i can has computer nao!

[mijan]

I went to Microcenter to go prowling for a laptop.   It was random luck that my friend popefelix happened to be in the store and I saw him as I walked in.  I'd been hoping to get his thoughts and opinions before purchasing a new computer, because - to be blunt - I know shit-all about computers.  I can USE them.  That's about it.  I have no real idea what I'm looking at, nor how to tell if something is a good price for the money.  I have a VAGUE idea, but anyway, it's good to have someone you trust who knows this stuff.  I'm better at buying cars. 

However, I knew I was really happy with my old Acer, and when I saw the new model, it definitely caught my eye.  The observation from my expert friend was that it was a great deal for the price, and the price was within my range... and so now, I have a new laptop.  I also got myself an external hard drive.  

I need to get more comfortable with this keyboard.  It has a slightly different feel, but I think I like it.  And the scroll-bar on the sensor pad is this sleek, slick thing where you just swipe your finger down the side of it and it scrolls.  I know, most of you are probably rolling your eyes, saying, "Duh, that's old news," but my old laptop, Bob, had a button instead.  

Anyway, the guy who helped me purchase the laptop at Microcenter is named Gus.  So I think I'm going to name my new laptop Gus.  It seems to fit.  I had Bob, and now I've got Gus.  Seems logical.

And now... to start turning this into my own computer!  Let's start by reading some porn.  :D

Comments

[nightshadow-t2.livejournal.com]

Yay! And hi Gus! My laptop's name is Shinigami. I figured if I named it "God of Death" after a Gundam Pilot no one managed to kill then maybe I'd be less likely to kill it. It worked for my cat named Duo Maxwell. :) And your scarf grew. I have whatever 15+8 is left.

[anruiukimi.livejournal.com]

Yay! Welcome Gus! My computers all have the same name, in various varieties. :P

Lessee:

Saturnyne (Later renamed Grandma Saturnyne and used til it blew (literally xD;))
Saturnyne II (Given to Dad when he bought me III)
Saturnyne III (Still functioning)
Saturnyne IV & V (Never officially titled, built out of spare parts and eventually given away)
Saturnyne Laptop Edition (Tecra #1...kept title for Tecra #2)
Saturnyne Portable (Current netbook)
Saturnyne [Still deciding on full name] (Current laptop and primary computer)


...man, I'm a dork. XD I was joking with a friend that I should make knowing the name's origin a requirement of any future boyfriend. :P Oooh, your old one had a trackbutton or whatever those things are called? My Tecras had both the button and the touchpad, and I couldn't stand the button at all. Pain in the butt. I just use a mouse with my laptops now, so it's a moot point, but yeah.

Yay for new computer!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Not one of those weird buttons in the middle of the keyboard. This was a button built into the center of the touchpad. It's hard to describe. Anyway, Gus is shiny and sleek and light and thin and pretty. And he has EIGHT HOURS of battery life per charge! I can actually go places and do things without needing to find an outlet every time! JOY!

Are you online at all?

[daddybear716.livejournal.com]

Yay for new laptop! Shiny!

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yep! He's very shiny! :D

Also, I was wearing the Gryffindor scarf you knit for me the other day... and my friend was jealous. She was amazed that it had been hand-knit, so I sang your praises a bit. Jenn and I miss you. *HUGS*

[stormsdotter.livejournal.com]

Hee! The Internet is for Porn! :)

Let me know if Gus needs Word.

[mijan.livejournal.com]

Yes, Gus needs Word. <3

[hippiegal22.livejournal.com]

That's so cute you name your laptops.

[gadgetorious.livejournal.com]

Yay! Congrats on the new computer.

[pinkfinity.livejournal.com]

Oh excellent! Welcome back to the world of the comoutered (I was going to call you this weekend to see if you still needed my MacBook - guess not? ;). )

[mijan.livejournal.com]

I was going to get in touch within the next couple of days if I couldn't get my own new one. It just depended on how a few things panned out. But it seems to be working out now!

But THANK YOU for offering to help float me through the holidays. It was a very comforting safety net to have. ♥