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I nearly broke my charger yet again yesterday, when I tripped on the cord at a very bad angle. It’s got me thinking that I’d really like to just get a new computer rather than consider charger #4. However, my computer is in pretty good shape and it’s a pity to get rid of it. At first I was looking at some of those websites that pay you for a used laptop, but then I remembered all my relatives in China who’d love to have a nice and (relatively new) computer like this one! Sometimes I forget how lucky I am, with access to the latest electronics and the funding to afford the ones I want. The past two or three cameras I’ve had were all taken back to China after I broke them, fixed up, and given to a relative to use. Same thing goes for my first laptop. Seems like I tend to replace my electronics when my clumsy hands break them.
So, though I’m not yet in the market for a new laptop, I do anticipate a new in the next year. That got me thinking about the qualities that I need in the perfect one… It would need to be sturdy to stand up to the abuse I put it through, occasionally dropping it, usually holding it precariously, and often stretching it to its limit. I’d need a long battery life because I tend to use it heavily and if I am ever away from an outlet, I need to still be able to survive! I’d also want it to operate very well with multiple programs running – I tend to have 10-30 tabs open in my browser at any given point, with some flash programs going, my instant messaging platform, a picture viewer and uploader, music player, and some documents I’m working on. It needs to multitask like I do! It also needs to be able to store my huge collection of pictures, videos, music, and documents, as well as support my myriad of programs.
What else? I’m a huge fan of large screens and both my laptops have had wide screens. I need really good speakers because I’d like to be able to hear things from afar and sometimes I think I’m a little hard of hearing. There’d also need to be a built-in webcam for those days when Panda and I are not together and I need to see him on screen to be at ease. It should also have a keyboard that can stand up to minor spillage and crumbs so I don’t have to worry replacing that. And I think that they all come with wi-fi standard now, so that shouldn’t be a problem (but would definitely have to be a feature). It’s also nice to have a CD-RW and DVD-RW drive, in case I ever need it (which isn’t that often). Finally, I must have a card-reading slot so I don’t need to worry about cables to get pictures off of my camera.
As for things I haven’t had yet, I’d like bluetooth in this next one. Not crucial, but a fun feature to have. I have a remote for controlling media on this one, but I hardly used it, so that’s just a perk if it’s there. Oh, and I’d like a long battery life without the really bulky battery that sticks out. I like the angle it puts my keyboard at, but I don’t like how it doesn’t fit well into things. Plus it’s suuuper heavy, so a lighter computer would be nice. And that just about sums it up! I’m sure when I start looking at features now in laptops, I’ll find a few more things I’d like to have.
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