I just bought a computer!!!

[sugarplumkitty]

WHEEEE! I haven't been able to bring myself to tear my computer apart for Eric to solder the USB port back onto the motherboard. Without my USB graphics tablet, I can't create our holiday card.

The CD drive has become so damaged from my Sims CD that is out of balance that it doesn't burn anymore. That would cost $350 to purchase a replacement as long as I installed it. That's half the price of the laptop when it was new! No way

SO... in celebration of having a paycheck (I'll be permanent at CE on Dec 2nd) and needing a new laptop, I've ordered my dream machine. Eric is going halves with me for Christmas. :))))))))

It will arrive on Friday. WHEEEEEEEE!

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[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

A 17" HP laptop fitted with "entertainment" options. That means it has a separate graphics card so my Sims2 will run properly. It has Vista. That's the only downside but I read on their website that if I have a CD with XP from another system, they'll let me downgrade to it.

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147534&Tpk=DV9650us

[flurgh.livejournal.com]

They'll let you downgrade?

See I was told that you can't downgrade because of driver conflictions.

.. I guess they mean "cant do it myself". But yeah, and I don't have the official cd either, nor an HP.

[sugarplumkitty.livejournal.com]

It requires an official XP Pro CD, even from a different system.

[flurgh.livejournal.com]

Ah. I don't have the official CD, but i have an official license key (kind of.. it is real but.. yeah I'm not supposed to have it..)