{"id":725,"date":"2007-08-09T19:33:12","date_gmt":"2007-08-10T00:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zibland.com\/blog\/?p=725"},"modified":"2007-08-09T19:33:12","modified_gmt":"2007-08-10T00:33:12","slug":"what-to-buy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/old.zibland.com\/blog\/?p=725","title":{"rendered":"What to Buy&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A while (like, may last year), I posted <a href=\"http:\/\/zibland.com\/blog\/?p=450\">What Mac?<\/a> In which I discussed all my options for buying my next computer (sorry all the images are broken&#8230;and probably the links too&#8230;oh well&#8230;). Anyway, I&#8217;m going to do the same thing now, since I&#8217;ve been thinking about it a lot since the iMac came out. So here we go.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>A Kickass 24&#8243; iMac<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.apple.com\/imac\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/imac\/images\/index_hero20070807.png\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>Pros<\/u><br \/>\n*Great computer for relatively low cost ($2000)<br \/>\n*Can replace Eve (when Eve needs replacing)<\/p>\n<p><u>Cons<\/u><br \/>\n*Don&#8217;t have nearly enough money yet, I&#8217;d have to save almost all the money I get for a year and get a job to be able to have this by 2009&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><li><b>Playstation 3<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.us.playstation.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.techtickerblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/08\/ps3black.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>Pros<\/u><br \/>\n*Really advanced system, should be great for a long time (I&#8217;m still happily using my ps2&#8230;)<br \/>\n*<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/LittleBigPlanet\">LittleBigPlanet<\/a><br \/>\n*I can actually afford it at the moment (but just barely, another month or two for a game and a second controller ;))<\/p>\n<p><u>Cons<\/u><br \/>\n*Only one game I&#8217;m <em>really<\/em> looking forward to, but plenty of other&#8217;s I&#8217;ll enjoy<br \/>\n*Can&#8217;t afford any games yet \ud83d\ude1b<br \/>\n*No HDTV to play it on, I can hook it up to my monitor but then I have no sound&#8230;The TV is another $500 if I shop right&#8230;\n<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p><li><b>Nintendo Wii<\/b><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/wii.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/reviews.cnet.com\/i\/blog2\/20060914\/Wii_main_0909-1158254665367-440_330.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><u>Pros<\/u><br \/>\n*Love using it. The controller is fun \ud83d\ude42<br \/>\n*Fun hacks with the controller and a computer<br \/>\n*Some fun games coming out later in the year<br \/>\n*Wii Sports counts as exercise \ud83d\ude00<br \/>\n*Have a lot of money left over for games\/controllers<\/p>\n<p><u>Cons<\/u><br \/>\n*I already know 2 really close friends with Wiis, and I can use theirs whenever I want&#8230;<br \/>\n*Barely any good games out right now&#8230;Boredom until something good comes out<br \/>\n*Underpowered<br \/>\n*Hard to get&#8230;<br \/>\n*Lack of HDTV (See ps3 cons)\n<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<li><b>Something else?<\/b><l>\n<li>Nintendo DS &#8211; play Myst DS when it comes out, Pokemon now&#8230;nothing else though<\/li>\n<li>iPhone? \ud83d\ude00<\/li>\n<li>Upgrade Eve? (More RAM, bigger\/faster HD)<\/li>\n<li>Something other than else?<\/li>\n<p><\/l>\n<\/li>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Please advise me! \ud83d\ude00<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A while (like, may last year), I posted What Mac? In which I discussed all my options for buying my next computer (sorry all the images are broken&#8230;and probably the links too&#8230;oh well&#8230;). Anyway, I&#8217;m going to do the same thing now, since I&#8217;ve been thinking about it a lot since the iMac came out. 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