New Notebook

Well, I had been talking about it for quite a while, never really had the money, but I finally broke down and bought myself a notebook... ie laptop computer. I asked my husband instead of him trying to figure out what to buy me for Christmas, my Christmas present would be that he makes a few payments for the notebook and he agreed. So after doing homework on the web, we went to BestBuy and got a notebook. I was dead set on an HP... that is until we got there and talked with a rep. He said he could not sell me a HP with a clear conscience. Supposedly HP has the highest breakage rates. Who knows; my husband has a HP desktop and we haven't had any problems, and he knows other people who own HP's and have never had any problems.

I knew which HP notebook I wanted, so I asked the rep what other brands they had that were equivalent to what I wanted. He suggested Toshiba and eMachine, and explained that eMachine bought out Gateway. He showed me an eMachine comparable to the HP for a few hundred dollars cheaper, and it also had a better processor. That's when I learned a 2 gig AMD 64 Athlon was better than an Intel Pentium 4 - 3 gig processor. Okay, so with a cheaper price and more speed (flashbacks of Fast and Furious come to mind) the eMachine was looking better and better. I asked if they had any Toshibas comparable, and he found a couple, but they were a lot more. So after I finished asking my questions, and listening to the rep's (might I say rehearsed) bit about the $300 extended warranty, I moved on to my other questions. I knew I wanted a mouse, originally I wanted a 3.5" floppy so I could easily transfer files from work, to desktop to notebook (I changed my mind when I found out about the new "pen drives"), I needed a carrier, and I also got a surge protector.

So in the end, I spent over two grand on the notebook and accessories... and all I can say is hoorray to UF for providing cheap Microsoft products!!! I've only had the notebook about three days now and I am in love with it! I like the portability, I have can do all of my work on here whether I'm at home or at work so I don't have to transport disks or put stuff in the digital drop boxes. I just love it!!!