you're not what I hoped for

[bluelovesorange]

cheapo poll:

Mac or PC?

Situation: I hate my Toshiba. It has become an enemy with a familiar face - things that used to bring me joy now only bring me frustration and 'when is it going to break DOWN again?' and exasperation when dealing with tech support. The times when it's working problem free and when it's not are becoming shorter.

My main use of the computer is to write, surf the internet and download things, but I do use Photoshop from time to time. I am not a gamer.

I am mac curious - I was thisclose to buying an imac when they first came out, but the price then and the Apple Cult Condescension turned me off. Now I'm just wondering about the mac book versus a regular laptop PC.

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Ha I knew you'd be the one to offer up lists

[calledinvain.livejournal.com]

:D

And you and Jasmine have the same hive mind. No surprise there. It's not an immediate purchase, as I (fortunately now) purchased a two year warranty/protection plan with Marvin (the bastard PC laptop) on top of Toshiba's one year warranty, so the second warranty just came into effect. But I've already sent away for a brand new battery and now a new ac adaptor as I seem to be having some sort of jack problem/possible just weak connection and Marvin has had its motherboard replaced and battery reset in the time I've owned it (all of these problems happened within months of each other). I'm basically testing the waters for What Happens Next.

I'm already looking out for an external hard drive, I just purchased this seven dollar gadget that is supposed to prevent me from further laptop jack woes, and just biding my time - I completely forgot about the new incarnation of Windows (and yeah, I know apple has something called Bootcamp that will be able to run windows xp) so this definitely factors into what comes after Marvin. I will either wait until Vista is officially unveiled or Apple unveils a new generation of their macbook as some of the problems stated in the article concerned me. Price is becoming less of an issue as I could always get the mac at a school and get reduced rates (and currently the apple store online is offering a free mp3 player/or printer) with a purchase of a computer and at the lowest end, I still paid more for Marvin than I would for a mac book, plus they have installment plans.

I'm seriously considering going into a teaching english abroad program soon, so that's also a potential wrench in the works. But hey, this will be a good thing to keep in the back of my mind for when I really do need to buy a new laptop.

Re: Ha I knew you'd be the one to offer up lists

[postcardjunkie.livejournal.com]

Ha! I didn't even see Jasmine's comment. Well, she is the one who got me reading the Post, so that makes sense.

So it sounds like you're actually in a pretty good position. Now is definitely NOT a good time to buy a new laptop. Apple hasn't worked out the kinks in its new MacBooks (I agree about some of the issues mentioned in the article; that's not cool), and obviously, Vista is on the way. Hold out until Vista is mainstream, if you can.

Teaching English abroad? That sounds cool! Where might you do it? I have a bunch of friends who've done JET, but of course, there are zillions. Depending on where you're going, it might be cheaper (much cheaper) to wait and buy a laptop when you get to wherever you're going. But I'm sure you know that.

Also, you confused the hell out of me by posting under this name. I was like, "who the hell is this person?" And then I figured it out.

Re: Ha I knew you'd be the one to offer up lists

[crushw-eyeliner.livejournal.com]

Yeah, calledinvain is my fandom lj and I had just switched into it when i got your comment. JET seems to be the popular program in my circle too, but I'm looking at either Taiwan/China or Korea (I've been feeling a lot more Asian lately. It's odd.) first.

I have a whole flotilla of money traps to worry about before I even contemplate buying a new electronic plaything (I'm looking into getting a bose soundsystem as I haven't had a stereo in years), and I'm going to comicon in July, so...yeah.

Plus, this entire aggravating job hunt/supplement thing.

I'm glad you're posting more - does this mean things are a bit more stable at the homebase?

Re: Ha I knew you'd be the one to offer up lists

[postcardjunkie.livejournal.com]

That's cool. (The teaching-English-in-Asia thing.)

I shouldn't be posting more, because I'm about to head into finals. Stable. . . what do you mean by that? The city could wash away at any minute, and we're totally contaminated with toxic garbage, and there's still construction going on everywhere, and the political system is still corrupt, and the oil and gas companies are still destroying what little hurricane protection we still have, and the only sea wall our mayor seems to be interested in creating is the overfilled landfills on the east of town (within a dozen or so feet from the levees!), so stable. . . not really the word I'd use. *G*

Re: Ha I knew you'd be the one to offer up lists

[jasminelily.livejournal.com]

Heh, that's so funny that Nora and I linked to the same article. FYI, Apple gives 10% discounts to all students, so after that, you might end up with a negligible price difference.