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I just bought my first laptop.

Never had one before😱

Hp 2730p

edit:

I've always depended on smartphones and public computers but limitations are a big PITA. I never wanted to buy a laptop until the tablet pc form factor was perfected. This, by most accounts, seems to be the one.


update:

This laptop is FANTASTIC😀

Windows 7, with a little nudge here in there, is working flawlessly. Currently the only thing not working in Windows 7 is the webcam. I have the whole TPM/BMR/BitLocker thing going on with fantastic results😀 As for upgrades I am at 3GB and will finish the upgrade to 4GB of Ram... 8GB when 4GB sodimms are affordable😀

Using OneNote for taking notes is FANTASTIC. The fact that the battery is lasting me more than 4 hours is grin-inducing.😀


😀

Laptops rock.😎
 
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
 
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
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Losing my job was rather traumatic and I was trying to make sure that any wayward financial commitments wouldn't bite me in the ass later. I also had additional personal commitments that I had expected to, and did, gobble up my last paycheck so I was broke. There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding my severance and unemployment insurance so at the time I needed to clamp down and it helped a lot.
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
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Losing my job was rather traumatic and I was trying to make sure that any wayward financial commitments wouldn't bite me in the ass later. I also had additional personal commitments that I had expected to, and did, gobble up my last paycheck so I was broke. There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding my severance and unemployment insurance so at the time I needed to clamp down and it helped a lot.
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and know what?
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
Click to expand...

Losing my job was rather traumatic and I was trying to make sure that any wayward financial commitments wouldn't bite me in the ass later. I also had additional personal commitments that I had expected to, and did, gobble up my last paycheck so I was broke. There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding my severance and unemployment insurance so at the time I needed to clamp down and it helped a lot.
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So buying a brand new $1000 notebook while unemployed makes sense to you after crying about your cable bill? Wouldn't a used notebook for $200 off the FS/FT forums work just as well? You would even help out a fellow ATer instead of being ridiculed.
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster


The lenovo was nice but it was going to be too much money. Since both the x200 and 2730p's were so similar the 2730p won out.
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get the notepad version for cheap
 
Originally posted by: krylon
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
Click to expand...

Losing my job was rather traumatic and I was trying to make sure that any wayward financial commitments wouldn't bite me in the ass later. I also had additional personal commitments that I had expected to, and did, gobble up my last paycheck so I was broke. There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding my severance and unemployment insurance so at the time I needed to clamp down and it helped a lot.
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So buying a brand new $1000 notebook while unemployed makes sense to you after crying about your cable bill? Wouldn't a used notebook for $200 off the FS/FT forums work just as well? You would even help out a fellow ATer instead of being ridiculed.
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Ridicule away then.
 
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
Click to expand...

Losing my job was rather traumatic and I was trying to make sure that any wayward financial commitments wouldn't bite me in the ass later. I also had additional personal commitments that I had expected to, and did, gobble up my last paycheck so I was broke. There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding my severance and unemployment insurance so at the time I needed to clamp down and it helped a lot.
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Well obviously we don't know what sort of situation you're in or how a laptop is so critical to your productivity. But I think most of us would think it's a pretty irresponsible purchase as long as you still had a working desktop.
 
Originally posted by: puffff
Originally posted by: Goosemaster
Originally posted by: MercenaryYoureFired
Weren't you just practically begging for us to empathize with you for losing your job and canceling your cable and BLAHBLAHBLAH. God damn you're a fucking joke son.
Click to expand...

Losing my job was rather traumatic and I was trying to make sure that any wayward financial commitments wouldn't bite me in the ass later. I also had additional personal commitments that I had expected to, and did, gobble up my last paycheck so I was broke. There was a lot of uncertainty surrounding my severance and unemployment insurance so at the time I needed to clamp down and it helped a lot.
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Well obviously we don't know what sort of situation you're in or how a laptop is so critical to your productivity. But I think most of us would think it's a pretty irresponsible purchase as long as you still had a working desktop.
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I can understand why people would think as such but there are a variety of other factors.
I just wanted to share my joy at finally being able to get one when I need it most but I guess I was wrong to be happy on here😛
 
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