Wow!

So, the "last PC standing" no longer stands. The PC's that the boys use when they come here were ancient to say the least, and one (an old Evo 5000) died today.

I went to Fry's to price out a replacement CPU. I was ok with a 1.6gb Atom based machine - just wanted something so that the 3 boys wouldn't fight. Well, the cheapest one was an eMachines, and for just a little more, HP had a Compaq something or other with a 2gb CPU, 160gb HDD and 2gb RAM, 15.6" HD display. $330 later, I had a brand new laptop. Unbelievable.

Well, despite being a great value, this thing won't make its' restore DVD's to save its' life, and I cannot imagine I will get very good technical support for $330.

Think I made a mistake? I'll let you know...

Epilogue - After creating six coasters, the Restore DVD's are safely burned. I am pretty ok with this machine so far... not impressed, but not disappointed either.

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