What You've Just Bought!
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Probably because 95% of people our age have a BlackBerry/iPhone/Android phone. So no one cares.
Probably because 95% of people our age have a BlackBerry/iPhone/Android phone. So no one cares.
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Most people I run into ask about the newer android phones, cause it's hard to find like actual reviews of people using it for more then 2 days to review it on a site. Real world experience with the phone is always something to take into account like the nexus and the razr maxx are both massive and I asked my boss (who has the nexus) if it was too big and he said that it was right on the cusp. I mean the iPhone, nobody cares about that cause they're a dime a dozen around here.
I think it depends on the culture you're around, most people here will start a conversation about shoes, shirts, hats and cars. Laptops, watches **** like that nobody really cares about cause it's whatever. Also I think watches are less of a thing in the US for a few reasons. People like utility, and lots of utility rolled into one, and people don't mind spending money on something that has a bunch of features ( EVEN IF MOST OF THEM THEY NEVER USE! ) and also something that looks good is expected, not necessarily sought after. Lets face it, most people in the US don't buy ugly things even if they're brilliant. Look at Apple's market most of the stuff has been done previously but it was clunky and difficult and apple turned around, packaged and presented it nicely and it sold like hot cakes. Watches, look nice, which is an expectation, but they serve a singular purpose for most people, to tell time, which is easily done by thousands of devices we use in our daily lives. Also it's not an 'essential' piece of wardrobe. You've gotta wear shoes, might as well make them look nice and flashy, shirts, jackets, pants etc, all are necessary and so it's easy to spend money on those. It's hard to justify spending a couple hundred bucks on a small accessory like a watch that a lot of people won't notice unless you're in that particular crowd.
And kman, I don't think i've ever met a girl who would notice the difference between a casio calculator watch and a rolex other then the rolex is shiny.
Most people I run into ask about the newer android phones, cause it's hard to find like actual reviews of people using it for more then 2 days to review it on a site. Real world experience with the phone is always something to take into account like the nexus and the razr maxx are both massive and I asked my boss (who has the nexus) if it was too big and he said that it was right on the cusp. I mean the iPhone, nobody cares about that cause they're a dime a dozen around here.
I think it depends on the culture you're around, most people here will start a conversation about shoes, shirts, hats and cars. Laptops, watches **** like that nobody really cares about cause it's whatever. Also I think watches are less of a thing in the US for a few reasons. People like utility, and lots of utility rolled into one, and people don't mind spending money on something that has a bunch of features ( EVEN IF MOST OF THEM THEY NEVER USE! ) and also something that looks good is expected, not necessarily sought after. Lets face it, most people in the US don't buy ugly things even if they're brilliant. Look at Apple's market most of the stuff has been done previously but it was clunky and difficult and apple turned around, packaged and presented it nicely and it sold like hot cakes. Watches, look nice, which is an expectation, but they serve a singular purpose for most people, to tell time, which is easily done by thousands of devices we use in our daily lives. Also it's not an 'essential' piece of wardrobe. You've gotta wear shoes, might as well make them look nice and flashy, shirts, jackets, pants etc, all are necessary and so it's easy to spend money on those. It's hard to justify spending a couple hundred bucks on a small accessory like a watch that a lot of people won't notice unless you're in that particular crowd.
And kman, I don't think i've ever met a girl who would notice the difference between a casio calculator watch and a rolex other then the rolex is shiny.
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+1 I know im younger but everyone I know except one or two have an iPhone or a blackberry (well 2 or 3 blackberry's, they seem to break an awful lot). In fact, im willing to bet my PC that at least 80% of my whole school (1500 people) have an iPhone or blackberry.
+1 I know im younger but everyone I know except one or two have an iPhone or a blackberry (well 2 or 3 blackberry's, they seem to break an awful lot). In fact, im willing to bet my PC that at least 80% of my whole school (1500 people) have an iPhone or blackberry.
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To be honest I only said android to keep people on here happy... I don't have a single friend with an Android phone. I think they are way more popular in the US.
To be honest I only said android to keep people on here happy... I don't have a single friend with an Android phone. I think they are way more popular in the US.
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Ordered the parts for a customer's computer:
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And my payment for building said computer:
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Ordered the parts for a customer's computer:
Newegg.com - Rosewill R102-P-BK 120mm Fan MicroATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Newegg.com - ASUS F1A75-M LE FM1 AMD A75 (Hudson D3) SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
Newegg.com - AMD A6-3650 Llano 2.6GHz Socket FM1 100W Quad-Core Desktop APU with DirectX 11 Graphic AMD Radeon HD 6530D AD3650WNGXBOX
Newegg.com - Seagate Barracuda ST500DM002 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
Newegg.com - SAMSUNG CD/DVD Burner 22X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 22X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 48X CD-R 24X CD-RW Black 1.5Gbps Model SH-222AL/BSBS LightScribe Support - CD / DVD Burners
Newegg.com - ASUS EAH6450 Silent/DI/1GD3(LP) Radeon HD 6450 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Ready Video Card
Newegg.com - G.SKILL NS 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL9D-4GBNS
Newegg.com - KINGWIN CF-012LB 120mm Case Fan
And my payment for building said computer:
Newegg.com - MOTOROLA SB6121 SURFboard Cable Modem RJ-45
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And actually, you'd be surprised that most people over here have iPhones too. Android's are becoming more "common" but it isn't every day you see somebody with a nicer Android phone like mine. Now if you hang around a place that would you are excluded, I'm talking about general public like Target, Walmart, the mall, ect. I actually see a ton of people still with flip phones in our Walmart but that is probably because of where we live.
Probably because you have an iPhone and nobody really cares about them. I whip out my Galaxy S2 and people are like dude nice phone. If I had an iPhone I wouldn't get the same reaction.
And actually, you'd be surprised that most people over here have iPhones too. Android's are becoming more "common" but it isn't every day you see somebody with a nicer Android phone like mine. Now if you hang around a place that would you are excluded, I'm talking about general public like Target, Walmart, the mall, ect. I actually see a ton of people still with flip phones in our Walmart but that is probably because of where we live.
