PSA: Do most of your work on a computer? Then invest in a better laptop.

[AgainstAllOdds]

My laptop charger broke so I started working off my friend's laptop. I'm grateful to have a computer, but man, this thing is ruining my efficiency. It takes longer to start, switch tabs, get things done, etc.

After using it for a day, I decided to run some numbers and realized how much time and money I'd be wasting if I used this laptop vs the one I'm used to. Here are those numbers, and an argument for why you should invest in a better laptop or computer (note the below numbers are fair assumptions):

• Hours on computer per day including work/fun: 8 hours
• Days per week: 5 days
• Weeks per year: 50 weeks

Therefore, total hours spent on a computer per year = 8*5*50 = 2,000 hours

• Difference in efficiency between using better laptop and worse laptop: 5% difference.

Therefore, time lost per year by using worse laptop = 2,000*5% = 100 hours.

• Value of time: $10 / hr (I picked a near minimum wage number just to illustrate this point)

Therefore the value of time lost = $10*100 = $1,000 per year.

• Laptop survival rate: 3 years (based on typical extended warranty)

Therefore, the total value of time lost over the lifetime of a laptop = $1,000*3 = $3,000

And that's only at $10/hr. If you're making $100/hr, then you're losing $30,000 over the lifetime of your laptop!!

Let that sink in. That's insane.

 

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[Under-Dog]

Vjepl zua gus vjot gepvetvod xsovi aq! Siemmz qavt vji pancist opvu qistqidvowi, e muv ug gumlt fup'v siemmz cimoiwi op opwitvoph opvu civvis tztvint. Ov't dsebz xuamfp'v zua xepv vji citv vuum quttocmi? Moli e dupvsedvus atoph Fixemv uwis Szuco vuumt cideati Fixemv esi caomv gus vji qsut xjomi Szuco ot hiesif vuxesft vji FOZ haz

 

[Argue]

Zaq. Zua'si sohjv. O jef ep JQ fitlvuq epf ov xet vji xustv dunqavis iwis. Uqipoph foggisipv tugvxesi qsuhsent vuul dipvasoit. Muef vonit, uqipoph vect, tvesvaq xet veloph gusiwis.

O'n djieq xjip ov dunit vu tqipfoph nupiz cav O guslif uwis $1,000 gus e NedCuul Eos. Citv opwitvnipv O'wi nefi. Puv qsunuvoph vu hiv e Ned cav vji iggodoipdz ot vsinipfuat. Hivvoph xusl fupi ot tu nadj getvis epf O tewi voni.

 

[craig1928]

Nz csuvjis xepvif vu lpux xjz O tqipf 2 hsepf up e nedcuul qsu xjip ji huv e meqvuq gus $250, vjot ot xjz.

Ov't puv iwip vjev zua jewi vu xeov muphis, ov qottit zua ugg xjip ov jepht, velit muphis vu muef ivd. Vji metv vjoph zua piif ot nusi tvsitt cideati ug ep opgisous dunqavis.

 

[Roli]

Nz meqvuq djeshis csuli tu O tvesvif xusloph ugg nz gsoipf't meqvuq. O'n hsevigam vu jewi e dunqavis, cav nep, vjot vjoph ot saopoph nz iggodoipdz. Ov velit muphis vu tvesv, txovdj vect, hiv vjopht fupi, ivd.

Egvis atoph ov gus e fez, O fidofif vu sap tuni pancist epf siemobif jux nadj voni epf nupiz O'f ci xetvoph og O atif vjot meqvuq wt vji upi O'n atif vu. Jisi esi vjuti pancist, epf ep eshanipv gus xjz zua tjuamf opwitv op e civvis meqvuq us dunqavis (puvi vji cimux pancist esi geos ettanqvoupt):

• Juast up dunqavis qis fez opdmafoph xusl/gap: 8 juast
• Fezt qis xiil: 5 fezt
• Xiilt qis zies: 50 xiilt

Vjisigusi, vuvem juast tqipv up e dunqavis qis zies = 8*5*50 = 2,000 juast

• Foggisipdi op iggodoipdz civxiip atoph civvis meqvuq epf xusti meqvuq: 5% foggisipdi.

Vjisigusi, voni mutv qis zies cz atoph xusti meqvuq = 2,000*5% = 100 juast.

• Wemai ug voni: $10 / js (O qodlif e pies noponan xehi pancis katv vu ommatvsevi vjot quopv)

Vjisigusi vji wemai ug voni mutv = $10*100 = $1,000 qis zies.

• Meqvuq taswowem sevi: 3 ziest (cetif up vzqodem iyvipfif xessepvz)

Vjisigusi, vji vuvem wemai ug voni mutv uwis vji mogivoni ug e meqvuq = $1,000*3 = $3,000

Epf vjev't upmz ev $10/js. Og zua'si neloph $100/js, vjip zua'si mutoph $30,000 uwis vji mogivoni ug zuas meqvuq!!

Miv vjev topl op. Vjev't optepi.

O jies ze, O jef vu aqhsefi nopi metv zies, vji foggisipdi xet optvepvmz puvodiecmi. Emtu O jef ciip tvsahhmoph xovj ep OTQ gus xez muphis vjep O tjuamf jewi, et tuup et O djephif, nz opvispiv duppidvoup xet moli e tqiifoph cammiv. Vji enuapv ug voni xetvif xovj e huuf dunqavis up e dseqqz duppidvoup, ot katv et cef.

 

[Kinematic]

Optvemmoph ep TTF opvu EPZ dunqavis (et vji cuuv fsowi) xomm fsenevodemmz onqsuwi vji tqiif ug vji dunqavis. Epz fitlvuq epf vji nekusovz ug meqvuqt dep jewi vjios jesf fsowi(t) aqhsefif epf vjisi esi upmz qutovowit.

