Apple MacBook Pro MA895LL

10:02 PM / Posted by Nico Atienza / comments (0)

Amazon is selling the slightly older model MBP for $1,544 after a massive $150 rebate!

Mac Book Pro MA895LL/A 
15.4" Laptop 
2.2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 
2 GB RAM
120 GB Hard Drive
DVD/CD SuperDrive

This won't make current MBP owners scream or anything but if you were looking to buy a MBP then this is a burning hot deal for a beautiful laptop. If I had the money, I would definitely pick this up!

Amazon.com Price $1,544 after $150 mail-in rebate, Free super-saver shipping!

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iPhone Blues

6:00 PM / Posted by Nico Atienza / comments (0)

Oh man. This is one hell of a story. I was reading the Consumerist today and I ran into a little entry about how Colin M. walked into AT&T to buy a refurbished iPhone. The story goes that he was barraged by intrusive questions and in the end they refused to sell him a refurbished iPhone because they assumed he was going to unlock it.

If you haven't read this story, read it here.

That just peed me off. I mean, how can they just do that? You're paying for it, aren't you? Then shouldn't you be able to do whatever the hell you want with it? I'm planning on buying an iPhone (and unlock it of course!) but if I'm going to be subjected to this, then maybe I might just buy it on Ebay for convenience sake.

I also read somewhere that unlocked iPhones cost Apple $300 million in losses. Well, that's the price you pay for using a closed network and a sleuth of angry unlock-happy programmers on your ass. You can't just do that anymore. You make the product, and we do whatever we want with it in order for it to suit our needs. Here's a solution. I bet if Apple made the an AT&T version as well as an unlocked version of the iPhone, then they wouldn't be hemorrhaging losses in excess of millions. After speaking to a few unlocked iPhone owners myself, they all agreed that they would pay a little more for an unlocked version of the iPhone sans getting the AT&T version and unlocking it themselves.

Oh well, I'm just glad the SDK came out so third party applications will now be made available on the iPhone. I'm probably going to wait a while before purchasing one. Who knows, it could be legally unlocked a year from now.

Oh, the Apple store has refurbished iPhones (8 Gb) for $349. Not a sweet deal, but if you plan on unlocking it, then it is :)

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XBOX360s cheaper for Europeans

3:33 PM / Posted by Nico Atienza / comments (0)

What? Microsoft has cut prices on XBOX360s in Europe.

360 Arcade €199.99 / £159.99
360 Premium €269.99 / £199.99
360 Elite €369.99 / £259.99

>>Story courtesy of Engadget<

That is so frigging unfair! Instead, US buyers can look forward to price cuts on Windows Vista. Wow. I'm running to the store right now. NOT! I guess if enough people bitch about why the Europeans are getting price cuts and not the US then Microsoft might pay a little more attention. We did kill HD-DVD didn't we?

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FreeShippingOn.com

3:26 PM / Posted by Nico Atienza / comments (0)

Here's a neat little website that searches for items with free shopping on Amazon or Ebay! If you don't want the hassle of sorting through lists of items to find products with free shipping, then this website is for you. There are also free shipping coupons for popular e-tailers if Ebay or Amazon isn't your fancy. Hooray for free shipping!

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Pug Love

3:19 PM / Posted by Nico Atienza / comments (0)

These are the cutest things on the planet earth. My girlfriend and I want one so bad. Middle fingers to the "no pets" policy on University Housing. Don't worry baby, we will have our little Pug. Till then, might as well get cute pictures of it :)


Not satisfied with pictures? Try this video. Go little pug! Go!

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