arg. just arg. *cries* stupid computer. crashed. this morning. Kaput.
Went to bestbuy who told me a light is broken in my screen.
$150 to replace, plus $150 in labor. =$300 to fix.
I have had this laptop almost 4 yrs and apparently my laptop is a ticking time bomb for other problems. So the suggestion was to just buy a new laptop.
After lots of convincing by baseball boy and bestbuy, I bought a stupid new laptop.
$830.00. hmmpph.
Guess how I paid for it? I didnt. I refused to realize that I am nearly another thousand dollars poorer.
So I opened a bestbuy credit card with 18 months of 0% financing. I have until January 2010 to pay it off. I think I can do that.
I know it dinged my credit a bit and we are sort of in the market to buy a house...but I just couldnt add to our debt right now with this wedding next month. I could not deal.
So am I enjoying the new computer? NO! Its still at bestbuy getting programmed.
I am on an old laptop that would have been our replacement laptop if baseball boy had no been too lazty to pack it properly and cracked the screen over the summer. I have a spiderweb of blackness covering the screen right now.
So we have 2 laptops with working motherboards, but both have problem screens. I actually cant even see what I am typing right now....60% of the screen is black. arggg...
Why is it that we computer users are accepting of spending nearly a thousand dollars on a computer that is supposed to last a "year or two?" I think thats crap. What happened to quality? I remember my parents buying things and expecting them to last a lifetime. I feel good if I get a year or so of use out of most things I buy.
I am just so annoyed at life right now
September 24th, 2008 at 06:36 pm
September 24th, 2008 at 06:40 pm 1222281647
I agree that if it ain't broke don't fix it -
New Digital TV BLEH
Early model computer FINE
you get the picture
Go for a walk, run, get outside and some exercise and you will feel better.
September 24th, 2008 at 06:50 pm 1222282239
Laptops in general are among the costliest PCs to have. The fact that their parts have to be "miniaturized" and be made portable.... If it's just for home, buying a regular desktop type PC would probably be more affordable and easier to replace and upgrade.
Also, depending on your personal needs, you could probably get away with buying something that's on overstock or clearance. That's what I usually do. I buy old PCs, stick Linux operating systems into it, and it doesn't cost too much then.
September 24th, 2008 at 06:52 pm 1222282345
I have 3 computers now, but I used to have only 1 for around 8 years. When I fried that one, I had to order another ASAP, which was a couple hundreds more than the deal that came out 2 weeks later.
September 24th, 2008 at 07:04 pm 1222283077
I agree. I need to get outside and enjoy some free sunshine.
Good news though....None of my really expensive sold on ebay yesterday (well thats bad news)...but today someone email to say they missed the auction and want to buy the item! So that was pleasant surprise...sadly the sale of the item is going towards the wedding, not the stupid computer.
And BAS- I appreciate the concern about what type of computer I got (I dont even know)..but I only use internet and word. So I dont need anything else fancy. just those two programs.
September 24th, 2008 at 07:10 pm 1222283416
Maybe this will help some on paying for the new one.
September 24th, 2008 at 07:17 pm 1222283842
But you have new computer now, so no need for that.... Perhaps next time. Also, don't forget to check tigerdirect.com or overstock.com for some decent but affordable hardware.
September 24th, 2008 at 07:39 pm 1222285140
September 24th, 2008 at 08:40 pm 1222288811
September 24th, 2008 at 10:04 pm 1222293896
So, as horrible as I've been to it, I've never done anything that a virus scan (or BF) couldn't fix. It doesn't seem like you should have to spend $800 on a new computer if all that was wrong was a busted light in the screen... craziness.
And I'm thinking the same as thriftorama... if you only need Word & internet, why so expensive?
September 24th, 2008 at 10:35 pm 1222295749