OT 14: No Luck for Old Men

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Calvinball wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:50 pm
SAWCE wrote:Following a live blog of the iPhone announcement. I haven’t upgraded since the 6s, and probably won’t hop on this one, but it’s fun to see what they do and which rumors pan out each year.
Anything interesting? I have a 7s, no intention of changing til this one starts to fail, but a little curious what they’ve added.


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The new A12 processor seems pretty badass. New bigger screen sizes haven’t gotten too far into other specs and upgrades yet.
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:52 pm
Calvinball wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:50 pm

Anything interesting? I have a 7s, no intention of changing til this one starts to fail, but a little curious what they’ve added.


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The new A12 processor seems pretty badass. New bigger screen sizes haven’t gotten too far into other specs and upgrades yet.
All for the low low price of $1,500
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 3:59 pm
SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 1:52 pm

The new A12 processor seems pretty badass. New bigger screen sizes haven’t gotten too far into other specs and upgrades yet.
All for the low low price of $1,500
I can't wait to see how many idiots I know pick this up at that stupid price.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:44 pm
KYGTIGuy wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 3:59 pm

All for the low low price of $1,500
I can't wait to see how many idiots I know pick this up at that stupid price.
Yeah the pricing has gotten out of hand. I like the size of the XS Max, but no way am I paying that much for a new phone.
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:11 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 4:44 pm

I can't wait to see how many idiots I know pick this up at that stupid price.
Yeah the pricing has gotten out of hand. I like the size of the XS Max, but no way am I paying that much for a new phone.
Yep.

Personally, I'm disgusted at the $1,000 price point for a top of the line phone. $1,500 is not going to happen and I know I have more disposable income than something like 80% of the people that are going to buy them.
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Yeah... My phone was $150 and works great.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:18 pm
SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:11 pm

Yeah the pricing has gotten out of hand. I like the size of the XS Max, but no way am I paying that much for a new phone.
Yep.

Personally, I'm disgusted at the $1,000 price point for a top of the line phone. $1,500 is not going to happen and I know I have more disposable income than something like 80% of the people that are going to buy them.
Yeah, I’ll wait til next year or the year after and then grab a new iPhone 8 or XS if the prices have come down to the $750 range.
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troyguitar wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:19 pm Yeah... My phone was $150 and works great.
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I think my Amazon phone was like $169 maybe
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My iPhone 7plus is dying and the GPS is failing. I was quoted $300 to replace the battery and logic board.

I’ve got it sold for $300 to gazelle, and I’ll just use the iPhone upgrade program to jump to an Xs. Fuck it.
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one of ems house came literally an inch from flooding, two days later she was complaining about her 'stressful' life on teh goodbook
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[user not found] wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:48 pm
SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:39 pm

Yeah, I’ll wait til next year or the year after and then grab a new iPhone 8 or XS if the prices have come down to the $750 range.
I've got an 8 - very happy with it.
That’s what my buddy Trav has too and really likes it. That’ll probably be my move next year after they drop even more in price.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:18 pm
SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:11 pm

Yeah the pricing has gotten out of hand. I like the size of the XS Max, but no way am I paying that much for a new phone.
Yep.

Personally, I'm disgusted at the $1,000 price point for a top of the line phone. $1,500 is not going to happen and I know I have more disposable income than something like 80% of the people that are going to buy them.
I'll agree with Warren Buffet on this one and say that most people get waaaaay more than $1000 of utility out of their phone over 2 years. It's literally the most important thing in most people's lives now. They can't do a damn think without it.
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Thedude wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:30 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:18 pm

Yep.

Personally, I'm disgusted at the $1,000 price point for a top of the line phone. $1,500 is not going to happen and I know I have more disposable income than something like 80% of the people that are going to buy them.
I'll agree with Warren Buffet on this one and say that most people get waaaaay more than $1000 of utility out of their phone over 2 years. It's literally the most important thing in most people's lives now. They can't do a damn think without it.
I mean I spend more money on toys I use waaaay less than my phone.
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Thedude wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:31 pm
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I'll agree with Warren Buffet on this one and say that most people get waaaaay more than $1000 of utility out of their phone over 2 years. It's literally the most important thing in most people's lives now. They can't do a damn think without it.
I mean I spend more money on toys I use waaaay less than my phone.
Waaaaaaaaaaay dude😎
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fledonfoot wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 8:18 pm My iPhone 7plus is dying and the GPS is failing. I was quoted $300 to replace the battery and logic board.

I’ve got it sold for $300 to gazelle, and I’ll just use the iPhone upgrade program to jump to an Xs. Fuck it.
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Thedude wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:30 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:18 pm

Yep.

Personally, I'm disgusted at the $1,000 price point for a top of the line phone. $1,500 is not going to happen and I know I have more disposable income than something like 80% of the people that are going to buy them.
I'll agree with Warren Buffet on this one and say that most people get waaaaay more than $1000 of utility out of their phone over 2 years. It's literally the most important thing in most people's lives now. They can't do a damn think without it.
Compare a $700 phone to a $1500 one though... They both get internet, make calls and have a large screen. Plus, add in how many get lost, stolen or broken vs other toys that cost as much. I've never lost or broken my DSLR.
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:03 pm
[user not found] wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 5:48 pm

I've got an 8 - very happy with it.
That’s what my buddy Trav has too and really likes it. That’ll probably be my move next year after they drop even more in price.
Get the 8+ thank me later
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:01 pm
Thedude wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 9:30 pm

I'll agree with Warren Buffet on this one and say that most people get waaaaay more than $1000 of utility out of their phone over 2 years. It's literally the most important thing in most people's lives now. They can't do a damn think without it.
Compare a $700 phone to a $1500 one though... They both get internet, make calls and have a large screen. Plus, add in how many get lost, stolen or broken vs other toys that cost as much. I've never lost or broken my DSLR.
I honestly haven't even looked at the $1500 phone. Is it amazing?
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Thedude wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:01 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 10:01 pm

Compare a $700 phone to a $1500 one though... They both get internet, make calls and have a large screen. Plus, add in how many get lost, stolen or broken vs other toys that cost as much. I've never lost or broken my DSLR.
I honestly haven't even looked at the $1500 phone. Is it amazing?
It's just an iPhone..... So to me, nope.
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Thedude wrote: Wed Sep 12, 2018 11:01 pm

I honestly haven't even looked at the $1500 phone. Is it amazing?
There's nothing remotely 'amazing' about it. It's just a well designed (questionably so) piece of tech.

I'm disappointed they haven't pushed the camera to all of the iPhone X lineup. :|

I'll keep my 8.
:dat: , im happy with mine, and I intend to keep it for another 2 more years.

The xs on the other hand, has 512 gig’s, its ridiculously insane
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