Go ahead now

So I finally bought a new computer. It’s a bit of a long story, but I’ll try to abbreviate it as much as possible.

It started about five weeks ago when I couldn’t run iTunes on my computer anymore. For some reason, my computer would just lock up any time the program was on (like right now) and then the rest of my everyday programs would not work for days there after.

That was when the bargain hunting began. Soon after, I would hit up Slick Deals 32 times a day in hopes of finding a $500 off coupon for a customized unit. Within the last few days, I’ve found two of them.

I narrowed my choices to three brands: Dell, Lenovo and HP. I had two ThinkPads while in college, and my mom used to work in the manufacturing side of the business. I had some good luck with that brand. I never owned a Dell, but I liked that there were 17-inch laptops available. My current desktop is a HP that I’ve had since 2003 that I will turn into a server or a hub or something. I like my HP unit alike, but since they stopped making stuff to upgrade the unit like three years ago, I have to upgrade.

So yesterday morning, I bought an 17-inch HP dv9700t after performing much research and multiple configurations and saved a great deal with Slick Deal finds. It should arrive sometime next week, and I’m too excited about it.

And for you Apple/Mac lovers out there, if I hadn’t invested $500 worth of PC software, I would have switched.

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