Hey ladies! Can I please be talked down a bit? I just bought a new computer and the dollar amount is freaking me way out!
My old laptop, the 7-year-old iBook, needs replacing. It's not as fast as it used to be, and it's old enough that it doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Netflix to stream on. I need something that works faster and is a little more reliable for work, since I do work from home about half the time. The battery/charge situation has been acting funny, and I'm thinking buying a new battery will fix it (you're supposed to replace the battery every 2-3 years I think, and I still have my original). However, that won't fix the fact that I'm just plain out of date, even if this little guy still does get the job done in terms of browsing.
I wanted another Mac for sure--I've had this one a long time and have been very happy with it, especially with all the free tech support in the Apple stores.
I have been wanting to upgrade for about a year now, and didn't think I'd get approved for financing, which was the only thing holding me back on pulling the trigger. The other day, I was telling my boss this. The conversation started because he'd told me he really preferred I use Firefox instead of Safari, since the booking system we use is intended for Firefox. I told him I was kind of leery of downloading another browser. Last time I tried, it ran sooooooooo much slower than Safari.
Remembering this, today, on a whim, I decided to re-apply for financing, and got approved. I also got $100 off because I still have an affiliation with a university, so, boom, educational discount.
So...I pulled the trigger. I talked it over with BF, and he's okay with my contribution to rent and utilities remaining the same for awhile (he owns the house, bought it before he met me) so that I can pay this thing off during the one-year interest-free promo period. I'll have to be careful, but I can swing it. Plus, once I get all my files transferred, I can probably sell the iBook on eBay for around $200 and put the money toward the card balance, so that'll help.
Only thing is, MacRumors says a new MacBook Pro will come out soon-ish, and I'm worrying that I should have waited to see what the new model was like. On the other hand, I really did need to upgrade...
Please, someone, tell me to stop freaking out and just be excited and happy about a new laptop being on its way to me!
CN: I financed a new lappy today because the old one wasn't fast enough and I needed something more reliable to work from home on. I'm freaking out a little over the dollar amount and the fact that the new MacBook might come out soon and be better.