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user-inactivated  ·  2997 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Jeff Kunzler: Against Minimalism A Plea for Cyberpunk

    They came out about six months ago for $800 and nobody bought one.

People just don't know a good thing when they see it, huh? I'm entertaining the thought of getting one now.





kleinbl00  ·  2997 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, for $800 it's a no-f'ng way phone. For $300 it's a maybe phone. You gotta figure if they could have made money at $300, they would have sold them for $300.

I'd probably have one if I wasn't planning on going to Fi.

b_b  ·  2997 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm on Fi right now. Don't know what your time frame is, but I'm sure it's worth waiting until the new HTC phone comes out (forget what they're calling it--not Nexus). The Nexus 5X is ok, but it's kinda cheap. Having never seen the HTC phone, I can still almost guarantee it will be nicer. Also, you get $150 discount on the handset when you sign up for Fi. You may already know that, but it's not heavily advertised if you just go on the Nexus page. I almost bought the phone then signed up for Fi, because I didn't know any better.

kleinbl00  ·  2997 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah, been looking at that. Good tip about the 5X 'cuz I was going to saddle my wife with one. Apparently the specs between the Nexus 6P and the "Google Pixel XL" are pretty damn similar so I was thinking of jumping on it... but if the 5X is plastick-ey we'll hold off.

Assuming my wife's iPhone survives another month.

A friend tried to order the new iPhone in blacker-than-black. It wouldn't let him. "mostly black" was due end of November. Ridiculous.