naninca Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 After much agonizing and research, I took the plunge and ordered a laptop! I decided that the Mac was just too much money to spend (and that this isn't a lifelong decision!). So I got: HP DV6t 16" screen 4GB memory 320 GB HD Vista 64 bit I got it from Costco.com, so I have to wait for it to ship. But they offer such great customer service (2 years of phone support!) that I figured I could be a big girl and wait. We'll be in the car for 12 hours this weekend, so it would have been nice to have it. Oh yeah, big girl. Thanks for all your input and for posting about your computers! I must have read each thread a dozen times as I was noodling all this!! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleJAF Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Yay! Congrats on your new purchase. I may be in the market soon, as our computers are both getting old. So, I'll be curious to see how you like it and how it works for you. Enjoy your new toy (once it arrives)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristinaP Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Congrats!! Have fun with your new toy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBT Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Good for you! I have been sweating over the decision for some time now... maybe you are the inspiration I need! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SandiC. Posted April 27, 2009 Share Posted April 27, 2009 Its always a little scary making a big purchase like this, but I bet you'll be thrilled once you start working on it. I've gotten two laptops from Costco and am delighted with both (one is for my cousin). Hope you like it and you can be a big girl in this instant gratification world. LOL. just is hard to wait. But then that day it arrives and you open the box, then you'll be soooooooo happy and the wait worth it. Let us know how you love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorie Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 Gotta tell ya...I am sooooooo jealous! I it one of those super charged ones?? My nephew has one of those and it is lightning speed fast in bringing up what you want. Congrats! That is exciting!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naninca Posted April 28, 2009 Author Share Posted April 28, 2009 Thanks for the cheering section! Supercharged - I couldn't tell you. But my desktop is from 2005, and I've been tearing my hair out with how slow it runs. That and a shortage of memory.... And, since I signed up to go to convention, I needed one sooner or later. My most darling hubby provided the final push to go for it. I just can't WAIT to put a page together on a speedy puter!!!! Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmandaFace Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 yay congrats on your new goodie! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryveale Posted April 28, 2009 Share Posted April 28, 2009 I bought a very similar HP laptop from Costco last year. It was a great investment! And Costco has a service that you can call with questions--they even got me hooked up with HP to get me an answer once. Congratulations!!!!! Oh, I found a very nice rolling bag at Walmart for a reasonable price by Targus--it got the laptop to the SG conference in good shape! It was actually for a 15" laptop, but mine could be squeezed into it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
naninca Posted May 8, 2009 Author Share Posted May 8, 2009 Yippee! It arrived today! Very shiny and new and spiffy and I don't need glasses to see the screen! I installed PSE6 and loaded some photos, and made a quick page. OH MY GOODNESS!!!! It saved in seconds! On my desktop, it takes about 4 minutes. Whoo boy, amd I going to have fun! Does anyone know how to move all my photos, digital kits and ACDSee to my new toy? My only worry is keeping my 12 year old away from it! Nancy PS - anyone know how to enable the "page down" button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msannie Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 Congratulations on your new computer. I can imagine how rejuvenating it must be to have a faster computer! There's backup/transfer software out there, but I've always just done a drag-and-drop from one computer to another by using a thumb drive or a small ehd. Now I just keep all my files and pictures on an EHD to begin with, and move the EHD around from computer to computer rather then the files. Simpler plus it keeps my hard drive clean and clear AND I don't have to worry about a certain picture residing on the OTHER computer when I need it! Oh what fun you're going to have this weekend! Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScrapGirlsRo Posted May 8, 2009 Share Posted May 8, 2009 How fun! It sounds like you have an excellent machine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anemone1983 Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 Enjoy your new best friend - one that you can take on the go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pennynoel Posted May 9, 2009 Share Posted May 9, 2009 When I got my new laptop, I bought a transfer cable (made by Belkin) for around $20 and it was a piece of cake to transfer all my files. And it was from XP to Vista ~ worked perfectly! Enjoy your new computer!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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