What tech did you buy today?

2011-03-04 17:21:13

#6326

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6754

nickb64 wrote:
Bought about a week ago, just finished being delivered today.

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/44772/100_0005.JPG

Patriot XPorter XT 16GB for school info and photos.

Also got a Steelseries QCK heavy and QCK mini to replace old, falling apart mousepads

i bought two, one for work, one for home. i like patriot's thumbdrives, they are very universal - not found a machine that didn't instantly recognize them . . .

2011-03-04 17:36:49

#6327

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6668|'Murka

FEOS wrote:
Uzique wrote:
FEOS wrote:
It's the iMac. 21.5" screen. Bought it for the spousal unit, as her PC is approaching end of life. She's becoming one if the Borg, what with the iPhone, iPad...and now this. I suppose if I could game on it, I would transition, but since I can't...
yeah, i can tell it's the 21" by the white detail... the 27" is bigger and sleek-black. it's a shame apple don't sell the 21" as a separate unit
I was thinking the larger size model was the same color scheme, as well. I'll have to check next time I'm in the store.

Next purchase is some additional RAM.

Nevermind...I just checked the website.

They essentially look the same.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-03-04 18:33:11

#6328

nickb64: formerly from OC (it's EXACTLY like on tv)[truth]; +77|5868|Greatest Nation on Earth(USA)

burnzz wrote:
nickb64 wrote:
Bought about a week ago, just finished being delivered today.

http://static.bf2s.com/files/user/44772/100_0005.JPG

Patriot XPorter XT 16GB for school info and photos.

Also got a Steelseries QCK heavy and QCK mini to replace old, falling apart mousepads
i bought two, one for work, one for home. i like patriot's thumbdrives, they are very universal - not found a machine that didn't instantly recognize them . . .

I almost bought a higher capacity version of the one that I have right now, some Kingston model, but the U3 bullshit on it pissed me off too much when using it at school, because it took forever to become useable on the machines loading the U3 launchpad.

2011-03-04 18:35:49

#6329

13urnzz: Banned; +5,830|6754

there is an applet for getting rid of u3. i can't remember (sandisk?) but on the front page of the website, it's available for download. it formats a thumbdrive fat32, takes away the u3.

yeah, it sucks . . .

2011-03-04 18:52:04

#6330

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6728

FEOS wrote:
FEOS wrote:
Uzique wrote:

yeah, i can tell it's the 21" by the white detail... the 27" is bigger and sleek-black. it's a shame apple don't sell the 21" as a separate unit
I was thinking the larger size model was the same color scheme, as well. I'll have to check next time I'm in the store.

Next purchase is some additional RAM.
Nevermind...I just checked the website.

http://i.imgur.com/YKWFV.png

They essentially look the same.

yeah, on the .co.uk website the standalone 27" just has a slim black decor... no white part at the bottom. very strange.

https://storeimages.apple.com/1505/as-images.apple.com/is/image/AppleInc/MC007?wid=326&hei=326&fmt=jpeg&qlt=95&op_sharpen=0&resMode=bicub&op_usm=0.5,0.5,0,0&iccEmbed=0&layer=comp

i remember because i was looking to buy one literally 2-3 days ago

£990

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2011-03-04 19:35:15

#6331

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,979|6889|949

Uzi I think you were looking at just the 27inch LCD monitor, as opposed to an iMac. All iMacs have that bottom silver border as far as I know

2011-03-04 19:54:21

#6332

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6728

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Uzi I think you were looking at just the 27inch LCD monitor, as opposed to an iMac. All iMacs have that bottom silver border as far as I know

yeah... that's what i mean. i just wanted the screen for my macbook, as a desktop expansion.

the imac comes with the 21" or the 27" screen. i was hoping they'd sell the 21" size one separately too... but only the 27".

