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 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "Eugene Unix and Gnu/Linux User Group" <[email protected]> > >>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 > [email protected] > http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug > _______________________________________________ EUGLUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.euglug.org/mailman/listinfo/euglug
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