Tech Purchase Thread
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@Kiwiwomble said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Nepia too expensive! i decided to splash out on a decent case to make the current one last a while longer (although memory is running low), also curious if iphone is going to drop the lightning cable in favour of USB-C or just go completely wireless
I don't use a case. Just adds extra bulk I don't want.
Are they still full price? I got mine on sale so wasn't too expensive.
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@Nepia normally i dont but this one is 3 years old and a couple of small cracks etc so want to protect it, got a "good" one so less bulky than some...but still bulky unfortunately
as i said, we just brought a 12 mini for the mother in law (so two models old) and was only still over $1k so only maybe 10-15% cheaper than full price
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@Kiwiwomble said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Nepia normally i dont but this one is 3 years old and a couple of small cracks etc so want to protect it, got a "good" one so less bulky than some...but still bulky unfortunately
as i said, we just brought a 12 mini for the mother in law (so two models old) and was only still over $1k so only maybe 10-15% cheaper than full price
Hmmm, I think I have a 12 as I got mine for less than $1k a couple of years ago (so I assume it would have been just before the release of the 13) - would have got my tax back too if not for Delta.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Nepia wow really? just checked and a 12 mini at somewhere like noel leemings is still $1150, we got a refurbished one now i remember but it was still about a grand
IIRC I actually bought one from Apple for around $999 and then Office Works had a sale a few days later and I returned the Apple store one. I think I wound up paying $890.
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@Kiwiwomble said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Nepia will have to check that out, i thought as a rule apple stuff never went on sale, cheers
I think they might do when new products come out. I also wonder if I got the education discount, but I don't think they give it on phones, just laptops and iPads.
Just don't buy from Harvey Norman even if they are having a sale.
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@Stargazer still not exactly cheap, over a grand for 256gb of a model thats 2 years old, you see what i mean, that age doesn;t save you loads...you need to also get refurbished...or drop down the memory or something
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@Kiwiwomble Yeah, but you also pay for the brand. I chose android, which gives way more choice of brands and models, and I now have a budget phone with specs that suit me. It's only a bit bigger than I'd like, but I paid 345 NZD.
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@Stargazer definitely, i started with android and then got an iphone from work and just worked better for me...but i have thought about it a few times
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Don’t buy the 12 mini, poorer battery life compared to 13 mini. I waited until 14 came out which immediately pushed the 13 range prices down. Apple are very expensive though but I like them. 2 of my kids have android and I’m not impressed.
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@Stargazer said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Billy-Tell I'm an android user and used to have a Nokia 5, which was perferct in size (5.2in screen) & performance for my use. When it eventually died, I hoped to buy a similar size phone, but couldn't find a small android phone in the lower price range. I now have an Oppo that is bigger (6.5in) and, although it's a good phone, I find it too big. I guess I'll get used to it, but I can't wear it in my pockets anymore, meaning I sometimes forget my phone because it's lying around somewhere.
Had a Nokia a few phones back. Good phone, naked Android which is my main thing. But the charge port on it was flimsy and when it carked, I went back to Google Phones - last few years I've had Pixel 3a, 4a, and now 6a.
Fucking love the Pixel. For $599 (RRP $749) it is a great phone for what I need. Screen size @ 6.1in is good as my eyes start to give out
and I love the Astral mode photography. Just need to remember to take the tripod and gimbals with me
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@antipodean yeah only issue there is if I have to fork out anything over 100 or get cash out.
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@antipodean said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Bones banks are starting to roll out contactless ATMs so there's that little ray of sunshine.
That’s a bit redundant isn’t it? The point of Apple/google pay and good biometrics is that you hardly ever need your card let alone cash.
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@antipodean still leaves me short if I stumble upon an Oporto over here and have to eat a dozen burgers.
I can't take that risk.
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@Crucial said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@antipodean said in Tech Purchase Thread:
@Bones banks are starting to roll out contactless ATMs so there's that little ray of sunshine.
That’s a bit redundant isn’t it? The point of Apple/google pay and good biometrics is that you hardly ever need your card let alone cash.
Tell that to the taxi drivers in Leicester.