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Buying laptops
Feb. 20th, 2005 07:27 pmOffice Despot has a laptop on an incredibly good sale. So I am trying to decide whether to buy it or wait for the Memorial Day sales. What a choice.
The machine I'm looking at is $400 off (after all rebates) for a total of $600, plus taxes. It's a Toshiba Satellite M35X-S161 with Intel Celeron M 1.3 GHz, 60 Gig HD, 512 Meg RAM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, Wireless 802.11g integrated card, 15.4" screen, and XP Home Edition. I think this would do everything I need -- I'm not really looking for a multimedia machine. So it's ability to run 3D graphics shouldn't be an issue. The deal ends on the 26th so I have time to think about it. I've checked out several reviews, but this particular Satellite model seems to be rather new (no user reviews dated prior to Feb 5).
I could try getting a higher end machine, but am thinking this way: Let's say I decide in a year that I want to trade up for another machine (low-end at that point) and in another year I do the same. That's ~$1800 on laptops. Let's say instead that I get a $1500 machine now and trade up in 3 years. Hmm, that's $3000.
Fortunately, it's tax time and I should be getting some real money back. I am planning on plowing into getting my freelance business up and running -- equipment, brochures, etc.
S
The machine I'm looking at is $400 off (after all rebates) for a total of $600, plus taxes. It's a Toshiba Satellite M35X-S161 with Intel Celeron M 1.3 GHz, 60 Gig HD, 512 Meg RAM, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, Wireless 802.11g integrated card, 15.4" screen, and XP Home Edition. I think this would do everything I need -- I'm not really looking for a multimedia machine. So it's ability to run 3D graphics shouldn't be an issue. The deal ends on the 26th so I have time to think about it. I've checked out several reviews, but this particular Satellite model seems to be rather new (no user reviews dated prior to Feb 5).
I could try getting a higher end machine, but am thinking this way: Let's say I decide in a year that I want to trade up for another machine (low-end at that point) and in another year I do the same. That's ~$1800 on laptops. Let's say instead that I get a $1500 machine now and trade up in 3 years. Hmm, that's $3000.
Fortunately, it's tax time and I should be getting some real money back. I am planning on plowing into getting my freelance business up and running -- equipment, brochures, etc.
S
