bane
by sophie
Laptops are the bane of my existence. Over the past five years, I have purchased three; all have perished within two years. My current one is three months old, and has already had ‘cooling fan problems.’ I sent it away with HP to get fixed, takes over a week, I have no idea where it has gone to get repaired or when it will be returned. I spend a few evenings staring blankly at my bedroom wall, unsure what to do with myself. I finally get it returned and it appears they have not fixed the problem; my fan now makes a fun whirring sound. I am now not a fan of: Dell, Compaq or HP (although I think the last two come from the same place). And computer problems just in time for me to write an essay! Of course. That’s what I should be doing right now…
First world problems for sure. But still so frustrating.
END OF RANT.
One word: Mac. I bought three laptops in two years for my son. Each broke down and required multiple hundreds of dollars in repair. Cheaper to buy a new one. When the third broke down, I added up what I’d spent over the course of two years, thought for a few minutes and bought my kid a Mac. We are now a 5 Mac household. My daughter’s is more than five years old and the only thing that makes it “too old” is that it won’t run the latest software. Other than that, it works great.
Yes I have heard macs are reliable. However, I’m sure if I bought one, it would break down regardless. Bad luck with laptops!
If you’ve had three laptops in five years, you have all the reasons to rant. Good luck with the latest one.
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haha thanks for the validation