eek.
ok... i need to admit something. i've been lusting, privately, for new computer hardware. a new laptop, specifically. yeah, yeah, you say. you always are lusting after new hardware. not true, i say. i hadn't compared pricing until today.
goddamn, good laptops are STILL expensive. sure, I can get a good desktop for under $1000, but a good "desktop replacement" laptop is still going to run me (even with our discount from work) $2500+. And that's whether I get a wintel or a mac.
i had gone to the apple store for education and configured the 17" powerbook to my liking and groaned in pain when i saw the price. then, i went to the most respected laptop vendor and did the same. the two were much closer in price than i thought, and for instance, the hard drive space and standard ram was actually less on the wintel for more money.
ouch.
i think i'll just calm my technolust with a trip to visit my "new" grill, on sale at Lowe's. mmm... grill.