-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
MMA-GAF |OT5| Father Time Is Undefeated
- Thread starter polyh3dron
- Start date
Bitch.
This reads like one of Heel's mock Dana posts.
TheKaeptain
Banned
I had to buy a new laptop. So I went with a Lenovo IdeaPad Y410p. I got it for $760 because my University has a deal with them. I know fuck all about computers but I just went with the one that made the most sense for me money wise.
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?sb=:000001C9:0000F409:
http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ideapad/y-series/y410p/?sb=:000001C9:0000F409:
Ninja Scooter
Member
MacBook Air or bust, bro.
TheKaeptain
Banned
Fuck Apple.
TheKaeptain
Banned
How long do you think this would last? Like hows the build quality? I've had the same asus since 2009. I don't upgrade laptops that much because I never do much with them.
Also, I found out today I get all Microsoft software for free because of my major.
You can install Windows on it, the MBA is by far the best value notebook out there for virtually every type on consumer.
Maklershed
Member
I loled
He jokes but if he offered a few thousand and a sandwich I bet Tito would really sell him his skull.
Can Crusher
Banned
Pretty awesome.
god you're so negative.
Either they are one and the same or they share the same account here. That explains away everything.Chamber said:
Can Crusher
Banned
I don't even think we are negative, JUST REAL BITCH
Maklershed
Member
Dana says the highest pay for one fight in the UFC was $5 million in 2007. Who was it?
I went through all the events in 2007 and selected a list of the likeliest candidates of those who headlined a PPV card...
Rich Franklin
Chuck Liddell
Rampage Jackson
Mirko Crocop
George St. Pierre
Randy Couture
Anderson Silva
Matt Hughes
Dan Henderson
I went through all the events in 2007 and selected a list of the likeliest candidates of those who headlined a PPV card...
Rich Franklin
Chuck Liddell
Rampage Jackson
Mirko Crocop
George St. Pierre
Randy Couture
Anderson Silva
Matt Hughes
Dan Henderson
bones posted this on his instagram.
http://instagram.com/p/eJpZHPMDPq
if that wasn't douchebag enough already, his description almost makes me vomit.. and he's got a lion for an avatar.
I think his only redeaming quality is he's a Fyodor fan.
that and he's an awesome fighter :/
http://instagram.com/p/eJpZHPMDPq
if that wasn't douchebag enough already, his description almost makes me vomit.. and he's got a lion for an avatar.
I think his only redeaming quality is he's a Fyodor fan.
that and he's an awesome fighter :/
If I had to guess it was either Handy Randy for his fight with Big Timmy or Gabe,
Or
Chuck in his rematch with QRJ.
TheKaeptain
Banned
What kind of graphics card does it have?
I used a MBP at work. It was a quality product but there's just no way I could justify spending that much money on one knowing that for the same cash I could get a windows laptop that would blow it out of the water.
D
Deleted member 47027
Unconfirmed Member
I think it's Chuck. I think.
The main selling points of the MBP are the display, trackpad, and the case. It feels like a high end product. The downside is mine is 3 years old and has been having issues for the last year to 1.5 years. I've had the same issue with several gens of various ipod products. good luck any of them lasting 2 years of regular use. apple products don't seem like they are built to last.
I'm also not a huge fan of the operating system. for my money W7 is the single best OS in the past 10 years. Rock solid. The PC I built 4+ years ago has never crashed or had a single issue on W7. Any crashes I've had have been related to unstable overclocks.
IMO, for personal use there isn't much need for a laptop. i rather have a dedicated self built desktop PC for gaming and general activity and a tablet for internet browsing on the couch. outside of work and traveling for work, i don't see the need for laptops in 2013.
TheKaeptain
Banned
If I didn't need a laptop for school I wouldn't have one.
polyh3dron
Banned
None. Integrated graphics, same with the 13" MBP.
If you want a discrete GPU Mac you need to get at least a 15" MBP.
Which is something I have a hard time justifying for $1800, especially when you consider the kind of PC you can build for that amount. I love Macbooks and OSX, just hate the prices.
TheKaeptain
Banned
That's what I was hinting at.
15 inch MBP $1,800:
15-inch: 2.3GHz
2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz
4GB 1600MHz memory
500GB 5400-rpm hard drive1
Intel HD Graphics 4000
NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 512MB of GDDR5 memory
Lenovo IdeaPad y410 I bought through the school deal for $760:
4th Generation Intel Core i7-4700MQ Processor (2.40GHz 1600MHz 6MB)
8.0GB PC3-12800 DDR3L SDRAM 1600 MHz
1TB 5400 RPM hard drive
NVIDIA GeForce GT755M GDDR5 2GB
It's interesting how far along the sport has come since 2007.
