gaming?

I could also get a T9300 Core2duo processor that runs at 2.5GHz with a 6MB chache instead. Would this make a big difference?

If anybody replies get a desktop they clearly didn't read this and "Why buy a laptop when you get get an awesome desktop for that price!!" is a common response and usually I would agree but in this circumstance I am buying the laptop for the portability factor as I travel a lot visiting family and there are PLENTY of other instances where it would be VERY hand for me, and don't worry a serious gaming rig will be something I will be looking into doing sometime over the next couple of years.

Thank you all in advance. Your advice is appreciated :D

Ferocious dinosaurs. The 360 and PS3 are competing for the same audience, while the Wii is trying to get everyone else. And it looks like a pretty sound strategy for the Wii so far. I don't know if it can match this pace for a few more years, but hey, people still line up to get Wiis.supercubedude64

I definitely agree with you there. They appeal to different audiences which is the point I am essentially trying to make. Hence they can not be compared as they are.

So, basically a Wii-bashing post in disguise? I could have said that in a harsher way, but you have good taste in bands.

But yeah, console-wise, Wii is on top and PS3 and 360 are fighting for 2nd place although that battle seems to have a fairly clear winner too.

the-very-best

Call it what you want. I guess what I said about its graphics and games available being sub-par can be taken as bashing, im not really a Wii fan, nor do I hate it. Thats just my opinion though . But my main intention with this post was to get across the point that I think the Wii is too different to its console counterparts to be judged in the same category.

i saw a guy on "primeval" playing oblivion on 360 last year. not seen these new ads yet, though i dont really watch TV all that much.sts106mat

Why would you when there are so many wonderful video games you could be playing!! :D

Respectfully challenge him to fisty cuffs!