New Computer
For the first time in 4.5 years, I am writing a blog post on a new personal computer. Yeah, that’s right, 4.5 years since I last purchased a computer for my own personal use. What’s even crazier is that I have decided to forgo purchasing the most powerful machine around, and instead, I have purchased a little netbook computer.
So why did I go with this instead of say… this?
Well, it’s actually quite simple. I just don’t NEED all of that power. At least now while I’m at home. Many of the things I used to do on the computer I just don’t do anymore. I haven’t seriously used photoshop in a couple of years. And I honestly haven’t been serious about a PC game since I quite playing WoW years ago. When I’m at home, I’m pretty much a fairly typical computer user. I chat, surf the web, occasionally edit documents and that’s really it. So a netbook is perfect for me.
Now, mind you, I’m still a geek at heart, so I’ve already hacked this Wind pretty seriously. Within an hour of getting home with this baby, I’d already opened it up and doubled it’s ram. Then I threw OS X and Windows 7 on it. Now, I’m waiting for the wireless card I ordered to arrive so I can install that. (The built in one isn’t fully compatible with OS X, and the one I’m getting is, plus it’s more powerful)
But yeah, I’m pretty happy with this bad boy. It may not be the most powerful PC on the planet, but it’s definitely the right tool for the job.
Wow, I didn’t know you could get a decent laptop for that cheap! My home computer is about 5 years old now and on its last legs. I may have to look into these netbooks, cause I do all the “heavy-lifting” on my work PC now anyway!
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