This is a follow-on from the things you love / hate in life. I don't have as many toys as I would like but I am trying to dent a huge mortgage so get to play less. I'm sure a few of the 6-figure single IT lads have some better materialistic items.

So tangible, luxury items you could do without but are glad you splurged on.

My list:

* 42" bravia. Only 720p but after I had optic neuritis there's no way I can see 1080p anyway :p
* HTPC. I love this thing! Great for my medias. Wanna get a blu-ray drive and tuner card too.
* Surround sound setup. The receiver could be better but it still sounds good!
* Electric Tools. Until recently I hadn't realised how much fun these are.
* Laptop. My M1530 is a nice blend of portability and performance.
* Wii + heaps of legit games. This only BARELY made it to my list. I'm a bit meh on the Wii these days.
* Data Projector - how could I forget you?! Awesome for movie nights.

To-Do:

* Boat. I don't really like fishing much but a day on the water is just fun.
* Motorbike. I haven't had a bike for 5(?) years since I gave my old RG to the old man.
* New car. Not really happy with what we have, but I can't stand car finance so stuck with em for now.
* Cainer gaming PC. With the work laptop doing ok for this, its a real luxury but it would be nice to have a really kick arse system.
* Musical instrument. Maybe keys. Learning to play something is on my to-do list in the next 10 years.

So what have you lot got / want?

I gots stuff but it's really just a big load of e-penis, so I'll pass.

You're boring.

My books and comics! I don't really own anything else I care about.

All my tech stuff just annoys me - I still don't have that One Perfect Device that does everything I want nicely and neatly.

Now stuff I wish I could have? One mobile phone that has QWERTY keypad for Blackberry and 5 mp camera built into one. *sigh*

My wife oops not the 1950s anymore


My LPG system
My house
My BMX bike
My JAG wallet

I was gonna put my house on there but I only own like 12% of the stupid thing haha

Ok then, 19% of my house

PC

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/78/197027005_9429b24336.jpg

my dog is pretty awesome... i own pretty much well f*** all else since coming back from europe.. golf clubs are pretty kickin if i was in practice..

pretty much everyone on this forum at one time or other

*rolls eyes*

My Stuff:
XPS 1730 Laptop - Don't game on it, but the option is there! The keypad rocks :D
Bravia Home Theatre (40' screen, surround sound etc)
HTPC - Love my theatre setup, speakers could be better, but is awesome for watching 720p eps :D And even HD tv is pretty nice. Just got a bluray drive only to discover it needs 256 of video memory :| (Anyone got an old vid card?)
My full 1tb drive of my tv collection from the past 8 years and my music collection (180gig)
98 Camry - This car has taken me EVERYWHERE! Had it for like over 4 years now, Just had all the dints beaten out and a new coat of paint on it, and it looks schmick.

Thats about all my e-peen can handle right now :Þ


Stuff I want:
HOUSE - f***ing painful watching them go up in value (debatable) when you don't have one
New Car & Stereo (with aux in)
New phone (n96!) (First on the list)

A f***ing car with f***ing gullwing doors, f***!

- HTPC
- Guitars
- Chilled Britta water dispenser
- Mazda 3 I bought a year ago
- Xbox 360
- Home theatre system that's hooked up the the HTPC

Chilled Britta water dispenser

wat? Cold water is rad?

Its pretty awesome, little machine that filters then chills your water.

Jeep, Boat, House.

To be fair, the Bank owns most of the house at the moment.

Oh, Camping/Skiing gear too. And the very little Scuba gear I own (Have to hire most of it)

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in no specific order
360
Wii
40" plasma
Topfield 7000HD PVR
DVD-HD
Austar
all the above hooked up to -> pioneer home theatre & surround speakers with 12" sub
PC
laptops
PSP

great new lounge suite. one of those L shaped things that i can stretch out on. comfy as...
beautiful soft mattress - Sealy i think cost about $3K
Toyota Kluger Grande - great cars
inground pool....ahh summer and pools and beers.....

