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  • Getting a new maxed out 13" MBP this week.
    "I'm anti, can't no government handle a commando / Your man don't want it, Trump's a bitch! I'll make his whole brand go under,"

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    • Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
      The question is essentially an i5 vs and i7 on the Air, and whether that's worth an extra $180. Will the i7 actually get 6 more months of use or so and is the processor typically a limiting factor with Macs. In my experience with PCs, and I'm a non-gamer typical user, the processor is never the reason a PC becomes obsolete, it's always been the RAM or the video card or some combination of both.
      I got MJ a pretty basic Air because I figured Facebook and Pinterest wouldn't require top of he line specs. Of course, every once in a while she face times with it.
      "Discipleship is not a spectator sport. We cannot expect to experience the blessing of faith by standing inactive on the sidelines any more than we can experience the benefits of health by sitting on a sofa watching sporting events on television and giving advice to the athletes. And yet for some, “spectator discipleship” is a preferred if not primary way of worshipping." -Pres. Uchtdorf

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      • Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
        The question is essentially an i5 vs and i7 on the Air, and whether that's worth an extra $180. Will the i7 actually get 6 more months of use or so and is the processor typically a limiting factor with Macs. In my experience with PCs, and I'm a non-gamer typical user, the processor is never the reason a PC becomes obsolete, it's always been the RAM or the video card or some combination of both.
        i have the i5 and it's fine. processors become obsolete, but not if your primary use is word processing, facebook, and netflix.
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        • Originally posted by Moliere View Post
          I got MJ a pretty basic Air because I figured Facebook and Pinterest wouldn't require top of he line specs. Of course, every once in a while she face times with it.
          What do they talk about?
          Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

          Dig your own grave, and save!

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          • The camera stores are killing it on the prices, the 8GB Air is $1000 at B&H and $1385 on Amazon.
            Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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            • B&H also has great deals on unlocked cell phones. I'm switching to no contract after my Verizon contract is done.
              Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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              • Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
                The camera stores are killing it on the prices, the 8GB Air is $1000 at B&H and $1385 on Amazon.
                Wow. There has to be some kind of catch to that. Apple has very strict price controls.
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                • Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
                  The camera stores are killing it on the prices, the 8GB Air is $1000 at B&H and $1385 on Amazon.
                  $999 direct from Apple for the 8GB Air. Check your configurations.
                  "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                  "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                  "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                  • Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                    Wow. There has to be some kind of catch to that. Apple has very strict price controls.
                    Adorama is only $50 more than B&H.

                    There's speculation that they're releasing new models next month and Apple is clearing out inventory.

                    B&H is well known in the SLR community and their prices on camera gear are tough to beat. It appears as if it applies to their phones and computers.

                    I went to their store in New York a couple times. It's owned and operated by Hasidic Jews, all the employees are these men wearing the whole get-up. Their regular store and online store strictly follow the Jewish sabbath, you can't order anything between Friday evening and Saturday evening.
                    Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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                    • Originally posted by Color Me Badd Fan View Post
                      Adorama is only $50 more than B&H.

                      There's speculation that they're releasing new models next month and Apple is clearing out inventory.

                      B&H is well known in the SLR community and their prices on camera gear are tough to beat. It appears as if it applies to their phones and computers.

                      I went to their store in New York a couple times. It's owned and operated by Hasidic Jews, all the employees are these men wearing the whole get-up. Their regular store and online store strictly follow the Jewish sabbath, you can't order anything between Friday evening and Saturday evening.
                      I just went to their site and for the configurations I checked it was identical with what you pay direct from Apple.
                      "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                      "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                      "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                      • Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                        $999 direct from Apple for the 8GB Air. Check your configurations.
                        That's for the 11 inch. CMBF is looking at the 13 inch.

                        Edit:

                        Looks like its because B&H is selling last year's models (early 2015).

                        http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._notebook.html
                        Last edited by falafel; 02-02-2016, 03:23 PM.
                        Ain't it like most people, I'm no different. We love to talk on things we don't know about.

                        Dig your own grave, and save!

                        "The only one of us who is so significant that Jeff owes us something simply because he decided to grace us with his presence is falafel." -- All-American

                        "I know that you are one of the cool and 'edgy' BYU fans" -- Wally

                        GIVE 'EM HELL, BRIGHAM!

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                        • Originally posted by falafel View Post
                          That's for the 11 inch. CMBF is looking at the 13 inch.

                          Edit:

                          Looks like its because B&H is selling last year's models (early 2015).

                          http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._notebook.html
                          Whoops. Gotcha.
                          "There is no creature more arrogant than a self-righteous libertarian on the web, am I right? Those folks are just intolerable."
                          "It's no secret that the great American pastime is no longer baseball. Now it's sanctimony." -- Guy Periwinkle, The Nix.
                          "Juilliardk N I ibuprofen Hyu I U unhurt u" - creekster

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                          • Originally posted by Jeff Lebowski View Post
                            $999 direct from Apple for the 8GB Air. Check your configurations.
                            I looked at it, and it's $999 for the 4GB Air
                            Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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                            • Originally posted by falafel View Post
                              That's for the 11 inch. CMBF is looking at the 13 inch.

                              Edit:

                              Looks like its because B&H is selling last year's models (early 2015).

                              http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produc..._notebook.html
                              Early 2015 is the current model.
                              Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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                              • A grad student from CU is selling his 2014 Macbook Air (the previous model to the current one) -- has a 256 gb SSD, 8gb RAM, the i7 processor and Applecare for two more years (so this guy bought it a year ago). The battery has only gone through 175 cycles. My wife offered him $875 and he countered at $925.

                                The 2014 model vs the 2015 model with the same upgrades would cost around $1,460 (if you cut the Applecare extension cost in half). The differences between the 2014 model and the 2015 model, as far as I can tell, are a 2.2 Ghz i7 vs. a 1.7 Ghz i7, and the graphics processor is Intel HD 5000 vs. Intel HD 6000 -- whatever the hell difference that is.

                                The downside is there's a small mark (probably around a 10th of an inch or so) on the screen that you can see on a white background.
                                Part of it is based on academic grounds. Among major conferences, the Pac-10 is the best academically, largely because of Stanford, Cal and UCLA. “Colorado is on a par with Oregon,” he said. “Utah isn’t even in the picture.”

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