* Pictures of things we bought in July 2012 *

Ahleckz · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:19

The Halk said:
Oh come on Ahleckz. Do I really need to make an argument for it? Lots of people spend lots of hours each day on keyboards, some perform better than the £5 keyboard does. Was it that difficult to understand?

We had a brief chat about 'normal' vs. mechanical keyboards in the TIAM thread, and I watched various Youtube videos about mechanical keyboards. Not one decent, coherent, argument was presented that made me think I need a mechanical one.
I don't need a multitude of media buttons, macros, or what ever else. Nor do I need fancy lights.
I need something that has the buttons I use, in the layout I like, and that is capable of doing its job.
The £4 keyboard I ordered satisfies all these requirements.

DAnDan · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:20

Ahleckz said:
We had a brief chat about 'normal' vs. mechanical keyboards in the TIAM thread, and I watched various Youtube videos about mechanical keyboards. Not one decent, coherent, argument was presented that made me think I need a mechanical one.
I don't need a multitude of media buttons, macros, or what ever else. Nor do I need fancy lights.
I need something that has the buttons I use, in the layout I like, and that is capable of doing its job.
The £4 keyboard I ordered satisfies all these requirements.

Yes, but some people do want those things.

Mason- · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:25

Ahleckz said:
We had a brief chat about 'normal' vs. mechanical keyboards in the TIAM thread, and I watched various Youtube videos about mechanical keyboards. Not one decent, coherent, argument was presented that made me think I need a mechanical one.
I don't need a multitude of media buttons, macros, or what ever else. Nor do I need fancy lights.
I need something that has the buttons I use, in the layout I like, and that is capable of doing its job.
The £4 keyboard I ordered satisfies all these requirements.

Perhaps then instead of saying:

Ahleckz said:
£3.98. No reason to spend any more on a keyboard.

you should have said "I have no reason to spend any more on a keyboard."

The Halk · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:33

G-MAN2004 said:
Which would depend entirely on what the person needs it for.

Indeed, so there are reasons it might be fine to buy a keyboard costing more than a fiver.

Ahleckz · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:47

Mason- said:
Perhaps then instead of saying:

you should have said "I have no reason to spend any more on a keyboard."

I think it would be obvious that I was talking about myself and not just making a maxim.

The Halk · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:49

Ahleckz said:
I think it would be obvious that I was talking about myself and not just making a maxim.

It really wasn't. It read as "I've just spent 3.98 on a keyboard. Anyone who spends more than this is an idiot."

Castiel · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:50

Ahleckz said:
I think it would be obvious that I was talking about myself and not just making a maxim.

That's the way I assumed it was meant.

Ahleckz · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:54

The Halk said:
It really wasn't. It read as "I've just spent 3.98 on a keyboard. Anyone who spends more than this is an idiot."

Castiel said:
That's the way I assumed it was meant.

50% comprehension isn't bad on these forums!

dante6491 · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:57

Castiel said:
That's the way I assumed it was meant.

Snap. I suppose it's because I don't go looking to make mountains out of molehills by default.

Bobcat · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:58

Its a Linksys PAP2 VOIP box.

Thought i would ditch the conventional phone-line and try VOIP, so far so good

gosshawk · 15 Jul 2012 at 15:58

Not been the cheapest month ever for me:

But a good one!

crinkleshoes · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:10

Dr House said:
ah ok,

I don't know if this really works but if so then you have the best of both worlds now
http://www.nexpod.com/

Ooh... thanks for that link

Dr House · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:20

Bobcat said:
Its a Linksys PAP2 VOIP box.

Thought i would ditch the conventional phone-line and try VOIP, so far so good

vonage works very well

shaank · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:24

Some stuff that I didn't really want to buy, but had to

and some stuff I did want too!

new graphics card as my old one was glitching like mad, will investigate warranty and stuff this week though just in case it's still covered!

560Ti Classified - from ocuk of course:

New PSU, as the old one wasn't the best, so figured if getting a newer GPU might I should sort this out properly:

And all fitted:

And finally, although bought, I've not taken delivery of it yet, another few days:

SiD the Turtle · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:47

Clipsey said:
Eh? The 16GB model is 159pounds in the States. You don't pay VAT over here.

You pay sales tax though? Kind of the same thing.

crinkleshoes · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:48

Not designed as a dig, a genuine question:

What's the desire to own something like that on UK roads? It's not an off-roader & doesn't have a tow bar... seems like the vehicle has no purpose other than to be "big"?

crinkleshoes · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:49

SiD the Turtle said:
You pay sales tax though? Kind of the same thing.

Depends on the state, only 50-60% of states have a sales tax.

Also, only 6 states apply a sales tax to online purchases.

So buying something like that direct from googles website, unless you're in one of those 6 states... will be tax-free.

Derek W · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:52

crinkleshoes said:
Not designed as a dig, a genuine question:

What's the desire to own something like that on UK roads? It's not an off-roader & doesn't have a tow bar... seems like the vehicle has no purpose other than to be "big"?

easier to take dead bodies to be buried than a smaller runabout car

IronWarrior · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:53

Surveyor said:
Hardly.

$249 = £160

Plus VAT = £192

Yanks, don't have VAT. :rolleyes:

If you did buy it from the USA, depending how you got it shipped or it got into Customs, they could add import or custom charges, but to be honest all this is easy avoided if you select the right shipping.

crinkleshoes · 15 Jul 2012 at 16:55

IronWarrior said:
Yanks, don't have VAT.

If you did buy it from the USA, depending how you got it shipped or it got into Customs, they could add import or custom charges, but to be honest, but all this is easy avoided if you select the right shipping.

Which is the point being made.

So we automatically get at least VAT added on top of US prices.

There's normally an import tax & random bump on electronics.

So the point being made is... at £199, Google are doing a heck of a good job getting the prices so close to each other...

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