February 02, 2013

I sure have been spending a bunch of money lately

I had a big medical bill to cover, for one thing. (Would have been a lot bigger without insurance, of course.)

And now I've noticed that my main computer is failing, a bit. The cooling fan has died. That already got replaced once, a couple of years ago, and acquiring the replacement fan was a dreadful pain. I've decided it isn't worth it to go through that again.

This is about my last chance to buy a new computer with Win7 on it, so I've decided to take it. I just put in an order for this. It's faster than the one I have now (2.3GHz versus 2.0GHz), it has twice the RAM, half the HD, and a better graphics chip (not that I do much that requires a blazing graphics chip). I'm guessing now I'll have it Tuesday, but that's just a SWAG.

And now I have to be virtuous and stop buying toys.

Buying a new computer is a love-hate event for me. New toys are always good, but a new computer means decrufting, followed by reinstalling all my apps. It'll be weeks before I get it all done.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste in Daily Life at 07:39 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment
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1 Cripes, that laptop has more video memory than my desktop does… and I'm a gamer!

Posted by: Boviate at February 02, 2013 06:45 PM (ZtwQN)

2

I don't use it this way, but it's intended to be a computer to be taken to LAN parties. (They call them that anymore? Wifi parties, maybe?)

It's supposed to be fast and powerful enough to play games decently, while being a lot more portable than a tower with a separate monitor. My current computer (and the one before it) are from the same line.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at February 02, 2013 07:09 PM (+rSRq)

3 I believe they are still called LAN parties, among other reasons because, for the larger ones, people do connect via a wired LAN. WiFi starts having issues when you have too many computers in a single room, all wanting low latency.

Posted by: Boviate at February 03, 2013 10:57 AM (ZtwQN)

4 OK! They just shipped it, and I'll have it Wednesday.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste at February 04, 2013 11:55 AM (+rSRq)

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