This was their idea of a stacked card, even calling it UFC 73: Stacked
Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring
Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans
Sean Sherk (c) vs. Hermes Franca
Anderson Silva (c) vs. Nate Marquardt
This was their Fight Night card
Drew McFedries vs. Jordan Radev
Jon Fitch vs. Roan Carneiro
Jason Black vs. Thiago Tavares
Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher
I'm grateful for what we have today
lol @ crocop's $350k paychecks
Overall the payscale seemed to be better back in 2007 with the smaller roster as well
My guesses for the 5 mil payout
Chuck for his December 30, 2006 rematch with Tito
Chuck for his Rampage rematch
Wand to stop ducking Chuck and come over to the UFC
Randy for his return to the UFC's HW division
This was their idea of a stacked card, even calling it UFC 73: Stacked
Kenny Florian vs. Alvin Robinson
Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira vs. Heath Herring
Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans
Sean Sherk (c) vs. Hermes Franca
Anderson Silva (c) vs. Nate Marquardt
This was their Fight Night card
Drew McFedries vs. Jordan Radev
Jon Fitch vs. Roan Carneiro
Jason Black vs. Thiago Tavares
Sam Stout vs. Spencer Fisher
I'm grateful for what we have today
lol @ crocop's $350k paychecks
Overall the payscale seemed to be better back in 2007 with the smaller roster as well
My guesses for the 5 mil payout
Chuck for his December 30, 2006 rematch with Tito
Chuck for his Rampage rematch
Wand to stop ducking Chuck and come over to the UFC
Randy for his return to the UFC's HW division
industrian
will gently cradle you as time slowly ticks away.
After using a MBP since Monday I have written off OSX. It's absolute junk compared to Windows 7. Whether it's the persistent top menu bar or the fact you can't maximise a program without moving it to its own individual page is stupid. The lack of a coherent taskbar and start menu also are grating. That and the spinning coloured circle of doom.
Don't get me wrong, the MBP is stellar hardware, and maybe I'd appreciate OSX with a larger screen, but I'm probably going to stick with Windows 7 until it becomes obsoleted by hardware changes or game requirements.
I just bought a 13" Macbook Air for my gf for her birthday which should be coming in a few days. Came out to $1300 after tax/shipping for
1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 processor
Turbo Boost up to 2.6GHz
Intel HD Graphics 5000
8GB memory
128GB flash storage
I've used a couple of windows notebooks, PCs along with the MBA, MBP, MBPr, iMac the past few years.
My general thoughts
One shouldn't even bother thinking about a discrete GPU as they all suck on every notebook aside from those giant Alienwares and Sagers. The new Haswells and even some of the Ivy Bridges have decent enough integrated graphics for light gaming. If you want to be gaming all the time, I'd recommend a full on desktop PC.
I use the 27" iMac and MBPr at work and they both suck for gaming. While it can run things decently, for that price, you would expect it to be a lot beefier.
The 2880 x 1800 resolution on the MBPr is absolutely glorious but it definitely chugs once in a while.
What you're paying for when you purchase a Mac is
- OSX: I very much prefer it to Windows and even have it dual booting at home on my PC but I guess it mostly comes down to personal preference
- Trackpad: I still don't get why Windows laptops don't have better trackpads. The trackpads on Macs are just amazing and I don't understand how I've lived without it pre-OSX
- Great design and size: While the design has been largely the same for the past couple of years, its definitely my favorite of all notebooks. It just looks great, feels great and the MBA especially is extremely light.
- Applecare: Can't stress how great Applecare is. Repairing or replacing Windows notebooks are a pain in the ass with you waiting as much as a few weeks to have your shit sent back to your from China.
Keyboard is good but not great. Definitely better on the MBP than the MBA
Flash storage / SSDs are an absolute must on notebooks. Much quieter, less moving parts, MUCH faster for everyday tasks. HDDs are a thing of the past and no one should use them except for external storage (if even that)
If you do absolutely nothing on your laptop and just use it for general web browsing, light gaming, watching movies, etc
PCs are just fine for that along with the right specs. I'm sure there are great windows notebooks out there but I have yet to try them. But when you match them spec for spec, side by side, the MBA just seems like a better value based purely on hardware.
It just a matter if you wanna enjoy it in a better fashion via Apple's perks for their $200-$400 premium. I honestly think the Macbook Air is the best bang for the buck for general computing along with its size, speed and amazing battery life.
MBPr if you want a workhorse for all your Adobe apps. It's definitely overpriced imo but well worth it if you have the cash. I'd definitely wait for the Haswell refresh though.
Believe me, 5 years from now you'll be saying the same thing about today's cards. Father Time makes cans of everyone.
Fight Night cards haven't changed all that much - if anything some of them improved.
The PPV card looks well enough, but I wasn't watching then so many of those fighters were probably held in higher regard at the time.
Vox next time you are banned for arguing about mobile devices, ask yourself "Who ya crappin?"
That UFC 73 main card is fucking stacked compared to today's standards. In 2007 all those guys were still legit. A PPV with 2 title fights. Spider Silver and the Muscle Shark. An up-and-coming wrestler Suga Rashad vs an old vanguard wrestler Tito Ortiz in a passing of the torch match. The UFC debut of Big Nog over a tough Herring. Plus "I finish fights" Kflo in the opener.
