Journal sielwolf's Journal: Purchasing Shit 8
So I'm home now, sitting on my ass because I've got this horrible sinus infection/cold (that my MD seems to see no problem with me having. If I somehow turn chronic, then he'll care. Or if I turn to the chronic...). I was lazy and only just sent in my taxes today so I'm not expecting my refund back from US/MD for a while. But the dollar amount is significant. Significant enough that I'm thinking of getting a Powerbook.
But should I?
So I have an academic discount... which would save me about 200 bucks. But that isn't too significant since we're talking Apple hardware. I don't got no care for full Superdrive, Memory upgrades, etc etc. The main reasons why I want it:
- When I get home, I'm sick of sitting in front of a monitor. I want to be tether-free: sit in the library, before the TV, wherever. Just the act of sitting at a desk before a computer is getting loathesome now.
- I want to have my own laptop for conferences. Something that I can run Powerpoint viewgraphs off of or hack in Vim. And if I want a Unix command prompt I don't have to compromise with SFU or Cygwin (none of which I care for. I like committed Unixness in my machines). For conferences I'd have to install all of this shit every time on a loaner from work (which are fine thin-form Dells but still a pain in the ass). You know how a computer you use enough fits like a glove? I want that.
So would that be worth it? Over a Dell or such? Or is it worth it at all? Is that all too limited? I'd like to think I'd write more. But I'm afraid I'd write at the same snail-like place since I have little motivation.
I dunno. There's always that problem with money burning a hole in your pocket. The thing is that I'm mostly maxed out on my savings. The only thing it would possibly go to would be towards owning property. But who cares? Bigger house: same shit. I'd like to aim for a paradigm shift where I'd write more. Maybe I should just get in on a workshop and build a routine of writing?
Hmmm. Been thinking about this for a while. And any laptop would be an investment in... what?
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My experience (Score:2)
I generally find that purchasing a tool to help me in an area where I'd like to improve upon doesn't work out. This seems to be common not just in myself, but with others I know. For example, how many people do you know who buy exercise equipment that goes unused after a few weeks or months? Living a healthy lifestyle can be done without purchasing more "stuff". When the issue really is that of committment, I find purchasing anything won't help that person.
However, I think this might be a good purcha
Writing (Score:1)
The other reasons seem sufficient to buy one, though.
Re:Writing (Score:2)
Crud, you condensed my three paragraphs into three sentences. This is why I don't write much.
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One factor for me (and this is flimsy, so stick a pin in it): I wanted some form of DVD burning along with it. But only the bigger iBook has it- thats got me at $1500.
Now I have a laptop (the one where I vacuumed off the 4,5 and 7 keys) thats all light as a feather and kinda still works (though only at 16 colors). so if I REALLY need a laptop, I guess I've got one.
So it came down to, what kind of computing am I going to do? Telecomm'n from home; I've got a dedicated spot for it in the of
feeding the machine (Score:2)
However, I will say that I do believe that it is definitely worth it. As far as computing goes, it is a completely satisfying experience. Unix, the MS Office suite, Safari... All so pretty in a silver box thats an inch thin. Highly recommended.