Xmas etc presents

BlueMak · Dec 13, 2008, 01:29 PM

Have you bought yours? (for yourself), planning to? wish you could?

I have my bday very close to xmas day and I am very tempted to buy something a bit expensive (for my wallet). I am thinking of buying the special collectors edition of Bladerunner on Blue-Ray, the one in the plastic suitcase with the poster and miniature spinner. It's very expensive at about £125...then there is the whole thing of being a Blue Ray collection...I don't have a player, and I guess the cheapest way would be to buy blue ray drive for my PC, which would might as well be a bd-r drive which costs another £180 and I would have to find a region free either drive or software player...so as you can understand I am having second thoughts about this lol.

If not the above, then I think I will get myself the book The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan that I used to own but has been lost, for about £3, the DVD plain Final Cut version of Bladerunner at another £14 and a pizza.

BlueMak · Dec 13, 2008, 07:28 PM

Soooo, is this like a taboo subject for you guys/gals? lol

**temeteus82** · Dec 13, 2008, 07:30 PM

nope ... I just talked with Santa and he isn't pleased at all.....

swimtech · Dec 13, 2008, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by temeteus82

nope ... I just talked with Santa and he isn't pleased at all.....

Exactly, Santa has fits about this stuff every year around this time - we've spoken as well...

I like the second set of choices - more stuff at good quality for much less money, and PIZZA!

I'd wait on the Blade Runner (awesome - I own the Beta format tape

) Collection until after getting the player.

I want some nice new tennis shoes - comfortable, long lasting, not too flashy - please Santa?

Dark Lord · Dec 13, 2008, 07:57 PM

ive got a couple orders im working on. just need to find what parts i need, and how much of it i can order all from the same site.

all corvette related again this year.

**kris23** · Dec 13, 2008, 11:51 PM

my widescreen has yet to come and i still feel the pain of my bank account.......

Stop It · Dec 14, 2008, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueMak

Have you bought yours? (for yourself), planning to? wish you could?

I have my bday very close to xmas day and I am very tempted to buy something a bit expensive (for my wallet). I am thinking of buying the special collectors edition of Bladerunner on Blue-Ray, the one in the plastic suitcase with the poster and miniature spinner. It's very expensive at about £125...then there is the whole thing of being a Blue Ray collection...I don't have a player, and I guess the cheapest way would be to buy blue ray drive for my PC, which would might as well be a bd-r drive which costs another £180 and I would have to find a region free either drive or software player...so as you can understand I am having second thoughts about this lol.

If not the above, then I think I will get myself the book The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan that I used to own but has been lost, for about £3, the DVD plain Final Cut version of Bladerunner at another £14 and a pizza.

*Hides his Final Cut Double HD DVD bought for £3*

Anywho, I dunno what I want to get myself for Christmas, I want a HD 4870 but do not went to spend £200 on a gfx card again (Last time I done that was for a Geforce 6800, 4 years ago), aside from that, if anyone wants to chuck me an iPod touch I'd be very happy!

Tyrsonswood · Dec 14, 2008, 03:21 AM

I never have bought myself a christmas present .... usually means I get nada

No biggy, the Yule season isn't about "getting" it's about giving to others.

Peace,
Tyrsonswood

topbob · Dec 14, 2008, 09:41 AM

Yep, this year it comes as a 1.5tb Seagate.

Neshi · Dec 14, 2008, 10:31 AM

Oh.. I'd like to give myself some hardware as a christmas/birthday present.
(11 dec was my birthday

) The things I'd like: new cpu, new gpu, new monitor. it's all old and it can't keep up with today's new stuff. The monitor has dead pixels and scratches on the screen.. but I just don't have to money to do so. I am sort of saving all I can for the next couple of years as I am going to study in Switzerland.
But now I think about it, I think I gave myself a winter sport vacation as a present for next year march

Lowfat · Dec 14, 2008, 04:26 PM

I buy myself gifts all year long

I don't need Christmas to justify buying myself something.

**Mousey** · Dec 14, 2008, 08:23 PM

Absolutely no idea what i'm getting but when my mum took me to get my train's season ticket to be re-newed (wallet got nicked last week) she said she'd been christmas shopping for me but she might take whatever she bought back because i'm probably not gonna like it.

So that probably means it's gonna be something i've moaned about all year lol (like a 360) because last year they kept telling me "i hope you don't want a computer because we can't afford one" then i ended up with my base machine that i've turned into this one lol

Cow_160483 · Dec 15, 2008, 07:30 AM

Am set for X-mass just got my graphics card (HD4850 1gb for those who dont know) and i plan to game till my fingers drop off!!!

trapezoid · Dec 15, 2008, 07:34 AM

I got myself a massage oils set and a trip to Trump Plaza in Atlantic City for their spa treatments.

