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Refurbished Macs: Apple’s best-kept secret

December 26, 2009
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I love Macs, but the prices are effing ridiculous. I’ve recently discovered a way to help defray some of that cost. As a corporation, I’m sure this is not their largest secret…but here’s a small secret you may not know about: Refurbished Macs. There’s an entire selection of discounted Apple stuff that is not publicized [...]

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Sony PSP Go – First Impressions

November 5, 2009
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After hours of careful consideration, I succumbed to the temptation to replace my pink PSP Slim (aka 2000) with the new PSP Go (aka N1000) model. I attempted to trade in my 2000 but GameStop wouldn’t take it because it’s a Japanese import, so I will probably sell it on evilBay or Craigslist instead. I [...]

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Followup on the Pink Eee PC S101

January 3, 2009
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The first thing I changed on the Eee PC S101 was the operating system. I noticed when I first booted up the S101 that it came with Xandros Linux installed, but the label on the keyboard says “Designed for Windows XP.” The box contained a system restore CD, but it was a generic CD and [...]

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The pink Eee PC S101 – first impression

December 29, 2008
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My pink S101 is here! And it’s the perfect shade of pink – silvery and very slightly sparkly in sunlight. It got here all the way from Taiwan in just six days. I’m very pleased with it so far; it was packed very carefully so it’s in perfect shape, and everything’s working fine right out [...]

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The Eee PC S101 in Pink!

December 23, 2008
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I have already written an ode to the Eee PC S101, including my fervent wish that it was available in pink. Well, just in time for Christmas, my wish has come true! Sort of. This pink S101 was just released for Japan, and is apparently also available in Taiwan. As long as you don’t mind [...]

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Beware Dell’s holiday netbook “deals”

December 12, 2008
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I‘ve been watching Dell’s “12 Days of Deals” holiday promotion with interest, and so far they have featured the Inspiron Mini 9 twice. Monday they advertised a price of “$299 after $50 instant savings” for the Linux system, but then they charged an extra $25 for red or pink colors, which they didn’t do before [...]

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HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition

December 5, 2008
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Just in time for the holidays, the HP Mini 1000 Vivienne Tam Edition was just released today. Finally, a netbook marketed directly at women — not little girls. For all my love of pink, I dislike cheesy Barbie pink, which so many technology manufacturers seem to embrace. Worse, even when they do make decent pink [...]

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