All the cool kids are doing it...
So, as of today I have a shiny new laptop but am limping along on the old one while the new one sets itself up, ‘cause I'm just that pathetic.
My computer geek (everyone should marry one of these if they aren't one themselves, btw) determined that making it tolerable would cost more than buying one that is tolerable to start with.
Things I’ll miss about the retiring grand old beast:
Manual Volume Dial - sounds unimportant, I know, but I really loved this feature
Full-sized keyboard with number pad
19-inch screen
Windows XP - this is the big one, kiddies
Things I won’t:
Non-functional USB ports
5 lb+ weight
Crappy battery life
Power supply that heats up to nuclear meltdown levels
Fluctuating ability to run more than two programs at once
Cramped hard drive space
Sporadically cooperative keys
Baby prints on screen - okay, this feature will return in no time
So, yeah. The new one is four times as fast, has four times the space, is half the weight, and (most importantly) isn’t threatening to burn my house down every time I turn it on.
It’s going to drive me nuts for awhile (f*cking Vista!), but it’ll be great in the long run...right?
My computer geek (everyone should marry one of these if they aren't one themselves, btw) determined that making it tolerable would cost more than buying one that is tolerable to start with.
Things I’ll miss about the retiring grand old beast:
Manual Volume Dial - sounds unimportant, I know, but I really loved this feature
Full-sized keyboard with number pad
19-inch screen
Windows XP - this is the big one, kiddies
Things I won’t:
Non-functional USB ports
5 lb+ weight
Crappy battery life
Power supply that heats up to nuclear meltdown levels
Fluctuating ability to run more than two programs at once
Cramped hard drive space
Sporadically cooperative keys
Baby prints on screen - okay, this feature will return in no time
So, yeah. The new one is four times as fast, has four times the space, is half the weight, and (most importantly) isn’t threatening to burn my house down every time I turn it on.
It’s going to drive me nuts for awhile (f*cking Vista!), but it’ll be great in the long run...right?