Monday, March 22, 2010

Conundrum...

I decided it's time to buy a new personal laptop. I got my financial aid award and I'll have some left over so I'll actually be able to afford a new computer. Here's the rub...I know absolutely nothing about computers. Nothing. Nada. Zip. I've looked around on different websites but all the specifications are just gibberish. I have no idea what makes one computer better than another. This is where all you folks come in...I need your help. This is what I need from a computer:

1. basic word processing - I'm going to be a student again soon and the majority of what I'll do is papers and projects and such.

2. Music...lots of music.

3. Reliable - few - if any -problems. Like I said, I don't know anything about computers and I'm not exaggerating. So if something goes wrong I won't have any idea how to fix it.

I guess that's it. I don't need too much but I really, really, really, really don't want a computer that is going to crap out on me all the time. I go back and forth on the Mac. I know they're really great for designing, music, photos all that stuff and they're totally hip but are they worth the money for just basic computer processing? Thoughts? Suggestions?

4 comments:

Annie Jarman said...

You have a brother who sells computers. Duh.

Annie said...

i share you pain. when you get your answer let me know, i am looking too.

Grandma Cebe said...

You should talk to Rob. Yes, he's biased, but he can give you a good deal on a laptop. He built Dad's and it has been pretty much trouble free.

Wendy said...

Kelly, we have a Mac, and for the stuff you're looking to do you do NOT want a Mac. Text Edit isn't very user-friendly for more than the most basic word processing, and you'll probably need Word capability for school, which will mean you'll have to buy more software. I love our Mac for a lot of reasons (no viruses!), but every time I have to do anything in Text Edit I get SO annoyed. (Although I admittedly haven't spent much time educating myself on how to use that program.)