Time For An Upgrade

Was having lunch by myself (yes, sad lil' old me) at Cafe Nero today, sipping a cup of latte and having an oven roasted chicken breast & pepper sandwich, when I noticed this this rather troubled-looking businessman-type kinda guy sitting beside me.

I looked over, and there he was fiddling at his Dell laptop (ah... My fellow brethren whom shares da same brand as my own laptop). I was peeking at what he was up to when I noticed something really funny.

I must say: that laptop of his must be the most ancient under-powered piece of junk I've ever seen. As I watched on, I realised it took him a full 1/2 minute to finish loading his "Dell" startup screen, followed by a full 2 minutes of wait at the Windows loading screen. After that, he also enjoyed a full 1 1/2 minutes wait for the rest of the start up programs to power up.

At first I thought, "perhaps he is a graphic designer of some sort n he's got loads of graphic or picture files in his laptop..." When he awkwardly moved his cursor towards the Windows "Start" button and clicked it... I knew exactly what was wrong. It doesn't take a genius to figure out - if it takes 15 seconds to even load the "Start" list: it means its time for an upgrade... Or a new laptop.

Which brings me to what I think. In this information age, especially for computer gamers like me, the demands imposed on our machines are so high, its only normal if one changes their laptop/PC every 2 years. I still remember the joy when I purchase my new Dell laptop beginning of this year, only to my dismay that I can barely run games that are currently being released. Mind you - my laptop was top of the range when I first bought it.

Maybe its time to save up to invest in a PS3, which would be released soon in the UK, priced at a whopping £450! You hear that? That's the sizzling sound of a hole burning through my wallet. Ouch...