The time has officially come for me to buy a new computer. My current laptop is eight years old and was a low-end model when I bought it. I couldn’t afford much then. I did my research and ended up with one that has served me well. but no longer has the capacity to meet all my needs.
I’ve put off buying a new laptop for some time. The one I have now has stopped working in the recent past, only to revive itself and function at its low level, which has suited me fine. However, I’ve gotten several messages from various apps I use that they no longer are being supported. When I try to upgrade, I can’t–I don’t have the memory.
I’ve also gotten the message that Windows 10–which is what I’m using–won’t be supported beyond October 2025. So, I’m giving in. The final straw was when a fellow writer in my writer’s group was shocked to learn I lost my novel because I didn’t save it on my computer, I saved it on a flash drive. I lost that flash drive and there went my novel. I was able to retrieve some of it from others in the group who’d kept my submissions, but not all of it.
Now I save it on One Drive. The theory being I can access it anywhere I log into Microsoft Word with my same login. I just hope that login is what I think it is. If it isn’t, well, I have everything I’ve written since losing the original manuscript in hard copy. I just hope there isn’t a fire. I’d have to give up on my novel and move on at that point.
So I’m off to buy my laptop–wish me well.
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Belinda–I would not know the first thing about buying a laptop–I still use a computer. Granted, it is an all-in-one computer, so not clunky, but my husband buys things computer-related. I have Windows 10, too, and we are not upgrading.
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I feel a little lost about which one to buy. I need to do some research, but I don’t know where to begin. But my current laptop is just not functioning well, so off I go!
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I’m sending you an email!
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Okay, I’ll look for it! Thank you!
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Good luck, Belinda! And if your OneDrive password isn’t what you think it is? Microsoft is fairly decent at helping you recover it.
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Good to know. Thank you!
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My heart goes out to you on many different levels. I, too, will need to replace my trusty laptop in the next year or two; so I feel much empathy for your situation. I hope you find a helpful, knowledgeable salesperson.
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So do I! That’s as important to me as getting the right laptop.
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I understand the apprehension because laptops are expensive even when you have the money. Be blessed and my prayer is that God gives you the best computer to meet your needs in your price range. And that it lasts a while. Eight years is a long time for a computer to last.
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Thank you for the prayer. That is always appreciated. Fortunately, I have the money now to buy the laptop I need. That may not be true in the future, but I’m grateful it’s true now.
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Well, you can always re-set your password. The cloud is probably the best choice, but I tend to save things in multiple places because of the fear of what you’ve described.
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Yeah, I’ve started saving on a flash drive and the cloud. With the hard copy as a backup!
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Lol…I understand. Now is the only guarantee.
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