My Amsterdam bike from the XIX century that is slowly falling apart from drunken rides home :(

book collection - even though its fairly small (100 or so)
mousepad (razer mantis speed)
hiking boots,snow/cold weather gear/uv protection safety glasses(free)

Well, theres all the stuff you'd expect, my PC, my consoles, my sweet TV, but after getting so into Rock Band and loving the drumming so much I started getting a few lessons and really getting into it (for real) and just got myself these:

http://www.allansmusic.com.au/images/products/KTD9KXS.jpg

Roland TD-9KXS Vdrums, with sexy mesh heads :) A full acoustic kit isn't really an option for me living where I do, but these are pretty sweet, tried them out in the store first and they were fantastic. Still waiting for them to be delivered, but yeah, thats my newest thing thats rad :P

Stuff I wish I owned*
- One of those mad instant beer/wine freezer devices you occasionally see at bottle shops. Big cylinder shaped thing.

samsung 40" lcd wall mounted in room.
apple 15" macbook pro
iphone
loud car stereo
xbox 360
fujifilm s6500fd camera
kickass clothes

That is f***ing awesome Khel. Is it like a synth as well, so you could get it say "noob" or something everytime you hit it? :)

Dell 27"
Subaru Impreza RS 2005
Audio Car gear - Audioson amps with Dynaudio splits hertz sub
Mvix Box
Audio Technica Headphones AD900
Onkyo TX-803 Receiver
My sweet clothes

jesus@all you people saying clothes

2 bikes probably

Husaberg FS650e
Buell XB9S Lightning

Nissan Stagea... but meh its just a car

my rad cdjs
my rad pc
that's about it =(

jesus@all you people saying clothes

well when you have spent over $4k in clothes in the past year or so then i think its valid to post?

jesus@all you people saying clothes

well when you have spent over $4k in clothes in the past year or so then i think its valid to post?

No, it just makes you look like a nimrod if you've spent that much on clothes, ever

Spending money on clothes isn't bad, saying they're awesome isn't.

I don't think its wise to post a list of your valuables online.

I will post my 2001 GF final ball signed by the entire team :)

My 323 Astina, bitchin'.

PC
guitars
bed

Khel you just went up a notch on the cool list! Nice nice!! Apparently you can hook up v-drums to Guitar Hero World Tour instead of the regular kit they give you! the pwn!

- original federation coin minted in 1901
- framed cheque for $1 signed by john and janette howard
- 1 full size cricket bat signed by john howard
- 1 mini cricket bat signed by john howard

infi you forgot the framed tuft of John Howard hair

Are you kidding infi?!?!

My gorgeous (semi) new Black Gold Glitter TAMA Starclassic Performer EFX B/B Drumkit.

http://gallery.me.com/nick.bedford/100011/photo1222244205561/web.jpg

Does it offend you, Yeah? cd

mantra, he's probbably not kidding, some close family relation to him is like way up in that stupid f***ing government party, so hes basically rimming jon howard daily

http://photos-381.ll.facebook.com/photos-ll-snc1/v342/143/53/218701381/n218701381_30814020_6173.jpg
Only just got it. Taking it out this weekend, can't wait :D Was using a much older version of the board while I was in the states. The 9m^2 sail is probably too big but it'll make planing easier in light winds.

Also my '99 Magna with roofracks to actually get my windsurfer to the water!

well my metric f***ton of guitars/pedals/amps/effects/drums/keys/home-f***ing-studio is up there for me. seriously neglected my bikes and will be restoring 2 of them asap when i move house, other that that my car goes ok and i have a pair of 50" plasmas on the way.

I own too much cool s*** to chose. seriously.

i do f***ing love my house:

when we first looked at it, it ticked all the boxes, but i didnt love it:

after we've done a few renos, shes come up apples and i love it dearly;

soon as i get the back deck on, and maybe a pool, it will be perfect for me and my family

actually, could use one more bedroom, not fancying giving up my computerroom/cave for a kiddy bedroom

materialistic swines.

I regret selling my materialistic swine back in '82.

Me and that pig had some adventures.

- 1 full size cricket bat signed by john howard
- 1 mini cricket bat signed by john howard

john howard depreciates anyhting cricket related for being a liar about cricket by professing to be a "tragic"

I have shane warne's cigarette that he ashed before he jumped back in the limo.

Does it offend you, Yeah? cd

mantra, he's probbably not kidding, some close family relation to him is like way up in that stupid f***ing government party, so hes basically rimming jon howard daily

I don't know that it offends me as such, but it does boggle my mind a bit.

