A new computer is mine for the win!
So, I have a new computer. It was time. I've been using a laptop for several years now, and laptops aren't even particularly great when they're new. It was my first laptop and all, and it treated me quite well, but I was ready for another desktop and now I have one.
The new computer is a Gateway model, with an Intel i5 processor, a 64-bit processor, a powerful graphics card with 1GB of dedicated memory, 8GB of total RAM and a 1TB hard drive. This machine is a beast. I hope to get around 5 years of use out of it. Right now, it should play any games that I need to cover for my site, and it should make any classes that I have to take go more smoothly as I continue my online education in 2011. My laptop was giving me fits even in the simpler classes, so I feel justified in purchasing the new machine (plus I needed to install Adobe CS5, which I'm doing right now, and the old machine just couldn't have handled that well).
I have plenty of uses for a good desktop, which is why I spent close to a grand on my tower even though I'd originally planned to spend more like half that amount. But I'm quite pleased with what I got and I don't have payments to make on the thing. Ironically, I'm still paying for an ancient Dell but my truly great machine is mine in full. That's funny, sort of. And it sort of isn't.
Now that I'm situated, computer-wise, I have a lot of other expenses to tend to. I will soon be making more payments to freelancers who have contributed content to my gaming blog, Gameroni, plus I will have taxes to worry about and whatever else. Things are going to be lean for awhile, but at least I can head into the lean period with most or all of the hardware that I need to stay happy and effective. 2011 could wind up being a great year, if the last few months of 2010 are any indication.
The new computer is a Gateway model, with an Intel i5 processor, a 64-bit processor, a powerful graphics card with 1GB of dedicated memory, 8GB of total RAM and a 1TB hard drive. This machine is a beast. I hope to get around 5 years of use out of it. Right now, it should play any games that I need to cover for my site, and it should make any classes that I have to take go more smoothly as I continue my online education in 2011. My laptop was giving me fits even in the simpler classes, so I feel justified in purchasing the new machine (plus I needed to install Adobe CS5, which I'm doing right now, and the old machine just couldn't have handled that well).
I have plenty of uses for a good desktop, which is why I spent close to a grand on my tower even though I'd originally planned to spend more like half that amount. But I'm quite pleased with what I got and I don't have payments to make on the thing. Ironically, I'm still paying for an ancient Dell but my truly great machine is mine in full. That's funny, sort of. And it sort of isn't.
Now that I'm situated, computer-wise, I have a lot of other expenses to tend to. I will soon be making more payments to freelancers who have contributed content to my gaming blog, Gameroni, plus I will have taxes to worry about and whatever else. Things are going to be lean for awhile, but at least I can head into the lean period with most or all of the hardware that I need to stay happy and effective. 2011 could wind up being a great year, if the last few months of 2010 are any indication.