Oh man.

charm_quark · Dec 16, 2008, 07:28 AM

well I'll like to upgrade my box, would love to have a new cpu and a new gpu but that will be coming in jan some time, but i guess till then I'm not getting any xmas presents

Judas · Dec 16, 2008, 05:08 PM

....

i've purchased enough stuff, the only thing i genuinely would like on my list would be one of the following:

New Custom Built house
New Car of my choosing
An Indoor Pool/Hot tub
Movie theater....

All of which are obvioiusly not just as easy as going out and shopping around for a good price.....

i'll wait to see what i get..... after which i'll probably end up getting more useless crap i don't need and selling it.

BlueMak · Dec 16, 2008, 05:32 PM

Well, I just finished ordering my gifts (for myself).
The 5 dvd bladerunner final cut version
The Demon-haunted world: science as a candle in the dark (Carl Sagan) Library binding.
Empire from the Ashes (weber, david)
Speechless (Mish Mash)
Neon Nights (2CD remastered and expanded) - Dannii Minogue.

Very good price too, all of them are on sale or something. For example Speechless is at £0.98 The most expensive is the Sagan book at £19. Not bad!

swimtech · Dec 17, 2008, 02:57 AM

Cool...

You know, I may have to look into that Carl Sagan book since you brought it up - paperback though if available.

BlueMak · Dec 17, 2008, 04:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by swimtech

Cool...

You know, I may have to look into that Carl Sagan book since you brought it up - paperback though if available.

One of the best books of our times IMO.
As for Carl Sagan, the closest thing to a hero for me. (together with Alexander the Great and the crew of the USS Enteprise D).

swimtech · Dec 17, 2008, 05:26 PM

Heh, just checked this morning - our library had it, it's waiting for me at the circulation desk right now.

GutterPunk · Dec 17, 2008, 08:23 PM

I got myself an Onkyo TX-SR606, Samsung BD-P1500 8 movies and yeah... my fiance got me the xbox 360 logitech harmony remote (shhhh!) What a wonderful christmas.

BabylenTatarsky · Dec 17, 2008, 09:48 PM

I got this for my girlfriend:

A bit generic but... *shrug*

**dj_stick** · Dec 17, 2008, 10:26 PM

i *might* be buying myself a first gen macbook air at about $500 off

IvanV · Dec 17, 2008, 10:30 PM

I got myself a new mp3 player since I'd managed to lose the old one. (

) Since I needed a new pair of headphones, I chose the Sony NWZ-A816 (mine's white though

, I wanted black but I couldn't find one).

I still have to think of something for my significant other.

Henderson · Dec 17, 2008, 11:16 PM

Hi Everbody, Merry XMAS, My friend for XMAS gave a used creative lab live SB0010C box and a soundblaster live card probably 2003 or so vintage will it work with Vista Home Premium?

tanka12345 · Dec 21, 2008, 07:06 AM

I simply wish I could, money is tight at the moment.

Lowfat · Dec 22, 2008, 06:31 AM

I lied and ordered myself a 'christmas present' this weekend. The number 1 in my sig.

BlueMak · Dec 22, 2008, 08:46 AM

Damn, you sure don't hold back when giving gifts to yourself! :-p
Nice.

SFOSOK · Dec 22, 2008, 08:48 AM

Found a Lever Action Winchester 30-30
400$

or

Para Ordnance 1911
1000$

or

Toyota Tacoma

6-8000$

Choices

BlueMak · Dec 22, 2008, 09:23 AM

Well the good thing about getting one of the guns is that then you can earn more money to buy the toyota.

I am joking of course, there is no reason why anyone would want to buy a Toyota.

