[CS-FSLUG] Laptops and iBooks (OT)

[Timothy Butler]

Well, I don't want to advise you too much and talk you into  
something, but let me say this: many times I've bought something  
cheaper because it was cheaper, not because it did what I wanted  
better (or as well as) a more expensive item. Sometimes this is  
practically necessary, I have $X in cash, and simply cannot spend  
anymore. Other times, it is just a bit of a stretch to buy the better  
thing. In those latter cases, I almost always regret having purchased  
the cheaper item, and many times have ended up buying the better,  
more expensive item down the road.

In other words, you may be keeping more money to yourself right now,  
but six months or a year down the road are you going to be trying to  
sell that Acer at a loss so that you can buy the iBook you really  
would have been better off with to begin with?

(Maybe you won't be better off with it, but just something to chew  
on...)

     -Tim

On Jul 26, 2005, at 9:38 PM, Nathan T. wrote:

> I don't know whether to be sad, angry or happy. I was about to get an
> Acer on my next paycheck but now I have to save for an iBook because
> they have 512 ram as standard now and cost less than they would have
> before with the same amount of ram.
>
> I'm so confused, GRRR!... Oh and uh... thanks I guess, or maybe I'm
> mad at you, I don't know for sure :-p
>
> I'm split fifty-fifty now, I think I need to sleep on this but if
> anyone wants to cast a tie breaking vote that might help me decide
> before I get a bad headache.
>
> Which do I want more, money or mac 8-(
>
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