Computer update

[thistlechaser]

Sometimes I have to use an uncreative title like that, because I'm not sure if it's a YAY or a BOO post.

The repair shop was supposed to update me last night, by noon today at the latest.

If I wanted to get a new laptop overnighted through Amazon to arrive on Friday, the order had to be placed by 11:45.

At 11 I called and talked to the tech. He's waiting to get a new power supply to plug into my machine and see what starts and what doesn't. (He said my graphics card still looked good, for what that's worth.) He said he might know by 1.

While last night was sort of relaxing and I got a ton of housecleaning done, I cannot continue on without a computer. (Picture me with the back of my hand dramatically placed to my forehead.)

So I ordered a new laptop, this one. It should arrive tomorrow, hopefully early. HOPEFULLY EARLY, hear that, world? I have to go to the dentist in the afternoon, if I miss the delivery I may have to scream.

Worse comes to worst (best comes to best?) if the desktop can be repaired cheaply, I would like a backup machine anyway. This "having no computer because one died" thing sucks, and it's not the first time I've gone through it. However, the more I think about it, the less I have any confidence it can be repaired at all, let alone cheaply. If it's just the power supply and that costs only a couple hundred, then maybe I'll go for it (I have a $100 or so credit at the place anyway). But I don't want to sit here with no machine hoping for that.

Reinstalling everything is going to be such a pain, and there's going to be data loss as well. I wish I remembered how long ago my last backup was, I want to say less than two weeks ago, but it's not exactly something that sticks out in my memory.

At least reinstalling and updating WoW is faster than FFXI. (Sorry, veloxe!)

I love Amazon Prime. Any item overnighted for $3.99. Such a win.

It's times like this I wish I knew more about computers. I picked this one based on reviews (both "professional" reviews and ones like users on Amazon). This will be my first laptop (I know, I live in the stone age), but I'm looking forward to it being smaller than a desktop machine.

I just wish I wouldn't have to reinstall everything. Sigh! I know for months I'll be running into missing programs and trying to find old things I used to like. But on the other hand, yay that I'm in a situation where I'm able to buy a new one and not sit around without one forever.

Comments

[awhisperofdusk.livejournal.com]

I want to make it clear that I want to lick your new laptop. *_* From what I know of computers, I approve greatly.

it's also red omg

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Good! Thank you! ...but you still can't lick it. :|

Isn't it cool looking? Which is the silliest thing to judge a laptop on, I know. One of the others I was looking at was probably better than this one, but I kept frowning at it going "That's kind of ugly, it doesn't look cool at all! DNW!".

[awhisperofdusk.livejournal.com]

We all know red makes it go faster. c:

/lick

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Red means go!

D: Now you got cooties on it.

[ani-mama.livejournal.com]

Woo, pretty new laptop!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? I hate judging computers on looks, but... It is! :D

[firebyrd.livejournal.com]

You might want to consider an online backup service. It doesn't help with installing programs, but at least you'd know you didn't lose any actual data in something like this.

I have no confidence at all in your repair place. While there are certainly some things on a graphics card that might indicate it's not working, the lack of those signs doesn't mean that it is working! So unless they plugged it into another computer, there's no way to tell just by looking at it that it's working, and in that case they'd know for sure, not just probably.

I hope the laptop works for you.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Me neither. I belatedly learned something though: You need to find a good repair place before you need one!

And thanks, me too.

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, probably could have got better for that price but still very nice.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I was worried about that. :/ Oh well, it's almost here! Hopefully it'll be good enough.

[veloxe.livejournal.com]

Ya I mean, it's not like you got screwed on it or anything. Lots of RAM, lots of hard drive space, and good graphics card. The only thing that I think they could have done better was the processor. Even with a laptop, at over $1,000, I think it should have an i7 instead of an i5 but oh well. i5 is still great.