Message from @PoliteSuka

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2019-11-11 06:42:35 UTC  

It's 3:42am and I can't find anything decent or worth

2019-11-11 06:47:33 UTC  

I'm a bit disappointed in phone prices tbh

2019-11-11 06:48:16 UTC  

i only needed to buy 1 thing but im super hyped for 11.11

2019-11-11 06:48:28 UTC  

Xiaomi Mi5 - purchased Sep 2016 on Ali - $364
Xiaomi Mi6 - purchased Jan 2018 on Ali - $469
Current cheapest price for a Xiaomi Mi9 64GB = $519 on eBay

If I were to buy on Aliexpress it would be around $530 including shipping and GST

2019-11-11 06:48:46 UTC  

GST and the weak dollar really screws any chances of deals

2019-11-11 06:48:56 UTC  

What about Redmi Note 8 Pro?

2019-11-11 06:48:59 UTC  

In Australia obv

2019-11-11 06:49:04 UTC  

that's the one I'm looking at

2019-11-11 06:49:04 UTC  

Oh

2019-11-11 06:49:21 UTC  

probs the 6/64 but the 6/128 only seems to be another NZD$20-25 more

2019-11-11 06:50:53 UTC  

My criteria pretty much is it needs to have B28 and a IR blaster

2019-11-11 06:51:16 UTC  

I want 5" form factor device, but that doesn't seem doable

2019-11-11 06:51:55 UTC  

the IR blaster can be a tough one

2019-11-11 06:52:09 UTC  

Yeah exactly, I'm come to learn Band 28 is super fucking important down here in ANZ

2019-11-11 06:52:19 UTC  

so you just cannot buy the Chinese Model

2019-11-11 06:53:08 UTC  

The Mi9 has B28 regardless I think

2019-11-11 06:53:22 UTC  

If you get the Global RN8P then you get Band 28

2019-11-11 06:53:28 UTC  

But the thing is you can get a Mi9T for ~$440 or something

2019-11-11 06:53:36 UTC  

Mi9T Pro* I mean

2019-11-11 06:53:47 UTC  

But no IR blaster and it's xbox heug

2019-11-11 06:55:13 UTC  

I think I'll just have to put lots of phones into the cart and see what one gives the best price

2019-11-11 06:57:09 UTC  

I read something on OzBargain today

2019-11-11 06:57:17 UTC  

If you can't afford 5 of something, you can't afford it

2019-11-11 06:57:28 UTC  

I don't think I can afford 5 Mi9T or Mi9

2019-11-11 06:57:45 UTC  

And I reckon the Mi5 still has another ~6 months in it or so

2019-11-11 06:57:52 UTC  

So I dunno what to do

2019-11-11 06:59:29 UTC  

can you sell your mi5?

2019-11-11 06:59:46 UTC  

to cover some cost for the Mi9T?

2019-11-11 07:08:24 UTC  

oopsie

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/636560694535520289/643346273818247169/unknown.png

2019-11-11 07:08:30 UTC  

something went wrong there

2019-11-11 07:15:55 UTC  

This is the cheapest I've seen the 6/64

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/636560694535520289/643348166711705610/unknown.png

2019-11-11 07:16:27 UTC  

and then the 6/128

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/636560694535520289/643348299235065886/unknown.png

2019-11-11 07:17:02 UTC  

and if you MUST have green, but I don't think the coupons will be as strong, if at all

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/636560694535520289/643348448518733835/unknown.png

2019-11-11 07:17:15 UTC  

that's where your aliex coupons will come into play

2019-11-11 07:17:47 UTC  

The top two are using the Promo Code FR1111NOTE8

2019-11-11 07:18:06 UTC  

and the bottom uses ILOVEAE20

2019-11-11 07:18:40 UTC  

I have also purchased from Mi Zealer in the past, for my RN5

2019-11-11 07:19:02 UTC  

Mediatek 🤢

2019-11-11 07:19:14 UTC  

well, you gotta pay the price for Band 28

2019-11-11 07:19:23 UTC  

That's a price I'm happy to pay

2019-11-11 07:19:35 UTC  

I would buy mediatek if they released kernel sources