I don't think its wise to post a list of your valuables online.

I guess if you had a few bricks of bullion under your bed it wouldn't be a good idea to post them up if people know your facebook.. Most of the s*** in this thread is pretty standard fare you'd find in any random house that wasn't in a ghetto.

Actually the ghetto guys probably have rad stolen stuff too.

My ever growing wargaming collection. Recently started collecting Warmachine/Hordes.

Ohs*** yeh I wanna paint some awesome miniatures too. I dunno if I'd admit it to people IRL tho :p

My list:

* Wife. They're great. Once you get past the nagging and persistent whining and high maintenance costs you notice the good stuff. Cleaning, doing taxes...did I mention the cleaning?

I still don't have that One Perfect Device that does everything I want nicely and neatly.

The only way you're going to get that is if you design and build it yourself.

* Wife. They're great. Once you get past the nagging and persistent whining and high maintenance costs you notice the good stuff. Cleaning, doing taxes...did I mention the cleaning?

Mine likes cleaning.

Mine hates cleaning :(

- my flatmate's bf, who likes cleaning :D


Also:
- Roland digital piano FP-2
- My growing art collection

No particular order ...

House
Plasma / HT setup
Jetski
600cc/200kg open wheel hill climb car, although not actually running atm
Baja 5b 1/5 scale rc
t-rex 450se v2
Few rc planes
f6 ute but really its a bit meh
car stereo
The shed with a reasonable collection of tools

My KTM 450 EXC :) Finally upped some pics from a little local run near a mates house in Forest Lake which used to link up with Browns Plains but nearly all is gone, only the end bits still left but even they are quickly diminishing.
Really nothing left, this is the Forest Lake end which is really flat nothing to it, Browns Plains side is much better and bigger but also shrinking rapidly.

* 6 x 430w HPS'
* 2 x electronically timed pumps
* 1 x electronically controlled co2 valve/bottle setup

My ability to piss everything i earn up against a wall.

My yamaha 1200GP jetski :D Favourite thing atm

My rig is my baby

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8154/rig003ow8.jpg

Got 15 jumps on the gear now, the Sabre2 170 main canopy is absolutey rape.

I got to get some recent pics, the canopy surfs a good 25ft while flaring on no-wind days.

http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/5076/sabre2190et4.jpg




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My ability to piss everything i earn up against a wall.

Damn Craka, you beat me to it. :D

- my honda accord euro MY09 (bought new only 2 months ago) I wanted a NICE new car, so I gotted it! :D

- my Media centre TV box, I can't live without MCE now. I just always want to rewind radio in the car and everything, but then feel a pang of dissapointment when I realise it's not my MCE box :P

- My dinovo Mini bluetooth keyboard to go with the MCE. That things a gem! :D

That's pretty much it. Everything else I own isn't cool to me, it's just stuff! :)

1. My dog ... dogs are better than ppl.
2. My piece of s*** P3 700mhz its 8 yrs old and it just wont die
3. My rats*** 14 yr old Suzuki 4wd. It's good on the juice and it just wont die.
4. My ancient Sony Trintron TV. It comes from a special moment in history when Sony CRT's were actually made in Japan. It probably wont die either.
5. My crappy iRiver e10 mp3 player. Piece of chinese crap that does everything I want and will probably die ...soon.
6. My s***ty weird little house in the hood.
7. My Swiss Army Knife... for obvious reasons.

...I'm a tight-arse and I love things that last.

do you by any chance have dreads and that weird 8 week human smell slaps?

* 6 x 430w HPS'
* 2 x electronically timed pumps
* 1 x electronically controlled co2 valve/bottle setup

pics or lying :D

Golden VL commodore wagon with superlow king springs, monroe shocks, a stereo worth 4x the cost of the car, an exhaust leak and a misfire that just won't die.

Not to mention the body is about 10x stronger than new cars. Foudn this out after a little reversing accident I once had where my car broke a rear plastic light cover and the other car, an Aurion, had a huge deformation in the front bumper).

Cost me 10 bucks off ebay to fix. The bad part was the 1500 bucks to fix their car... f***!

f*** yeah Fn, good job. I'd love one of those. Best toy in this thread by far.

