My New Laptop!
May. 4th, 2010 11:03 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wook77Bought a new laptop today. I'm still obviously getting used to a new operating system, a larger keyboard and nothing on it.
But lemme tell you, I will never buy another computer from Best Buy Ever Again Ever. The people were rude and condescending (at one point, the computer sales person said to me "well, if you were willing to actually spend any sort of money to get a real laptop, we wouldn't be having this discussion"). Then there was the manager who snarked at me that she couldn't change the actual item to match what they'd advertised as the features and I was being "quite demanding" to think that I would get anything other than what they were handing me (well, when I bought it online, it had different features, you dumb fuckup so why don't you consider that?!). All in all, a very poor customer service experience.
That being said, I do enjoy the looks of it and I think I'll get used to Windows 7. I like the larger screen, even if it isn't as large as advertised on the website.
Anyone know of an easy way to move your stuff from your old laptop onto your new one that doesn't involve purchasing a cable?
I'm especially asking about iTunes because a.) moving all those damned music files and b.) my playlists that not only make listening enjoyable but are also the way that I get music on my iPhone (plus my apps!).
I do feel guilty, though, as the old laptop is sitting next to me and is rather forlorn :(. It was such a good laptop but then the keyboard died :(:(:(:(.
And, finally, continuing the spate of random babble about my new laptop - I've picked a name. My first laptop was the Millenium Falcon. My second (and the one staring at me right now) is The Ebon Hawk. This one is the The Pulsar Skate. Oh Wedge Antilles, you are the love of my life.
But lemme tell you, I will never buy another computer from Best Buy Ever Again Ever. The people were rude and condescending (at one point, the computer sales person said to me "well, if you were willing to actually spend any sort of money to get a real laptop, we wouldn't be having this discussion"). Then there was the manager who snarked at me that she couldn't change the actual item to match what they'd advertised as the features and I was being "quite demanding" to think that I would get anything other than what they were handing me (well, when I bought it online, it had different features, you dumb fuckup so why don't you consider that?!). All in all, a very poor customer service experience.
That being said, I do enjoy the looks of it and I think I'll get used to Windows 7. I like the larger screen, even if it isn't as large as advertised on the website.
Anyone know of an easy way to move your stuff from your old laptop onto your new one that doesn't involve purchasing a cable?
I'm especially asking about iTunes because a.) moving all those damned music files and b.) my playlists that not only make listening enjoyable but are also the way that I get music on my iPhone (plus my apps!).
I do feel guilty, though, as the old laptop is sitting next to me and is rather forlorn :(. It was such a good laptop but then the keyboard died :(:(:(:(.
And, finally, continuing the spate of random babble about my new laptop - I've picked a name. My first laptop was the Millenium Falcon. My second (and the one staring at me right now) is The Ebon Hawk. This one is the The Pulsar Skate. Oh Wedge Antilles, you are the love of my life.
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Date: 2010-05-05 06:23 am (UTC)While you've gone bigger, I've gone smaller. I replaced my laptop with a netbook - and this time, not a Mac. This one is a little Linux box that is also a touchscreen tablet. the keyboard and screen have separate batteries and can be taken apart.
I'll keep that in mind about Best Buy. Never tried to buy anything there.
(Damn, we're GEEEKS!!!)
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Date: 2010-05-09 01:23 am (UTC)I tried out a netbook but it's just too small for me. I like to watch movies and shit on my laptop and you just can't do that enjoyably on a netbook. I'm very jealous of the touchscreen, though. I do love me some touchscreen action.
I'm just really annoyed about the Best Buy thing. So IDK about purchasing from them in the future.
<3 we really are :D