Comments on: Looking to Buy a Computer? Buying What You Need Rather Than What You Want

By: Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal

Carnivals, Festivals and Linklove — Almost Frugal — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:04:16 +0000

[...] Made of Money gives advice on the things to take into consideration when buying a computer. I recently bought a new laptop. I didn’t follow any of her advice, though, I just use my [...]

By: Carnival of Personal Finance #167 - Highlights from the Beijing 2008 Olympics — Broke Grad Student

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:05:37 +0000

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By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 02:12:52 +0000

This is great advice! It can be a challenge to identify needs from wants when it comes to a computer. With the demise of my beloved Apple Powerbook (after 6 long years it had gone well beyond the AppleCare insurance I bought for it) I had to get a new computer for school. I SO-HO-HOOOO wanted the fancy-pants new version of the Powerbook, the MacBook Pro! Still, I had to make the decision to get the regular MacBook, because it does everything I need and it leads to a smaller out-of-pocket expense. All in all, I am happy with the new machine, and it covers my needs.
Jerry