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    Dell G15 laptop sale vs HP Victus vs Acer Nitro V

    Dell is selling their cheapest G15 gaming laptop for $699 to compete in Prime Day: https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/deals/pc-gaming-deals?sortBy=price-ascending The Intel i5-13450HX model comes with only 8 GB RAM and 512 GB SSD. The AMD Ryzen™ 5 7640HS model comes with 16 GB RAM and 1 TB SSD...
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    Handyman recommendation - Juan from Honey Homes

    I see residents of LA/SF have to pay extra $100/month premium. >_>
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    Knotts Berry Farm Dining Plan

    If you go in the morning, the bakery at ghost town has limited supply of egg, bacon and potato burritos. Ask for extra salsa. It's pretty good sized burrito.
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    Knotts Berry Farm Dining Plan

    So I took my daughter to Knotts today and meet a couple of elderly folks who convinced me to buy the all season dining deal. For $145 you can buy the dining package good until end of 2025. It allows you to dine twice per day (4 hours gap) from choice of 16 restaurants, you get an entree, side...
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    Newer Irvine listings with crazy WTF asking prices from equity sellers

    Here in Cerritos area the desirable private school is Valley Christian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Christian_Schools_(Los_Angeles_County,_California) Tuition ranges from $10,770 at 1st grade to $17,620 at 12th grade...
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    CIELO VISTA @ YORBA LINDA

    I lived in Placentia next door, we shared the same school district with Yorba Linda. So, I like Yorba Linda. I even got married at the Nixon Library there. But I would not live all the way up there in the hills. There are limited number of routes to get in and out, and when my cousin lived...
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    ICE or EV?

    There are places where small subcompacts are suitable. Many old cities and villages around the world are congested with narrow streets. You won't drive very fast and parking space is a premium.
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    Accessibility to non HOA pools (ie Northwood)

    Assuming that you're social, sooner or later you'll befriend locals who live in HOA's with swimming pools. https://www.cityofirvine.org/aquatics-centers
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    ICE or EV?

    These subcompact EV's are like Japanese Kei cars (~1,000 kg class) and suitable for some Asian/European cities & rural areas, but less so for California freeways. For comparison, the Nissan Roox S Hybrid and Honda N Box starts at about $12k USD: (enable subtitles) (enable subtitles) To...
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    Paris Baguette

    For South OC, try Chaupain: https://chaupainbakery.com/ https://chaupainbakery.com/laguna-hills/ https://www.yelp.com/biz/chaupain-bakery-laguna-hills And Brio Brio: https://www.briobriocafe.com/ https://www.yelp.com/biz/brio-brio-bakery-and-caf%C3%A9-lake-forest
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    Dell Inspiron 15 laptop for $269 from Dell.com

    https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/inspiron-15-3520-laptop/ $269 https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/cty/pdp/spd/inspiron-15-3520-laptop/nn3520grzzs i5 upgrade (about 30% faster in benchmark) $329 Yes it's a plain vanilla laptop, you can get cheapest price with default configuration...
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    Paris Baguette

    Sadly, ST Patisserie Chocolat's Croissants are no more. :( We have a Jewish bakery in Irvine (Blessed Braid) but sadly they don't do bagels. I buy bread from Okayama Kobo in Anaheim: https://www.okayamakobousa.com/breadpastry-anaheim
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    Air Conditioning (HVAC) service repair

    How old is the house? If you bought the house new, you should've received a folder with contacts for the subcontractors. Try calling the subcontractor who installed the AC unit. If you don't have the folder, ask your neighbor or the builder. When I lived in Oak Creek I had issues with my...
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    New Listing - Trellis Court Plan 4 detached condo @ Cypress Village (116 Barrington)

    My only issue is the lack of a driveway. :(
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    New Listing - Single Family Home in Rancho Santa Margarita @ Melinda Heights (6 Ceramica)

    * Cul-de-sac home * Kitchen Pantry * Downstairs bedroom (or office) with built in closet * Downstairs bathroom with walk-in shower * Walk to elementary school * Potential to expand upstairs loft area * 3CG with long drive-way (can use the single car garage for storage) * Backyard (not a small...
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    Legoland vs Sesame Place

    I ended up buying the Knotts Berry Farm 2025 season pass that was on sale. IMO Legoland has more stuff for younger kids, but my daughter's school is like 10 mins away from Knotts. Knotts Camp Snoopy is geared for young kinds, but it's a smaller part of the park. Food options inside Knotts is...
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    Legoland vs Sesame Place

    Currently both Legoland and Sesame Place in SD are running discounts. I took my daughter there this week. Legoland's water park runs May 25-Aug 25, afterwards it's only open on "select days". It was closed when we were there but that was fine, because Legoland had plenty of rides and...
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    Relocating to Irvine

    I'd suggest talking to the school district to see where they have the resources that would best serve your daughter's needs. It's better to get it sorted out first before sending your child to the school. There was an incident where the parents fought IUSD over inadequate special needs...
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    MacBook Air M3 now $850 at Amazon

    The MacBook Air M3 is now $850 at Best Buy. It was also on sale at Costco for same price but is now out of stock. The 9th gen Ipad is now $199 retail at Best Buy, Target, etc. But I have a feeling that Apple support for this will end earlier than M3 MacBooks.
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    Poll: Irvine Housing Prediction June 2024 to 2025

    No, the Oak Park condos are tri level, but the detached condos across Hawk Creek are 2 level. Be warned the elementary school rating is not that high.
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