i'll almost certainly go to a store and build it myself.

but, this is far closer to what i actually want.

and, let this sink in:
- quad core 3.5
- tb hd
- 12 gb ram
- $500

a laptop with those specs would be over $1000, and have a quarter of the lifespan. it would be stupid of me to throw it away. it really would.

plus, the desktop has no wireless in it.

i didn't ask for that sum. she generated it on her own. and, i told her it was more than i need. but, she'll be happy to see what i'm doing with it: buying phones, buying bicycles, buying furniture, buying clothes, fixing guitars, etc.

she's getting older and she has a lot of money and she wanted to throw some at me. i'm fortunate....well, let's not get carried away, but i could be a lot worse off. and, i'm not being dishonest.

ok.

back to rebuilding the vista machine.

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