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2011-03-04 23:00:52

#6333

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6996|Toronto | Canada

Winston_Churchill wrote:
get a dell ultrasharp, they sell them 23", 24" and 27". you can get the 27" for as low as ~$800 when its on sale. and theyre gorgeous screens

2011-03-05 05:58:49

#6334

FEOS: Bellicose Yankee Air Pirate; +1,182|6668|'Murka

KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Uzi I think you were looking at just the 27inch LCD monitor, as opposed to an iMac. All iMacs have that bottom silver border as far as I know

I believe that silver area is where the RAM sits...pretty much the only thing you can change yourself.

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.”
― Albert Einstein
Doing the popular thing is not always right. Doing the right thing is not always popular

2011-03-06 16:38:55

#6335

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6728

FEOS wrote:
KEN-JENNINGS wrote:
Uzi I think you were looking at just the 27inch LCD monitor, as opposed to an iMac. All iMacs have that bottom silver border as far as I know
I believe that silver area is where the RAM sits...pretty much the only thing you can change yourself.

didn't know this! suddenly makes sense

still there's no excuse for charging nearly a grand for a 27" monitor

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2011-03-06 19:20:32

#6336

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6996|Toronto | Canada

its an IPS monitor, totally different technology and much better quality.

pretty small market (mostly graphic designers and the like) for IPS monitors of that size, making the price ridiculously high. plus the apple tax

2011-03-07 08:22:13

#6337

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6877|Mhz

Winston_Churchill wrote:
its an IPS monitor, totally different technology and much better quality.

pretty small market (mostly graphic designers and the like) for IPS monitors of that size, making the price ridiculously high. plus the apple tax

You can get 27" IPS screens for a lot less than £1k, this one for example, no excuse for an extra £400 for what is essentially, an Apple logo.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2011-03-07 08:23:15)

2011-03-07 08:44:50

#6338

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6996|Toronto | Canada

...lol

A) I have that monitor
B) try reading more that 2 posts up, I've suggested it twice already

2011-03-07 11:30:57

#6339

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|7013|Scotland

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
its an IPS monitor, totally different technology and much better quality.

pretty small market (mostly graphic designers and the like) for IPS monitors of that size, making the price ridiculously high. plus the apple tax
You can get 27" IPS screens for a lot less than £1k, this one for example, no excuse for an extra £400 for what is essentially, an Apple logo.

That's not a lot less than £1000 when you're already shelling out £700 for a monitor. It's still a lot of money for a monitor. Well worth it if you have the cash though.

2011-03-07 11:46:55

#6340

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6877|Mhz

I'd say 30% more is a bit of a chunk to anyone and I don't think anyone regardless of how minted they are is going to say no to £300 for nothing.

Given that the Dell is probably the better monitor too, I've not dug about in the specs much but, it seems to equal or beat it in everything. I can't see a reason for buying the Apple one.

2011-03-07 12:30:51

#6341

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6996|Toronto | Canada

I got that monitor for $800 CAD, including S&H and taxes, which is a helluva lot less than £1000 base price. It goes on sale at 30-40% off every few months on the dell site.

2011-03-07 15:41:48

#6342

Ilocano: buuuurrrrrrppppp.......; +341|6924

TheEternalPessimist wrote:
Winston_Churchill wrote:
its an IPS monitor, totally different technology and much better quality.

pretty small market (mostly graphic designers and the like) for IPS monitors of that size, making the price ridiculously high. plus the apple tax
You can get 27" IPS screens for a lot less than £1k, this one for example, no excuse for an extra £400 for what is essentially, an Apple logo.

How about the 30" for $1125?

30" Dell UltraSharp U3011 2560x1600 LCD Monitor $1124 with free shipping
$1,499.00 - $374.75 = $1,124.25 shipped

Code: $5HNJCKS5KR?VC

http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/prod … xtStep,rk:

2011-03-07 15:53:26

#6343

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6996|Toronto | Canada

kinda silly to pay 3-400 more for 3 inches bigger yet only 160 vertical pixels taller. way lower pixel density than the 27"

but in proving the point that the apple one is needlessly overpriced... yep

2011-03-11 01:21:40