Ben Barrett wrote:
Getting O/T, I know. FWIW, the only time I'm happy to
get what I pay for is after I've been ripped of, heh heh,
it is all relative so to speak.
Speakin' of getting ripped off--and veering slightly back towards the
original topic of an affordable laptop, just got involved w
Cool! Can I have some free hardware, then?
J/k, grins and all. C'mon, it was a hardware discussion,
and only half-meant it. Sorry, sorry, what is the right
way to explain the benefits of getting something a little
better than the bottom of the barrel, do you think? :)
Getting O/T, I know. FW
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Really - we're supposed to be OSS users here, so let's hear no more of
this "You get what you pay for" nonsense...
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> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:59 AM
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You don't get what you pay for. Go into a car dealership
and buy a car for twice the sticker price. The car will not
be twice as good for you having done so. I promise!
The saying should be "you pay for what you get".
--
Allen Brown [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://69.59.200.90/~abrown/
If you're
It is easier to get parts & labor for a more-common machine. Worst
supporting feedback ever :) Not as granola as some may think my current
car was a better deal, that is what I'm trying to say. I got more than I
paid for both times, imo.
Ben
On 12/4/06, LinuxRocks! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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
If your looking for a backup system. You might check some of the
Internet based storage offerings. Amazon S3 storage looks really
attractive. There are other companies likes rsync.net etc...
Mike Miller
On 12/2/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hotswap is a fun one -- I have
On Sun, 2006-12-03 at 09:00 -0800, Ben Barrett wrote:
> What?? Playboy is on TV I'll be right back, just have to get my
> soldering iron!!
hey now.. watch where you go flinging lead solder. ;-)
> lol :) Also sounds like a ripe marke for a comcat-box "mod chip" --
> those things seem to be
