Dude, I’m Getting a Dell
Alas, the old HP has finally given up the ghost and is moving on to the PC equivalent of Valhalla. Around a month ago the computer was accidentally jarred and as a result the power cord only worked intermittently. I was able to completely (and I mean completely) disassemble the old girl and reattach the little power dealy to the motherboard, but it took an entire day and the better part of my sanity. Even then my reassembly left something to be desired, as I needed IT support (which I borrowed from work) to get it working again. Not to mention that there were an alarming number of screws remaining upon the completion of my reassembly. Last weekend my sister-in-law ever so gently nudged the poor old HP (totally not her fault) and once again the power cord was jarred and power became intermittent. I can not travel that path again.
Luckily, my buddy Scott recently bought a Dell which he highly recommended and, as it happens, the fine folks at Dell have decided that a back to school sale is in order. The timing of these events is far too fortuitous to be a mere coincidence, so I have laid caution to the wind and thrown a pile of money towards a brand new super fancy Dell Inspiron (the green one)!
It’s chock full of gigabytes and megahertz, and it has super fancy new Windows Vista (which is almost exactly like Windows XP, but prettier… ooh, and they renamed a bunch of stuff). I’m really excited. I do have one minor pang of regret because I opted for the Dell Complete Care plan ($299). I did so because I work with three former Dell support employees, all of whom claim that said plan is extremely liberal and it doesn’t matter how your system is broken, they’ll just replace it. With a newborn (who will inevitably become a toddler) and a wife (who likes to drop expensive electronics with a stunning regularity) I couldn’t not waste my money, especially not after losing the beloved HP to such a simple accident so recently.
Now begins the waiting game. The system is already delayed because of the stunning popularity of pretty colors (yes really), so it could be close to a month before it arrives. This grates upon my patience, but ideally the end result will be “super cool” or at least “ultra mega ok”.
