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I'm with you. I just bought a high end development laptop. I spent more than normal - usual budget is 1.5k, I spent 1.9. It will easily last 4 years, so good investment.
$1k on a phone? You have to have your head examined. Worse, I will go to my daughter's high school volleyball game and see all of her friends with these phones. Parents these days are insane.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: I just bought a high end development laptop. I spent more than normal - usual budget is 1.5k, I spent 1.9. It will easily last 4 years, so good investment.
<Luddite mode> OMG! Who on earth would spend almost 2 thousand dollars on a stupid laptop? Idiots, that who. I have a $150 Chromebook that does everything I need. Anybody who spends more than $500 on a laptop is just doing it as a status symbol. Pretentious pricks every one!</Luddite mode>
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Must've been doing just web surfing. Me? A mere beefed up laptop won't cut it. I need a custom build desktop with liquid cool, with at least dual 1080 GPU card. Forget about the tablet and the phone.
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charlieg wrote: Parents these days are insane.
20 years ago I remember wandering through a department store looking for kids jeans and coming across some that were more than $100.
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You need a high end laptop, some would prefer having a high end smartphone instead of having a computer and/or laptop and/or tablet. Where I live only few people have computers, everyone has a smartphone.
As for 1000USD, if you're rich then the price doesn't matter, else, well, bragging rights of course.
Personally I'd never buy an iPhone, just too pricey, just like I'd never buy a fancy car
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So where does this leave the smartphone that can be plugged into a docking station?
I buy cheap laptops because they get broken very easily. I buy old models of phones because I don't need the latest whizz bang tech. The only thing I spend a lot of money on is sitting next to me.
We're philosophical about power outages here. A.C. come, A.C. go.
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Really?
4 average (at best) devices that probably use at least 3 different charging cables and you need a purse or backpack to carry them all with you. Data transfer between the 4 devices is crappy (at best). And there isn't a decent camera on any of them.
You really don't understand the idea of a really nice smart phone?
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really.
I think $1,000 for a phone, and right there, that is likely the problem.
Charlie Gilley
<italic>Stuck in a dysfunctional matrix from which I must escape...
"Where liberty dwells, there is my country." B. Franklin, 1783
“They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.” BF, 1759
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charlieg wrote: I think $1,000 for a phone, and right there, that is likely the problem.
But he spent $1000 on 4 devices that even together in many ways aren't as good as the phone. I'm not suggesting that a high end smart phone is the right fit for everyone but I find it amazing that so many folks here (on a tech site) are so short sighted as to not see beyond their own personal situation.
Sheesh!
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So you are saying that a 15" screen notebook or a 10" screen pad is not better than a 5" screen smartphone? I can whip out that pad pretty much anywhere, although the smartphone is a little more convenient, like when walking down the street (I would have to stop walking to effectively use the pad).
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swampwiz wrote: So you are saying that a 15" screen notebook or a 10" screen pad is not better than a 5" screen smartphone?
No, but it all depends on what you're doing. You may do things that warrant a 15" screen. Others may not.
Again...
My Quote: I'm not suggesting that a high end smart phone is the right fit for everyone but I find it amazing that so many folks here (on a tech site) are so short sighted as to not see beyond their own personal situation.
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Don't think a notebook and a smartphone have the same functions anyway. Spending 1K for a really nice smartphone that doesn't what you want to but, has a really good camera, awesome video quality and does everything else in the world. Good trade I'd say.
I am not the one who knocks. I never knock.
In fact, I hate knocking.
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A digital camera does not have as good of a camera as a smartphone?
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swampwiz wrote: A digital camera does not have as good of a camera as a smartphone?
1) Depends on the camera and the smart phone.
2) You didn't mention a digital camera in your post when I replied.
3) That's a 5th device to carry, charge and transfer data to & from. 
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swampwiz wrote: So what is the point of having something that costs the same as all of these items in a small smartphone...
Someone that has really small fingers?
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I like the iPhone - it works well though I think it a tad expensive. Having said that, my iPhone 6 is still going strong and I see no reason to upgrade until the phone stops working - it's over 3 years old and still works without a problem. I tried an android phone and it was ok but lacks the finesse of the apple product. Buy what suits your needs.
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Because they can. The same could said about cars, breakfast cereal, pencils,... Let 'em buy whatever they want to, if they have the cash good for them. As for me I have a $12 flip phone, and I think that was $5 too much.
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As a Bay Area tech worker, I would totally spend that much on an smartphone. Maybe not an iPhone, but the new Pixels are coming out in October, and my current Pixel XL is at least 6 months old.
Maybe you should just give one a try? They don't all cost over $1000. Get an Android, as a developer you can easily put your own apps on it. Then maybe it will make sense.
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Hmmm....
Did you do the math???
HP Pavillion 15 Notebook = $500
ASUS Transformer 10" Pad = $250
Samsung Phone = $40
Sony Walkman = $170
Digital Camera = $100
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Total = $1060
Granted you cannot do pro stuff like you do on your Laptop, but Walkman and Camera (IPhone does have a really nice camera or so I've heard). Now given that most people are not devs and don't require that extra power behind their laptop and really need a full-blown laptop. Not to mention you can put it in your pocket use for a full day on a tiny battery compared to all the batteries required by all other gadgets. With no baggage and everything fitted into one place, for most people this is just a good purchase with little fuss.
Personally I'd never buy a $1000 Phone on principle. The best thing to do is wait a couple of months and all the companies will follow suite and make a competing powered phone for a little less. Wait a whole year and you can get same specs for half the price from a brand.
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I agree with you 110%! I have exactly what you have (are you my doppelganger?) except a trak phone for emergencies only. Apple does not need my hard earned dollars!
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It is more or less a fashion. Some people really like it while some do not care. I think that android have more functionalities and easier to navigate.
TOMZ_KV
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It is all of the "hipsters" wanting to be "cool". It is the same phenomenon as the fools riding bicycles on congested city streets, during peak traffic hours, risking their lives in the process.
(btw you never see them riding when it is raining  )
They are like dim sheep following the latest trend and Apple marketing gurus take advantage of it gearing their ads to the hipsters.
It is a clear cut case of form and appearance over functionality.
To quote the sergeant from the movie "M.A.S.H", "I'm too old for this sh*t".
It's hell getting old... but it beats the alternative!
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The Insanity is amazing. I used a TREO. back then, very expensive by comparison.
But I had all my data transfer over from my palm device. It was worth it. I knew someone who spent DAYS re-entering info into their phone.
If that is your argument. I get it. Time is money.
My daughter can type 50 WPM on her iPhone (5s)... The samsung keyboard is not that good, I will admit it. But I have a computer when I have any amount of typing to do. I don't even like to SURF on my phone.
I love a phone with all my contacts, and a chance to get to my emails (especially when Irma takes down the power, and you are traveling). The camera is nice on the phone. I don't video chat.
I see a SMART phone as a useful tool. I can see spending $200 - $500 depending on usage, expecting to keep it 2-4yrs...
But I agree... $1,000 on a phone... One that has KNOWN flexibility issues... (Pun Intended)
Is insane. That is more than I paid for my first 2 cars (each).
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I just got increase in my day rate as iOS dev. I used "increase in price of equipment" as one of the reasons 
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Don't forget to mention the fact that Apple claims (in court) that users can't expect this to last more than a year? Plus, they are claiming that it is not a design flaw nor a manufacturing flaw.
So, you could shell out for Apple's planned obsolescence OR get an Android phone at half the price that does pretty much the same things but will last for years. It's a no-brainer.
Carter Mitchell
Senior Application Developer - C#, .NET
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