# I got a new computer!!!

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [February 27, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787 "2003-02-27T02:02:20Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author: ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/1 "2003-02-27T02:02:20Z")

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My wife let me have some of our tax return so I decided it was time to retire the old computer. A co-worker of mine builds computers on the side and made me an offer I could not refuse. AMD 2100, 512 megs of ram, Viewsonic moniter, really cool case, lots of extras for less than a grand. My weekend is now full getting the new one up and online. The grandkids are happy too, they get my wifes computer.

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### Author: ![Violet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ebca7d/32.png) [@Violet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violet)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/2 "2003-02-27T02:24:11Z")

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🆒

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### Author: ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/3 "2003-02-27T03:31:38Z")

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Sounds nice, so - what type of video card do have in there?

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### Author: ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/4 "2003-02-27T03:43:10Z")

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ATI Radeon 7500 64MB DDR.

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### Author: ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/5 "2003-02-27T06:48:07Z")

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::sigh::

Radeon… the bane of my existence!!!

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### Author: ![DreadCthulhu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/db5fbb/32.png) [@DreadCthulhu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DreadCthulhu)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/6 "2003-02-27T07:01:00Z")

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As long as you don’t do serious gaming, that should be fine.

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### Author: ![Winnowill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/4491bb/32.png) [@Winnowill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winnowill)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2003, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-got-a-new-computer/157787/7 "2003-02-27T07:45:08Z")

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WAAAH!!! ☹

I had it. Tonight. It was in my cart. I had the paperwork, and all of its little wires and attachments.

It was beautiful - a Sony VAIO, not immensely powerful, but better than what I’m using now. It had been a demo, and was listed at $750.

Mr Winnie had the Sony Preferred Card (six months same as cash) out, ready to pay when they said, “We aren’t set up to take that card for anything except televisions.” Silly us - having bought a television at that very store with that very card several weeks ago, imagining that we could by ANYTHING made by Sony with it there.

We didn’t get it.

I am distraught. ☹