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Expensive high-tech toys we'd want to buy but most definitely not need.

Feb 16, 2013#1

Yoshimickster

A 3-D printer. Have you fucking SEEN these things? They can make METAL parts! Its just freaking COOL!

Feb 16, 2013#2

Chad Sexington

If I had more money and less self discipline, my apartment would just a sea of computers, laptops, tablets, phones... I guess it's not so much a specific electronic as my insane and impossible desire to have all of the electronics.

Feb 16, 2013#3

Yoshimickster

Also an Alienware computer, I hear those are AWESOME!

Feb 16, 2013#4

Cheesy1

If money was not an issue, THIS would be my indulgent buy:

The Persu

Feb 16, 2013#5

Chad Sexington

Yoshimickster said:
Also an Alienware computer, I hear those are AWESOME!

I have one. It's awesome.

But loud as fuck

Feb 16, 2013#6

Yoshimickster

I am okay with loud!

Cheesy1 said:
If money was not an issue, THIS would be my indulgent buy:

The Persu

Okay, WHO ELSE is reminded of Power Rangers Lost Galaxy by this aweome thing? Can't just be me.

Feb 16, 2013#7

Cheesy1

Actually, I get a "three-wheeled version of a light cycle from Tron" vibe when I see it. But that's because I'm old!

Feb 16, 2013#8

figmentPez

I want just about anything remote controlled. RC toys are so much cheaper now than they were when I was a kid... at least at the low end, the high-end that are controlled y smart phones, however:

Sphero

Parrot AR Drone:

Feb 16, 2013#9

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
Also an Alienware computer, I hear those are AWESOME!

Alienware is owned by Dell. Just think about that for awhile.

Build your own super gaming computer for half the price, or buy one from www.ibuypower.com

Feb 16, 2013#10

Yoshimickster

I've always wanted to build my own computer, is it expensive?

Feb 16, 2013#11

Chad Sexington

Yoshimickster said:
I've always wanted to build my own computer, is it expensive?

Doesn't have to be, and in fact it should save you money. The advice I have is: you will screw something up your first time. It might be something expensive. Learn from it. It is a valuable skill/experience. I ruined my $1500 processor the first time I did it. Not thrilled, but I sure won't do that again.

Feb 16, 2013#12

figmentPez

Yoshimickster said:
I've always wanted to build my own computer, is it expensive?

If you want to build a mid-range gaming computer, then you'll probably save money compared to buying pre-built. If you just want the cheapest computer to do web surfing, then you'll probably be able to get something cheaper pre-built, and if you want to go insanely high-end you might be able to get a comparable price from a builder (unless things have changed). But for most gaming PCs from $800 - $2,000+ you'll be able to get more bang for your buck assembling it yourself.

Feb 16, 2013#13

sixpackshaker

Ravenpoe said:
Alienware is owned by Dell. Just think about that for awhile.

Build your own super gaming computer for half the price, or buy one from www.ibuypower.com

I am still gaming like crazy on a four year old ibuypower. All I did was up the video card 2 years ago.

Feb 16, 2013#14

Yoshimickster

Laser key-boards. Not the most expensive tech-toy, but I still WANT one!

Feb 17, 2013#15

bhamv3

Ravenpoe said:
Alienware is owned by Dell. Just think about that for awhile.

Build your own super gaming computer for half the price, or buy one from www.ibuypower.com

Bah, ibuypower doesn't ship internationally. Otherwise I'd be interested in them. Looking to get a new gaming rig.

Feb 17, 2013#16

figmentPez

bhamv3 said:
Bah, ibuypower doesn't ship internationally. Otherwise I'd be interested in them. Looking to get a new gaming rig.

I've heard good things about Doghouse Systems, but it doesn't appear that Taiwan is on their list of countries.

Feb 17, 2013#17

bhamv3

figmentPez said:
I've heard good things about Doghouse Systems, but it doesn't appear that Taiwan is on their list of countries.

I'm sure there's a Taiwanese equivalent if I dig hard enough. Otherwise I might just bite the bullet and pay out the nose for a high-end rig. Or I could go completely crazy and actually try to build my own rig.

Feb 18, 2013#18

Ravenpoe

bhamv3 said:
Or I could go completely crazy and actually try to build my own rig.

It's really not that hard. Give it a try.

Feb 18, 2013#19

bhamv3

Ravenpoe said:
It's really not that hard. Give it a try.

I'd really like to, but stuff like this:

Chad Sexington said:
I ruined my $1500 processor the first time I did it.

makes me nervous. I actually posted a thread about building my own computer a while back, but then I chickened out.

Feb 18, 2013#20

T

The_Khan

bhamv3 said:
I'd really like to, but stuff like this:

makes me nervous. I actually posted a thread about building my own computer a while back, but then I chickened out.

The first time I built my computer I damaged the stock cooling fan. I thought I fried my CPU and everything else because after plugging it in then pressing the power button nothing happend.

