[crouton] Nathaniel Trost: It's full of....Blu-Rays...

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Posted by Nathaniel Trost:
It's full of....Blu-Rays...
http://crouton.powerblogs.com/archives/archive_2006_11_19-2006_11_25.shtml#1164233562


   Well, that was unexpected.
   Since I am still functioning on East Coast time, my lunches are more
   like breakfast Pacific Time. Before eating, I decided to swing by the
   local Target just for kicks. My main subject of curiosity revolved
   around whether the store had received any follow-on Wii shipments.
   What I was not anticipating was that I just happened to walk in during
   a window where it was actually possible to buy a PlayStation 3.
   The store had apparently just received half a dozen of the 20 gig
   model. I just happened to wander up to the electronics counter at the
   right time, there were two people already at the counter and three
   units left. I would say the total purchase window time was probably
   five minutes at most.
   My path of action was instantly clear. So now I have a heavy box
   sitting on my floor. I am going to have to figure out what to do with
   the beast. By all accounts I should flip the thing, itâs an expensive
   monstrosity. Total sticker price for a game system with one game and
   an extra controller, $660 after tax? And thatâs the cheap version?
   Ludicrous. And I donât even own a HDTV set yet.
   The mercenary free-market approach does, however, go against my geek
   core. I can feel the device humming in my mind, beckoning to me like a
   2001 monolith. Yeah, Iâve got to get rid of this thingâ¦