New Computer

  I have had the same computer for over four years.  I know, I know, it's almost unheard of.  A four year old computer still being used on a regular basis.  But in my defence, I don't do much on it aside from class work and the occasional surf session, and writing a blog post on rare occasions.

I am now on my last year of college, and this time around I have gotten a lovely Pell grant.  I decided that it would be a good idea to invest some of those funds in a new laptop.  Now, I am not a computer person.  I go to look at computers from the view of how the keys feel, how the screen looks, and am I going to enjoy working on it.  Mandy is my desgnated geek; I take her along to look at all the letters and numbers that make no sense to me. 

I found an Acer laptop that has a number pad on the laptop.  I know that is not a big deal for most, but being as I didn't have one before and I am an accounting major I found it fascinating!  The keys also feel amazing under my fingers.  And talk about lightweight!!  Mandy came up to the store and read the specs (letters and numbers) and gave her approval on the purchase.  The best part was that this particular laptop was on clearence (clearence is my favorite section of any store).

So I made up my mind to buy it.  I went up to the store, found a nerd, and asked to buy the laptop.  To my astonishment, the nerd responded that they had been advised not to sell this particular model.  "Becasue it is so slow and outdated" was the reason behind the refusal.  Now, as I have already informed you, I do not game, skype, or much else.  I am a very boring person.  The speed of this model was more that what I need, and way more than what I am used to working with.  I tried to explain this to the nerd.  It took a while, but I finally convinced him to allow me to spend my hard earned money on the computer I wanted.  I have never before had to work so hard to spend money...

Now it is mine, and I am loving the speed of it!  It is much easier to type on too.  And the best part is, I found a fifty dollar cupon for clearence computers to use with my purchase, so my laptop was cheaper than I planned.  Which means I can buy a fancy external hard drive!!!!