eMachine

Well, my old Dell finally crapped-out, probably the mother board. I tried to boot into both my hard drives, but no deal.

For the last year I've been thinking about buying a laptop even though I don't need it right now since I'm not travelling......but I was still thinking about buying it since it's important to have a second machine as backup.

Now I wish I had bought it already

I could have ordered the laptop ove the phone, but it takes a couple of weeks for them to build it and ship it.....and obviously I can't go that long without a computer. And since I want a specific configuration, I can't just waltz into a store and buy it off the shelf.

Therefore......I decided to buy a $300 eMachine desktop at BestBuy to use as a backup, and then configure my laptop online like I should have done months ago!! Then I wouldn't have had to spend 3 Ben Franklins on an entry-level machine at BestBuy just so I have access to programs and the internet!!

But it's ok......now I can configure my new laptop (either a Dell XPS or an Apple MacBook), and then I'll configure a new Dell tower later on. That will give me 3 new machines so I won't have to worry about short-term problems. At that point, the eMachine will be stored under my desk somewhere only to be used in EXTREME emergencies

As for my old Dell......I may try to repair it so I can boot back into my hard drive, since there's a lot of info I didn't back up recently.


Let's hear it for the eMachine!!!






By the way......this is my first time using Vista.

Uhhhhhhh...........I can't wait to get back to XP. There is SO much garbage in Vista, I feel like I'm using a public computer at the library. I feel like I'm reading somebody else's mail.