[Eug-lug] deal at Best Buy on Toshiba notebook $249

[Ben Barrett]

Oh, and I know a couple Mac guys in the area who always have the very latest
MacBook Pro, and since the re-sale value is very good, they've broken even
on a number of ugprades (via ADC, student discounts, and clever/timely ebay
sales) -- they even came out ahead on 1 or 2 upgrades!!
Relating to my prior analogy, I see this much like leasing a new auto.

    Ben


On 12/3/06, Ben Barrett <stircrazyben at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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! <linux at rocksolidnetworks.com> wrote:
> >
> > ...
> > I also like the apple laptops, but but like the thinkpads, i dont much
> > like the price :(
> >
> > Jamie
> >
> >
>
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