Dallas, Texas 6.2 DFW Metro area. First post updated with new info

[Draeger]

I’ll be there wednesday with my wife (gotta do things with her too). We are staying at IP

A mortal sin.

[Jam1kaze]

[ibme]

We’ll be staying in the Rio. My only thing now is to figure out my situation on how I’m getting to EVO. My ticket got refunded due to overcrowding of the flight or some shit. Might just car ride it up there with dudes from Austin but not sure when that might go down either. Tickets now are hella expensive though and I don’t think they’ll get cheaper. Yo ugh.

Damn dude that sucks… The cheapest that I’m seeing right now is around $290… Check priceline and see if you can get a cheap fair from their “Negotiator” thing. You just input the price you want and the dates you want, and it’ll try and get as close to that price as possible. Only problem is once you say yes, you can’t get a refund.

[pkrstdnt]

I’m looking into these laptops. Can anyone out there give me some advice?
http://ecomm.dell.com/dellstore/basket.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&oid=fab7ba27-0939-4e14-9ef0-53245a3b0a89

[CannedHedgehogs]

I’m looking into these laptops. Can anyone out there give me some advice?
http://ecomm.dell.com/dellstore/basket.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&oid=fab7ba27-0939-4e14-9ef0-53245a3b0a89

There is nothing there.

[pkrstdnt]

oh its because i’m logged in…sorry for huge post, but I could use some advice

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XPS 17
[FONT=arial]Date & Time: July 20, 2011 6:00 AM CST[/FONT]

**SYSTEM COMPONENTS**

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[FONT=arial][FONT=arial]XPS 17[/FONT] Qty 1
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[FONT=arial]XPS 17, Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English Unit Price [FONT=arial]$1,867.98[/FONT]
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Dell XPS 17 Price Includes $442.99 instant discount

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$150 off XPS 17 laptop with coupon

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12 mo special financing on new computer purchases $1299 or more with Dell Preferred Account!

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Catalog Number: 29 DNCWKR2

[FONT=arial]Module[/FONT] [FONT=arial]Description[/FONT] [FONT=arial][FONT=arial][COLOR=#0033cc]Show Details[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT]
[COLOR=black]XPS 17[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]XPS 17[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Operating System[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Processor[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Memory[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Keyboard[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Backlit Keyboard - English[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]LCD[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Video Card[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 555M 3GB graphics with Optimus[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Hard Drive[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Color[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Elemental Silver Aluminum[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Integrated Network Adapter[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Adobe Reader[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Adobe® Acrobat® Reader[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]CD ROM/DVD ROM[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) with Roxio Creater 2011[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Sound[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3 + Creative SoundBlaster X-FI MB 1.2[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Wireless Plus Bluetooth[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N 6230 and Bluetooth 3.0[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Battery[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Hardware Support Services[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]2 Year Premium Hardware Service[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Data Safe[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Mobile Broadband[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]No Mobile Broad Band Selected[/COLOR]
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TOTAL: [FONT=arial]$1,274.99[/FONT]
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XPS 17
[FONT=arial]Date & Time: July 20, 2011 1:31 AM CST[/FONT]

**SYSTEM COMPONENTS**

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[FONT=arial][FONT=arial]XPS 17[/FONT] Qty 1
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[FONT=arial]XPS 17, Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English Unit Price [FONT=arial]$1,722.98[/FONT]
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Dell XPS 17 Price Includes $442.99 instant discount

[FONT=arial][FONT=arial]Expires Sunday, January 01, 2012[/FONT]
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12 mo special financing on new computer purchases $1299 or more with Dell Preferred Account!

[FONT=arial][FONT=arial]Limited Time Offer![/FONT]
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Catalog Number: 29 DNCWKR2

