If I buy a laptop with a 1080p screen but no blu-ray drive, or a blu-ray drive but no 1080p screen, those are both kinda pointless to me, right?
Don't I get a cookie?
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Liese S. - Feb 25, 2011 4:46:28 pm PST #16134 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Jessica - Feb 26, 2011 5:17:40 am PST #16135 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
How much is instant gratification worth? My Mac Mini arrived today, but it turns out that what I thought was a spare HDMI cable is actually an HDMI-mini HDMI cable, and therefore not very useful. So do I order a cheap one from Amazon and get it on Monday or Tuesday, or go to Target and buy one RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW?
(Okay, Amazon's prices are between $3-9 for a 6ft cable, and I have Amazon Prime so shipping is free. The cheapest 6ft cable on target.com is $30. That's a pretty steep premium to pay for 36 hours of extra play-with-new-toy time. Damnit.)
DCJensen - Feb 26, 2011 6:39:10 am PST #16136 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Jessica, any chance the Staples or Mac Support store near you has better prices? It looks like Radio Shack near you is worse than Target.
Unless of course you've moved, then myGoogle-fu is way off.
Jessica - Feb 26, 2011 6:56:54 am PST #16137 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Not really, no. I'm not interested in a trip to Manhattan today.
Ginger - Feb 26, 2011 6:56:56 am PST #16138 of 25501
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
What about a Radio Shack?
Jessica - Feb 26, 2011 7:00:37 am PST #16139 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Honestly, I've never seen cables in any brick & mortar store that could match internet prices.
(Heh - and yes, I have moved from the address it looks like you're centered on. Not too terribly far, but far enough to make it an annoying trip on public transit.)
DCJensen - Feb 26, 2011 7:00:58 am PST #16140 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Hmm, If the store carries them, Maybe you CAN get this cable for $12 at a nearby Radio Shack... [link]
DCJensen - Feb 26, 2011 7:02:08 am PST #16141 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.
Alas, Google-fu is tripped up by RL events and moves.
Heh.
Theodosia - Feb 26, 2011 8:29:45 am PST #16142 of 25501
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Oh, ND! That would be fantastico! I signed up for the course thinking that I could run the software on my ancient iBook only to find out that it wasn't going to work.
NoiseDesign - Feb 26, 2011 8:57:13 am PST #16143 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
I get home Sunday night, so I'll check into it on Monday.