I don't have to BE anywhere today.

[gurdymonkey]

So why is it I don't feel like cleaning the living room?

EDIT: Just noticed while reoganizing the crap-storm that is my living room that the strapping tape on the okey-dokey-daiko is stretched from the tension ropes. Looks like I'm going to be spending this afternoon checking, re-taping and re-roping drums so they'll be in some semblance of useable order for A&S. And I need to pick up some lumber and clothesline to make stands for the baby shime-daiko while I'm at it. And a 5 gallon paint bucket so I have something to drum on in the unlikely event I get a full class.

All of which means that there's no point in vacuuming just yet.

EDIT The Second: Run to the OSH in Berkeley is done. Picked up some linen for a new under-kosode at the discount fabric joint across the road because I noticed that my favorite white linen under-kosode is showing signs of wear - unsurprising given that I'd live in it if I could. Headed home on local streets through Emeryville so I could do a research visit to Best Buy. THIS looks like a very sweet deal for a 6 GB desktop: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9999110800050003&type=product&id=pcmprd110900050003 

Before James starts emailing me with pleas to go Mac or go home, it's a 6 GB (!!!!!) desktop for less than the Mac Mini, WITH a new monitor and printer. I will also be able to load and use my PC software instead of having to replace it all with Mac versions. Given my track record of using this Presario for over ten years and the fact that Mac refuses to support machines older than five? 

Anybody out there have HP machines? Do you like them? Pros? Cons?

Comments

[takadai-no-tora.livejournal.com]

Because cleaning the living room is tedious? I don't feel like cleaning mine either.

[ladycelia.livejournal.com]

Want to come pull weeds instead? I have to sit around a car lot all day. I'd rather be pulling weeds--and I hate pulling weeds.

[takadai-no-tora.livejournal.com]

We had HP machines at work for a while; they're pretty reliable, not always the most innovative. Their printers are expensive to use because of the ink cost, but that's the only serious fault I know about. Tech support seems to be pretty good.
Are there other PCs that you're looking at as well?

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

What's in the stores that I could look at and play with? Pretty much HP, one lonely Compaq (which is an HP with a Compaq nameplate), Dell, Acer, Lenovo and e-Machines. (I didn't bother looking at laptops. I don't like the keyboards and what I want would be for home use.)

I do know their business printers are extremely reliable. We use a lot of HP machines at the office.