;p

Dec 13, 2008, 01:29 PM	#1
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,217 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Xmas etc presents Have you bought yours? (for yourself), planning to? wish you could? I have my bday very close to xmas day and I am very tempted to buy something a bit expensive (for my wallet). I am thinking of buying the special collectors edition of Bladerunner on Blue-Ray, the one in the plastic suitcase with the poster and miniature spinner. It's very expensive at about £125...then there is the whole thing of being a Blue Ray collection...I don't have a player, and I guess the cheapest way would be to buy blue ray drive for my PC, which would might as well be a bd-r drive which costs another £180 and I would have to find a region free either drive or software player...so as you can understand I am having second thoughts about this lol. If not the above, then I think I will get myself the book The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan that I used to own but has been lost, for about £3, the DVD plain Final Cut version of Bladerunner at another £14 and a pizza. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 13, 2008, 07:28 PM	Thread Starter #2
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,217 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Soooo, is this like a taboo subject for you guys/gals? lol __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 13, 2008, 07:57 PM	#5
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 123 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents ive got a couple orders im working on. just need to find what parts i need, and how much of it i can order all from the same site. all corvette related again this year. __________________

Dec 13, 2008, 11:51 PM	#6
kris23 Going Insane..... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 5,987 Rep Power: 121 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents my widescreen has yet to come and i still feel the pain of my bank account....... __________________ Hardwareheaven Super-Moderator Building a new computer system and not sure where to start? Click Here! last updated (5/18/11) Rosewill FUTURE case replaces CM 690 II with its greater interior length. Building a PC: Step by Step Guide Written by Kristopher Pedemonte and Nathan Marks-Forder Edited by Allan Campbell Questions or Comments? feel free to post them in the forums!

Dec 14, 2008, 09:41 AM	#9
topbob HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: SFBA, CA, USA Posts: 463 Rep Power: 46 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Yep, this year it comes as a 1.5tb Seagate. __________________ 12090 in 3DMarks06 on current system, 5001 on old system, 4164 on older, 1587 on oldest

Dec 14, 2008, 10:31 AM	#10
Neshi S.N.A.F.U. Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Wellington, NZ Posts: 3,247 Rep Power: 147 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Oh.. I'd like to give myself some hardware as a christmas/birthday present. (11 dec was my birthday ) The things I'd like: new cpu, new gpu, new monitor. it's all old and it can't keep up with today's new stuff. The monitor has dead pixels and scratches on the screen.. but I just don't have to money to do so. I am sort of saving all I can for the next couple of years as I am going to study in Switzerland. But now I think about it, I think I gave myself a winter sport vacation as a present for next year march __________________ If one does not attach himself to people and desire, never shall his heart be broken. But then, does he ever truly live? Life is just too damn short for if's and maybe's

Dec 14, 2008, 04:26 PM	#11
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	Re: Xmas etc presents I buy myself gifts all year long I don't need Christmas to justify buying myself something. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Dec 14, 2008, 08:23 PM	#12
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,145 Rep Power: 243 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Absolutely no idea what i'm getting but when my mum took me to get my train's season ticket to be re-newed (wallet got nicked last week) she said she'd been christmas shopping for me but she might take whatever she bought back because i'm probably not gonna like it. So that probably means it's gonna be something i've moaned about all year lol (like a 360) because last year they kept telling me "i hope you don't want a computer because we can't afford one" then i ended up with my base machine that i've turned into this one lol __________________

Dec 15, 2008, 07:30 AM	#13
Cow_160483 HH's only cow moooooo... Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: BOTSWANA Posts: 6,684 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Am set for X-mass just got my graphics card (HD4850 1gb for those who dont know) and i plan to game till my fingers drop off!!! __________________ Decode! Muhahahahah!

Dec 15, 2008, 07:34 AM	#14
trapezoid DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 52 Rep Power: 22	Re: Xmas etc presents I got myself a massage oils set and a trip to Trump Plaza in Atlantic City for their spa treatments. Oh man. __________________

Dec 16, 2008, 07:28 AM	#15
charm_quark incognito Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: BoTsWaNa Posts: 2,415 Rep Power: 130	Re: Xmas etc presents well I'll like to upgrade my box, would love to have a new cpu and a new gpu but that will be coming in jan some time, but i guess till then I'm not getting any xmas presents

Dec 16, 2008, 05:32 PM	Thread Starter #17
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,217 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Well, I just finished ordering my gifts (for myself). The 5 dvd bladerunner final cut version The Demon-haunted world: science as a candle in the dark (Carl Sagan) Library binding. Empire from the Ashes (weber, david) Speechless (Mish Mash) Neon Nights (2CD remastered and expanded) - Dannii Minogue. Very good price too, all of them are on sale or something. For example Speechless is at £0.98 The most expensive is the Sagan book at £19. Not bad! __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 17, 2008, 02:57 AM	#18
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Cool... You know, I may have to look into that Carl Sagan book since you brought it up - paperback though if available. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 17, 2008, 05:26 PM	#20
swimtech HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: North Carolina Posts: 4,040 Rep Power: 122 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Heh, just checked this morning - our library had it, it's waiting for me at the circulation desk right now. __________________ It's not so much getting your way that matters or not - what matters is how you go about getting it.

