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@speedwell: Yeah, because a new computer or laptop can't possibly cost less than $1500. Oh, but if ConsumptionJunkie would have to suffer a Dell - it just doesn't get more off-brand than that!
Your gratuitous slam on home-built PCs is especially heartening since I spent several years volunteering on saturdays for a group that accepted computer donations, built them up to spec, and redistributed them with training, free of charge, to those who needed/wanted a computer but could not afford to purchase one. I guess we should have bought everyone new powerbooks (it was the late 90's) and just tossed all those "off-brand pieces of crap" in the landfill.
Thanks for the ad hominem though - my issue was that a macbook is a luxury purchase. You can get nice, new computers with comparable performance and functionality for a lot less. It just seemed odd to me to put yourself $1500 in debt when you can't even afford food. Nothing more, nothing less. But a few forum posts are enough for you to condemn me as both brainless and heartless. Charming.
@speedwell: Sorry, a brand new $1500 Macbook is firmly in the category of a luxury. Your rant about soap and whatnot is inaccurate. Nobody "needs" a Macbook nor can you possibly construe it as something you must have to function at a basic level.
@spinachdip: Well, my anecdotal experience at work has been the macbooks are actually pretty fragile as laptops go (the plastics they use in particular seem prone to excessive wear and the slot load drives love to crap out after, oh, about a year or so if you actually use them regularly) but I digress. To spend $1500 you don't have on a luxury like while also receiving food stamps that seems a little odd to me. A decent used PC good for general use costs a small fraction of that.
@ConsumptionJunkie: Uh, you bought a macbook? And you're receiving food stamps? Am I missing something here?
Bad Customers And The Stupid Things They Say
Regarding story #3, I had a friend who worked at a pharmacy for a while that made things like creams and suppositories for the nether regions. Apparently, there are a number of men out there that don't know what testicles are or what the scrotum is.
Bank of America Suddenly Charges You $146 In Fees For Using Your Checking Account Too Much
Too many deposits? Even if their systems got confused to the point where they thought it was a savings account, there shouldn't be any limit on number of deposits. Crazy.
Ohio Senate Passes Strict Lending Legislation, Prepares To Punch Payday Lenders In The Face
Woohoo! I'm moving south and getting the lead on the new loan business:
burgundyyears' loans: We break legs.
Lazy Employees Lose Kohl's An Easy $300 Sale
Wasn't this stolen from the plot of an episode of everybody loves raymond? It's about as funny as that show was.
$612/sq ft. Wow, what a bargain that must have been! I think I'll stick with my $57/sq ft. home. Thx.
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@Kajj: Actually, speaking from experience, the business-level dell pc support (that doesn't really cost any more than the consumer class support) isn't that bad. And I'm not one to say "you shouldn't have bought xxx." This site seems to embrace gross stereotyping and overgeneralizations though.
@speedwell: Sheesh, my point was not all computers under $1500 and not apple-branded are terrible and unreliable pieces of junk, and I still question spending $1500 you don't have and will likely accrue tons of interest on for a premium piece of equipment. That's it. And if you know someone who needs a PC, I've got a Pentium 4-era mini PC, free to good home. Or places like this can also help. Seriously though, what's with the attitude? Did I run over your dog or something?