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Mister Occlusion · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:38 pm Post subject: burning a hole in my pocket...

I don't know what to do with my tax return...

Lenovo has a sale on Thinkpads. I would love a new Thinkpad. I don't especially *need* a Thinkpad, just like I don't especially *need* a steady supply a root beer, but the T61p (or maybe the R61...) is looking pretty good, and with the options I want comes in at $1500 (I got a nice tax return

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Or, do I save with the hope of an affordable Jensen 50 coming available, both in the desired vintage (one with the most modern heaters), and for a decent price (which will still be more than the Thinkpad, I expect).

Or, do I either stick it in my low interest savings account, or give it to my broker and watch it gain and lose and hopefully end up being worth more in a year than it is now (no, I'm not fond of my broker right now).

Or is there another option?

Just thought I'd do a poll, since I've never done one before, and everyone just loves having their opinions asked

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pauly · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:39 pm Post subject:

the jensen of course

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johnreid · Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject:

Hmmm a lifetime supply of Root Beer, an option for sure

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Nick · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:47 am Post subject:

I was waiting for one of these threads to appear.

If you think about it, the Jensen will in a way be an investment too.

johnreid · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:58 am Post subject:

The problem I have, is with this "Saving" concept, how does that work?
With me a small supply of cash enters my life, a windfall of sorts, I decide to "save" it for a certain item, and then I buy a Special to be announced when it arrives engine ( new, and English ) then I see a Bowman in Ebay and then... Just what is this "Saving" thing and how is it done?

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psantama · Junior Member Joined: 18 Sep 2007 Posts: 105

the jensen 50 to run all your generators at thye same time and power the thinkpad..

Nick · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:18 am Post subject:

Mister Occlusion · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:36 am Post subject:

heh.. I was thinking about that tonight, while waiting in purgatory. Within 3 years the Thinkpad'll be worth maybe a couple hundred.

And, even worse, they'll probably release a new model soon too (else why would the old ones be on sale?)

Ah I hate spending money.. There is always guilt attached once you pass a certain level and it's not an essential item..

ooo..I forgot to add Jensen 10 and 95G XD
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Nick · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:40 am Post subject:

johnreid · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:02 am Post subject:

I dont have a Laptop, wish I did just for the Web, but I have only bought two prebuilt computers, an AT that cost me close to 5 grand and even had a 20 meg hard drive ( I was told that I would never fill it as long as I live ) and a 486 that crapped out in 6 months. I still like to buy the Motherboard and build it up as I like it. That used to be the cheapest way to go, and if you want a half way decent computer, still is.
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Mister Occlusion · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:06 am Post subject:

that's the problem with me; I always try to buy the best that I can afford, because if I buy cheap I will invariably upgrade it, or regret buying it.

I've got an Acer Travelmate supplied by work. It's utter rubbish (cheap buggers only have 1 IDE channel in it with the HDD and DVD both riding on it, so trying to do anything while burning a DVD is a waste of time). Plus the case is flimsy and the keyboard is a horror. I don't even use it outside of work for fear of wearing it out prematurely.

I've seen Thinkpads burn out (7 and 8 year old ones where the backlight/inverter goes), but it's rare to find one that has worn out.

Ah, I'm drifting off course... My A21 is in fine shape and does just about anything, other than get more than 45minutes to a charge XD

I tried putting OSX on it, but it didn't like it, so now it's got Ubuntu. Last week it had BSD, and next week it might be Server '03 XD
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kusuchi · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:25 am Post subject:

johnreid · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:37 am Post subject:

Les · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:59 am Post subject:

The thing is how often does a #50 come up on e-bay, and are you prepared to wait a long time?
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Stitch · Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 7:33 am Post subject:

As a lecturer in a business school, my advice would be to invest in the shonkiest scheme you can find and then use the returns to help pay for another engine

Seriously, do you have any debts? If so, the first use of the return is to clear them.