i’m a pc?!

i have been a mac user since 2003 and it had always been a more or less symbiotic relationship. however, after my two thousand dollar macbook pro died on me after only two and half years of use, and after talking with other mac users who say that the life of macs aren’t as long as they used to be, i didn’t buy a mac again for the first time in six years. my main reason for buying a pc is because i am a student and have limited funds and i can’t afford to drop a grand on another laptop. in all honestly, my macbook pro started feeling obsolete after i had it for a year to a year and a half. anyway, i plan on buying apple computers again one day when i have a job but in the meantime, i can’t afford to spend that much on computers that i’m not sure will last me the next 3 years. if they’re all gonna break down anyway, i might as well get a pc.

i got an hp pavillion entertainment pc from best buy. i did a fair amount of research and i decided i wanted something small, but has more processing power and memory than a netbook. my computer is 4.3 pounds and have great specs and comes with windows 7. it has a 13.3″ screen and 6 hour battery life. however, that claim is probably only true if the computer’s not being used and on the dimmest setting or something because i don’t think it will come very close to six real hours based on what i’ve seen so far. the only things i don’t like about it so far are all the dumb stickers they put on the computer that i had to peel off and had varying success. i could have also done without all the stupid software that it came with. i seriously have like, 50 dumb games on my computer when i first turned it on. finally, the trackpad is a joke. it’s hard to use because i don’t like how it feels and it is just really small. i bought a pink wireless Microsoft mouse because i cannot survive with that trackpad.

i’ve had windows 7 for only a day now but i love it so far. it’s (facially) similar to os x. they even have a doc now! however the dock is optional and since i’ve never been a huge fan of the dock, i got rid of it. the taskbar can be moved to the right, left, or top of the screen now. i put it on top because i am used to apple’s menubar. however, it’s very dock-like because you can “pin” application icons to the taskbar (like a dock)! it’s awesome. the only thing that’s not great is that while my computer is fast, i expected it to be faster.

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i am now using google chrome as my web browser since i’ve always been a fan i don’t have safari anymore. i like firefox, but i don’t like the clunky interface. i loved all of apple’s software. i miss them all but i am doing okay.

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