What gadgets are you buying over the Holidays?

[resistanze]

Mirrorless camera?
Ultrabook?
PS4?

I have $500 in gift cards for Future Shop/Best Buy to use....but nothing enticing as of yet.

[Cry Havoc]

Nothing really, some games on steam. Got a speedlight for my DSLR, so that's pretty coo.

[lefty]

Mirrorless camera?
Ultrabook?
PS4?

I have $500 in card cards for Future Shop/Best Buy to use....but nothing enticing as of yet.
Been there tbh

Nothing interesting if all the basics are covered


LOL fat people buying large TVs and sound systems before the Superbowl, even though they have a decent TV at home

[DarrinS]

Bought a Mac for my daughter.

[Cry Havoc]

Right now I don't see Mirrorless cameras as viable for serious fotogs. The exception is if you take a lot of vacations and just want something for scenic shots. Their lack of lenses is really an Achilles heel right now.

DSLRs by comparison are cheaper and far more flexible, although much larger.

That said, if you've already got a quality DSLR and want a walking around camera, or you don't really care about having more than a couple lenses, 4/3rds are great shooters for their size and form. People talk so much about cell phone cameras but micro 4/3rds are seriously mind blowing for their size, they should be getting more press.

[leemajors]

well fuck, it appears the mobo i bought for my daughter's pc is DOA, thanks newegg

[Brunodf]

Don't buy Ps4 yet, the price will drop in the next few months

[baseline bum]

well fuck, it appears the mobo i bought for my daughter's pc is DOA, thanks newegg

Should have gone X99 nigga

[leemajors]

Should have gone X99 nigga

they sent me a broken case too breh

[baseline bum]

they sent me a broken case too breh

The chances you take when you roll with Brown tbh

[TDMVPDPOY]

was meant to build more shit DIY around the house but cbf

now didnt buy shit for cmax

all i did was renewal my passport and looking at flying somewhere to asia for a couple of weeks...

[leemajors]

The chances you take when you roll with Brown tbh

Yeah, but it really seems they treat Amazon packages way better tbh. Never had an issue there and this time I get a broken case, DOA mobo, and a power supply that only turns on case fans :lol they also make most everything a hassle if you don't have newegg premiere too. Been buying shit from them for 15 years and get shit service

[resistanze]

Right now I don't see Mirrorless cameras as viable for serious fotogs. The exception is if you take a lot of vacations and just want something for scenic shots. Their lack of lenses is really an Achilles heel right now.

DSLRs by comparison are cheaper and far more flexible, although much larger.

That said, if you've already got a quality DSLR and want a walking around camera, or you don't really care about having more than a couple lenses, 4/3rds are great shooters for their size and form. People talk so much about cell phone cameras but micro 4/3rds are seriously mind blowing for their size, they should be getting more press.

Ended up buying the Sony Alpha 6000. I did Vancouver, Copenhagen, London, San Fran, Boston and Philly last year and I ended up leaving the DLSR at home for half of those.

For my use, I'll probably grab the 18-105 mm and maybe a 50mm. Or I might just get some old Minolta glass with an adapter.

[Wild Cobra]

I bought myself a late X-Mas gift. A Dell XPS8700 i7-4790 Nvidia GT720.

Yes, I know, more powerful models are cheaper, but this came with no trial software to hurt the registry, which I hate, and Windows 7 Pro 64 rather than Icky.1.

[Cry Havoc]

I bought myself a late X-Mas gift. A Dell XPS8700 i7-4790 Nvidia GT720.

Yes, I know, more powerful models are cheaper, but this came with no trial software to hurt the registry, which I hate, and Windows 7 Pro 64 rather than Icky.1.

You know you can format right out of the box to get rid of that crap, right? Takes like 20 minutes on Windows these days.

[baseline bum]

You know you can format right out of the box to get rid of that crap, right? Takes like 20 minutes on Windows these days.

Nigga ain't got SSD though.

[scanry]

I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop and i can't decide which.

1. Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro - Has the new Intel Broadwell processor but it's only 1.1 Ghz. This ultrabook doesn't need an exhaust, but the performance is not too good as Lenovo has opted for more battery time.

2. Macbook Pro Retina 13'' - Good i5 processor & screen resolution. Basically an upgrade from my old macbook.

Both retail for $1300.

[resistanze]

I'm thinking of upgrading my laptop and i can't decide which.

1. Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro - Has the new Intel Broadwell processor but it's only 1.1 Ghz. This ultrabook doesn't need an exhaust, but the performance is not too good as Lenovo has opted for more battery time.

2. Macbook Pro Retina 13'' - Good i5 processor & screen resolution. Basically an upgrade from my old macbook.

Both retail for $1300.

The news Dell XPS 13 ultrabook looks nice.

[lefty]

The news Dell XPS 13 ultrabook looks nice.

:lol I'm still using my 2009 Toshiba Satellite laptop

[resistanze]

:lol I'm still using my 2009 Toshiba Satellite laptop

Yup...on my 2009 ASUS U80V, bought that shit in grad school :lol

Might add more RAM (4GB to 8GB) since I do some photography, but otherwise, wtf do I do on it except browse, MS office and TV/Movies?

[lefty]

Yup...on my 2009 ASUS U80V, bought that shit in grad school :lol

Might add more RAM (4GB to 8GB) since I do some photography, but otherwise, wtf do I do on it except browse, MS office and TV/Movies?
And stream soccer and DL Torrents :D

I just need to buy a new battery for mine tbh

5 minutes after I unplug the charger, it screams bloody murder

[Cry Havoc]

Sooooo I got a hankering and bought a couple of things recently:

Upon hearing great reviews of this watch, I picked it up. It's fantastic, accurate, and very enjoyable to wear:

http://i.imgur.com/w02zUYh.jpg

It's beautiful. The hands are actually black but they're flaked with blue in such a way that if light catches them they look blue.

Also picked up a pair of IEMs to replace my old Ultimate Ear Triple.Fi 10s that a friend of mine broke. :pctoss

Did some research and found an insane deal on the DUNU DN-1000.

Terrible name but these IEMs are supposed to be a destroyer of worlds at anything below $300, and they're easily driven. :tu

http://audiodsc.com/image/cache/data/DUNU/DN-1000/DN-1000C-800x800.jpg

Definitely a superfluous purchase but I've been wanting some good IEMs for a while now so I found a deal and pulled the trigger.

[cantthinkofanything]

Also picked up a pair of IEMs to replace my old Ultimate Ear Triple.Fi 10s that a friend of mine broke. :pctoss

Did some research and found an insane deal on the DUNU DN-1000.

Terrible name but these IEMs are supposed to be a destroyer of worlds at anything below $300, and they're easily driven. :tu



Definitely a superfluous purchase but I've been wanting some good IEMs for a while now so I found a deal and pulled the trigger.

sooo...how are they?

[Cry Havoc]

sooo...how are they?

Literally bought them like 30 minutes ago, so they have to ship here first. Haha. I'll definitely give my impressions but I'm afraid my opinion will be a little colored given the hype that's surrounding these cans at Head-Fi.

[cantthinkofanything]

Literally bought them like 30 minutes ago, so they have to ship here first. Haha. I'll definitely give my impressions but I'm afraid my opinion will be a little colored given the hype that's surrounding these cans at Head-Fi.

LOL. I had friend that spent a bunch of money on a mini disc player when it came out back in mid 90's. Supposed to do away with the CD player. I gave him a lot of shit. Pretty soon, it was apparent that it was a fail. No one was selling any mini discs after a few months or so. But he still would never admit anything. Would just go on about the sound and the portability of it. Him and his 5 discs.

Actually, that dumbass was me and I still have that thing somewhere.

But I'm thinking you're pretty safe with the earbuds. Come back with an unbiased report.

