Computer Shopping
Sunday, February 14, 2010 at 02:50PM I tend to 'go long' when I buy a computer. Though I don't have very demanding needs, I don't want to 'want' for anything. I don't consider myself a gamer. Oh, I play games on my computer, but nothing that demands a gaming rig. I just enjoy the luxury of installing whatever I want without having to check if my computer can handle it.
I listen to music. I play around with Photoshop on occasion. I do a lot with the internet.
When I look for a computer, I want something that will play the latest game with the highest graphic settings. I pretend like I'm making 3D animated films when I select a video card. I pretend my computer will be used to power my entertainment system when I select the sound card.
My current computer is 6 years old and to this day, I never have to say, "my computer can't do that," because she can... well, she could for a long time. Might I reiterate: she's 6 years old.
I have very basic needs: more hard drive space, better than what I have now.
And right now I have a 2.2GHz dual core processor, 3G of RAM, and a video card with 512 MB on it. Beating that is not in the 'bargin bin.' I don't just want a copy of what I have. I want double.
A mac looks nice about now too. I checked them out for a bit. I glanced at Dell for a second before I wondered, "who's the better option?"
That led me to Falcon West. *heart flutter* Fantasy spec'ing, I could have a Mach V in Starlight Black (Lotus car color) for around $6,000.
I'm not that bad. Okay, I am, but I don't have the 6k. But for well under half, I could loose the liquid cooling, high quality paint, and quatum computing specs for a Talon ... or a Mac.
I just hope my darling here doesn't fail on me before I decide.
mundane 

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