I bought a new notebook!!

[PASOFAN]

It is a Toshiba, satellite 100A. Nice! I was on a mac, and having so much trouble and it was a great deal at best buy!!

I have spent the last 4hrs downloading software and lots of fun stuff.. I have to relearn how to use a pc again! I am gonna miss some mac programs, but hopefully learning the pc programs of my photoshop will be easy...

I am a bit upset thought, it is XP but only gave me a 60day trial for word and excel, and I really want those programs.. sucks... Other than that, I hope to have lots more funcinality and be able to chat too!

http://www.toshibadirect.com/images/products/prod_satelliteA105_125x125.jpg

It was over $800 discounted on the toshiba website but best buy had it for only $499, and I got a free upgrade of memory so I have 512mb!

ANyway just had to share.. :D

[Pasogirlz]

Awesome. I bet you will just love it. 8-)

[motorgypsy]

GRRRRRRR They were sold out when we called about them. Said they sold out a few minutes after they opened. Had people camping out at the store

[Abejita]

that would pay alot of board bills LOL but I know how it is..I bought one and took 10 months to pay it off..I use a computer to do my family research and wouldnt be able to find anything without it because I cant take time off to travel to historical societies in PA and OH ... HAve fun with the new "toy" or is it a brain teaser?

[motorgypsy]

Well I broke down and bought a Dell last night - the Inspiron 1300. The Toshiba is a better buy and a more powerful machine. I also paid extra for a one year warranty. I did upgrade to the 15.4 display, got a network card free and free shipping but they charged me TAX. Bummer! It has only 256MB memory and a 40gig HD but I have an external HD that I keep pictures on so 40gigs should be fine. The one I got has an $80 instant rebate with a $100 mail in rebate which I hate but which we do send in. It'll be $569 after the rebate which isn't bad. We really need it because we lost an entire system pretty much last summer from brownouts.

[PASOFAN]

that would pay alot of board bills LOL but I know how it is..I bought one and took 10 months to pay it off..I use a computer to do my family research and wouldnt be able to find anything without it because I cant take time off to travel to historical societies in PA and OH ... HAve fun with the new "toy" or is it a brain teaser?

Well it was only 1 month of board.. not alot....

I do get a $200 computer reimbsmt from work too! it is a employee benifit.. way cool..

MotorG: that is a bummer! I was there at 12noon, got that last one! I was lucky!

Dell is still a good comp. Bummer about your memory size though.. But for everyday use 256mb should be fine for you. I save lots of original size digital images and the files are big so I really needed this 512mb I got! And it has the 15.4 screen already, dont know if I like that big screen, I am used to my nice compac Mac Screen it was about 13.5..lol

Guess u and I both are going to have long nights setting up our new computers!!lol

[motorgypsy]

I'm sure I'll upgrade the memory but will be looking for a bargain there also. It can wait. I already have CD's for Office and a lot of other programs from my destops. I can offload the pictures onto the laptop when we travel, then move them to the external hard drive later and erase them to save hard drive space. I'd like to get the six cell battery also and the car charger. One thing I don't know if this computer has and suspect it doesn't is connections for things like a wireless mouse. I hate laptop mice! It's the strip down model but is a lot better than the pentium300 we have at the house.

[Abejita]

oh wow that work reimbursment thing is NICE!!!

[Brigitte]

And here I was thinking what's so exciting about a notebook, then I realized it was THAT kind of notebook, not the ones you write in :roll:

[PASOFAN]

LOL your too funny bridget!! :lol:

Yeah, the work reimbsmt is awesome! I cant wait to get home and play more w/it and learn how to use it!

Yep, here I come new computer age, good by old MAC (it was 6yrs old and couldnt be upgraded w/out lots of $$)...
;-)

[Linda Y]

I didn't realize when I just got this new Sony that the Word was a trial version. Used to come with the stinkin' computers! I was so PO'd! I called Sony and let them have what for, not to mention this computer is a piece of garbage. As is their service, by the way.

[motorgypsy]

I've heard that Dell is not as good as they used to be. That's a shame I had a used dell laptop that was great. It just got antiquated.

[pasogalinbama]

www.Tigerdirect.com the best place to buy parts, and supplies,
http://www.4allmemory.com
easy to install you will save a lot of money doing it your self

[PASOFAN]

I am lucky, I have a friend who is a computer IT guy and he is, well lets just say He's hookin me up w/all I will need...lol

Yeah, I was surprised it didnt come w/word or excell, what a rip..lol

But it is still a great computer and I am VERY happy with it!! :D

I have a the photoshop elements now too, so my artistic photos may become more artistic too!! :D (that didnt come with it either, took it from my sister..lol)

I too heard Dell is getting sloppy, never would go w/compaq or HP. I was told by MANY IT professionals Toshiba is becoming top of the line in Notebooks! Yiippeeee :D

[pasogalinbama]

must be nice :mrgreen: I have Paint Shop Pro 9 and love it, ipaint and edit photos, i also have photoshop 7.0 but have not had time to get into it
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v245/pasogalinbama/therock.jpg

[motorgypsy]

I use paintshop pro also and like it but need a lot more practice on it.