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I'm going to buy my niece (12 years old) a new chromebook for Christmas (her Uncle stepped on her old one and broke it, at least the screen). She really liked her other one. Has anyone recently researched them? I am think of the Asus C200 with 32GB storage and 4GB RAM. It has a SD card reader which will be good for storage expansion. It's not the fastest but seems to be well built. Is there another one that is clearly better (and still around $300 or below). 11" would be better (since she doesn't have a lot of room in her bedroom) but 13" might be ok and SD card reader is a must.

Thanks Doug.

^Well, yes, I meant that.

OK thanks. I'll just go with Windows 8.

I think I am going to my dad a new basic desktop computer. His computer is about a million years old but he is way too cheap and stubborn to replace it. I think I may get him a Dell Inspiron 3000. It has a reasonable processor (Intel Quad Core 4th gen i5 3.2GHz), is not too expensive, has 8GB RAM, and I can always upgrade to an SSD if needed. He doesn't do much on it (just listens to music, some basic spreadsheets, and browses the web). I can get it with Window 7 or 8. I am leaning towards 7 because 8 is pretty different than he is used to using (XP). Is there any reason to go with Windows 8? For example, is Windows going to stop supporting 7 or is Windows 8 more secure?

Happy Birthday Todd!

That looks fantastic!

Wow Bryan! Good find on the 27yr!

Kinda looks like cheesy tater tots.

Somehow I managed to take last place in both leagues this year! That was the goal, right? Ok... I do have to share the honor with Brent in the 2nd league.

Restarted my tidal subscription. I'm going to give it a month before deciding.

Interesting. I wonder how it will compare to the 4:3 format. I hope one can still stream the non-HD version on HBO go.

I am just planning to use the Fire Stick for Amazon prime streaming (instead of the PS3). Apple TV for everything else. Is the Fire stick all that bad?

Will do!

Which one should I start with? Single Barrel?

This! I am also very picky so I wouldn't want someone else choosing my vegetables/meat/fruit.

What is wrong with me? Oh yeah, I have never had any Four Roses...

Happy Birthday Gene!

That doesn't really help the neck issue. Also, I prefer to buy straight from Apple. I do have to pay tax but get the education discount. Plus, I can pick it up in store and take it back to the store if there is something wrong. That is worth it to me.

Happy Birthday Haj!

I went back to the Apple store today to try out the 27" vs 21.5". The screen on the 27" is gorgeous. However, doing some testing at home, I just think it is going to be way too tall for me and is going to cause (further) neck pain. The height of the 21.5" is perfect for my ergonomic setup. I am just too damn short. So I am going to go with the 21.5". Why doesn't fucking Apple carry a 24" or a quad core i7? Damn them. I think the 21.5" is will be completely fine for me as I usually just have one program on the screen at a time (and I've been fine with a 20" for some time). I am sad that I won't have the opportunity to upgrade the RAM to 32GB but I don't think that is going to be a big problem. Perhaps I go for minimalism in 2015. Or better yet, maybe I should use the $500 I save to get an SVS sub. Edit: Dammit, I just realized that Apple was offering a $100 gift card with Mac purchase yesterday. Maybe they will do this again on Monday?

Jeez...

Tim said he'll be right over. (He's a fan of lasagna.). I'll be starting the braised short ribs soon. Happy Thanksgiving!

Sorry Haj.

Happy Birthday Bryan!