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Everyone 18 & Under Post Your Setups (part 2)

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cristo said:
But surely "geeks" still have friends, no?
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OF COURSE WE DO!

Let's not start a popularity thing here. I consider myself a geek, and so do all my friends, and pretty much all of them are the complete opposite, none of them that I know of out of about... 15 CLOSE mates that I have been over their house have a computer in their room (unlike me) But besides computers and macs me and my friends have HEAPS in common. We ALL play a hefty amount of sport, all do weights, keep fit, kill out livers at party's ;) and most have girlfriends (not me). What I am trying to say is, to be a geek you don't need to be an outcast/different/fat... that's nerds :p kidding. But anyway you can be the most popular kid at your school and have an obsession with technology. Technology shouldn't stop you from having friends and living a teenage life.

Anyway back on topic....

s1k0, reckon you could post a pic of your macbook and iMac when it is all set up?
 
Podgie said:
Technology shouldn't stop you from having friends and living a teenage life.
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No, but then that gets back to my original question: how can kids lead a normal teenage life, and afford so many computers?

Anyway, it's probably offtopic, so I'll leave it at that.
 
cristo said:
No, but then that gets back to my original question: how can kids lead a normal teenage life, and afford so many computers?

Anyway, it's probably offtopic, so I'll leave it at that.
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Wellllll, I've worked 2 job since I was 18, then got a full time job as soon as I turned 18. Most of my friends were friends I worked with before this new job, so that's where a lot of socializing was done

BTW, I'm thinking of taking the 22" Vizio back to Costco in exchange for the 32" version :eek:
 
nomar383 said:
Wellllll, I've worked 2 job since I was 18, then got a full time job as soon as I turned 18. Most of my friends were friends I worked with before this new job, so that's where a lot of socializing was done
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But then you're not a kid: I'm talking about the 14/15 year olds...
 
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ALL teenagers have a hobby and something to spend their part time job money on. Whether it would be a new pair of sneakers each week or a new guitar each month, kids find something to spend their money on, heck my mate just paid half for a subaru imprezza! We just chose to spend our earnings on macs and technology. Think about it, I earn 120 dollars a week. I would find it hard to spend 120 dollars a MONTH on food, movies, drinks. It's not like I get a new mac each month, I only have one mac computer then like a bunch of products to go with it (see my post in this thread) See what I spent on that, my close mate would spend on a brand spanking new guitar! Anyway enough of this. That's just my two cents, I live a normal teenage life (school, mates, part time job, parties all that) and still LOVE being a geek! :D
 
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Podgie said:
OF COURSE WE DO!

Let's not start a popularity thing here. I consider myself a geek, and so do all my friends, and pretty much all of them are the complete opposite, none of them that I know of out of about... 15 CLOSE mates that I have been over their house have a computer in their room (unlike me) But besides computers and macs me and my friends have HEAPS in common. We ALL play a hefty amount of sport, all do weights, keep fit, kill out livers at party's ;) and most have girlfriends (not me). What I am trying to say is, to be a geek you don't need to be an outcast/different/fat... that's nerds :p kidding. But anyway you can be the most popular kid at your school and have an obsession with technology. Technology shouldn't stop you from having friends and living a teenage life.

Anyway back on topic....

s1k0, reckon you could post a pic of your macbook and iMac when it is all set up?
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ughh ):, i wish since i moved countries were just settling in the house so i have a junkie tv for consoles which is to embarrassing to put up, iMac is sitting on a shelf use it when ever i want to use photoshop or play CS:). when i have everything organized will do.
 

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cristo said:
I'm amazed by how many 14/15 year old kids have got multiple mac computers: where does the money for all those come from? I remember when I was a lad, and my dad brought home our first 133 MHz PC running windows '95 :p
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Good Question Cristo... I've wondered that, too. But i'm 14 and i get my stuff off of discount websites. I ride my bike to albertsons, get a prepaid debit card, and order what i want. Of course i clear this with my parents in advance. They just say don't waist your money, and lots of other junk. I have to tell them a bunch of reasons to let me get something.
 
what websites do you go to get the discounted stuff? I am trying desperately to upgrade all of my stuff. I have a mac mini with a gigantic 19" monitor. A pair of somewhat old but messed up Labtec Speakers with a subwoofer. I also have a rather old iMac. But I cant seem to figure out what I should do. Plus my parents just gave me a Toshiba Satellite laptop, but it needs a new HD which i am currently searching various places for the cheapest. Any suggestions?

I guess the best part is that I asked my parents for all new stuff for my 18th birthday which is this SATURDAY!!!! YESSSS!!!! Hopefully they get me at least some stuff


Andy
 
admyrick said:
what websites do you go to get the discounted stuff? I am trying desperately to upgrade all of my stuff. I have a mac mini with a gigantic 19" monitor. A pair of somewhat old but messed up Labtec Speakers with a subwoofer. I also have a rather old iMac. But I cant seem to figure out what I should do. Plus my parents just gave me a Toshiba Satellite laptop, but it needs a new HD which i am currently searching various places for the cheapest. Any suggestions?

I guess the best part is that I asked my parents for all new stuff for my 18th birthday which is this SATURDAY!!!! YESSSS!!!! Hopefully they get me at least some stuff


Andy
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try newegg for the HD, and congrats on turning 18! I turn 16 in a little under 10 months ;(
 
admyrick said:
what websites do you go to get the discounted stuff? I am trying desperately to upgrade all of my stuff. I have a mac mini with a gigantic 19" monitor. A pair of somewhat old but messed up Labtec Speakers with a subwoofer. I also have a rather old iMac. But I cant seem to figure out what I should do. Plus my parents just gave me a Toshiba Satellite laptop, but it needs a new HD which i am currently searching various places for the cheapest. Any suggestions?

