Hooray for Wireless!

[c9]

Well, it's starting. I bought a wireless router. And I brought my work laptop home to make use of it while Vinny works on his Personal Finance course work. So here I am lying on the couch, the laptop on my lap, happily surfing away while Vinny tries to convince me that they don't really mean LAPtop.

Does this mean that my own laptop purchase is approaching? Yes. I want this one, which is on sale until Midnight Tonight. Hmmmm.

I just don't have the money right now, unfortunately. I feel guilty, actually, because some close friends gave us laptop money as a wedding gift, so if I take that, plus money I earned from dumping stuff on eBay, I have almost enough. But I also have debt, and really need to deal with that in case we move, AND we're planning to buy a house/condo in Kitchener or TOronto, wherever we end up, so we have even less flexibility.

I hope my friends don't mind that the money they gave us is going to a laptop someday, rather than now.

But let's be realistic. Would I have purchased a wireless router if I thought the laptop wasn't coming soon? :-)

Comments

[c9.livejournal.com]

I need more options and less price. More open standards and open source, less single-mouse-button. :)

[gotwoody.livejournal.com]

Hey cam, I'm not sure if you're just pulling my leg with your response or if you really didn't do your research before posting.. Less single-mouse button? Puh-lease. What does open-standards mean? There's no proprietary IO on them anymore. And most of the OS is open-source, from the browser, to the networking IO, to the kernel to the gcc compiler. Sorry to slag, but it just sounds like there's nothing to stand on with those points. As for price, ok that's fair. An iBook G4 with the same specs as the Averatek you posted is $100 more Canadian from Apple's Canadian website. (And those taking university courses would get it for less.. if you knew anyone.. hehe)

of course, I write this as the guy who's also picking up a PC laptop this month too. ;)

[c9.livejournal.com]

Mostly just taking the piss, hun. Price is the most important concern. And by my reckoning a $1199 Averatec is much cheaper than a $1449 iBook. Even with the education discount my friend gets it's still around $1400.

If the PowerBook price difference was that small, I'd go for it. But the iBook doesn't appeal as much, really. Plus, once other important consideration is that I currently have rather wide open access to a lot of software I use, and that door would close if I went with a Mac. Barrier to entry. :(