why my parents are awesome

[rynne]

OMG AM HOME FOR A MONTH NOW!

Also, my parents are awesome. Two different conversations:

(In the airport, waiting for my bags to come)
MOM: I want to go see movies soon. Are there any you want to see?
ME: Narnia!
MOM: I want to see that too!
ME: Oh, and Memoirs of a Geisha!
MOM: Me too! I love that book.
ME: I also want to see Brokeback Mountain.
MOM: So do I. I've heard good things about it.

So sometime soon, I will be seeing, among other things, a movie about gay cowboys with my mother. :D

(After dinner)
ME: *comes out to the living room, with my computer power cord that has the fraying protective coating* I think I need to get a new power cord.
MOM: Why don't we just get you a new laptop?
ME: Um, mine still works fine, even if it's a bit slow...
DAD: Well, it is four or five years old now. We can get you a new one.
MOM: Think about it.

So...I'm thinking about it. :p Do any of you have any particular recommendations for laptop models? I don't think I need anything in particular for college, save one that does the usual computer stuff like write documents, print, and go on the internet. *g*

I still feel a bit bemused that my parents had to convince me to let them buy me a new laptop--this isn't the first conversation we've had about it, 'cause my twin got a new one for graduation, and my parents offered to get me one then too.

Though still, my computer does work just fine, even if I should probably get a new power cord...

Anyway, am finally home again with all my 600+ books, as opposed to the fifty or so I had up there, and I'm pretty tired, so I'm going to read and go to bed (relatively) early. :)

Comments

[notions.livejournal.com]

I recommend an iBook. If you want to go the mac route. Which I also recommend. XP (but yes I know that is personal preference.)

[greenwitch.livejournal.com]

LOL, I'd go for a new one :) I'm having the same debate right now (though it's with my own bank account... I did ask for a new battery for this one for christmas, though.) While it works fine, it's 4 years old, the hard drive is pretty much full, it over heats a lot, and I've just discovered the CD burner is dying (in addition to being slow compared to our new desktop and the computers I use at work).

[thistlerose.livejournal.com]

Welcome home!

That's really nice of your parents. Hmm... I'm quite happy with my iBook G4. There are probably newer, better models, but after a year and a half, I don't miss my PC at all.

[illuminations.livejournal.com]

Hrm...laptops, laptops.

Personally, Sony's are pretty good. Dells are too if you don't opt for the cheapest one (but Dell likes to bundle software liek whoa :|). Umm, yeah.

I've always wanted a Sony since they've always been pretty reliable for me. Unfortunately, it's hard to find one that's under $1200. Reliability costs an arm and a leg, folks. :P

[anya-writer.livejournal.com]

My new Sony Vaio is great. I like the portability of my notebook.

But for laptops... mine is an HP (woo-hoo, Hewlett-Packard, not Harry Potter this time) and I like it and their tech support.

[dreamingreader.livejournal.com]

We should go see those movies! I really want to see them all and Syriana and Munich.

[canicula12.livejournal.com]

Aw, your mom's so nice. My mom's all, "...Movies? What's that you speak of?"

Hmm, my IBM ThinkPad is extremely fast and reliable. Windows XP, although I have a soft spot for Macs, too.

[chimbleysweep]

I have used HP computers since I got my desktop when I was thirteen. They have really good tech support and are very reliable computers to have (the desktop is still in really quality condition, five years later).