I spent a day trying to figure out what was broken until I noticed the switch for the power supply inside the case hadn't been flipped.

When I tried to turn it on again, it wouldn't power on and I was scratching my head trying to figure out why. I spent a couple of days pulling my hair out because I didn't have the money to buy any replacement parts.

I looked it up online and found out my computer should be beeping at me with some code to tell me what was wrong. I plugged my headphones into the jack and looked up the beep pattern. The first website I looked at told me the pattern I was hearing was that my CPU was dead. The second website I looked at said there was a problem with the memory.

So I dismantled my computer and took out the memory and discovered... I hadn't pushed it in all the way.

Put it back together, hit the button and it worked like a charm for several days.

I felt like I was going to have a heart attack a couple of times but I gained a better understanding about computers from doing it.

It's a great thing to do if you are willing to take a small risk. just remember a couple of things when you are putting your computer together.

!) Ground yourself often, if you are feeling really afraid get an anti static wrist band or even more an anti static floor mat.
2) read the instruction manual for your mother board and other parts before you try to install them. Have a plan for attack and then execute it.
3) don't panic!

Feb 18, 2013#21

Ravenpoe

If you want to go an easy route with your first self built computer, most hardware sites will sell a "bare bones" system. This is a motherboard, cpu and case packaged together and already assembled. From there, it's just a matter of mounting drives, plugging in ram, and any other cards (video, sound, etc) and connecting the power supply cables. The only real problem I can see a novice having is damaging the cpu by installing it incorrectly, and this solves that possibility.

Feb 18, 2013#22

Covar

bhamv3 said:
I'd really like to, but stuff like this:

makes me nervous. I actually posted a thread about building my own computer a while back, but then I chickened out.

Don't wear socks, ground yourself/screwdriver before starting, don't do anything stupid (like forcing RAM sticks in backwards) and you'll be fine. Building a PC is far easier than some people want to believe.

Also if you go with an intel cpu, don't worry it's supposed to sound like that.

Feb 18, 2013#23

Enresshou

I thought of this after the "build your own computer" schpiel: http://www.cracked.com/blog/12-dangerously-irresponsible-steps-to-building-your-own-pc/

As for expensive tech toys I'd want...portable Super Nintendo (http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/portable-super-nintendo-player).

Feb 18, 2013#24

Yoshimickster

I remember seeing the prototypes of those in Game Informer those are AWESOME! Oh cartridges, you were beaten by a product worse than you. Yeah I said it- FUCK COMPACT DISCS!

Feb 18, 2013#25

jwhouk

Five letters: T-E-S-L-A.

Feb 18, 2013#26

Covar

You can have your corpse, I'll take the car.

Feb 18, 2013#27

figmentPez

jwhouk said:
Five letters: T-E-S-L-A.

YES!

Feb 18, 2013#28

Bowielee

Segway[DOUBLEPOST=1361225311][/DOUBLEPOST]

The_Khan said:
The first time I built my computer I damaged the stock cooling fan. I thought I fried my CPU and everything else because after plugging it in then pressing the power button nothing happend.

I spent a day trying to figure out what was broken until I noticed the switch for the power supply inside the case hadn't been flipped.

When I tried to turn it on again, it wouldn't power on and I was scratching my head trying to figure out why. I spent a couple of days pulling my hair out because I didn't have the money to buy any replacement parts.

I looked it up online and found out my computer should be beeping at me with some code to tell me what was wrong. I plugged my headphones into the jack and looked up the beep pattern. The first website I looked at told me the pattern I was hearing was that my CPU was dead. The second website I looked at said there was a problem with the memory.

So I dismantled my computer and took out the memory and discovered... I hadn't pushed it in all the way.

Put it back together, hit the button and it worked like a charm for several days.

I felt like I was going to have a heart attack a couple of times but I gained a better understanding about computers from doing it.

It's a great thing to do if you are willing to take a small risk. just remember a couple of things when you are putting your computer together.

!) Ground yourself often, if you are feeling really afraid get an anti static wrist band or even more an anti static floor mat.
2) read the instruction manual for your mother board and other parts before you try to install them. Have a plan for attack and then execute it.
3) don't panic!

One of the main things I can't stress enough. Your computer isn't made out of glass. Some components have to be forced into place (memory sticks in particular). Some people are so dainty when trying to fit components together that they end up not having firm contacts, though, it's not as much of an issue now that most of those ports have lock latches.

Feb 18, 2013#29

T

The_Khan

sorry, where I said it worked for day, I should have said years.

Feb 18, 2013#30

T

The_Khan

Bowielee said:
Segway[DOUBLEPOST=1361225311][/DOUBLEPOST]

and fuck yes, you look like a dork but Segways are fun!

Feb 18, 2013#31

Yoshimickster

Segways are on my lists of vehicles that would look cool with guns attached. Also spikey wheels.

Feb 18, 2013#32

Chad Sexington

Yoshimickster said:
Segways are on my lists of vehicles that would look cool with guns attached. Also spikey wheels.