I have kids and house so no loot for fancy toys, but I don't really care.

In no particular order (except this first one):

House - bought as a renovator for 'cheap' 7 years ago. It's just starting to suck some cash out of us now as we're doing it up in stages.

My Bose Stereo connected to the Puter (thanks Dad!) love cranking da tunes.

Our new king Size bed - a good bed is awesome.

Our new cook-tops and oven (well the whole new kitchen in fact)- after 7 years of using a 40yo clunker stove and having curtains as cupboard doors - this baby rocks.

Nikon D40 - Great DSLR that is fun to use and takes awesome photos. Never underestimate a good camera, especially if you have kids or travel etc.

We get much more enjoyment and benefit out of household type items rather than 'toys'. Although I would like Fn's KTM :)







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House - bought as a renovator for 'cheap' 7 years ago just starting to suck some cash out of us now as we're doing it up.

man your house would be worth a forutne just for its location

we'd have killed to live in the hood still

also, id love a king size bed!
petals always hogging up my side :(
curse me for being so damn snuggly

Not to mention the body is about 10x stronger than new cars. Foudn this out after a little reversing accident I once had where my car broke a rear plastic light cover and the other car, an Aurion, had a huge deformation in the front bumper).

You do understand that modern cars crumple for a reason, right?

Yeah, we paid $182k for it in Mid 2001. Now way we could afford to buy it now.

And I HIGHLY recommend a King Size bed. although they are only 1' wider, the difference feels like 1 metre wide.

I too was a victim of bed hogging but that is now a thing of the past!

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* My office - custom made massive desks, speaker system, awesome headphones, 2x22" monitors, 2 PCs (one for gaming, other a server), tall-back super-comfy chair, air-con.
* Canon 450D SLR, my newest toy
* xbox 360, wii and ps2 hooked up to my 40" 1080 TV

Agreed on having a good bed, mine's a queen though. I love it.
Also love being able to lie in bed while on the computer.
My camera. Nothing fancy, but does the job.
Just got a wii last week and loving it so far

mission, you could probably add 500k to your house value today (unless of course its horrible inside)

You do understand that modern cars crumple for a reason, right?

Yeah something to do with cushioning the impact and other various things. But it costs a f***load to fix. As in my example...

Not even the bulbs broke. Only the plastic cover of the rear left light :D 10 mins and $10 bucks later I'd ordered the exact replacement part to fit myself off eBay. Easily done..

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Not horrible inside anymore.

Just had it repainted (except two bedrooms which will be done soon), floors sanded and polished and a new kitchen put it. All the electrics were done as well. We replaced the roof (and put in insulation) about 5 years ago. The bathroom, while servicable, isn't overly flash. We plan to do this in a year or so.

The exterior needs painting and it does need restumping and back stairs need replacing, but we're putting this off as we may build out underneath in future.

Compared to when we bought it and moved in, it's a palace.

and so close to the muddy!

do you by any chance have dreads and that weird 8 week human smell slaps?

nah, I didnt know Ziggy had a P3 700mhz and a Sony TV in his bags of s***.

Yeah something to do with cushioning the impact and other various things. But it costs a f***load to fix. As in my example...

Not even the bulbs broke. Only the plastic cover of the rear left light :D 10 mins and $10 bucks later I'd ordered the exact replacement part to fit myself off eBay. Easily done..

You should've seen the fight between my 1970 steel beast valiant and an 06 toyota corolla :p

Golden VL commodore wagon with superlow king springs, monroe shocks, a stereo worth 4x the cost of the car, an exhaust leak and a misfire that just won't die.

Not to mention the body is about 10x stronger than new cars. Foudn this out after a little reversing accident I once had where my car broke a rear plastic light cover and the other car, an Aurion, had a huge deformation in the front bumper).

Cost me 10 bucks off ebay to fix. The bad part was the 1500 bucks to fix their car... f***!

My ute would f*** your s*** up.

As for new cars and folding bumpers, I once tried to push my VR with my ute, the entire front bumper caved in on the VR but sprung back out again when I backed off. Stupid bloody modern cars and their crumple zones.

I don't really have anything that I would consider rad, I'm boring :(

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