Allen Snowdon

Those are pretty impressive specs, and I certainly get it re: ship complexity. My HP G6 (much lower specs) was okay for the starter rockets and thought I had the ultimate computer...you know the rest. The HP EliteBook was first manufactured in 2011, in the USA. The 8740w model was and is still considered to be their top-of-the-line. The particular machine I found on eBay originally sold for $3950USD, and the warranty is also being legally transferred. For fooling around designing and testing stuff with a notebook is damned convenient to me. I can do the ultra-high framerate and screen capture on my good gaming computer. Before passing judgement PLEASE read: [url]http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03198799[/url] [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Thanks for the encouraging remarks :) That's all I want too, I can do the fun-flying on my watt-eater at home.

I have a really nice desktop, a few in fact. Just like portability (we're rural with a very big lot and nice weather) [COLOR="silver"][SIZE=1]- - - Updated - - -[/SIZE][/COLOR] Thanks for sharing that, Zephram. A more sensible choice eh?

Posted in Tom's Guide April 7, 2015: "[I][COLOR=#070F14][FONT=Arial]IMO, that laptop, although dated a bit is still a viable machine (especially considering the Quadro FX 3800m graphics) and the price seems good for the hardware. The only cons I noticed are that the webcam has been removed and it still sports a rather "small" 320GB HDD. I might look into an SSD to put in there which should make the whole [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2599913/1st-gen-elitebook-laptops-worth.html#"][FONT=inherit][COLOR=#009900][FONT=inherit][U]system[/U][/FONT][/COLOR][IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png[/IMG][/FONT][/URL][COLOR=#070F14][FONT=Arial] feel snappier.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#070F14][FONT=Arial]The biggest drawback is that during any intensive tasks, you'll need to use the power [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2599913/1st-gen-elitebook-laptops-worth.html#"][FONT=inherit][COLOR=#009900][FONT=inherit][U]adapter[/U][/FONT][/COLOR][IMG]http://images.intellitxt.com/ast/adTypes/icon1.png[/IMG][/FONT][/URL][COLOR=#070F14][FONT=Arial] since the graphics alone can eat up to 100W (that's a lot of power and heat for a laptop!). I'll recommend looking over this article [/FONT][/COLOR][URL]http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2376739,00.asp[/URL][COLOR=#070F14][FONT=Arial] to see if it mentions anything you find particularly undesirable.[/FONT][/COLOR] [/I][COLOR=#070F14][FONT=Arial][I]Considering it cost ~$2000 when new, and I feel the hardware is still viable, I'd say that seems to be a pretty good deal[/I]"" source: [/FONT][/COLOR]http://www.tomsguide.com/answers/id-2599913/1st-gen-elitebook-laptops-worth.html

Thanks Agost. Don't know where you got that date, another planet perhaps? [url]http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03198799[/url][COLOR=#000000][FONT=arial] They're selling for ~cdn$500-600 used. Never been into gaming much so don't know if it's worth it or wha [/FONT][/COLOR]

[FONT=arial]KSP was running "meh" on my HP-g6 2090ca which recently died. Been stuck on my economy Satellite C850D which is close to intolerable (but still fun to build and test ships on rainy days)[/FONT] [FONT=arial] Thinking about buying a used HP EliteBook 8740W. Specs look good: intel core i7 @ 2.67Ghz, 8Gb, [/FONT][COLOR=#000000][FONT=Arial][FONT=arial]nVidia graphics board with 1-GB GDDR3 [/FONT][/FONT][/COLOR][FONT=arial] Would appreciate any thoughts before I squander(?) my limited $ [/FONT]http://h20564.www2.hp.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docId=emr_na-c03198799[FONT=arial] Thanks[/FONT]

Same here, after 1.0.5 update Mechjeb won't track delt-vee during construction, and ascent and landing autopilots don't work either. Good time to re-practice manual flight while waiting for a solution

Thanks to all who replied Kind of a petty issue I suppose and wasn't a problem with the smaller ships. When I get into bigger stuff it's a pain. And not faulting KSP because the bigarse stuff is add-ons. (size matters to me) https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-OgLTn1m5WAU/Vjam4H9EDJI/AAAAAAAAAG4/XrEUvzql_lo/w884-h497-no/12182401_1169861123029099_9178190327394742944_o.jpg - - - Updated - - - One more dumb question...how do I mark this thread as "Answered"? And thank you - - - Updated - - - hmmm...come to think of it I'm sure I saw that technique on a youtube tutorial. probably even have the mod. thanks

Thanks mabarry3, you explain it much better than I. Hopefully someone put it in the suggestion box at ksp - - - Updated - - - impossible with big fat rockets

I really don't appreciate unhelpful answers. This is not a Linux forum. So here is my query for those who didn't bother reading it: Is there a keystroke that toggles "Lock/Unlock Move Part" or "Lock/Unlock Select Part" so parts on my project won't go flying away when I edit staging or other task?

I know that. My question was is there a keystroke or other option that toggles "Lock/Unlock Move Part" or "Lock/Unlock Select Part" ?

Experimenting with ion drive, problem is that when power from solar cells is unavailable automatic guidance shuts down because the battery is connected to the engine. The diode was a significant invention in electronic history, and a mystery how the Kerbals missed it.

Too bad you can't save or load a rect without a pod, and you can't change a pod later, that sucks.

Try putting it on the other way around. Worked for me.

So discouraging to watch hours of careful construction destroyed when it's time to edit the staging, or put EVA items into inventory. If someone knows of a keystroke that toggles "Lock/Unlock Move Part" or "Lock/Unlock Select Part" or how I could edit a cfg to make it so...