Desktop, that is. Yes, my very first.
You see, I've never owned a desktop, ever! The very first PC I owned was an IBM Thinkpad, and the mobility that notebooks offered was the primary consideration for my subsequent choices.
However, something happened that made me reconsider this criteria. It's a collection of events and factors, really.
First, last weekend, on one of the semi-regular Sabado nights with the boys, my ever-reliable, almost-6-year-old Toshiba notebook failed. From what I gathered from the boys who are using it at that time, they're just playing some "movies" and kept on jumping back on some "scenes", when the screen went black and nada.
So, on the eve of our road trip to Putipot Island in Zambales, we had to bring the laptop to a techsupport center and have it diagnosed, and hopefully, get it fixed.
Long story cut short, the motherboard is dead, HD retrievable (oh the porn! the porn!) and a new computer needs to be purchased. Segue: techsupport lost my bag, and given the notebook is worthless and the bag is a Samsonite, can you blame me for wanting it back?
So, a choice has to be made: on such short notice (I already missed 3 days of work for not having a computer), which computer to buy? The expensive Mac Air seems a stretch. The inexpensive Asus the size of a pocketbook seems inadequate. Somewhere in the middle lies the answer, but do I want an affordable notebook that I wouldn't be so keen on using at coffeeshops because of its bulk? Not really.
After going around Cyberzone a few minutes, I came across this Dell package, and I liked it the first time I saw it. It took Jen and Manny to seal the deal. Plus a dozen Krispy Kreme donuts and 3 cough-syrup-flavored chillers.
And the mobility of notebooks? I've set my sights on the Mac Air, but until Apple gets it right (until this Christmas, at least) the Vaio still stands a chance. Or the 15-inch Mac Book pro. But until I get back to that coffee-shop work style that I'm so used before my work-at-home gigs, I'm staying put with my desktop. My first.
