-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
AusGAF 10 - Node Country for Old Men
- Thread starter Kritz
- Start date
- Status
publicpwnerer
Member
Nearly, if not all games retailers online stores have removed the PS Vita from their pages. I can't seem to buy one / find a good deal
What's more concerning is the fact that they've removed the Vitas, but there's no pre-order information or even mention of the Slim version. EB games, until recently, had a great $199 deal for a brand new Vita, with a 16GB memory card & game.
Does anyone know of any good PS Vita deals in Australia...bundled with a Memory Card?
What's more concerning is the fact that they've removed the Vitas, but there's no pre-order information or even mention of the Slim version. EB games, until recently, had a great $199 deal for a brand new Vita, with a 16GB memory card & game.
Does anyone know of any good PS Vita deals in Australia...bundled with a Memory Card?
roosters93
Member
reptilescorpio
Member
Yeah sounds about right, even if you never signed up with Origin you will have an account I bet. I had mine because I played the first Skate game on 360.
Jump into Origin and turn on the 2 step. Will make your consoles a ton more secure.
Sorry dude
Try Dick Smith, they had $199 bundles really recent.
Boo
If I ever start making a decent living from design, I think getting a pinball machine is now on the doable list.
That and Wonder Boy. I saw a Wonder Boy cabinet for sale for a crazy low price as a teen but I couldn't afford it then
Yeah, but that literally had nothing to do with my account being hacked. The only console I had linked with Origin at the time was my 360 one. The PSN hack was just someone hacking to my PSN account so they could buy FIFA points to resell. Nothing to do with Origin.
publicpwnerer
Member
Do you mean in-store? Their website only has the Vita console itself, for $199
chicko1983
Member
Been a while since I have posted in ausgaf, couldn't find the thread for a while!
Can anyone tell me where is a good place to buy a decent laptop?
I am not too up to date on what is good and available at the moment but I need a basic laptop with office and a decent size hard drive. I just do basic work reports and spreadsheets from time to time, browse the net and download game of thrones.
I'm looking for something in the $500 range but don't want a second hand one.
Can anyone tell me where is a good place to buy a decent laptop?
I am not too up to date on what is good and available at the moment but I need a basic laptop with office and a decent size hard drive. I just do basic work reports and spreadsheets from time to time, browse the net and download game of thrones.
I'm looking for something in the $500 range but don't want a second hand one.
bodyboarder
Member
Looks like everyone is being productive at work today.
Gross, yuck.
bodyboarder
Member
It's disgusting.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
NEVER
How important is portability to you? Is a big heavy thing with a big screen ok? Or do you want a sleek light thing that you can chuck in a backpack and forget it's there?
If you're working with spreadsheets, a high resolution screen would be good, but it might be tricky to find something in that budget. I did a bit of a hunt around and if you spec a Lenovo e540 with a 1080p screen, it comes out at $754. http://shopap.lenovo.com/au/en/laptops/thinkpad/edge-series/e540/
Online Computer have a refurb pricelist which includes an Asus N56DP-S3010H. Full HD for $799. It has an AMD CPU though. I'm under the impression that newest Intels are a fair way ahead in the price for performance and heat stakes. Cookie probably knows better than I do about that. http://www.onlinecomputer.com.au/Refurb Pricelist.pdf
If you're firm on the $500 budget, you'll probably have to make do with a 1366x768 screen. There are some good looking refurbs in the Dell Outlet at the moment: http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/top...kship/au/en/inspiron_notebook?c=au&l=en&s=dfo
DFO-2556361IP has an i5-4200U, 6GB RAM for only $499. Great bang for buck there. "Minor scratches" but hey, you still get a full year of warranty.
Steam/IRC is busy as always.
Any advice for a $1000 budget laptop? Will likely be my only PC for at least a few months, I'm thinking. Will need to be pretty portable too, though I probably won't be footslogging the entire way so weight's not the biggest factor.
reptilescorpio
Member
get a mac and be cooool!
Shit's already obscured by clouds!
Make sure you have your #13 welding glass/goggles.
bodyboarder
Member
That's the spirt.
Ah, don't have access at work. FFS.
That will be handy.
Sounds reassuring.
reptilescorpio
Member
I've been stuck in the embrace of DDP yoga lately so I'll try and finish and post it tonight!
are u kidding me
I took a sick day.
So I was about as productive as usual
In other news I'm getting addicted to writing retrogaming listicles.
So AusDoctorGAF, after you all finished diagnosing how Kritz is still alive
I'm convinced he's being kept alive by the spirit of CBD players who are eager to see the next patch
viciouskillersquirrel
Member
Regular or boogie?
