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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 02:31 PM
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Fergie says, "If you ain't got no money take your broke ass home!"
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 04:57 PM
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Originally Posted by maharajamd
I think you're all crazy for jumping on gen 1 of this kind of product. Then again I probably don't have near the amount of disposable income as you guys.

I feel like gen 2 will be 5x better than g1 in this niche. And it'll be worth the wait.
$400?

That's hardly disposable income. Hell that's a couple weekends out in the city of Chicago. Now if we were talking about the higher models I understand...

I've never pre-ordered or waited in line for an Apple product. I figured I'd treat myself this one time, that's why I got one of the lower end watches since I see myself upgraded in 2 years.
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 05:02 PM
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Players gonna play....
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 05:14 PM
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I thought the cheapest was $700 like an idiot.

Opinion doesn't change though.
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Old Apr 23, 2015 | 05:20 PM
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$350 is the cheapest.
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 08:25 AM
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Anyone else have their Apple Watch yet? Loving it so far, I went with the 38mm Sport...fits perfectly given my small wrists. Learning curve isn't so bad and apps aren't nearly as slow to load as I was expecting based on some of the complaints regarding that matter. Going for a run with it shortly.
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 11:11 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Whiskers
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 11:32 AM
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Loving it so far, I went with the 38mm Sport...fits perfectly given my small wrists.
Now I would probably want the smaller one too, but isn't that like saying that you got the ladies watch?
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 12:28 PM
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It's all about preference
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by doopstr
Now I would probably want the smaller one too, but isn't that like saying that you got the ladies watch?
Only if buying a white iPhone means you're buying a ladies iPhone.

No care. I'm 5'11", 145 pounds. I'd rather not look like I'm wearing a cellphone on my wrist.
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 06:41 PM
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Still waiting?
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Old Apr 25, 2015 | 07:06 PM
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Still waiting?
I'm like the only schlub without one.
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:29 AM
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I'm loving my 42mm sport, esp the fitness tracking and notifications right to my wrist. I pull out my phone MUCH less than ever before. I love how I can accomplish small/quick tasks with ease.

Took a couple hours to get used to it, but after I have, this thing is great.

It's mind boggling how light and comfortable this feels on my wrist.
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 08:31 AM
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Yeah I find that my phone stays in my pocket much more now.
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Old Apr 27, 2015 | 07:29 PM
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 08:50 AM
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Yes, everything blends.
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 09:00 AM
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^Yea I don't understand those videos.
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 09:10 AM
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I don't understand those videos, or the videos where they beat the poor thing with a frying pan. Even the drop test videos are irrelevant considering a watch is something that you generally don't have issues with dropping.
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 09:53 AM
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The blending videos started off to show how powerful blentec's blenders are.

The videos became viral and they started to blend anything at people's requests, or anything that's trending

Something like that.
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 11:22 AM
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I like the blender vids better than the "let's see how far we can drop it before it cracks" or "does it bend" vids.

I like that he is building a blender for the Apple car.

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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 11:23 AM
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 11:48 AM
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 11:54 AM
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wow, i actually like that spray paint idea.
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 11:57 AM
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There is no way in hell I would wear something spray painted on my wrist. How could you do such a thing to something engineered so well? Lol

Plus, yellow gold is
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 02:22 PM
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Damn punks....Serves them right
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 08:01 PM
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Damn punks....Serves them right
Which one did you order again?
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Old Apr 29, 2015 | 10:39 PM
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Which one did you order again?
Black leather loop. Says May 17-27
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 03:27 PM
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Black leather loop. Says May 17-27
That's what you get for being bougie about it. Should have just gotten a sport.
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Old Apr 30, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by cM3go
That's what you get for being bougie about it. Should have just gotten a sport.
I tried on the gold one today.....
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Old May 2, 2015 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by cjTL
Anyone else have their Apple Watch yet? Loving it so far, I went with the 38mm Sport...fits perfectly given my small wrists. Learning curve isn't so bad and apps aren't nearly as slow to load as I was expecting based on some of the complaints regarding that matter. Going for a run with it shortly.
I agree with all of this. The learning curve thing is overblown. What isn't overblown, however, is the emphasis on the fact that most of the functionality of the watch is in its infancy.

You get Facebook notifications on your wrist, which is cool, but you don't get to actually read the post yet. Basically the whole thing is to connect the dots.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 05:21 PM
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Because I'm indecisive and irrational, I ordered a 38mm Watch with the classic buckle and sold my 38mm Sport without the band or charger for $400 ($50 profit on the sale, $80 savings on keeping the band and charger). Ordered Friday, arrived today. So I now have the stainless steel watch with two bands. Neat.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 07:37 PM
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Ordered Friday got today?????
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Old May 5, 2015 | 07:47 PM
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Yiss. The 38mm with the modern buckle are (or were) shipping very quickly. People on Macrumors ordered yesterday and are getting them tomorrow.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 07:50 PM
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Ugh, I know I have no need for it. But I want one just to have one
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Old May 5, 2015 | 07:59 PM
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Yiss. The 38mm with the modern buckle are (or were) shipping very quickly. People on Macrumors ordered yesterday and are getting them tomorrow.
Still says 4-6 weeks. Grrr, well I have 10 more days and I ordered on April 10th.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 07:59 PM
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Ugh, I know I have no need for it. But I want one just to have one
Just do it
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Old May 5, 2015 | 08:02 PM
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Ah, found it, it is 1-2 weeks for it.
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Old May 5, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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grrrr
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Old May 5, 2015 | 08:03 PM
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The estimates are way off. When I ordered it, it said 4-6 weeks, despite being delivered in a matter of days.
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