Hindsight might say these fights suck now, but you are looking with the benefit of 20/20 vision 6 years later.
Lets compare it to the dogshit that is UFC 165 main card:
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) vs. Alexander Gustafsso
Bantamweight Renan Barão (ic) vs. Eddie Wineland
Heavyweight Brendan Schaub vs. Matt Mitrione
Middleweight Costa Philippou vs. Francis Carmont
Lightweight Pat Healy vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
That UFC 73 main card is fucking stacked compared to today's standards. In 2007 all those guys were still legit. A PPV with 2 title fights. Spider Silver and the Muscle Shark. An up-and-coming wrestler Suga Rashad vs an old vanguard wrestler Tito Ortiz in a passing of the torch match. The UFC debut of Big Nog over a tough Herring. Plus "I finish fights" Kflo in the opener.
Hindsight might say these fights suck now, but you are looking with the benefit of 20/20 vision 6 years later.
Lets compare it to the dogshit that is UFC 165 main card:
Light Heavyweight Jon Jones (c) vs. Alexander Gustafsso
Bantamweight Renan Barão (ic) vs. Eddie Wineland
Heavyweight Brendan Schaub vs. Matt Mitrione
Middleweight Costa Philippou vs. Francis Carmont
Lightweight Pat Healy vs. Khabib Nurmagomedov
I think I'll put myself on ignore.
QFT. It's an OS for handicapped kids and grandparents.
I agree with friend Vio-Bud. To test this theory, I picked a random pay-per-view main card from Wikipedia.
Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Josh Koscheck
This is less than 3 years ago. Here's another.
Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke vs. Chris Camozzi
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole
Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver
Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Welterweight bout: Thiago Alves vs. John Howard
Lightweight bout: Joe Stevenson vs. Mac Danzig
Lightweight bout: Jim Miller vs. Charles Oliveira
Heavyweight bout: Stefan Struve vs. Sean McCorkle
Welterweight Championship bout: Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Josh Koscheck
This is less than 3 years ago. Here's another.
Middleweight bout: Kyle Noke vs. Chris Camozzi
Welterweight bout: Chris Lytle vs. Brian Ebersole
Lightweight bout: George Sotiropoulos vs. Dennis Siver
Middleweight bout: Michael Bisping vs. Jorge Rivera
Welterweight bout: B.J. Penn vs. Jon Fitch
Please.
Anderson Silva defending his title against a Pancrase standout that no one cares about
Sherk x Franca was the equivalent of today's Barao x Wineland as no one would pay to see these two fight
undefeated Rashad coming off his headkick KO over Sean Salmon (!) fighting a guy who just got mauled by Chuck. Not to mention they fight to a draw cause of Tito's constant cage grabbing
Nog coming over from Pride and struggling to win in a Pride rematch no one wanted to see in the first place.
Ex title contender KenFlo going up against Alvin Robinson.
Hardly "stacked"
I watched this card live so it must count for something, right?
Don't get me wrong. Current era UFC has had its fair share of shitty diluted cards. But keep in mind this "Stacked" card came at the height of MMA's popularity with recent folding of Pride under their belt as well. This is the best they could come up with?
Main Card on Pay-Per-View
Bantamweight Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber
Middleweight Tim Boetsch def. Hector Lombard
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo def. Shawn Jordan
Welterweight James Head def. Brian Ebersole
Welterweight Matthew Riddle vs Chris Clements
You think this will hold up 5 years from now, Viofriend?
Bantamweight Renan Barão def. Urijah Faber
Middleweight Tim Boetsch def. Hector Lombard
Heavyweight Cheick Kongo def. Shawn Jordan
Welterweight James Head def. Brian Ebersole
Welterweight Matthew Riddle vs Chris Clements
You think this will hold up 5 years from now, Viofriend?
TheKaeptain
Banned
Did you miss the part when I wrote that the laptop I bought has a 4th gen in it already? Also, you sure love that kool-aid.
Anderson Chael 2 was originally set to ME this card.
Aldo Koch was supposed to serve as Co-ME.
Nog pulled out with an injury against Kongo.
Akiyama was supposed to face Thiago Alves, Akiyama got injured. replaced with Siyar. Alves got injured. Siyar then got injured and got replaced with Clements.
Thiago Silva was also supposed to fight Shogun on this card. Silva got injured. Shogun got pulled to face Vera on FOX shortly after.
This was an awesome card before all the injuries.
Vio-Lence said:
Wrong. KenFlo fought your ever loving Muscle Shark for the LW strap in 2006
TheKaeptain said:
Wut?
TheKaeptain
Banned
You brought up the Haswell. The laptop I bought has one in it.
I meant the MBPr needs a Haswell refresh.
Host Samurai
Member
Man speaks the truth. That 2007 card was awesome. This 165 card should be free
I had no idea that Arlovksi is fighting today. Should be a decent scrap lol
TheKaeptain
Banned
I know. It's just I got all that hardware for $760 bucks and it has the 4th gen in it.