10-28-2020, 02:34 PM | #91 |
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10-28-2020, 02:58 PM | #92 |
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I mean, regarding mp3 players, that doesn't surprise me much, that $40 Moto E 2020 looks like it'd make a fine mp3 player with the addition of 3rd party software like poweramp or foobar2000 or...
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10-28-2020, 03:47 PM | #93 | |
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Smartphones can do it all for most people, so why pay for extra devices? Still, there are those of us who prefer a dedicated device for music and audiobooks for various reasons. That's where prepaid/no-contract phones come in and there are quite a few out there coming in at less than $50 fully paid. If you want an unlocked version of the same phone, count on adding another $100 or so to the price tag. My reason for getting a separate media player is because I don't use smartphones. I still use old-school flip phones because they're small enough to fit and survive in the front pocket of my blue jeans; smartphones can't. While my Sansa Clips work quite well for audiobooks and music I own, they can't play Spotify and that's a must-have feature I need in a music player. Enter the inexpensive prepaid phones. By not activating them, they function exactly the same way a WiFi tablet does; only in a much smaller package. Though in recent years, they keep getting larger and larger as the smartphone market keeps pushing for ever larger displays; much to my chagrin. It's been a week and a half since I received my new Moto E6 and I'm still very pleased with it. The only downside is its large size, something I don't like. I placed a 128GB mSD card in it and loaded it with audiobooks and lots of Spotify playlists. So it's definitely working out for my needs. Hopefully, this phone will go on sale again for BF. If not, there'll be other comparable phones that will. So stay tuned... Last edited by tubemonkey; 11-16-2020 at 03:32 PM. |
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10-29-2020, 04:23 AM | #94 |
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10-29-2020, 03:18 PM | #95 |
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This phone is on sale again - today only
Up to 50% off Motorola, Samsung, LG, and more (34 phones) -- $20 ~ $997
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10-29-2020, 03:31 PM | #96 | |
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10-29-2020, 03:47 PM | #97 | |
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In case you're interested, this is the case I got. I'm very pleased with the fit and finish.
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10-29-2020, 04:05 PM | #98 | |
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10-29-2020, 04:12 PM | #99 |
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I know. When you get very inexpensive devices, sometimes the cases cost as much or even more than the device itself. I considered one very rugged case, but it cost more than the Moto E6. I just couldn't get my brain to wrap around it. So I passed and got this case instead.
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10-29-2020, 04:39 PM | #100 |
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My wife's old AMD A10 PC has been giving her trouble lately, crashing or randomly rebooting. Probably just needs a windows reinstall, or at worst a new power supply, but I took a look at current prices and they're not bad compared to last year. I'm happy with the Dell G5 I got then, and today I navigated Dell's byzantine pricing to a box for $1274 with an i7 10700F processor (on a par with the i9 9900 I got last year), 16GB, RTX 2060 Super GPU, and a 1TB M.2 SSD. It's overkill for her needs but would keep her going for a long time to come, and easily expandable for more memory and a HDD or hybrid drive.
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10-29-2020, 10:53 PM | #101 | |
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10-29-2020, 11:14 PM | #102 |
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So, when is Black Friday?
Now that I've answered that question... Really, when is it? Well, thanks to the Pandemic, BF this year is royally screwed up. Stores are splitting BF sales up over multiple days and weeks instead of the traditional day after Thanksgiving (or week of in recent years). Most stores currently have sales going on right now, with some of those sales reflecting BF pricing. But in general, BF pricing will really kick in next week. Keep in mind that many of these items will only be available for BF pricing during that window and when the store starts its next sale, those items most likely will not be in it. Of course, there's always YMMV. Check out post 3 on the front page. I've listed the stores and the dates for their BF sales. It's a mess, isn't it? Just click on the store link to go to that store's post for details and links. Enjoy |
10-30-2020, 02:15 PM | #103 |
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It is, and it's a shame, IMO. I used to enjoy getting the Thanksgiving paper, paging leisurely through the inserts and deciding what I was interested in trying to get. That just doesn't work very well anymore.
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10-30-2020, 05:39 PM | #104 |
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GOT my new printer today from Best Buy: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/hp-envy...?skuId=6421535
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10-30-2020, 07:22 PM | #105 | |
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Amazon -- limited time offer
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