I splurged and purchased a new mini laptop. It was a spur of the moment decision (though I did put some thought into it) and now I’m battling the buyer’s remorse.
It wasn’t terribly expensive, but I do have to finish paying off My Rich Uncle over the next 6 months and I’m also saving up to make a major purchase within the next year. In other words, I really don’t have extra cash to burn at the moment. But I’m trying to stay positive.
It’s something I knew I needed because my aging netbook was, well, aging. It had become so slow that I was pulling out my hair every time I loaded up a program. Plus, my aging table was also, well, aging. It wasn’t nearly as bad as the netbook, but doing some of the work I’d prefer to do would require a little more functionality than it could comfortably provide.
So far, I don’t hate my decision, but I’m also hoping I don’t regret it later either. In fact, it set me back several steps and it’s not exactly a well known or reputable brand. And the further I dug into the company the more uneasy my stomach became.
Right now everything seems to be running smoothly (and, truth be told, had I not done all that research after hitting the purchase button I probably would have been relatively pleased with this purchase), but I’m worried that two or three months down the line this thing will give up the ghost and I’ll be shit outta luck because everything I’ve read and seen says this company doesn’t really stand behind its products and it will be well outside of the return period.
Guess this means I’ll just need to wait and see.