Consumer Whorgasm
I love how sometimes the universe kicks you in the face at the most face-kickingest moment possible. Like last Friday, when my 4.5-year-old Dell laptop died not one minute after I'd just spent eight hours reformatting its hard drive and reinstalling software.
Fortunately, there's a consolation...
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Fortunately, there's a consolation...
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I realized recently that I hadn't moved my Dell laptop from my desk in at least two years, and before that, the only reason I'd take it anywhere was so I could check my email and surf the web while I was away from home. The iPhone has eliminated that necessity. Also, the iMac was $1000 cheaper than the MacBook Pro I was considering. (I'm pretty demanding of computers, and I usually max them out with the best equipment, which is extra expensive for a laptop.)
I always play with the idea of switching over to a Mac every time it's time for a new computer
It's never been less risky! If you have a spare copy of XP or Vista, you can dual boot into it for free with the Boot Camp software included with OS X, or you can run Windows inside OS X with virtualization software, such as Parallels.
clearly the Dell's decision to go tits up when it did only served to expedite your new computer buying
Actually, I had no idea the Dell was going to croak and bought the iMac two days earlier, intending to give the Dell to my brother for his birthday. I can't fix it and get it to him by then, but hopefully he'll have it sometime in February. Hopefully the video card won't burn out again for a long time (this would be the third time that's happened).
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