Dec 17, 2008, 08:23 PM	#21
GutterPunk I = Greatest Dood Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Nebraska Posts: 5,949 Rep Power: 69	Re: Xmas etc presents I got myself an Onkyo TX-SR606, Samsung BD-P1500 8 movies and yeah... my fiance got me the xbox 360 logitech harmony remote (shhhh!) What a wonderful christmas. __________________ Rock On \m/ Thank you Mousey for the Sig! --------------- Intel Core2Duo E6660 (3.4GHZ) ~ Tuniq Tower 120 ~ Enermax Galaxy 1000W ~ Corsair Dominator @ 1090MHZ 5-5-5-15 (OCZ XTC Modded Cooler)~ EVGA 8800GTX W/ HR-03 Plus 120MM ~ Asus DVD-RW LiteScribe ~ LG DVD-RW ~ Corsair Voyager 2GB ReadyBoost Drive ~ Vantec Nexus Fan Controller ~ ThermalTake Armor 25CM fan ~ Personal Finance Blog: Dent Your Debt

Dec 17, 2008, 09:48 PM	#22
BabylenTatarsky Rocks Your Socks Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: St. Helens [UK] Posts: 1,623 Rep Power: 62 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents I got this for my girlfriend: A bit generic but... shrug __________________

Dec 17, 2008, 10:30 PM	#24
IvanV HH Assassin Guild Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 5,628 Rep Power: 280 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents I got myself a new mp3 player since I'd managed to lose the old one. () Since I needed a new pair of headphones, I chose the Sony NWZ-A816 (mine's white though , I wanted black but I couldn't find one). I still have to think of something for my significant other. __________________ Our Folding@home stats: Last edited by IvanV; Dec 17, 2008 at 10:41 PM.

Dec 17, 2008, 11:16 PM	#25
Henderson DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Re: Xmas etc presents Hi Everbody, Merry XMAS, My friend for XMAS gave a used creative lab live SB0010C box and a soundblaster live card probably 2003 or so vintage will it work with Vista Home Premium?

Dec 21, 2008, 07:06 AM	#26
tanka12345 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 441 Rep Power: 30 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents I simply wish I could, money is tight at the moment.

Dec 22, 2008, 06:31 AM	#27
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,251 Rep Power: 99	Re: Xmas etc presents I lied and ordered myself a 'christmas present' this weekend. The number 1 in my sig. __________________ 27" iMac: i5 750 * 80GB X25-M G1 * 4GB DDR3 * HD4850 Stacker: 2600k * P8P67 Pro * 4GB DDR3 * 80GB ioXtreme * 30GB X25-E * (2) HD6950 * Asus D2 * Enermax Revo85+ HWD: (2) Xeon E5649 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * 8800GTS * 1000W Antec FT01BW: (2) Xeon E5645 * EVGA SR-2 * 6GB DDR3 * GTS210 * Gigabyte 800W Odin GT Storage: (2) Sans Digital TR8M-B * 29TB

Dec 22, 2008, 08:46 AM	Thread Starter #28
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,217 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Damn, you sure don't hold back when giving gifts to yourself! :-p Nice. __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*

Dec 22, 2008, 08:48 AM	#29
SFOSOK 939 Goin Strong Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ontario Posts: 7,033 Rep Power: 88 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Found a Lever Action Winchester 30-30 400$ or Para Ordnance 1911 1000$ or Toyota Tacoma 6-8000$ Choices __________________ Warning - Explicit Content Preceeding METAL!!

Dec 22, 2008, 09:23 AM	Thread Starter #30
BlueMak HH's Asteroids' Dominator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hellas->Macedonia->Thessaloniki Posts: 13,217 Rep Power: 326 System Specs	Re: Xmas etc presents Well the good thing about getting one of the guns is that then you can earn more money to buy the toyota. I am joking of course, there is no reason why anyone would want to buy a Toyota. ;p __________________ The people who are regarded as moral luminaries are those who forego ordinary pleasures themselves and find compensation in interfering with the pleasures of others(Bertrand Russell)"You go into Afghanistan, you got guys who slap women around for five years because they didn't wear a veil,You know, guys like that ain't got no manhood left anyway. So it's a hell of a lot of fun to shoot them." - Lt. Gen. James N. Mattis This is slavery, not to speak one's thought. [Euripides-The Phoenician Women (c.411-409 B.C.)] http://www.macedonia.info/FALLACIESANDFACTS.htm *Sic semper tyrannis.*