12-20-2017, 10:37 PM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
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It has a SSD drive so it will be fast no matter what, but I'd be more concerned the the SSD is only 128 gb.
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12-21-2017, 08:38 AM
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Franchise Player
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If I get a job before boxing day (which is looking good) I will likely be looking for a TV on boxing day. Will be watching what you guys say about sales and such for this year!
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12-21-2017, 09:50 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: I don't belong here
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
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Yes. Most people don't need the i7. Without knowing what you would use the Surface for, I suspect you won't get the full benefits of an i7 and would be happy with an i5.
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12-21-2017, 09:55 AM
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Love my Surface, though its just the i5/128GB SSD/4GB. Highly recommend it but would suggest going for the 256GB/8GB if you can
Last edited by Toonage; 12-21-2017 at 10:06 AM.
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12-21-2017, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Buff
Yes. Most people don't need the i7. Without knowing what you would use the Surface for, I suspect you won't get the full benefits of an i7 and would be happy with an i5.
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Mostly for Lightroom/Photoshop while travelling. Maybe a bit of video editing.
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12-21-2017, 10:48 AM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
Mostly for Lightroom/Photoshop while travelling. Maybe a bit of video editing.
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in my opinion this changes things. media editing and encoding is really CPU intensive, so you may be one of those cases that benefits from the beefier processor. I find whenever I do photo and video stuff, it can peg the CPU at 100% for extended periods.
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12-21-2017, 11:19 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Somewhere down the crazy river.
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Originally Posted by photon
Hm that Instant Pot for $129 looks not bad.
Was thinking of bluetooth headphones, but having to charge them seems like it'd be a huge PITA
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Seems pricey for the Instant Pot - unless this is like, something else you're talking about.
Anyway, aren't they usually $80?
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12-21-2017, 11:22 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Inglewood Jack
in my opinion this changes things. media editing and encoding is really CPU intensive, so you may be one of those cases that benefits from the beefier processor. I find whenever I do photo and video stuff, it can peg the CPU at 100% for extended periods.
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Kind of my thoughts when I bought the desktop. I like the $1000 price tag a lot more than the fully spec'ed $2500 model though. 
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12-21-2017, 07:11 PM
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Franchise Player
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I'm looking for a laptop with dedicated ram for the video card, at least 2GB. Is Best Buy my best bet for a boxing day deal for that?
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12-21-2017, 08:21 PM
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In the Sin Bin
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: compton
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Originally Posted by Wormius
Seems pricey for the Instant Pot - unless this is like, something else you're talking about.
Anyway, aren't they usually $80?
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It's the ultra model. It has some extra features and a fancier more user friendly display.
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12-21-2017, 08:28 PM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by metallicat
I'm looking for a laptop with dedicated ram for the video card, at least 2GB. Is Best Buy my best bet for a boxing day deal for that?
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Keep an eye on Redflagdeals. Dell, Microsoft, Staples, etc, are likely to have some on sale too.
Few flyers are up there already (BestBuy, Staples, Walmart) so you can start to see whats going to be out there
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12-24-2017, 10:01 AM
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Two laptops I've found that are going to be around my $1000 price range. They seem to be the two best options I've seen. So... which?
Lenovo YOGA 710 15.6" Touch / I5-7200U / 8GB / 256GB SSD
https://www.visions.ca/catalogue/cat...sku=80V50010US
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 Intel Core i5-6300 8GB RAM 256GB SSD with Black Keyboard
https://www.visions.ca/catalogue/cat...&sku=GLK-00001
Both have their perks. The Surface has high resolution and is a better tablet; the Yoga is a better laptop with a larger screen. Guess I'm wondering if the processor is going to make a huge difference being 7th or 6th generation. Or 8th - the other thing I have that I could waffle over to is the Dell Inspiron 15 5000 (8th gen i7-8550U, 12GB, 128gb SSD + 1TB HDD), but it's more of a real laptop, being twice as thick and heavy as the surface. But I think I might weigh the portability aspect higher.
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12-24-2017, 01:16 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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I have a Surface Pro 4 (i5/4GB/128GB + 128GB microSD). After owning various laptops over 20 years the Surface is absolutely the only way to go now.
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12-26-2017, 08:42 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Cape Breton Island
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Wish I knew about the 70% off coupon code from westjet, I definitely would have setup a timer and woke my ass up
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12-26-2017, 11:29 AM
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#35
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Franchise Player
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Pretty meh sales. Saved $30 on a HOTAS setup and called it quits on looking for a second fridge. Time to drink and say screw you to shopping
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12-26-2017, 12:03 PM
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Franchise Player
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Got the Surface from visions and then got a 128gb microsd to throw into it for some additional storage. Only gripe is it didn't come with the pen.
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12-26-2017, 12:04 PM
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Lifetime Suspension
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Two things:
I just learned that Boxing Day in a smaller town is awesome. We hit up Marks in Cochrane this morning, and there was next to nobody in the store. The Canadian Tire was pretty quiet too.
Made out awesome at Marks, they had a ton of really nice heavy knit sweaters for 60% off. They all came out to 20-30 bucks. Not glamorous brands. Denver Hayes, Far West. etc..... but anything I have bought at Marks tends to last forever.
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12-26-2017, 12:09 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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I have never seen Superstore this eerily quiet before even on a normal weekday at closing. That is what happens when your sales are poor rehashes of Black Friday. I came here to buy eggs
Last edited by photon; 12-27-2017 at 03:05 PM.
Reason: Spoiler'd huge image
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12-26-2017, 12:18 PM
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#39
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First Line Centre
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Cross Iron was a zoo. No parking available so had to park in the Lazyboy lot across the street
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12-26-2017, 12:35 PM
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Franchise Player
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Stores I went too were almost a ghost town it was awesome. Im guessing a combo of poor sales plus i went this morning when it was still really cold out
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