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

[Ben Barrett]

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.  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.

    Ben


On 12/4/06, Jason LaPier <jason.lapier at tacs.uoregon.edu> wrote:
>
> 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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