new laptop time Eeyore

[rubah]

poll forthcoming

Snow Leopard will ship in September and will cost $29 for current Mac OS X 10.5 owners. Meanwhile, those customers who have purchased a Mac since June 8th can receive Snow Leopard for $9.95 though Apple's "Up to Date" program.

background info: my laptop won't run off of battery. If I move, it dies. It's also about three years old now. new specs would be
• 3.06GHz Intel Core 2 Duo
• 4GB 1066MHz DDR3 SDRAM - 2x2GB
• 500GB Serial ATA Drive @ 7200 rpm
• SuperDrive 8x (DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• MacBook Pro 15-inch Glossy Widescreen Display
• Backlit Keyboard (English) / User's Guide
• AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro (w/or w/o Display) - Auto-enroll

for about $200 more than my fellowship covers ($200 out of pocket, then whatever tax I'll have to pay later)

[Shoeberto]

Right now, but only if I get to play with it.

[Rye]

If you can afford it, go for it! Go go go!

I have my eye on one of the smaller older Macbooks. I really like how clean and organized they are, and the photography features. I was really flirting with saving up for one and buying one this summer, but I can't justify it because I have two other laptops that are less than a year old, plus the fact that I need to save up for study abroad adventures.

[Momiji]

Just go for it~

[qwertysaur]

only if you post funny pictures with the camera.

[Tavrobel]

No, but only because everyone else said to go for it. But if you really want it, I won't care enough to not kill you for it.

[Dolentrean]

Yes but only if the first thing you do with your new laptop is send me a PM about how great Neil Patrick Harris is.

[Madame Adequate]

I wholly support the purchase of something that is good and useful.

So even a Dell would be preferable to your current choice!

[rubah]

too late. Found out I'd get a free [after rebate] ipod touch. Order is placed.

[Levian]

The most important computer spec to me is that it looks cool. Everything else is just stupid numbers

[Aerith's Knight]

The most important computer spec to me is that it looks cool. Everything else is just stupid numbers

[Levian]

Now that's a computer with great specs

[Aerith's Knight]

There is no poll option for "Ewww!".

[Jiro]

The most important computer spec to me is that it looks cool. Everything else is just stupid numbers

I'm with Lev. I get someone else to check the specs but quite frankly I don't care because all I need it to do is basic stuff and look good.

[Timekeeper]

I think it looks rather yummy, mind you it would depend on $$, I'm quite a 'thrifty' person.