ROCKaMIC ROCKaMIC:
Laptop
P4 3.36ghz HT
1024mb RAM
100GB HD
17" widescreen
blah blah... so happy now.. since my last computer was a P1!!
Still have one of those in the den closet. Migrated my wife off it about 6 months ago. I'm a firm believer in buying what you'll actually need vs. what you want or feel like you're supposed to have. I was using an auction-puchased HP PII 550 for the longest time and if it wasn't for the need to create demo DVDs for myself, I'd probably still be using that ('cuz I'm a cheap fucker

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I'm now on an IBM PIIII 2.8 with 2GB of RAM because I need it for professional applications. Another auction buy, bought 2 for $350 each.