I'm afraid nothing will make a segway look cool. I'm sorry.

Feb 18, 2013#33

bhamv3

Chad Sexington said:
I'm afraid nothing will make a segway look cool. I'm sorry.

Yes, but with guns attached, no one's gonna be laughing at you. Not out loud anyway.

Feb 18, 2013#34

Chad Sexington

bhamv3 said:
Yes, but with guns attached, no one's gonna be laughing at you. Not out loud anyway.

I cannot dispute this

Feb 18, 2013#35

jwhouk

figmentPez said:
YES!
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Wrong Tesla.

Feb 18, 2013#36

grub

Tesla?

Feb 18, 2013#37

bhamv3

My Tesla's handsomer than your Tesla.

Feb 19, 2013#38

figmentPez

Not high-tech, but expensive and I want it:

via BuckyBird on Tumblr

Knights of the Round Table Watch from Roger Dubuis
At the Salon International de la Haute Horlogerie in Geneva, watchmakers Roger Dubuis showcased the Excalibur Table Ronde, a limited series of 88 watches modeled after the famed Winchester Round Table where King Arthur and the Knights of the Round gathered to discuss quests, Grails, perilous peril, and strange women lying in ponds distributing swords as a system of government.

(source: rogerdubuis, via: beautifullife / gizmodo)

Feb 19, 2013#39

Yoshimickster

Yes...this is real. AND I WANT ONE!

Feb 19, 2013#40

Necronic

The_Khan said:
sorry, where I said it worked for day, I should have said years.

My first home built computer worked for 3 years with an improperly mounted CPU fan. Thing was just kind of resting on the CPU......

Feb 19, 2013#41

Ravenpoe

My first home built computer was housed in a milk crate.

Feb 19, 2013#42

figmentPez

Okay, this isn't that expensive, but it's a tech toy that would be so much fun:
3Doodler

Feb 21, 2013#43

fade

I used to make money in college building frakencomputers out of salvagable parts + upgrades. But then Dell and Gateway came along, and I couldn't justify it anymore. I haven't built one in a long while, but last time I checked, it was still cheaper just to buy.

Feb 21, 2013#44

fade

Enresshou said:
I thought of this after the "build your own computer" schpiel: http://www.cracked.com/blog/12-dangerously-irresponsible-steps-to-building-your-own-pc/

As for expensive tech toys I'd want...portable Super Nintendo (http://www.thisiswhyimbroke.com/portable-super-nintendo-player).

http://hackaday.com/2013/02/21/retr...utm_campaign=Feed:+hackaday/LgoM+(Hack+a+Day)

Feb 24, 2013#45

Frank

Tesla would be nice, one of those Japanese mechs would too.

I want an Emperor

Feb 24, 2013#46

Yoshimickster

I'd want one of those, but colored Grey and red! Also 500 feet underground while I survey my operations. Cos this DEFINITELY a super villain chair.

Feb 24, 2013#47

LordRendar

I really would like to have an EcoSphere.

Feb 24, 2013#48

bhamv3

Frank said:
Tesla would be nice, one of those Japanese mechs would too.

I want an Emperor

Isn't that the machine that Bruce Banner sat in before he turned into the Hulk?[DOUBLEPOST=1361753652][/DOUBLEPOST]

LordRendar said:
I really would like to have an EcoSphere.

O__O

A glass ball with some shrimp, some water, and some seaweed costs 50k euros?

Feb 24, 2013#49

T

The_Khan

Frank said:
Tesla would be nice, one of those Japanese mechs would too.

I want an Emperor

Too bad about the BSoD

Feb 24, 2013#50

Frank

bhamv3 said:
Isn't that the machine that Bruce Banner sat in before he turned into the Hulk?[DOUBLEPOST=1361753652][/DOUBLEPOST]

O__O

A glass ball with some shrimp, some water, and some seaweed costs 50k euros?

It's 499 euros.

Feb 24, 2013#51

bhamv3

Frank said:
It's 499 euros.

Oh, those wacky Europeans and their commas instead of their decimal points. They got me, they got me good. :oops:

Still a bit pricey, but not so exorbitant now.

Feb 27, 2013#52

Yoshimickster

What would I do with a robotic arm? WHO GIVES A SHIT- its a robotic arm!

Feb 27, 2013#53

Ravenpoe

Yoshimickster said:
What would I do with a robotic arm? WHO GIVES A SHIT- its a robotic arm!

How long before you call 911 because your dick is stuck in its robotic death grasp?

Feb 27, 2013#54

sixpackshaker

Ravenpoe said:
How long before you call 911 because your dick is stuck in its robotic death grasp?

How long after the grasp? about 4 hours if there is a pill involved.

Feb 27, 2013#55

Bowielee

Aren't robotic arms pretty much commonplace tech now?

Feb 27, 2013#56

MindDetective

Bowielee said:
Aren't robotic arms pretty much commonplace tech now?

One is giving you a back rub right now, isn't it?

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