Does that mean I should keep delaying the patches?
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Radgaf I am now one of you. Living 10-15 minutes out of town. It's so busy
Planet_JASE
Member
Condolences.
Radgaf I am now one of you. Living 10-15 minutes out of town. It's so busy
:>
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
Thankyou
I used to live in the Barossa with like 1 car going past my house every hour or so. There are hundreds now. That's busy to me
Mr.Gingerlicious
Member
Radgaf I am now one of you. Living 10-15 minutes out of town. It's so busy
I was living in Camden Park (So the next suburb across from Plympton/Plympton South), just off of Anzac Highway. Really convenient, quick trip to the CBD, but always busy and noisy.
Now I have moved up into the Hills (so fancy
), closer to work, but still only 20-ish mins to the city via the Freeway.Hopefully the convenience suits you, it is good to live near a capital city that isn't big enough to be its own country
Is that like DDR yoga?
Lucian Cat
Kissed a mod for a tag; liked it
I was living in Camden Park (So the next suburb across from Plympton/Plympton South), just off of Anzac Highway. Really convenient, quick trip to the CBD, but always busy and noisy.
Now I have moved up into the Hills (so fancy
Hopefully the convenience suits you, it is good to live near a capital city that isn't big enough to be its own country
It's not convenient yet. I still work in the Barossa so I have nearly hour long commutes several times a week
I live in Queenstown now with the bf. It is nice driving into the city on a whim and not taking the whole day to do so!You should join us on our next meetup! Whenever Jambo organises it >_>
Box of Bunnies
Banned
Less dancing, more diamond cutters.
Mr.Gingerlicious
Member
It's not convenient yet. I still work in the Barossa so I have nearly hour long commutes several times a week
You should join us on our next meetup! Whenever Jambo organises it >_>
Oh, I see. I work in Hospitality, so whenever 'normal' people are off work, I am on, but I don't make excuses for not socializing
So next gathering, I'll make time, since it is generally worth having me around for entertainment (if nothing else) Oh, I see. I work in Hospitality, so whenever 'normal' people are off work, I am on, but I don't make excuses for not socializing
to the strathmore!
do they still have their industry thursday nights? was always nice, from 7pm to like 7am, was industry folk only.
of course.. i didnt work in the industry... but I went there so often they gave me a membership card....
Radgaf I am now one of you. Living 10-15 minutes out of town. It's so busy
Yeah, condolences.
Ideally I'd like a Haswell cpu (ix-4xxx), a 1080p screen, and at least 6gb ram. It might be a bit tricky to get all that for dead on $1000.
I like this one http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=141164161014&alt=web but it only has 4gb RAM and 90 day warranty. I assume the ACL doesn't cover stuff sold as ex demo.
chicko1983
Member
Thanks for the advice.
Portability is not a big issue, I take my iPad when I am travelling and I prefer a laptop over a PC at home as I can use it in bed or on the couch etc.
Full hd resolution is not a requirement at all. I'd prefer to save the cash on a lower resolution as I don't watch movies on it and I would work on a spreadsheet once every two or three months if I was trying to work at home.
I was looking around and this is what I am sort of after spec wise http://www.dicksmith.com.au/laptops-notebooks/acer-aspire-e1-522-15-6-notebook-dsau-xc7863 let me know what you think is wrong/bad with it, if anything jumps out.
My currently broken laptop is an acer, that's why I like the brand. Are they a decent brand?
As I mentioned, it's a web browsing laptop which the hardest thing it does is probably download tv shows. I would probably only turn it on two or three times a week for four or five hours at a time. All the rest of the time I would use my iPad.
I am wary of buying second hand electronics, should I be?
Radgaf I am now one of you. Living 10-15 minutes out of town. It's so busy
Welcome to Adelaide. I live 10mins out of town but on the eastern side so reasonably quiet.
It's not convenient yet. I still work in the Barossa so I have nearly hour long commutes several times a week
You should join us on our next meetup! Whenever Jambo organises it >_>
What!!! There are adlgaf meet ups!? I'd be keen to join and meet some fellow gaffers face to face.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
How much do you think EB trades in Xbox Ones for?
I can pick up a very lightly used one for 450 on Gumtree with 2 games. I wonder if you could get more trade credit than you paid for it.
I can pick up a very lightly used one for 450 on Gumtree with 2 games. I wonder if you could get more trade credit than you paid for it.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
Gawd I still remember one time as a kid taking like six GC games in to them and walking out with <30 dollars credit.
- Status