http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/05/dell-by-the-way-your-inspiron-mini-secretly-has-3g/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:40:14 -0500 hourly 1 http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/05/dell-by-the-way-your-inspiron-mini-secretly-has-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-873070 Devin Coldewey Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:42:41 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=40003#comment-873070 Yeah, you're definitely right. I think I came off as a little too cynical in the post. What I meant is there's two ways of looking at it: one, I'm paying for something I didn't ask for or need and the price could have been $40 less or whatever. Two, I'm getting something for free on top of what I already willingly paid. It's just a matter of perspective. Yeah, you’re definitely right. I think I came off as a little too cynical in the post. What I meant is there’s two ways of looking at it: one, I’m paying for something I didn’t ask for or need and the price could have been $40 less or whatever. Two, I’m getting something for free on top of what I already willingly paid. It’s just a matter of perspective.

]]> http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/09/05/dell-by-the-way-your-inspiron-mini-secretly-has-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-872436 weatherman Fri, 05 Sep 2008 19:17:18 +0000 http://www.crunchgear.com/?p=40003#comment-872436 You say that "you have to assume that you’re paying for it" but even if you don't know it's there, you're still agreeing to the price without the 3G chip. So it's not like there's any sort of hoodwinking going on - you pay a reasonable price for something with a defined feature set that you think is worth that price, only to find out it may have additional capabilities. Seems like a good deal to me. And so much better than the other model that manufacturers use these days when they tell you that you should buy something now because they plan on having more features later, only to find that they never come... You say that “you have to assume that you’re paying for it” but even if you don’t know it’s there, you’re still agreeing to the price without the 3G chip. So it’s not like there’s any sort of hoodwinking going on – you pay a reasonable price for something with a defined feature set that you think is worth that price, only to find out it may have additional capabilities. Seems like a good deal to me. And so much better than the other model that manufacturers use these days when they tell you that you should buy something now because they plan on having more features later, only to find that they never come…

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