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Offline alienman82

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Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 22:47:10 »
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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #1 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 22:49:47 »
Either a free Terminal M from work. Or an SSK for $195 shipped from shadovved.
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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #2 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 22:54:40 »
my RED KPAD, I think for less than 150$
Can't even imagine if I ever can find one now
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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #3 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 23:05:02 »
Out of all my keyboard related purchase?

Probably the SSK I just received today. $250 for a super clean and bolt modded with a nice birth date (all my favorite numbers).
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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #4 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 23:13:58 »
Not keyboard but allows my keyboard to serve a purpose.

I7-3770K (used) with 12 months warranty for $175 AUD about a year ago. Just checked ebay and they are still going used for about $300. Probably not the very best deal ever in my life but very memorable considering I then sold my I5-2500 for about $130.

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #5 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 23:47:57 »
I found a PNY Geforce 4 Ti4600 in a recycling bin back in 2003 , it didn't work, I called in, apparently it had a lifetime warranty..

This card was pretty beast back in the day.

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #6 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 23:49:27 »
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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #7 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 23:52:23 »
I found a PNY Geforce 4 Ti4600 in a recycling bin back in 2003 , it didn't work, I called in, apparently it had a lifetime warranty..

This card was pretty beast back in the day.

Whoa that's a cool story.  Wish I could find a titan x with a lifetime warranty in a bin :)


Yea, it was recycling day,  and I was walking home from skool, and came across this big box of computer stuffs..

I just went through it, and was like, whaa.......no way.....  I wasn't super excited until I called in and they said it's under warranty, 

And back then you didn't have to provide a receipt or anything, just send the card back to them..

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #8 on: Fri, 02 October 2015, 23:53:10 »
I found a PNY Geforce 4 Ti4600 in a recycling bin back in 2003 , it didn't work, I called in, apparently it had a lifetime warranty..

This card was pretty beast back in the day.

Seconded that is an awesome find. But what were you up to, dumpster diving or spying on the nurses quarters from the bin?

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 03 October 2015, 00:49:30 »
Not keyboard related but I got a $6000 4K TV for $1350.

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 03 October 2015, 00:55:48 »
I got my previous vehicle ('97 GMC Sonoma) for free from my brother in law. Lasted me a solid 8 years before I finally moved on. That's got to be the best deal I've ever had.

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 03 October 2015, 07:15:03 »
My first Model M for $40 picked up locally off of Craigslist, that was a pretty good deal. Then I once bought a pair of used Unicomp PC-122s for $20 each from a Geekhack user who found a lot of them from an e-cycler. Another time I got a new-in-box Unitek K-258 from eBay for $26.

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 03 October 2015, 09:45:56 »
I bought around 10 model ms for $2 a piece last year

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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 03 October 2015, 12:06:41 »
Probably 3 Nixdorf boards for 100EUR~ a piece, 2 from ebay.

Or G81-3081SAF for 35EUR from ebay, 2x 3116SDU for $250ea~, 2000had for 300eur, 3054haq for $150~ are pretty good too.
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Re: Best deal you ever got. What is it?
« Reply #14 on: Sat, 03 October 2015, 12:10:15 »
Bought a bunch of cheap **** graffiti posters for my new house in the early 2000's. Overnight they became "fine art".
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