The official "Look what I gots!" purchases thread

phlegms

Bought this today. Hopefully the ridiculous colour scheme will help deter hoodlums from stealing it..

Craguls

phlegms wrote: »

Bought this today. Hopefully the ridiculous colour scheme will help deter hoodlums from stealing it..

It reminds me of a bee. How adorable.

phlegms

Craguls wrote: »

It reminds me of a bee. How adorable.

Hoping I'll look something like this strolling into the Berkeley each day come September..

Craguls

phlegms wrote: »

Hoping I'll look something like this strolling into the Berkeley each day come September..

Take me now!

Jako8

theowen wrote: »

For me she is. Officially have illegible hand writing, got a note and everything! Was why I could use a laptop for the LC this year.

Yeah simple but effective (about the Dude, I got).

Think I'm going to make them breakfeast in bed just to make sure of it:cool:

You'll make a great doctor then.

Non of them seem to be able to write feckin' clearly.

Grindylow

New laptop!!!
Old new one broke, so got this instead.

Corkfeen

Some Video Iwear
http://www.baby99.co.uk/view-prod/3/99111013/baby-Vuzix-Wrap-230-46quot-Video-iWear-Glasses.html

Picked up an xbox 360 slim model too......

Piste

While a single exam doesn't quite justify a post-exams shopping-spree, I had a 10 euro boots voucher, points on my boots advantage card and a 10 euro HMV voucher so today I bought myself:







And of course a USB mouse for my laptop, but that was a necessity rather than a luxury so it doesn't really count as post-exam treats!

Midnight_EG

Corkfeen wrote: »

Some Video Iwear
http://www.baby99.co.uk/view-prod/3/99111013/baby-Vuzix-Wrap-230-46quot-Video-iWear-Glasses.html

Picked up an xbox 360 slim model too......

^ You'll love the motion sensitive button noises

degausserxo

.. but I picked up the wrong size in the last top.. and lost the receipt. Now it kinda looks like a cape.. and not in a good way. And speaking of capes (which I've been waiting to come into fashion for a good three years or so, despite my friends' 'Harry Potter' taunts...



Yay for A/W 2010!

Novella

Ooh, they're all so pretty!

OopsyDaisy

So much love for HMV sales :P

ohthebaby

Degausserxo, that cape is absolutely perfect!!! Is it Topshop? I want....

Piste

degausserxo wrote: »

yummy clothes

They're awear yeah? (apart from the gorgeous topshop cape!) they have such gorgeous clothes lately, I'm actually addicted to that shop.

seanbmc

Piste The Road is an amazing film, it's bleak but I loved it. Vigo Mortensen was great.

Pigwidgeon

Pukkelpop headphones

Bonkers_xOx

IT SMELLS LIKE CANDY FLOSS!

The mother's getting worried because to her it appears that I am constantly sniffing pictures of Katy Perry from the insert-booklet thingy.

ToasterSparks

OopsyDaisy wrote: »

So much love for HMV sales :P

Aw! Does Jennifer Aniston and Ellen DeGeneres wind up living happily ever after with the cute pooch?

phasers

They have a similar cape on ASOS and I am so tempted!

I'm kind of worried I'll look like a weirdo in a cape though

jefreywithonef

^ Paid for by my dad \o/















The DVDs cost like £32 in total, dirt cheap. LOVE shopping in the north.

marko93

ironictoaster wrote: »

Have them as well, they're great.

They were for a bit.. That thin cord is driving me F**KING INSANE... Its like an echo thing everytime the cord hits something :mad:
I'm gonna save and get me some better ones -_-

ironictoaster

marko93 wrote: »

They were for a bit.. That thin cord is driving me F**KING INSANE... Its like an echo thing everytime the cord hits something :mad:
I'm gonna save and get me some better ones -_-

What model are they they CX200 or 300?

marko93

cough*CX150*cough
They were a "i need earphones, oh look *insert brand name* they'll be fine"
The sound is nice, just the wire annoys me
What ones did you get?

ReacherCreature

Yes, awesome.

ohthebaby

The most perfect coat I have seen yet. It was love at first sight today.

Look at the bow on the back!

**Timbuk2**

Acer Netbook - I'm so happy - this should be great for college!

ironictoaster

marko93 wrote: »

cough*CX150*cough
They were a "i need earphones, oh look *insert brand name* they'll be fine"
The sound is nice, just the wire annoys me
What ones did you get?

CX200, but they all look identical.

cork*girl

Seeming everyone on this forum seems to be very up to date on laptops/technology.. could someone recommend me a laptop for college..(and facebook.. and itunes and photos) for <€500..

laurashambles

cork*girl wrote: »

Seeming everyone on this forum seems to be very up to date on laptops/technology.. could someone recommend me a laptop for college..(and facebook.. and itunes and photos) for <€500..

Seconding this. Not too keen on getting a netbook. (I mightn't even have €500 though I hate being poor.)

I just got my grubby hands on this today:

Meller

cork*girl wrote: »

Seeming everyone on this forum seems to be very up to date on laptops/technology.. could someone recommend me a laptop for college..(and facebook.. and itunes and photos) for <€500..

