Tech Purchase Thread
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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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@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
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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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@Nepia will have to check that out, i thought as a rule apple stuff never went on sale, cheers
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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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I went for a bigger phone this time around, but also went with a case that I can store cards in, so essentially it's my wallet also.
Plenty of decent options, plus I generally just use my phone)watch for tap payment anyway.
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@Bones I just have a quad lock case and my cards are stored electronically in the phone.
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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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@Bones banks are starting to roll out contactless ATMs so there's that little ray of sunshine.
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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.
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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 cash bar on footy trips, or my local
money laundering operationcash only bakery.
