Years ago I bought a Dell Latitude. 2 months ago, it fried itself (it was old - 6 years or so). So, I took my old Dell Inspiron and fixed it (it's breaking was why I bought the Latitude) - but it fried itself too (it was even older, I bought it in 2001).
I have a Lenovo T400, but that's my school issued laptop and isn't really meant for personal use.
Anyways, I have some cash I had been saving for a high-end kitchen knife set that would have cost $1,000). Have a look and you'll see how gorgeous they are - and by my favorite knife company.
http://www.benchmade.com/products/4501
http://www.benchmade.com/products/4548
I know you guys probably think that I'm nuts for wanting to spend that kind of money on kitchen knives, but they wouldn't actually have been used. They're part of Benchmade's Gold Class, which is limited edition only. So, they would have been for collector value. I love anything that is finely crafted - plus I have this old fashioned side to me that would rather have a nice watch over say - and iPad or iPhone - even assuming they cost the same.
Anyways, looks like I'll be using that money for a computer. My requirements are minimal.
Windows XP or Vista (no Windows 7)
12" screen or larger (although 12" is plenty)
Wifi B/G/N compatible
Bluetooth
enough processing power and RAM to just let the computer run comfortable fast with basic applications like OpenOffice, Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox, and my Omron blood-pressure and pedometer analysis software (which requires very little power)
I'd like to keep it under $800 if possible since that's how far I got as far as saving before this happened.
Post surgery I'm in so much pain that I have to take massive amounts of pain meds (stronger than straight oxycodone). Due to that, I legally cannot drive, so I spend all my time in the house waiting to heal and I would like to have a laptop again to surf the web and do basic tasks.
Any user testimonials as to if you have a computer that fits the bill would be great.
Thanks.
I have a Lenovo T400, but that's my school issued laptop and isn't really meant for personal use.
Anyways, I have some cash I had been saving for a high-end kitchen knife set that would have cost $1,000). Have a look and you'll see how gorgeous they are - and by my favorite knife company.
http://www.benchmade.com/products/4501
http://www.benchmade.com/products/4548
I know you guys probably think that I'm nuts for wanting to spend that kind of money on kitchen knives, but they wouldn't actually have been used. They're part of Benchmade's Gold Class, which is limited edition only. So, they would have been for collector value. I love anything that is finely crafted - plus I have this old fashioned side to me that would rather have a nice watch over say - and iPad or iPhone - even assuming they cost the same.
Anyways, looks like I'll be using that money for a computer. My requirements are minimal.
Windows XP or Vista (no Windows 7)
12" screen or larger (although 12" is plenty)
Wifi B/G/N compatible
Bluetooth
enough processing power and RAM to just let the computer run comfortable fast with basic applications like OpenOffice, Mozilla Thunderbird and Firefox, and my Omron blood-pressure and pedometer analysis software (which requires very little power)
I'd like to keep it under $800 if possible since that's how far I got as far as saving before this happened.
Post surgery I'm in so much pain that I have to take massive amounts of pain meds (stronger than straight oxycodone). Due to that, I legally cannot drive, so I spend all my time in the house waiting to heal and I would like to have a laptop again to surf the web and do basic tasks.
Any user testimonials as to if you have a computer that fits the bill would be great.
Thanks.