I got a macbook!.. and other updates.

So I got the internet a couple of months ago under the personal stipulation that I would get a better computer that would justify paying as much as I do. Here is why...

My PC laptop is ancient. It has USB 1.1 ports, and the internet device I use goes through the USB. Yeah... So I pay a lot for mobil internet through ATT because Mandy didn't want to pay for internet, so this was the easiest way for it to be a "Kira only" thing. Also, I get a discount because I work at the bux so it's not as bad. Anyways, I totally forgot about that a couple of months down the road, and I had decided on spending money to print some of my photography to show (finally). And I figured, if I were able to sell my photography, I could keep earning a little extra money on the side that would go back to the future production of art as well as a little to go toward a new computer. That was the smarter decision.

However, I pay nearly $60 a month for internet that is about half the speed of DSL. Not cool. So I finally looked on craigslist, and found a decent deal on a 2007 macbook, and snatched it up quick. I am currently trying to get all of my information off of my old lappy and onto my portable hard drive. This is a hell of a chore because I selected 2GB of pictures to send over and it takes 45 minutes to transfer! That is ridiculous! I hate usb 1.1! Anyways, I am super happy to have a computer that will transfer my information quickly as well as the internets. The internet is so incredibly quick on this thing compared to my old lappy! Success! 

I went from a:

Compaq presario with 40GB HD, 512Mb RAM, 2 USB 1.1 ports, blah blah... an optical drive that will read and burn CD's but decided that it didn't want to read DVD's anymore. I had to take the thing in 3 or 4 times because of a failed hard drive, which eventually ended up killing the driver for the DVD ROM. Good times. This thing has served me for a good 6 and a half years, time to move on. 

Common problems that happened with this dinosaur were things like..

Keys popping off after only a couple of months of use.

Broken touchpad buttons

Oh yeah, and the fan is ridiculously loud, not to mention it had a decent graphics card

To a: 2007 13in White Macbook Model Name: MacBook

  Model Identifier: MacBook2,1

  Processor Name: Intel Core 2 Duo

  Processor Speed: 2 GHz

  Number Of Processors: 1

  Total Number Of Cores: 2

  L2 Cache: 4 MB

  Memory: 1 GB

  Bus Speed: 667 MHz

  Boot ROM Version: MB21.00A5.B06 

It's half the weight of the old lappy at approx 4lbs. 

I can now watch movies and watch streaming videos on the internet without waiting 5 years for it to load. Needless to say, I am a happy camper!! :D

I still have to figure everything out, but I am learning very quickly... oh so in love with my compy!