>ask a knowlegable friend As the "knowlegable friend" in my circles this just means that I get swamped with requests for assistance in selecting laptops which

>ask a knowlegable friend As the "knowlegable friend" in my circles this just means that I get swamped with requests for assistance in selecting laptops which means I get the joys of navigating shitty PC websites for a machine that I will never use (until it breaks). I made the decision a long time ago to tell folks asking for help "if you want a Mac, I'll give you all the assistance you want but if you want a PC, you're on your own."