Trying hard to convince myself to buy a new comp

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Instead of spending to much on a laptop, spend a little on a good custom made desk.
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Geez, Doc! Now I have to think about that too. I had dismissed the desk idea some time ago. However, it brings another idea to mind. Space is limited for me. There is a small table next to the chair. I can envision a custom cabinet in its place. It could have space for the box and a lamp, as well as additional storage. It could have one of those swing arms that hold an LCD monitor and a wireless keyboard and mouse would round out the system. I could build such a killer machine for so much cheaper that way, but I guess I need to weigh that against the possible future need to actually use it in battery mode, at least for the short amount of time the battery could drive such a laptop.

Heh, when I saw that you had replied, I really expected to see you pimping macs. :) I had thought about that too. For a long time, I avoided PCs* at all costs. I started my home computing with an Apple II+ and moved from there to Amigas. However, once I moved into the IT world for employment, my computing purity was forever sullied. Now I just see all the options, both hardware and software, going the PC route.

*The term PC shall henceforth refer to a Microsoft operating system running on Intel hardware, and not to superior operating systems and hardware platforms which also may be described as personal computers. ;)