Ready for Fan Faire
So last night I went out and bought a new ‘little black dress’ (my trademark) and an ASUS gaming laptop and everything’s packed and ready to go. I just need to log on to Southwest at 1:20 pm sharp this afternoon to get a good seat for tomorrow’s flight.
So yes. A new laptop. My old HP was on its last legs… video/sound didn’t work on it (video because of the sound element), the battery lasted for an hour max, and my dogs got to the cord. I decided to drop by Best Buy and they had an offer whereby you could get 2 years no interest on a new line of credit if you spent at least $999.
Every time I get a new laptop, I swear that its primary use is for writing and otherwise being efficient, and then I always end up wanting to use it for gaming at some point or the other (usually when I am in Washington, snowed in, during the holidays), so this time I went ahead and bought a gaming laptop. It’s an ASUS with an Intel duo, 4G RAM, and 512 dedicated video memory. It’s got all these crazy lights on it that it swears are great for gaming but I’m not sure I’m a fan of them. I’d prefer the simply, classy look of an HP or a Mac, but I can deal with it. Still, it was the best looking machine for the price (especially because it was on sale on the website, which they matched in store). Also, the only other gaming laptops were two Gateways and a gigantic Toshiba. This ASUS is already bigger than I went in wanting (15 inch screen), so the Toshiba was out. And I have been skeptical about Gateways for a long time.
