25 Things in 2025: Thing #3

[smallhobbit]

Replace my current laptop

My old laptop couldn't be updated to Windows 11, so I knew I would have to replace it in the first half of this year.  Doing so now made sense because it was a quieter time, which would enable me to get it up and running without the pressure to do things on it.

I ordered it through John Lewis last Saturday and was delighted (and slightly alarmed) when it arrived two days later.  I had made sure I would be around when it arrived, except for Monday morning, when we were both out, and which seemed far too soon.  So, of course...   Anyway, I re-arranged my morning slightly, it arrived safely and all was well.

It is nice to have a laptop which starts up quickly, rather than one where you switch it on and go away and do something while it slowly gets going.

Comments

[smallhobbit]

Mine wasn't an expensive model and I had put money aside knowing I would need to replace my old one, which I'd had for several years. I'd been saying I needed to do something for a while, so I was glad I finally got round to it.

[barbaratp]

Infelizmente aqui os menos não expansivos são feitos com peças de telefone, funcionam muito mal, estragam rápido e não valem a pena o investimento nem seu possível desconto. Os bons laptops estão por volta de uns 1500 ou 3 mil reais, e pouca gente tem essa grana toda ou consegue economizar isso sem algum imprevisto aparecer e gastar tudo. Meu telefone mesmo eu tive de parcelar em três vezes e usar um cartão de crédito emprestado para conseguir comprar. Foi uma grande saga.