The First Look

The factory has been closed for a while now, because Kiki died. Yeah, my lovely Laptop gave up on me and for the last 5 weeks or so I've been using the miaudonna's old PC to go online... which I'm very, very thankful for (Thx Puffin!).

Luckily fo me it was a slow death and I could save most of my data. But I miss Kiki ... she wasn't the prettiest of notebooks, but she was my baby.

Now I'm getting a new Baby ... and the decision was difficult. I mean I didn't plan on getting a new Notebook now... I thought maybe next year when I have a real job. But now that Kiki is gone there is no argueing... I NEED a Laptop to write my dissertation and end Project Finish.

Macbook or "normal" Notebook?

I never really wanted a Macbook though, because of all the hype surrounding it and because I'm sooo used to Windows ... I know where everything is and how to deal with it. I just thought about maybe getting one in case my future employer uses Mac stuff.

Anyway... after a week of soul searching, price comparing and consulting friends and relatives ... it seemed not buying a Macbook would be slightly stupid. Yes, I want a stylish Notebook with all the latest gadgets and for a good price. And I want it to be as light as possible as I have to carry it around a lot in the next few months. The Macbook just convinced me more and more ... especially as I'll get 12% off the original price, if I buy it through my university's apple store.

So the decision was made ... my new Notebook would indeed be a Macbook.

And then a man at an apple store here in Berlin told me about the new Macbooks and possible price reductions (hey if I can save 100 Euros, I'll do it) and talked about them coming out in September... well that didn't happen. It was just new ipods.

But then they started the Back to School campaign basically giving an ipod away with a Macbook and now I'm very happy I waited and I was hoping for the rumours to be true that there will be new Macbooks by next week.

I waited anxiously for the rumours to be true and now they finally announced another event for next Tuesday.

And here is the first Look:



Is that my new Baby?

I've already got a name, I'm going to call it Vegas ... why? Because the money I have to spend on it could have easily paid for THAT trip to Vegas... especially with the economy being in the shitter. And I love Vegas and I think it's a fitting name... as I gambled by waiting and waiting for it and it seems I won... as I might not just get a new Macbook, but also an iPod touch for half the money it would usually set me back. Yippieh!

So I'm very, very happy and excited! I can't wait for next week and for my order to be placed!