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cheeni ([personal profile] cheeni) wrote2005-04-13 12:15 am

The Writing on the Wall





Considering that a return ticket to Singapore from Bangalore costs less than INR 10,000; are you thinking what I am thinking?

[identity profile] sriramb.livejournal.com 2005-04-12 07:10 pm (UTC)(link)
time to go get an ipod in singapore, la. Maybe get a D70 too?

[identity profile] sriniram.livejournal.com 2005-04-12 07:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, I had a 12" Powerbook in mind, not so much the iPod. If I add an iPod and a D70 too, that'll just about take care of a few pay checks!

[identity profile] sunson.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 02:24 am (UTC)(link)
the pangs of bondage (with geekdom) :P

so you are getting the iPod photo + D70, then?

[identity profile] yogini.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 02:16 pm (UTC)(link)
>the pangs of bondage (with geekdom) :P

Geekdom = Nawabi Shauk...Uff...

[identity profile] arucard2.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 04:46 am (UTC)(link)
it is a bad time to get a 12" PB. The SG retailers are pulling back the stocks, since many of them have manufacturing defects. Better wait for the next revision, when the production is switching back to Taiwan.

[identity profile] sriramb.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
btw, the powerbook 14" superdrive version sells for the apple retail price of the non-superdrive version if you get it through a university computer store.For a discount of $300,you also get the 3 year Applecare plan included. The price works out to $1499. BTW, they extend the same benefits for alumni.See this http://www.cmu.edu/computing/store/apple.html I would have volunteered to carry one for you if i hadn't succumbed to the allure of the 15" model myself.

[identity profile] sriniram.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 04:42 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks for pointing that out; I had no idea alumni were eligible too. You know, I agree they are not the same thing and all that, but when Dell offers a laptop with a better configuration (more RAM, more HDD, including a super drive and all that) for $750, it feels sinful to buy an Apple.

[identity profile] sriramb.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
i used to feel the same,until i got the powerbook. There is no comparison. Only a thinkpad comes remotely close, but you end up paying the same once you configure a thinkpad to reasonable specifications.

[identity profile] thaths.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 09:05 am (UTC)(link)
Hush! Every time [livejournal.com profile] sriniram shills a Dell product he gets a kickback. Don't go about trying to make him see The Light.

[identity profile] sriramb.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Someday, i will have to get to the bottom of Srini's passion for Dell products. Let's meet next week over a bottle of sake. (If you have forgotten/emptied the bottle, do let me know. I shall replenish supplies during my return, courtesy duty free)

[identity profile] thaths.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Actually, there is one more bottle left. And then there is the tetrapack sake if you guys don't mind partaking in that.

[identity profile] jace.livejournal.com 2005-04-15 01:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't drink sake, but I'd sure like to hear [livejournal.com profile] sriniram shilling for Dell.

[identity profile] sriniram.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, and did you get a student discount on your powerbook? Was it from CMU?

[identity profile] sriramb.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 06:13 am (UTC)(link)
yup. Got it from CMU with the student discount.

[identity profile] sriniram.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 04:48 am (UTC)(link)
And, did you meet with Arun?

[identity profile] sriramb.livejournal.com 2005-04-13 06:14 am (UTC)(link)
nope. my fault. have been shuttling to NYC the last 2 weeks. will call him and meet up for a cup o' joe.

You need this ...

(Anonymous) 2005-04-17 05:42 am (UTC)(link)
The new 'Slingbox' ..
http://www.slingmedia.com/_files/faq.html.
Its only $250.00.


Re: You need this ...

[identity profile] sriniram.livejournal.com 2005-04-17 06:27 am (UTC)(link)
I don't know; I don't watch too much TV. Besides, slingshot reeks of vaporware.