Got my new Laptop today.

They aren't for everyone. I like them for the poritability. Especially if I travel somewhere overnight and still need to pay bills or something.

@kobesbuddy I don't really travel much. Used to once a year for a visit with my mother-in-law. I also like to curl up on the couch when my back is killing me. Laptops are perfect for that.

@kaylachan I'm home every day and don't travel. So, a desktop is perfect for me.

It's an HP, actually I love the brand. Not excited about the hardware, but then my laptops get opened and closed a lot.

@kaylachan My computer is an hp. I love it. My laptop is Apple and it's not the easiest for me to use. I will have to get a new one soon.

@kaylachan I have always loved my HP computers so that’s what I bought for a laptop and it’s such junk

Yeah. My hubby and I decided not to wait until my older pc snapped completely. I will still need my older pc to work on mylot, but the new one can be used for other things.

@crossbones27 I completely agree. I'd planned on waiting until tax time, but last week I opened the lid of my laptop and the screen went black. I'd been able to restore it by restarting. Good thing I can do that with keyboard commands, but it acted like a wake up call. This one will do for now. I'll either get my Dell fixed or I'll get a better one in a few months so I have this as a back up.

@kaylachan Yeah, very smart there, its to expensive replacing these things but times we live in.

Oh, I know. I am learning to work with it. It's important to make money and do the best I can. So, I have to use a mouse. At least I can. And, so far *knock on wood* I don't start have crazy typing mistakes. IE, losing my place and typing random sentances on multible lines.

No, the one I'm currently typing on, could.

@kaylachan Ohh. I see.

You're right, HP is a good product. My past Hp laptops got me through high school.

@Cheyee It can be. Especially for what I need out of it. I just hope it won't come back to bite me. I also need one with backlit keys and a touch screen. This has neither. But, shopping on a budget. I have to say Window's has improved the syncing experence.

@kaylachan HP is good also not expensive.

If I can't have a touch screen, the track pad is my best friend.

That's good. I thought about a chromebook, because they're a lot cheaper. But, I've never used one, and Jaws is only for Windows.

Most things are standard on a lot of computers. Some differ in their software depending on the brand.

@kaylachan The problem is that I am not standard.

Thanks. I do like it, too.

Yeah. Had I done a bit more digging, I would've realized for an addational 70, I could've gotten one with a touch screen. My bad. At least I have one that does the job. Not having a touch screen is an adjustment, and I'm re-learning keyboard commands I used to not use. So, it's not entireally bad.

@kaylachan I've never had a touchscreen so I don't know what you're having to relearn.

I wouldn't recommend doing that, unless you plan on keeping your phone plugged in while you browse the web on the computer. Using a mobile hotspot (if your country and wireless plan allow it) will drain your battery. You can talk to your phone provider and ask about mobile hotspot options. Either by thetering your phone, or getting a separate device to act as a wi-fi router.

It does what it needs to do, and not much more.