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June 24, 2005
The Lapposaurus (0)
Karen and I finally got a laptop for the house. It's my first...the Wifely Unit it seems has always had one for work. I used to be able to install all sorts of programs on her machine; which is why we never really saw the need for one. But in the last several years, Mother A wised-up. She and her IT goons took away all admin powers and made their employees lowly "Limited Users." It's sad, really.
So, it fell to me to purchase our new mobile computing device. I will say this, buying a laptop isn't easy, simply because there isn't a good way to compare things apples to apples. It is a process that I am not likely to repeat for quite some time.
We got a Dell for a couple of reasons-- service/reliability and Karen got a sweet employee/partner discount.
I guess I should mention that there is a new screen technology out that goes beyond simple LCD. Each manufacturer calls their version something different. Dell calls it "True Life." It has a shiny surface that is a bit more durable than LCD, but the big deal is what it does with color saturation. I was suckered into having to have one of these types of displays from the moment I saw Toshiba and HP versions at Best Buy.
This turned into a dilemma (as many things do...). Dell had the screen I wanted in two sizes, very small and large. I knew I didn't really want small, so now I have large. And it is truly large.
Inspiron 9300
My friend Jeremy saw it and named it the “Lapposaurus” (and now so have I). The Wifely Unit was stunned by its grandeur ("How heavy is that thing?"). It's only two inches larger than her laptop-- the size I would have wanted if only they made that size with the damn screen I had to have...
I still love it, even if it is a monster.
Posted by Rich at June 24, 2005 6:50 PM