[FONT=arial]Module[/FONT] [FONT=arial]Description[/FONT] [FONT=arial][FONT=arial][COLOR=#0033cc]Show Details[/COLOR][/FONT][/FONT]
[COLOR=black]XPS 17[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]XPS 17[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Operating System[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Genuine Windows® Home Premium, 64-Bit, English[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Processor[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2630QM processor 2.00 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 2.90 GHz[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Memory[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]6GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 Memory[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Keyboard[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Backlit Keyboard - English[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]LCD[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]17.3" FHD (1080p) with 2.0MP HD Webcam[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Video Card[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]NVIDIA® GeForce® GT 550M 1GB graphics with Optimus[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Hard Drive[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Color[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Elemental Silver Aluminum[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Integrated Network Adapter[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Integrated 10/100/1000 Network Card[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Adobe Reader[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Adobe® Acrobat® Reader[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]CD ROM/DVD ROM[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Tray Load Blu-ray Disc BD-Combo (Reads BD and Writes to DVD/CD) with Roxio Creater 2011[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Sound[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]JBL 2.1 Speakers with Waves Maxx Audio 3[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Wireless Plus Bluetooth[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Intel© Centrino© Advanced-N + WiMAX 6150[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]Microsoft® Office Starter: reduced-functionality Word & Excel w/ ads. No PowerPoint or Outlook[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]McAfee Security Center with VirusScan, Firewall, Spyware Removal, 15-Months[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Battery[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]90 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Hardware Support Services[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]2 Year Premium Hardware Service[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Data Safe[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]DataSafe 2.0 Online Backup 2GB for 1 year[/COLOR]
[COLOR=black]Mobile Broadband[/COLOR] [COLOR=black]No Mobile Broad Band Selected[/COLOR]
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TOTAL: [FONT=arial]$1,279.99[/FONT]
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[pkrstdnt]

I can get about $600 off the price of each one

[FindMyFarms]

What are you using your laptop for?

[cHaotix]

They look good spec wise on paper. For the price you’re getting them for you can’t beat that deal. They’ll be lacking in actual build quality though, (a lot of the PC’s getting checked in for hardware problems at my job being Dells) so be ready for failed HDD’s and motherboard/CPU issues. Honestly, like Adnan said, it’s going to boil down to what you’ll be using them for. It’s gonna be hard to beat that price. Just make sure to back up your data a lot if you’re going to be saving important stuff to it.

[Blantron]

Yey evo, im in thurr

[Dest556]

I suggest being a man and buying a REAL PC. Not some pussy laptop.
Unless you need to lug that thing everywhere.

[TostitoSalsa]

After EVO I’m dropping Cody for Ryu. That is all.

Edit: Probably Yang as well.

[xi_weng]

After EVO I’m dropping Cody for Ryu. That is all.

Edit: Probably Yang as well.

Stop trying to be like me Joe. Yo Ugh.

[Retekin]

People dropping their characters for other dudes make me and Honda sick. We’re trying to set a good example for Jinichiro and you guys are all like “Take the easy way out.” No sir. I’ll tell you what I think about your trash Ryu, Joe. Your trash Ryu is Tristan. If your Ryu comes by on a weekday, I’ma set him by the curb.

[TostitoSalsa]

I’m still gonna use Cody, but as of right now. The character requires more skill to win with at a high level and I don’t have that skill yet. My zoning is ass and my counter hit setups are ass as well. I have decent fundamentals but even those are weak in certain aspects. Pretty much my plan is to get good with an actual good character in the game, and then come back to Cody to incorporate that into my game. I have no chance with my current skill with Cody to do anything except maybe get out of pools at EVO and that’s a big maybe. The character is far from good and if I want to make up for his weaknesses, I have to get better at fundamentals and yo guess what, Ryu is the one character that relies on that the most lol.

tl:dr I suck at this game and in order to not suck, I want to improve my fundamentals so that I can actually use Cody and win.

[SFighterlove]

I feel you Joe. I enjoy playing Gouken because of the sweet EX palm combos that lead to high dmg but unfortunately Gouken is trash. I don’t mean trash that you accumulate at home - I mean bear shit trash. If Gouken was any worse, he would be like…well I guess it doesn’t get any worse than bear shit trash. Anyway, I, like you, wanna learn a character that forces me to learn good fundamentals and I kinda wanna stay away from the twins. I’m open to suggestions as to who I should learn to play with.

Also real talk, Yun makes SSF4 less fun.

[Spike]

I can get about $600 off the price of each one

What are you plan on using the laptop for? I can help you out if you let me know what you’re trying to do with it.

[pkrstdnt]

It has to run AE obviously. But i really want a good portable streaming pc.

[lifefire940]

Two things… Zangief seems like a realllly good alt right now.

and WTF OMG BBQ why is it when I don’t practice at all for a good week, I become retarded when it comes down to execution

[neroiscariot]

You KNOW that we are.

Do it this weekend, yo. Last chance practice before Evo.

I have it set for the week after evo. It gives me enough time to get everything laid out and for us to kick around some ideas.

Does anyone think we should have a headline fight or just some tournaments?

What games should we focus on?