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[igpayatinlay]

Why do I not like a single fucking laptop being sold right now? Seriously, I've been to three stores, I've searched online, I don't like anything I've seen. I just want a power cord on the side of the computer rather than in the middle of the back, a mouse track pad that will respond to my thumb so that I don't have to take my fingers off home row to select anything, and an Intel processor.

Does anyone have a laptop that they love? I've always had Dells, and I've never used a HP that didn't have this problem with the tracking pad; if I change the sensitivity options on my mom's then it jumps around selecting things willy nilly.

This is so frustrating I legitimately think I might cry. I just want a new computer, why is it this hard?

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[diadem.insanejournal.com]

Ugh. I hate that. If you're going to sell computers you should at least know something about them, not just what's on the freaking tag.

[igpayatinlay.insanejournal.com]

There should be a website (there probably is this website and my googlefu is failing me in finding it) or an outstanding service department of some store, where you can just answer tons of questions/select certain options, and it will tell you "This is the computer you need!" Laptop/desktop, operating system preference, processor/hard drive/memory, size, battery life, weight, a big list of programs to tick off the ones you use, additional features, ta-da!

[diadem.insanejournal.com]

A match.com for computer lovers.

[igpayatinlay.insanejournal.com]

For anyone, really! I mean, gaming people can specify they play games, I can specify I use the Adobe Suite, my dad can specify that he hates typing and just checks his email/sports scores and plays online poker. Declare the things you intend to use the machine for, any specifications you know you want, and they give you a top 5 shortlist of best matches.

[mumkin.insanejournal.com]

When you find this site, I want the link. Ugh, I am so computer stupid, but I'm starting to look for a new one in anticipation of this one probably crashing soon. :| BUT I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE TO START

[igpayatinlay.insanejournal.com]

I had been hoping that mine would last until Christmas-ish so I could look around at Black Friday type sales, research what was being offered, and get one on the cheap then. ALAS, ALACK.

[mumkin.insanejournal.com]

Oh, I don't know why I didn't think of that. I don't usually do Black Friday, but I might keep that in mind. This one is still working for the most part, but it's just you can tell it's getting old. She's a Mac, but I think I'm going back to PC when I eventually get a new one.

[igpayatinlay.insanejournal.com]

I mean, I'd do it in an online sense rather than in store since I don't want to camp out/get trampled, but I feel like that's the cheap time to do it.

[mumkin.insanejournal.com]

Totally. It's a good enough reason to consider it. Computers are so expensive, even when they're cheap.