I've had my old laptop for about 3 years now, which isn't really that long, but in computer years, it might as well be a decade. I was definitely past due for a new one.
You all know how crazy I am about my music, and you all know that I have LOTS of it. My iTunes library currently has just over 6200 songs on it. No, I did not add an extra zero, you are reading correctly. 6,200 songs...six thousand, two hundred songs. Actually 6,206 to be exact.
Well, all this music was really starting to bog down my laptop. So much so that it was practically unusable. It would take a good 5 minutes to boot up, and then another 5 minutes to open a program. And then another good minute or two trying to switch between programs. It was maddening, MADDENING I TELL YOU!!
There were several instances where I wanted to throw my computer out the window. Fear of losing my entire iTunes library kept me from doing so.
So I was curious as to how big my hard drive was...512 MB. WHAT?! 512 MB? Are...you...serious?! But it was true, staring me right in the eye. It was then that I decided it was time for a new one.
So I did my research and found this little dandy at Best Buy.
I'm still getting used to the speed. I turn it on and its boots in like 5 seconds, and then when I log in my desktop pops up...immediately. This is new to me since I was usually able to put a load of laundry in the washing machine, unload or load the dishwasher, etc in the time it took my old laptop to boot up.
It also has a really long battery life, which is great because my old laptop would last for about 30 minutes on the battery...yeah..not pretty.
I'm sure there are lots of people out there wondering why I didn't go with a Mac. Trust me, I would have loved to have a Mac, but to get the same specs with a Mac would have set me back a good $2500 and I got my Toshiba for less than a grand. Awesome.
And a big thanks to my sweet husband, for letting me get it!!
