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From: Tom Harrington on 27 Jul 2010 16:13 In article <i2na43$4c2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Tim Okergit <to(a)notme.com> wrote: > Yes, absolutely great news. At last, Apple offers a G5! But I thought it > would bring the prices down. How come it doesn't? > > See what you can get at Newegg for $590.99: > > 1. Intel Core i5-655K (Clarkdale) 3.2GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core > Unlocked Desktop Processor (Model: BX80616I5655K) Down at the first step! The Mac Pros start at four cores and go up from there. > 2. GIGABYTE Socket 1156 Intel H55 Express Chipset HDMI Micro ATX > Motherboard (Model: GA-H55M-UD2H) I looked up reviews on this motherboard on Newegg. The first few all gave 1/5 eggs and included comments like "very disappointing", "arrived DOA", "Don't buy", "might as well be in my trash". Truly inspiring, I must say. [...snip list that fails to mention optical drive, wireless networking, and who knows maybe more...] > Of course, it's not assembled, but assembly takes about an hour or > somebody can do it for you for around $60. That would be $650 for a > computer that has vastly superior specs. Superior by what measure? Fewer cores is better? Fewer features, crappy motherboard, seriously in what way is it superior? -- Tom "Tom" Harrington Independent Mac OS X developer since 2002 http://www.atomicbird.com/
From: Howard S Shubs on 27 Jul 2010 16:47 In article <270720101417195766%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> wrote: > It would be dishonest of me (I didn't say dishonest of *you* ) to sell > a "Magic" mouse on eBay because I have never sold anything there that I > did not personally believe was a top quality item. Lesser stuff I give > away, free. For some years I have been donating my Apple-brand mice to > anyone who would take them. That's your call. Back when I would sell stuff on eBay, I'd sell it if I wanted to get rid of it for money. These days, the arrangement on eBay is too biased against sellers and you pay through the nose for the privilege. No thanks. -- May all your good dreams and fine wishes come true! - The Wizard May joy be yours all the days of your life! - Phina A corollary to the Golden Rule: how a person treats me is exactly how they want me to treat them. (remember this the next time you are mugged)
From: Tim McNamara on 27 Jul 2010 17:39 In article <howard-0CB5CA.16472327072010(a)82-136-209-74.ip.telfort.nl>, Howard S Shubs <howard(a)shubs.net> wrote: > In article <270720101417195766%star(a)sky.net>, Davoud <star(a)sky.net> > wrote: > > > It would be dishonest of me (I didn't say dishonest of *you* ) to > > sell a "Magic" mouse on eBay because I have never sold anything > > there that I did not personally believe was a top quality item. > > Lesser stuff I give away, free. For some years I have been donating > > my Apple-brand mice to anyone who would take them. > > That's your call. Back when I would sell stuff on eBay, I'd sell it > if I wanted to get rid of it for money. These days, the arrangement > on eBay is too biased against sellers and you pay through the nose > for the privilege. No thanks. The Craigslist arrangement works much better, IME. eBay is a fleece market for sellers, unless you're one of the favored few that gets the giant sweetheart deal in exchange for posting thousands of items. -- That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo.
From: Tim McNamara on 27 Jul 2010 17:40 In article <tph-54BC07.14132227072010(a)localhost>, Tom Harrington <tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > In article <i2na43$4c2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, > Tim Okergit <to(a)notme.com> wrote: > > > Yes, absolutely great news. At last, Apple offers a G5! But I > > thought it would bring the prices down. How come it doesn't? > > > > See what you can get at Newegg for $590.99: > > > > 1. Intel Core i5-655K (Clarkdale) 3.2GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core > > Unlocked Desktop Processor (Model: BX80616I5655K) > > Down at the first step! The Mac Pros start at four cores and go up > from there. > > > 2. GIGABYTE Socket 1156 Intel H55 Express Chipset HDMI Micro > > ATX Motherboard (Model: GA-H55M-UD2H) > > I looked up reviews on this motherboard on Newegg. The first few all > gave 1/5 eggs and included comments like "very disappointing", > "arrived DOA", "Don't buy", "might as well be in my trash". > > Truly inspiring, I must say. > > [...snip list that fails to mention optical drive, wireless > networking, and who knows maybe more...] > > > Of course, it's not assembled, but assembly takes about an hour or > > somebody can do it for you for around $60. That would be $650 for a > > computer that has vastly superior specs. > > Superior by what measure? Fewer cores is better? Fewer features, > crappy motherboard, seriously in what way is it superior? Hey, man, you're talking to the delusional again.... -- That'll put marzipan in your pie plate, Bingo.
From: Tim Okergit on 27 Jul 2010 17:56
On 07/27/2010 05:40 PM, Tim McNamara wrote: > In article<tph-54BC07.14132227072010(a)localhost>, > Tom Harrington<tph(a)pcisys.no.spam.dammit.net> wrote: > >> In article<i2na43$4c2$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, >> Tim Okergit<to(a)notme.com> wrote: >> >>> Yes, absolutely great news. At last, Apple offers a G5! But I >>> thought it would bring the prices down. How come it doesn't? >>> >>> See what you can get at Newegg for $590.99: >>> >>> 1. Intel Core i5-655K (Clarkdale) 3.2GHz LGA 1156 73W Dual-Core >>> Unlocked Desktop Processor (Model: BX80616I5655K) >> >> Down at the first step! The Mac Pros start at four cores and go up >> from there. >> >>> 2. GIGABYTE Socket 1156 Intel H55 Express Chipset HDMI Micro >>> ATX Motherboard (Model: GA-H55M-UD2H) >> >> I looked up reviews on this motherboard on Newegg. The first few all >> gave 1/5 eggs and included comments like "very disappointing", >> "arrived DOA", "Don't buy", "might as well be in my trash". >> >> Truly inspiring, I must say. >> >> [...snip list that fails to mention optical drive, wireless >> networking, and who knows maybe more...] >> >>> Of course, it's not assembled, but assembly takes about an hour or >>> somebody can do it for you for around $60. That would be $650 for a >>> computer that has vastly superior specs. >> >> Superior by what measure? Fewer cores is better? Fewer features, >> crappy motherboard, seriously in what way is it superior? > > Hey, man, you're talking to the delusional again.... Absolutely! Don't talk to the delusional! Talking about delusion... Did you notice that the i5 only comes standard with the $2,000 model? |