Are you saying sometimes you get what you pay for? wow! I think your analogy is a terrible one... the $300 car was a sweet sweet deal. also, #4, how is being an import a benefit? Worst car analogy evar.
Jamie On Sun, Dec 03, 2006 at 10:18:28AM -0800, Ben Barrett wrote: > Date: Sun, 3 Dec 2006 10:18:28 -0800 > From: "Ben Barrett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <euglug@euglug.org> > Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] deal at Best Buy on Toshiba notebook $249 > > I for one think it is worth it. As an analogy, I used to have a $300 car, > and it worked :) > My newer car cost a whole $1000 more, and it is: > 1) a more comfortable ride with more amenities > 2) getting better mileage & not leaking as much oil & tranny fluid > 3) looks nicer, and nearly as roomy for storage & moving stuff around > 4) an import! :) > > I see a lot of parallels in this metaphor, albeit because it is personal -- > items #1 & #3 are not as easily quantifiable, > but I was able to get hints about the value of those benefits before I > bought it... hope this helps. As with anything, > it depends what you want out of it, and what you can afford (don't forget, > can you afford to wait a while to buy?). > > cheers, > > Ben > > PS - I find it exciting, in the context of helping non-computer-buffs find a > new machine, that we now have a variety of good, sub-$500 portables on the > market -- just keep shopping around; I was surprised to find a great deal on > a Toshiba at CompUSA & pick it up in person (up in PDX) for a client > recently... not too many laptop models support 4GB of RAM yet. Some > Toshiba's, some IBM/Lenovo's, and a few others... > > > On 12/3/06, LinuxRocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >... > >I also like the apple laptops, but but like the thinkpads, i dont much > >like the price :( > > > >Jamie > > > > > _______________________________________________ > EUGLUG mailing list > euglug@euglug.org > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list euglug@euglug.org http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