I have one of those Acer netbooks that Timbuk2 has, and it was €270 in PC World. 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive - get an external hard drive (which most people will have regardless of how big your laptop's HD is) and it's all you'll need. It's definitely more handy to get a small one (I got used to the 'smallness' within a day or so) - bigger laptops being better is a bit of a scam, imo. The netbook will definitely suffice for facebook, itunes and photos - can do everything any other laptop does! Plus the portability and battery life (8 hours!) is brilliant.

cork*girl

does it have a cd-drive thing..? I always wonder coz they are so small and it doesnt look like they do!

laurashambles

Meller wrote: »

I have one of those Acer netbooks that Timbuk2 has, and it was €270 in PC World. 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive - get an external hard drive (which most people will have regardless of how big your laptop's HD is) and it's all you'll need. It's definitely more handy to get a small one (I got used to the 'smallness' within a day or so) - bigger laptops being better is a bit of a scam, imo. The netbook will definitely suffice for facebook, itunes and photos - can do everything any other laptop does! Plus the portability and battery life (8 hours!) is brilliant.

That's reassuring! Only thing that really worries me is the smallness and whether or not I'd get used to it. I have these visions of myself squinting at a tiny screen and giving myself migraines.

Meller

cork*girl wrote: »

does it have a cd-drive thing..? I always wonder coz they are so small and it doesnt look like they do!

It doesn't, and I believed this would be an issue as well - but it hasn't been at all. Discs are an outdated format, and I doubt people will be using them at all soon - too awkward. USB sticks, SD cards - that's where we're headed now. What do you need a CD drive for, really? Everything can be downloaded and found (yes, legally as well!) internally now. I know it's a pity for DVDs, CDs, etc. but there are so many other ways to get around it. CD drives are too big and clunky, not many of the smaller laptops are bothering with them anymore.

Meller

laurashambles wrote: »

That's reassuring! Only thing that really worries me is the smallness and whether or not I'd get used to it. I have these visions of myself squinting at a tiny screen and giving myself migraines.

Yeah, I thought this would be me as well:p - I had a much bigger laptop before it, and it definitely was a... drastic change at first, but like I said, only very briefly. I was concerned because I have these whale-ish fat fingers and the keyboard's tiny, but you do adjust!:P

phlegms

cork*girl wrote: »

does it have a cd-drive thing..? I always wonder coz they are so small and it doesnt look like they do!

You can get external ones that work via USB if needs be. I have that same acer notebook and haven't ever needed to use a CD drive during college.

marko93

ReacherCreature wrote: »

Yes, awesome.

Indeeed it is i love it

ironictoaster wrote: »

CX200, but they all look identical.

Yeah! IS the wire on yours real thin? and make a sort of echo sorta thing if its bouncing around?

Also, got new Vans today

Denisejcc

cork*girl wrote: »

Seeming everyone on this forum seems to be very up to date on laptops/technology.. could someone recommend me a laptop for college..(and facebook.. and itunes and photos) for <€500..

I have a Dell 1545 ,it was less than €500 and I havent had any issues with it at all, have it a year now. Plenty of memory too (there was an offer on free memory at the time)
And mine is pink !
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-1545?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1

suitcasepink

Denisejcc wrote: »

I have a Dell 1545 ,it was less than €500 and I havent had any issues with it at all, have it a year now. Plenty of memory too (there was an offer on free memory at the time)
And mine is pink !
http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-1545?c=ie&l=en&s=dhs&cs=iedhs1

Thats my exact laptop that Im using now!
And I made a big fuss over it being pink also :P

Love the aul laptop, ive had it nearly a year and its been fine

Colm!

What I will say is this: Lads, don't buy a Toshiba Satellite Pro. We've had it for just over a year, and somehow, it manages to be the slowest machine going.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

(yes, it runs Windows XP. I'm not sure how much of the problem that is. Yes, I will eventually install some linux distro on it or something)

Colm!

Colm! wrote: »

What I will say is this: Lads, don't buy a Toshiba Satellite Pro. We've had it for just over a year, and somehow, it manages to be the slowest machine going.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

(yes, it runs Windows XP. I'm not sure how much of the problem that is. Yes, I will eventually install some linux distro on it or something)

Good man. Problem solved

ReacherCreature

Colm! wrote: »

What I will say is this: Lads, don't buy a Toshiba Satellite Pro. We've had it for just over a year, and somehow, it manages to be the slowest machine going.
AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

(yes, it runs Windows XP. I'm not sure how much of the problem that is. Yes, I will eventually install some linux distro on it or something)

I had one, not sure if it was a Pro version but it was fustratingly slow. Wouldn't move at all - that said, I think the pittance number of RAM didn't help. How I bared with it, is beyond me.

Denisejcc

deise_girl wrote: »

Thats my exact laptop that Im using now!
And I made a big fuss over it being pink also :P

Love the aul laptop, ive had it nearly a year and its been fine

Hee hee, its got to be pink,I got a pink microsoft wireless mouse too :D

Yeah they are good laptops,dont know how I survived for so long without one! :D

jefreywithonef

Got some free earphones in the post. Managed to misplace them after less than a minute but found them again a few hours later. \o/

seanbmc

Huge +1 on avoiding the Satelite Pros, I had many problems with mine. The most annoying one was when it would constantly overheat and shutoff doing basic things like web surfing etc etc.

Jackobyte

Monzo wrote: »

Got some free earphones in the post. Managed to misplace them after less than a minute but found them again a few hours later. \o/

How?

jefreywithonef

Jackobyte wrote: »

How?

They were free on play.com last week if you used a discount code. It was only for the one day though. Can't beat the freebies thread in Bargain Alerts.

bluejay14

Mine's a Dell 1545 too!! 'cept mine's blue.

MavisDavis

Shiny, shiny new laptop.

theowen

Monzo wrote: »

They were free on play.com last week if you used a discount code. It was only for the one day though. Can't beat the freebies thread in Bargain Alerts.

Thanks, getting me some personalized memo pads....:cool:

Konata

\o/ for anime!