[Cry Havoc]

LOL. I had friend that spent a bunch of money on a mini disc player when it came out back in mid 90's. Supposed to do away with the CD player. I gave him a lot of shit. Pretty soon, it was apparent that it was a fail. No one was selling any mini discs after a few months or so. But he still would never admit anything. Would just go on about the sound and the portability of it. Him and his 5 discs.

Actually, that dumbass was me and I still have that thing somewhere.

But I'm thinking you're pretty safe with the earbuds. Come back with an unbiased report.

Nice thing about speakers in general is that the sound quality stays the same. I have some Mirage floorstanding speakers from the 90s and they still sound absolutely incredible. Same is true for headphones.

[cantthinkofanything]

Nice thing about speakers in general is that the sound quality stays the same. I have some Mirage floorstanding speakers from the 90s and they still sound absolutely incredible. Same is true for headphones.

Nice. I had friend that ran a music store and he amassed a small fortune in tube amps because kids would want to trade them for something new. I think the internet did away with most of that.

[Cry Havoc]

Nice. I had friend that ran a music store and he amassed a small fortune in tube amps because kids would want to trade them for something new. I think the internet did away with most of that.

Tube amps are huge in the audio industry again (not sure if that's the point you were driving at).

Ahhhh I just found out that the seller sent the headphones 2 day shipping so they'll be here by Monday at the latest. Errrg.

[Cry Havoc]

So, got my headphones yesterday around 8pm. Haven't had much of a chance to listen because of work, but...

I would not have believed this sound quality would be possible in this form factor at anywhere near this price. Sure there are custom IEMs or quad drivers that range into $1000+, but that's to be expected.

The sound is absolutely MASSIVE. I don't even know how to describe it. The instruments just shimmer, you can feel the size of the strings that are being played. The soundstage isn't the widest (although fantastic for an IEM) but the spatial details are extremely clear, I can hear different instruments in different parts of the room all the time, especially on live recordings.

I'll give a more thorough review at some point, but needless to say I'm absolutely floored. The clarity and detail is among the best I've heard in any headphone, bar none. They're worth the hype.

Using this from my laptop to a Fiio E5 portable amp. Cheap lil' thing, but it does the job.

[scanry]

So, got my headphones yesterday around 8pm. Haven't had much of a chance to listen because of work, but...

I would not have believed this sound quality would be possible in this form factor at anywhere near this price. Sure there are custom IEMs or quad drivers that range into $1000+, but that's to be expected.

The sound is absolutely MASSIVE. I don't even know how to describe it. The instruments just shimmer, you can feel the size of the strings that are being played. The soundstage isn't the widest (although fantastic for an IEM) but the spatial details are extremely clear, I can hear different instruments in different parts of the room all the time, especially on live recordings.

I'll give a more thorough review at some point, but needless to say I'm absolutely floored. The clarity and detail is among the best I've heard in any headphone, bar none. They're worth the hype.

Using this from my laptop to a Fiio E5 portable amp. Cheap lil' thing, but it does the job.

Was looking to buy the Bose QC 20i, but this looks incredible. Are they on display in any of the tech stores? I'd love to check it out.

[Cry Havoc]

Was looking to buy the Bose QC 20i, but this looks incredible. Are they on display in any of the tech stores? I'd love to check it out.

I would not consider the Bose to be in the same tier, or even a tier away from these in sound. There's a huge gulf between these and anything I've heard from Bose.

[gay abc]

this......
http://i.imgur.com/ORqkHyu.jpg

[Cry Havoc]

Just picked up a Roku 3 with my sling subscription. Very impressed with this device so far. So many free channels from tips for BBQing to watching games online. Wireless sync with Plex so I can watch anything on my TV/sound system without connecting it. Pretty sweet.

[TDMVPDPOY]

as everyone who knows im currently in vn on holidays

going to buy a karaoke system that plays ktv or mtv clips instead of the midi bullshit that sounds like shit. 2tb system...need to find a some good microphones, hopefully package isnt excess 20kilos...cause i got some shit im also bringing back home