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

[Jason LaPier]

Really - we're supposed to be OSS users here, so let's hear no more of
this "You get what you pay for" nonsense...
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: euglug-bounces at euglug.org 
> [mailto:euglug-bounces at euglug.org] On Behalf Of Allen Brown
> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2006 11:59 AM
> To: Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group
> Subject: Re: [Eug-lug] deal at Best Buy on Toshiba notebook $249
> 
> 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  abrown at peak.org  http://69.59.200.90/~abrown/
>    If you're not failing every now and again, it's a sign you're
>    not doing anything very innovative. --- Woody Allen
> 
> LinuxRocks! wrote:
> > 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" <stircrazyben at gmail.com>
> >>To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <euglug at 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! <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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