Mr_Red

I’m not sure anyone will be interested in my efforts here. Would welcome comments if you have any. I have 3 options. A budget, mid range and expensive option. Budget is a Tier1 machine as suggested above. https://www.tier1online.com/1-1mj36us-aba/refurbished-elitedesk-800-g2-tower-intel-core-i5-6500-3-20ghz 16Mb Ram and 960 SSD. Just over £600 with a refurbed 22” screen. Cheap but a bit dirty, I’m worried it won’t be up to video editing. I’m not a pro though so may be good enough. Screen might be a bit rubbish too. Mid range is a built machine, designed for video (and therefore in my mind will be fine for photography) https://www.punchtechnology.co.uk/product/entry-video-editing-computer-2019/ Should be quick and has a lot of memory to mess around with. Considering a £200 standalone monitor with it. £1200 ish all in. Expensive. iMac, 21.5” screen. 16Mb Ram. Fusion drive (32Gb SSD and 1TB hard drive) With a 6% discount through work, should be about £1550. I think I’m favouring the mid option. The budget one just seems a bit of an unknown given I’m not very techy, and will probably struggle to modify any hardware if needed in the future.

6-0 Saints. Saganowski hattrick.

In truth, I could still sway for a laptop as I don’t see that there are huge differences between them and static machines. Maybe I’m being naive. I bought my previous MacBook in 2010 I think and it’s still going ok, a bit clunky no doubt. So it has proven to be good value for money. My work laptop is a Lenovo thinkpad, and to be fair, other than a replaced fan and screen, it has lasted a long time too. So I’m glad to hear others views and experiences. I have looked online, lots of people suggest apple is good reliability wise, and less prone to viruses etc. This does appeal to me, but for all I know everyone else is just as good now. Please keep eel your thoughts coming all, Very much appreciated.

I hadn’t thought about this route. Thanks. they seem to get good reviews. I guess it’s just a bit of a gamble, despite the warranty, seeing as you don’t know what the machine has done, and it’s theoretically 3 years out of date already - not sure how much that matters any more. Dellrefurbished is incredibly cheap with discounts, but has terrible reviews so I’ll probably steer clear of that one! A mac is always an option, I have apple phone and tablets, just annoyed at being tied to them and their ridiculous pricing... you do get reliability though. In short, I’m still not sure what to do.

Hi all, I’ve no doubt most of you know more about IT than me, so looking for some advice. previously I’ve had a MacBook, it’s lasted years and years and has been great. Im now looking to get a new computer. I only really need it for standard office stuff, but would like it to have some welly for amateur photography/video work (no, not redtube type stuff) I’m looking to keep it reasonably cheap, and won’t be gaming on it. Don’t mind what OS. so... 1. laptop or desktop? I’m preferring the latter due to cost, I don’t really need mobility. 2. Where to buy from? I don’t want to build something myself 3. Any top tips? roughly speaking I was thinking of getting something with a ssd, 8 or maybe 16 Ram... im sure I could go on, but don’t want to lose your interest. Thoughts welcome please. R

'99 (20 years ago!!!) we came back from 3-1 down to draw 3-3 with Blackburn. Pretty sure pahars got the equaliser. Helped keep us up and the noise at the dell turned me into a saint. So a special one to me at least. Also, last game at the Dell vs arsenal was pretty good.

His name is Rabbithutch, He’s got a masterful touch, He’s knicked Danny Ings’s crutch, To support the Saints. We hate Pompey.

I mean, there’s a lot of average out there, but still gotta feel for Bertrand. Even though he didn’t have a good season, he’s still been better than Ashley young. Even when he was quick he wasn’t that good, now his legs are shot he offers nothing.

Some surprisingly good suggestions, and advice. Thanks all. i should have mentioned the low budget, flights are out of the question. As much as I'd like to go abroad. The distillery is a great shout, but the stag is much more of an ale drinker - any good brewery tours about? Ringwood is too far away I think... Thanks for the Andover advice too, I know Salisbury a bit so may head there. Anyone know of any good bike ride routes with pubs along the way? Somewhat weather dependent I suppose.

I have best man duties to complete. I want to do a decent job, but need some inspiration. Any good ideas for this? Stupid stories etc? (We've all heard the smurf one) Were going to Thruxton for the touring car champs, but need an activity for the Saturday. Any thoughts on what to do? I can't imagine there's much going on in Andover?! Was thinking pub crawl (by foot or bike) but don't know the area well. Would really appreciate any suggestions, stupid or other. Cheers all.

Think there won't be any left. Any time for me thanks... Even 95 if nothing else! Cheers

Am I the only person who likes Long then? A more than decent squad player in my eyes. He isn't going to score 20 in a season, but he has good all-round ability and works hard. I'm pleased we've signed him. I didn't watch the entire game but I was particularly impressed with Clyne, Fonte, Schneiderlin, Tadic and Pelle. Pelle gets motm for pulling back Wilshere (I think) at the end of the game, loved how much that wound up Wenger and Wilshere. I don't particularly want it to happen, but if Clyne doesn't get a call up, I'll stop supporting England. It's beyond dumb that he isn't in the team.

Sky were reporting that we were 6th highest spenders in this window... Before the signing of Mane which I think put us into 5th above Man City?! Of course we got a lot in from Shaw, Lallana and Lovren, but now it seems we might actually have a stronger squad. I can't pretend to know how good some of these guys are so I'll caveat the above with that. All in all I'm pleased, especially because we haven't (yet) got rid of any other key players... Fingers crossed no-one leaves at the last second. Despite that, I'm sad to see Jos and Ramirez leave. Jos because he was a bit of a square head legend, and Ramirez because I got so worked up when we broke records to sign the guy. I still have hope that he will come good.

Really? He looks at the player making the run, he weights and directs the pass to feet and fake crosses a second or so after hitting the ball with his left... Can't understand how anyone thinks that was unintentional.

A divisive thread! I suppose not the first on here, but I think it's quite telling. Could this be the test to decide who knows football and who is that guy who shouts 'get stuck in there lad' and applauds the player who runs about like a headless chicken...? Welbeck is a good player, if SAF plays him, he's a good player, you don't need to say any more really. Sure his first touch can be suspect, but Beatts suffered from that, yet he was still a great player for us. Is Danny welbeck a good player? do you know anything about football?