neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 天前What's a good choice you've made recently, without it being obvious at the time that it was the right choice?message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up187arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up187arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a good choice you've made recently, without it being obvious at the time that it was the right choice?neidu3@sh.itjust.worksM to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 天前message-square50linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up24·2 天前I bought a floor model Mac Mini M4 for $600 CAD while they were retailing for $800 in April. Now they’re retailing for $1100ish CAD It was a good deal that became a great deal due to all the hardware fuckery that AI is causing.
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 天前Why do they call it a floor model when it’s kept on a shelf?
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 天前I got it from the only authorized Apple dealer in town that wasn’t an Apple Store or a big box store. Support the little guy, ya know? They must have closed shortly before I went shopping because I went to the location to find it permanently closed and ordered it off their website. I imagine it was originally on a desk or table, but came from a warehouse or the owner’s garage before it got to me. Anyway, to answer your question: 🤷♂️
minus-squareSatansMaggotyCumFart@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 天前Wow that was a wild ride.
minus-squareMongostein@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 天前Glad you came along! 😎 I’m just hoping AI dies before the end of my 8-year upgrade cycle
I bought a floor model Mac Mini M4 for $600 CAD while they were retailing for $800 in April.
Now they’re retailing for $1100ish CAD
It was a good deal that became a great deal due to all the hardware fuckery that AI is causing.
Why do they call it a floor model when it’s kept on a shelf?
I got it from the only authorized Apple dealer in town that wasn’t an Apple Store or a big box store. Support the little guy, ya know?
They must have closed shortly before I went shopping because I went to the location to find it permanently closed and ordered it off their website.
I imagine it was originally on a desk or table, but came from a warehouse or the owner’s garage before it got to me.
Anyway, to answer your question: 🤷♂️
Wow that was a wild ride.
Glad you came along! 😎
I’m just hoping AI dies before the end of my 8-year upgrade cycle