$400 for "coolness?" You must be very well off to afford spending money on things you don't need. I do agree that 8GB sounds nice but why buy something you don't need at the moment instead of waiting a little bit and getting it at half of that price.
I won't get into the irony of bragging about how 8GB in your computer is "cool."
That's how I know he doesnt need it. I don't get things to be "cool." Worst reason ever to buy things and just ends up wasting money. Did I need a mac? Well lets not get into a large discussion about what we truly need in this world because 99% of things can be stripped out. Coming from a PC, I did need a reliable OS that allowed me to focus less on protection from malware/spyware/viruses and more on basic computing. I needed portability as well since I like to travel with my computer.
Oh good grief. You have no idea what and why I consider something "cool". 8 gigabytes for $400 cool? To me, it would be just as cool, if it were $50 (actually, more so, because it would be so much for so little). I don't need bragging rights to anyone because it's an "expensive toy", believe me. Can't I just have fun watching technology march ahead? How about 500+GB in a 2.5" form factor drive? That's not "cool"?? I'm sorry if you can't buy the 8GB NOW, instead of waiting a year, but that's your concern - not mine. Anyway, I will most likely wait until they're down to $300ish range, not that it matters. Speaking of which - it really isn't your business telling me whether I can or cannot afford something. You must be in a bind yourself if you feel you need to be frugal with someone else's money. btw: in case you haven't figured it out yet, money isn't everything - which, might be the whole point in discussing the "cool" factor.
What's cool in computing? I was lucky enough to be around when one could build their
own home computer in the '70s (I bought and built an Altair 680b). I designed a way to literally piggyback
TWO more KB onto the
ONE KB which came with the computer. Later, I designed my own dynamic RAM upgrade so I could add another
32KB (around 1980). And yes, that's KILObytes. So the idea of even having ONE GB is "cool" to me. No, I'm not playing the "in my day" card - I just truly have an appreciation for the technology most people take for granted. A computer with 1KB was just as amazing to me then (maybe even more so), as today's machines are to me now. My appreciation for technology is just part of me.
I actually have several situations where I would benefit by more RAM (say running PS and FC), but I don't NEED it. I could wait a year until they were $100 for the kit, but if I want to spend more to have it now why not? As pointed out - it's my money.
He is quite obviously aware of the trade off between cost and the value of the product. Who are you to judge the reasons behind how he spends his money? And when did someone ask you whether or not you get things to be cool?
I could understand if he was thinking he'd see a huge jump in performance, but clearly that isn't the underlying factor. I wouldn't personally spend my money in this way. It is generally seen as high price for low gain. But if you feel like you have the money and want it, then good luck to you.
Now, to wait for the thoughtless response.
As you could tell from above, I'm pretty aware of what increasing RAM will do or not do for me - but, the point needed to be made. Thanks. Also, thanks for pointing out
cababah isn't my appointed keeper
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C'mon now... how do you
know he doesn't need it? Maybe it's cool in his opinion. Macs are cool... I don't need one. I could get a PC...🙄
Macs
ARE cool!
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Guess what? I consider part of my
expense for a Mac their aesthetics.
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