Day 1 - Laptop Nightmares

So my laptop died almost a year ago. (So long lumpy HP pavilion ZD8000... i will miss you). It's original problem was it's battery, it died, but soon other things started to die off and i'm too much of a computer blond who happens to be indefinatley broke to do much about it.

Actually I got myself a PC.. having decided to stay in the country for awhile at least. That would allow me to play WOW, (i'm a geek sometimes...). Alas, it seemeth to me that my time in Hong Kong is limited. I am slowly going mad in the same city as i grew up in. I yearn for something different.

If i am to travel, a PC is not the solution. Ergo my quest to find a nice new laptop. A cheap one... because lets face it, i can't dip into my savings too much. it's not very substantial.

So today i huffed and puffed through the bustling, sweltering streets of Hong Kong, braving the smelly crowds to oggle at computers, checking prices and specs and dodging overenthusiastic retailers. Always a task to be sure.

I picked up brochures, noted down prices and tried to figure out what was better or worse. a truly monumental task for one such as i, (my grasp of technological mumbo jumbo is non-existent at best).

In the end, what caught my eye was something that looked sexy. (Of course it's my vanity that drew me to the pretty little gadget rather then a practical one). It is featured in that truly pathetic photo above... forgive me but all i had was my mobile phone with it's tiny 2mp camera.

It doesn't look like much in that crappy picture, but if you really want to know, it was the Asus s101. Something brand spanking new with swarovsky crystals, a lovely deep brown (it looked maroon in the orange lighting at the store) top, and a tiny 10.2" screen. It's tiny, adorable and really just sexy.

I might be a blond, but i'm not really that much of an idiot(stop laughing). Contrary to popular belief, i'm not really very impulsive. If anything i tend to overthink things. making a decision is incredibly hard for me... really! i did think about those stupid decisions.. yes in retrospect they dont seem like bright ideas but i really thought differently at the time...

Back to laptops, i come home and i look through my meagre notes (why oh why... did i not take more notes?), i google and read reviews and try to cross reference things... end result? i'm just as lost as i started, -_-". the Asus s101 doesn't look quit so good now...

Well i shall resume my harrowing quest on tuesday... we'll see what i find them. I am desperatley hoping for some sort of an epiphany, or at least to find a laptop within my paltry budget that will make me not feel bad about parting with my hard earned money. Wish me luck.