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teedubya 03-24-2011 12:06 PM

Yeah, you are from Canada, right? Eh? Eh? Use lots of "Ehs" since you are from "Toronto"... heh

patteeu 03-24-2011 12:09 PM

Wear your yarmulke so they don't mistake you for a Kurd or an Armenian.

JohninGpt 03-24-2011 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H5N1 (Post 7513760)
now it's istanbul, not constantinople.

Why they changed I can't say, some folks liked it better that way.

beach tribe 03-24-2011 12:29 PM

A little off topic but, I'm wanting to buy a new laptop before i go. Scratch that. I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'm actually wondering if i can get a tablet that will fit my needs. Are there any out there that actually are worth a shit. for under $400. I heard someone talking about that archer thing. I need to, you know, use office 2010, maybe do a little CAD, and what not. I know any of them could take care of my entertainment needs, but I need one that I can do a little work on too. Can I do these kinds of things with an android OS? An iPad seems like it would be basically useless to me considering it has no USB ports, and I have an iPhone anyway. No thanks.

Any Thoughts?

beach tribe 03-24-2011 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Fritz88 (Post 7513802)
Tripadvisor.com
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Thanks.

Fritz88 03-24-2011 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe (Post 7513849)
A little off topic but, I'm wanting to buy a new laptop before i go. Scratch that. I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'm actually wondering if i can get a tablet that will fit my needs. Are there any out there that actually are worth a shit. for under $400. I heard someone talking about that archer thing. I need to, you know, use office 2010, maybe do a little CAD, and what not. I know any of them could take care of my entertainment needs, but I need one that I can do a little work on too. Can I do these kinds of things with an android OS? An iPad seems like it would be basically useless to me considering it has no USB ports, and I have an iPhone anyway. No thanks.

Any Thoughts?

A netbook mabye? Or the Galaxy tab?
Tripadvisor> Turkey > Istanbul > attractions (thing to do). Never fails me. Read the reviews. Get a tour guide or download some of Rick Steves audio tours.
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patteeu 03-24-2011 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by beach tribe (Post 7513849)
A little off topic but, I'm wanting to buy a new laptop before i go. Scratch that. I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'm actually wondering if i can get a tablet that will fit my needs. Are there any out there that actually are worth a shit. for under $400. I heard someone talking about that archer thing. I need to, you know, use office 2010, maybe do a little CAD, and what not. I know any of them could take care of my entertainment needs, but I need one that I can do a little work on too. Can I do these kinds of things with an android OS? An iPad seems like it would be basically useless to me considering it has no USB ports, and I have an iPhone anyway. No thanks.

Any Thoughts?

My thought is that you're not going to get anything worthwhile for under $400 and that you're not going to find a decent tablet anywhere near that price point that can do what you want. You should look for a laptop in the $400-$500 range, IMO. Maybe someone else will have a better option for you.

TIED5573 03-24-2011 12:40 PM

Wiki "Midnight Express". Then DON'T do what that guy did.

JohninGpt 03-24-2011 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Phobia (Post 7513614)
...I was part of a 500 strong military exercise so, who is going to mess with that? One of my favorite memories of that region was their bread. They can definitely make some delicious bread.

"Display Determination"? I was there for that in '91. We flew into a place called Corlu then bussed to Gelebolu (Gallipoli). Place was still tore up from WWI.

bevischief 03-24-2011 02:16 PM

Don't drink the local water, use bottle water for everything including brushing your teeth. Just watch your back, they have vendors everywhere on the street. Big note when leaving the country be sure you watch your bags get loaded on the plane. They put all the bags beside the plane and any unclaimed bags are taken to the end of the runway and burned, this is how they deal with bombers. Take anti-diarrhea meds too. They usually warn Americans if they don't want you in a certain establishments. Public bathroom is a hole in the ground. Turkish airlines allow you to smoke on the flight.

beach tribe 03-24-2011 08:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patteeu (Post 7513868)
My thought is that you're not going to get anything worthwhile for under $400 and that you're not going to find a decent tablet anywhere near that price point that can do what you want. You should look for a laptop in the $400-$500 range, IMO. Maybe someone else will have a better option for you.

Bought an Acer aspire with a dual core 2.3Ghz, and dropped 8 gigs of ram in it. It absolutely BURNING through autodesk inventor. Very Happy with it.
$380.

patteeu 03-24-2011 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe (Post 7514950)
Bought an Acer aspire with a dual core 2.3Ghz, and dropped 8 gigs of ram in it. It absolutely BURNING through autodesk inventor. Very Happy with it.
$380.

Good for you. Does that price include the 8GB? The best I can find at that price is 3.

beach tribe 03-24-2011 09:01 PM

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Originally Posted by patteeu (Post 7514991)
Good for you. Does that price include the 8GB? The best I can find at that price is 3.

Nah. Paid the 35 apiece for the 4 gig sticks, and sold the 3 gigs for 25 to my boss.;)

patteeu 03-24-2011 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe (Post 7515077)
Nah. Paid the 35 apiece for the 4 gig sticks, and sold the 3 gigs for 25 to my boss.;)

Close enough. Good deal. :thumb:

JD10367 03-25-2011 12:04 AM

If you guys are gonna partially quote the song, you should at least link to a decent version, like They Might Be Giants's...

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