New Mac

I wanted a new Mac, but I didn’t really have the money, so I upgraded my old laptop’s hard drive. Then on Wednesday this week, just after being admired for it’s size or lackof, the 12″ PowerBook up and died. I took it to Simply Computing and sure enough it needed a new logic board.

I’d rather spend $1299 on a new computer than $800 upgrading one that is an evolutionary dead end. $1299 is not the final price though. I bought three years of AppleCare, which didn’t register correctly. I also got an external harddrive enclosure so I could get the info off and continue to use the 2.5″ 240Gb drive.

All went well, though I fell asleep listening to Lucinda Williams and waiting for things to install/upgrade. I also needed to install Rosetta from the DVD to use my older Mac software such as Microsoft Word which is the 2003 version I think.

Anyway it is certainly bright and shiny. The backlit keyboard is pretty nice. I wonder how long before the sweat in my hands eats into the aluminum again? It has a higher resolution and a bigger screen, also I think it has a wider screen ratio. I never really got to shop much, it was either this or the cheaper MacBook. Not having a laptop and using a PC at work weren’t valid options.

I have FireWire 800 now but I need an adapter as I don’t think I have any devices that use it. A lot of my accessories such as extra power adapters won’t work, but the extension cord does. I’m still curious about video out. I had all the adapters for the old laptop, but this one I think I have to buy all new adapters…

Deja Vu All Over Again

It is February 2018 and this once new laptop overheated in my bag and I am again in a cafe in China with a dying Apple laptop. It has been dying for a long time. The battery needed replacing but I took it to an Apple store in Shanghai where I am living and they would not replace it as the laptop dates from Mid 2009 according to the system info.  I was told to get a third party to replace the battery but I decided to wait and see if I could make it through the CFA Level 2 exam and find a new job.

I passed the Level 2 CFA exam but despite months of looking have not found a new job and I assure you I’ve written about 1700 cover letters since finishing my MBA. Now I think I will see if I can get a third party to replace the battery, but I really need a new job and a new laptop. I also need to stop updating old blog posts and study, but my life is full of difficulties.

This entry was originaly posted on January 31st, 2010, it was last edited on February 26th, 2019 and is filed under: Information Technology and tagged: Apple, Hard Drive, MacBook Pro, PowerBook.