I guess the best part is that I asked my parents for all new stuff for my 18th birthday which is this SATURDAY!!!! YESSSS!!!! Hopefully they get me at least some stuff


Andy
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Just look it up in google shopping. Thats where i find most of my items.
 
Podgie said:
I will leave it at this....

ALL teenagers have a hobby and something to spend their part time job money on. Whether it would be a new pair of sneakers each week or a new guitar each month, kids find something to spend their money on, heck my mate just paid half for a subaru imprezza! We just chose to spend our earnings on macs and technology. <B>Think about it, I earn 120 dollars a week. I would find it hard to spend 120 dollars a MONTH on food, movies, drinks.</B> It's not like I get a new mac each month, I only have one mac computer then like a bunch of products to go with it (see my post in this thread) See what I spent on that, my close mate would spend on a brand spanking new guitar! Anyway enough of this. That's just my two cents, I live a normal teenage life (school, mates, part time job, parties all that) and still LOVE being a geek! :D
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You can have enough food for less than $120 a month? Completely on your own!?!? I sure can't here in taxachusetts!!
 
My set up



Im 14 (15 on the 25th of this month) I currently own this latest gen iMac, a HP Pavillion Laptop, I also plan on buying either Mac Book Pro or iPhone 16GB

I noticed other people wondering how younger people can afford stuff like this. I afford it through working in my parents company, by working every day I can save up carefully and plan what I want to buy. I also limit myself to spending as little as possible on the unnecessary things such as going to the cinema or buying expensive designer clothes, I am strict with my budgeting and I use a full Excel Spreadsheet (in line with online baking) to work out all of my finances carefully to make sure that I can afford what I want. I also have a small side business selling items such as iPhone & iPod accessories, memory cards etc to friends in school to try and support my spending.
 
iMacIreland said:


Im 14 (15 on the 25th of this month) I currently own this latest gen iMac, a HP Pavillion Laptop, I also plan on buying either Mac Book Pro or iPhone 16GB

I noticed other people wondering how younger people can afford stuff like this. I afford it through working in my parents company, by working every day I can save up carefully and plan what I want to buy. I also limit myself to spending as little as possible on the unnecessary things such as going to the cinema or buying expensive designer clothes, I am strict with my budgeting and I use a full Excel Spreadsheet (in line with online baking) to work out all of my finances carefully to make sure that I can afford what I want. I also have a small side business selling items such as iPhone & iPod accessories, memory cards etc to friends in school to try and support my spending.
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Little Buisness Man. :eek:
 
iShade said:
Little Buisness Man. :eek:
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Lol, are drug dealers business men or are they crooks, how about pimps? I am not saying iMacIreland is either of these. But I find allot at school who has money is selling drugs. The girls who have money are prostitutes, are they business women or crooks?
 
shfreelance said:
Lol, are drug dealers business men or are they crooks, how about pimps? I am not saying iMacIreland is either of these. But I find allot at school who has money is selling drugs. The girls who have money are prostitutes, are they business women or crooks?
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Well that was uncalled for!
 
i dont understand how these other 14/15 year olds get all this stuff, but i know i just sell crack to buy mine.. lets hope they are doing that rather than their parents helping them out.

/sarcasm more setups please! this is the 1,000,000th time we have had this discussion..

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It was more of a joke, that I did not mean it sound hostile. All though around my area, allot of what I said does go on. I believe allot of people our age get a part/full time job and put all there money into one hobby/interest.
 
shfreelance said:
Lol, are drug dealers business men or are they crooks, how about pimps? I am not saying iMacIreland is either of these. But I find allot at school who has money is selling drugs. The girls who have money are prostitutes, are they business women or crooks?
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Wow you just described all the people in my year (Not no more though College in Sept.), I'll post my set up (MacBook and other stuff all paid for by me working my ass off as a labourer) when I find a camera.
 
iMacIreland said:


Im 14 (15 on the 25th of this month) I currently own this latest gen iMac, a HP Pavillion Laptop, I also plan on buying either Mac Book Pro or iPhone 16GB

I noticed other people wondering how younger people can afford stuff like this. I afford it through working in my parents company, by working every day I can save up carefully and plan what I want to buy. I also limit myself to spending as little as possible on the unnecessary things such as going to the cinema or buying expensive designer clothes, I am strict with my budgeting and I use a full Excel Spreadsheet (in line with online baking) to work out all of my finances carefully to make sure that I can afford what I want. I also have a small side business selling items such as iPhone & iPod accessories, memory cards etc to friends in school to try and support my spending.
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Can you possibly help set a budget up? I want to save up but I cant seem to keep to anything my parents setup. PM if you can help.

Andy
 
i sell blow, and i find it to be a great source of untaxable income, Take that, U.S Government!.:)





*For those who do not know, Blow is cocaine, and i am kidding:p
 
benflick said:
i sell blow, and i find it to be a great source of untaxable income, Take that, U.S Government!.:)





*For those who do not know, Blow is cocaine, and i am kidding:p
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psh like i need you to explain blow to me! and i added you on myspace ;)

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gotta love urban dictionary!
 
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