Hardware Purchasing Poll
Hardware Purchasing Poll
The tech industry is one of many that is being hit hard by the economy and is having an impact on product availability and pricing. Comments are welcome.
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I think of my budget(or occasional lack of) alot more, but I'm not gonna let it change what I want..it might take a little while longer to buy a certain thing, but it beats not getting it at all
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Well, now that I found out that I'm not losing my job I purchased a new laptop and a netbook. Been needing a new laptop for a while and the wife has been eying netbooks for a while now. But I did hold off until I knew whether or not my job was safe.
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No, I'm still buying what I need/want
That's my vote. Not only is the economy in the can I'm unemployed. Nice!
Purchases since I quit my last job (mid-Jan 09)...
Holy crap I've made a lot of purchases since I quit. I actually had no idea that I've spent that much money. I need to get a new hobby that is free.
That's my vote. Not only is the economy in the can I'm unemployed. Nice!
Purchases since I quit my last job (mid-Jan 09)...
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1/5/09 - The weekend before I walked (I quit on the spot, I was backed into a corner and reacted).
INTEL BX80569Q9550 Core 2 Quad Q9550
GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P
EVGA 512-P3-N944-LR Geforce 9400 GT
OCZ OCZ2RPR10664GK 4GB PC2-8500
ZipZoomfly.com
$598.19
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1/6/09
XIGMATEK HDT-S1284EE
Newegg.com
$39.99
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1/22/09
SAMSUNG 22X DVD±R DVD Burner
Newegg.com
$29.99
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1/30/09
FOXCONN M61PMV Motherboard
ANTEC BASIQ 350W Power Supply
Newegg.com
$72.32
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2/3/09
OCZ 16GB Flash Drive
A-DATA 8GB Micro SDHC
Newegg.com
$49.47
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2/26/09
SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB SATA x2
ZipZoomFly.com
$197.98
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3/15/09
MASSCOOL VF1-PLUS Dual Heat Pipes VGA Cooler
Newegg.com
$17.99
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Just spent 130 € for a LAN bag yesterday:D
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I'm holding off until Corsair releases that case. Hopefully by then prices on i7 stuff will be a bit more reasonable. Besides, I just finished WarMachine 1.5, it's a bit early for 2.0.
Now Jeep parts... thats completely diffrent....
Now Jeep parts... thats completely diffrent....
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just recently bought these
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Just built my i7 rig thats in my sig recently, I need to buy a new cooler but otherwise won't need to buy anything for a while. Picked up a wireless printer yesterday for the wife and son.
I'm still buying but I do admit to looking more closely at need compared to want budget wise. That said I would still spend a bit more for something I wanted than just go with the cheapest thing I can find.
I'm still buying but I do admit to looking more closely at need compared to want budget wise. That said I would still spend a bit more for something I wanted than just go with the cheapest thing I can find.
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I am shopping around a bit more. I widened the search to outside of Newegg.
Since it hasn't been a year since my last build though, I am not rushing out to buy anything new. I just realized that I can't justify the netbook purchase that I want to make. That is partially the economy's fault, and partially the fact that I will be getting an apartment soon, and married in 6 months.
Since it hasn't been a year since my last build though, I am not rushing out to buy anything new. I just realized that I can't justify the netbook purchase that I want to make. That is partially the economy's fault, and partially the fact that I will be getting an apartment soon, and married in 6 months.
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Since I own a netbook (ASUS Eee 1000HA) I would say skip it. The CPU isn't fast and the onboard video is a joke. The only reason I bought it was because I was traveling all the time and I wanted a notebook that would fit easily on the airplane tray. I also wanted something that could hold a charge for a long time, sometimes with delays and the flights I could easily need my battery to last over 3 hours.vicaphit wrote:I am shopping around a bit more. I widened the search to outside of Newegg.
Since it hasn't been a year since my last build though, I am not rushing out to buy anything new. I just realized that I can't justify the netbook purchase that I want to make. That is partially the economy's fault, and partially the fact that I will be getting an apartment soon, and married in 6 months.
Don't forget other good sites:
www.chiefvalue.com - Newegg's sister site
www.zipzoomfly.com
www.mwave.com
www.3btech.net
www.ewiz.com
www.amazon.com
Sadly:
www.buy.com
www.overstock.com
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Yeah, I realized that it is stupid to spend a few hundred dollars on something I may not get the opportunity to use a lot. I was about 10 minutes from buying one of the 1000HAs when they were $299 a while back, and I am glad I didn't.
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PSN: VICaphit
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I'm still upgrading when I need to, just takes a bit longer sometimes. Thank goodness for the increase in my disability that I can spend on hardware................
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I've always been a jew when it comes to buying tech parts (I mean look at my signature).
Anyway, the reason why is everything I buy is outdated in two months tops, and I have to keep buying more and more and more to play the latest game, whereas now I can just buy my PS3 and buy a game and be done, no graphics upgrades, etc.
Anyway, the reason why is everything I buy is outdated in two months tops, and I have to keep buying more and more and more to play the latest game, whereas now I can just buy my PS3 and buy a game and be done, no graphics upgrades, etc.
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I don't mean to be an intrusive a-hole here but are you a vet?Bio-Hazard wrote:I'm still upgrading when I need to, just takes a bit longer sometimes. Thank goodness for the increase in my disability that I can spend on hardware................
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Since I don't game on the PC, I never really buy top-of-the-line hardware. I mostly just go for budget to mid-range parts so I'm not really buying cheaper. I'm purchasing less than last year, though, but that's because I've already purchased most of what I need (basically my storage server). Actually, it's more I've purchased more than can fit comfortably in our tiny apartment and my mom's been threatening to throw all my tech stuff.
I've got some spare parts for a virtualization rig and second unRAID server (still missing case, though), but I need to get rid of an old Dell and a custom PIII before there's enough space.
I've got some spare parts for a virtualization rig and second unRAID server (still missing case, though), but I need to get rid of an old Dell and a custom PIII before there's enough space.
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NP, and yes I am a vet, 20 years US Army..................Major_A wrote:I don't mean to be an intrusive a-hole here but are you a vet?Bio-Hazard wrote:I'm still upgrading when I need to, just takes a bit longer sometimes. Thank goodness for the increase in my disability that I can spend on hardware................
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Thank you for your service to our country.
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I am willing to admit i have a sickness. I find myself buying stuff (computer harware) I dont need just cuz their was a good deal. plus me and my buddies have this weird one up mentality. A friend of mine just got his 28" monitor last week. I saw it friday and even though I have no need for anything more than the 22" monitor I have. now I find myself checking out newegg just to see... lol
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Well, the poll made a liar out of me. I am holding off on upgrading my toys, but I couldn't resist buying my Mom the Dell monitor that Apoptosis posted on Legit Deals forum. Well, maybe I'm not a liar, because it really is going to my Mom's house.
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