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I got a little reminiscent when I found my father's old Dell Inspiron 1100 series laptop today. He was wondering if I could fix it up so he could give it to his fiancee's friend. I figured "What the hey, I'll give it the ol' looksie...".
After about 20 minutes of failing to connect to the internet because Wind'hoz said the internet connection "Should already be configured" even though it wasn't and it wouldn't let me and after the keyboard decided to go haywire and stop functioning and after the blue screen of death popped up...I couldn't help but chuckle.
My dad bought this laptop brand new in May of 2003 for $900. Man I still remember when he got it, I was so envious of him because it looked real nice. I was "fortunate" and "lucky" that he bought me one for $500 for my birthday...
...Too bad mine only lasted 13 months before it konked the bed.
Anyways, back to his laptop...
He kept this laptop in pristine condition, but for the past 2 years it had been rendered practically unusable because it took FORTY FIVE minutes for it to fully boot and would continually crash. Yet my father stuck with it for another 2 years, struggling to perform even the most basic of internet functions like going on his bank's website to balance his checkbook. Mind you this man tried to keep his Dell in great condition - he always defragmented and did disk cleanup..But the D'ohz bugs were always a million steps ahead of him.
So now this Dell laptop is sitting on my floor....Big, bulky and utterly useless...It can't even do something simple like connect to the internet...And yes I tried every option available to connect to the internet...I look at it and just smile...Why?
This powerbook is from 2003 as well and is in the same condition as my dad's Dell. Only the insides of my powerbook are just as good as the outside.
It took me all of 15 seconds to connect to the internet on this powerbook.
I can actually pick this powerbook up with one hand and not strain myself unlike my dad's Dell.
Hey and um...it actually WORKS.
What is the point of all of this? I always see kids on campus walking around with Dell laptops and I ask them why they decided to get a Dell. They always say the same thing : "They're cheap." And I say "Why didn't you just spend a little extra and get an Apple?" And it's always the same classic reply: "Apples are too expensive."
...Really? You think so?
I'm going to give you some basic math that I have been a part of with living in a Wind'hoz family for so long:
-My dad purchased a desktop in 1999 for $950
-Purchased another desktop in 2002 for $700
-Purchased Dell laptop in 2003 for $900
-Purchased HP laptop in 2008 for $800
Yeah obviously the desktop made in 1999 is iBook clamshell slow nowadays...But let's take the fact he bought one in '99 and had to get another one in '02 because the first one was so slow and useless because of D'hoz programs and D'hoz D'ohs!
He's spent $2,400 in the past 6 years on computers which translates into spending $400 every year.
Really? Are Apples REALLY that much more expensive????!!!
...Whatever, I'll just chill on my old Tibook and be happy.
After about 20 minutes of failing to connect to the internet because Wind'hoz said the internet connection "Should already be configured" even though it wasn't and it wouldn't let me and after the keyboard decided to go haywire and stop functioning and after the blue screen of death popped up...I couldn't help but chuckle.
My dad bought this laptop brand new in May of 2003 for $900. Man I still remember when he got it, I was so envious of him because it looked real nice. I was "fortunate" and "lucky" that he bought me one for $500 for my birthday...
...Too bad mine only lasted 13 months before it konked the bed.
Anyways, back to his laptop...
He kept this laptop in pristine condition, but for the past 2 years it had been rendered practically unusable because it took FORTY FIVE minutes for it to fully boot and would continually crash. Yet my father stuck with it for another 2 years, struggling to perform even the most basic of internet functions like going on his bank's website to balance his checkbook. Mind you this man tried to keep his Dell in great condition - he always defragmented and did disk cleanup..But the D'ohz bugs were always a million steps ahead of him.
So now this Dell laptop is sitting on my floor....Big, bulky and utterly useless...It can't even do something simple like connect to the internet...And yes I tried every option available to connect to the internet...I look at it and just smile...Why?
This powerbook is from 2003 as well and is in the same condition as my dad's Dell. Only the insides of my powerbook are just as good as the outside.
It took me all of 15 seconds to connect to the internet on this powerbook.
I can actually pick this powerbook up with one hand and not strain myself unlike my dad's Dell.
Hey and um...it actually WORKS.
What is the point of all of this? I always see kids on campus walking around with Dell laptops and I ask them why they decided to get a Dell. They always say the same thing : "They're cheap." And I say "Why didn't you just spend a little extra and get an Apple?" And it's always the same classic reply: "Apples are too expensive."
...Really? You think so?
I'm going to give you some basic math that I have been a part of with living in a Wind'hoz family for so long:
-My dad purchased a desktop in 1999 for $950
-Purchased another desktop in 2002 for $700
-Purchased Dell laptop in 2003 for $900
-Purchased HP laptop in 2008 for $800
Yeah obviously the desktop made in 1999 is iBook clamshell slow nowadays...But let's take the fact he bought one in '99 and had to get another one in '02 because the first one was so slow and useless because of D'hoz programs and D'hoz D'ohs!
He's spent $2,400 in the past 6 years on computers which translates into spending $400 every year.
Really? Are Apples REALLY that much more expensive????!!!
...Whatever, I'll just chill on my old Tibook and be happy.