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adding to the list --
Oct. 8th, 2008 06:23 pm-- of things I need but can't really afford:
My computer is beginning the long slow slide into oblivion. It's on its second hard drive, who knows how many times we've replaced the memory, the CD-ROM drive has a finicky operation involving a screwdriver just to get it to open up, and random applications have random glitches that are just annoying now, but will eventually get to where they seriously impede operation. (Oh, and the USB ports have lately decided they're not high speed after all, except that they eventually get over their snit and operate the 2.0 devices anyway.) This laptop is four years old and has been used heavily in that time, so I'm not that surprised. The questions are these:
My computer is beginning the long slow slide into oblivion. It's on its second hard drive, who knows how many times we've replaced the memory, the CD-ROM drive has a finicky operation involving a screwdriver just to get it to open up, and random applications have random glitches that are just annoying now, but will eventually get to where they seriously impede operation. (Oh, and the USB ports have lately decided they're not high speed after all, except that they eventually get over their snit and operate the 2.0 devices anyway.) This laptop is four years old and has been used heavily in that time, so I'm not that surprised. The questions are these:
- Should I replace it with a similar model and risk ending up with Vista (this one has XP Pro), or switch back to Mac? (and if I switch back to Mac, will I be able to transfer most if not all of my stuff from this one over to it?)
- How, I wonder, will I pay for it? (Likely answer: educators' discount -- I love that I am legally "faculty" -- and financing, baby!)