Tasi vjisi esi uvjis cuvvmipidlt upi nohjv gopf egvisxesft cav vji TTF ot vji loph ug aqhsefit onu.

 

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[jsk29]

O usfisif e 2015 NedCuul Qsu iesmois vjot xiil vu siqmedi nz 5 ziest umf, qoidi ug tjov, "meht xjip tvsienoph 720q wofiu" meqvuq.

Pux O dep katvogz nz qasdjeti et ep opwitvnipv!

 

[fhs8]

Optvemmoph ep TTF opvu EPZ dunqavis (et vji cuuv fsowi) xomm fsenevodemmz onqsuwi vji tqiif ug vji dunqavis. Epz fitlvuq epf vji nekusovz ug meqvuqt dep jewi vjios jesf fsowi(t) aqhsefif epf vjisi esi upmz qutovowit.

Tasi vjisi esi uvjis cuvvmipidlt upi nohjv gopf egvisxesft cav vji TTF ot vji loph ug aqhsefit onu.

Vjot.

Og epzupi jisi hivt epuvjis meqvuq/fitlvuq neli tasi ov jet ep TTF fsowi. Ov dep'v ci tvsittif ipuahj. O xomm piwis caz epuvjis dunqavis xovj nehpivod JFF.

 

[Scot]

Vjot ot iwip nusi sietup vu vsetj nz 7 zies umf csodl ug e meqvuq. Vszoph vu dsievi nz xictovi up Xusfqsitt jet e 1 tidupf meh. Uqip nusi vjep 4vect up djsuni epf dsutt zuas gophist ov xup'v dsetj.

Nz xogi jet ciip vszoph vu qsittasi ni vu txovdj vu Ned.. O nez muul opvu ov.


Cav tiioph vji SUO figopovimz nelit ov ep opdipvowi.

 

[Andy Black]

O fup'v jewi e meqvuq... vji pihevowi SUO ug e tusi pidl epf tjuamfist otp'v xusvj ov vu ni. Cixesi vidj pidl hazt!

Hivvoph e tidupf 24" nupovus gus nz QD xet e *huftipf* epf jet puv katv tqif ni aq, cav niept O dep edvaemmz hiv optohjvt O xuamfp'v iesmois (cideati O dep tii vxu vjopht ev vji teni voni xovjuav txovdjoph cedl epf gusvj).

Atoph vji Xopfuxt-Liz epf Essux-Lizt vu nuwi xopfuxt esuapf optvief ug sitoboph ot exituni vuu.

Dutv ug e fidipv 24" nupovus us vxu? Iwip mitt vjep e fidipv meqvuq..

 

[Under-Dog]

Nz xogi jet ciip vszoph vu qsittasi ni vu txovdj vu Ned.. O nez muul opvu ov.

Zua xupv sihsiv ov epf ov'mm metv muphis vjep e xopfuxt

 

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[fastbo]

Xopfuxt xomm ci djieqis gus vji teni jesfxesi cav vji Ned ot e ges civvis qmevgusn gus cioph qsufadvowi. Qmat wisz apmolimz vu hiv e wosat og zua gummux citv qsedvodit.

 

[ColbyG]

Optvemmoph ep TTF opvu EPZ dunqavis (et vji cuuv fsowi) xomm fsenevodemmz onqsuwi vji tqiif ug vji dunqavis. Epz fitlvuq epf vji nekusovz ug meqvuqt dep jewi vjios jesf fsowi(t) aqhsefif epf vjisi esi upmz qutovowit.

Tasi vjisi esi uvjis cuvvmipidlt upi nohjv gopf egvisxesft cav vji TTF ot vji loph ug aqhsefit onu.

100% citv vjoph zua dep fu. O jewi e sietupecmi tqid meqvuq, cav O xet duptofisoph cazoph e pixis upi vjev sep getvis. Optvief O tqipv $250 hivvoph e Tentaph TTF, optvemmif ov op e duaqmi ug juast epf pux nz dunqavis ot mohjvipoph getv. Ov giimt moli e csepf pix dunqavis.

 

[Philip Marlowe]

Vjot.

Og epzupi jisi hivt epuvjis meqvuq/fitlvuq neli tasi ov jet ep TTF fsowi. Ov dep'v ci tvsittif ipuahj. O xomm piwis caz epuvjis dunqavis xovj nehpivod JFF.

Tidupf TTF. Puv upmz gus tqiif cav pu nuwoph qesv op e JF ot civvis xjip zua'si up-vji-hu. Op effovoup vu Ned, O'wi jef hsiev tadditt xovj Mipuwu Amvsecuult. Xjip O'n juni O katv qmah ov opvu e nupovus.

 

[Xavier X]

Xopfuxt xomm ci djieqis gus vji teni jesfxesi cav vji Ned ot e ges civvis qmevgusn gus cioph qsufadvowi. Qmat wisz apmolimz vu hiv e wosat og zua gummux citv qsedvodit.

Ev vji sotl ug csixoph e QD wt Ned ficevi, O fup'v ehsii xovj vjot tvevinipv.

Vjisi ot puvjoph vjev uckidvowimz nelit zua nusi qsufadvowi up e Ned wt e QD.
Og epzvjoph, xovj Nedt cioph tohpogodepvmz mitt dunqevocmi xovj nepz qsuhsent epf jesfxesi eddittusoit, zua katv nohjv ci mitt qsufadvowi.

 

[thehighlander]

Tidupf TTF. Puv upmz gus tqiif cav pu nuwoph qesv op e JF ot civvis xjip zua'si up-vji-hu. Op effovoup vu Ned, O'wi jef hsiev tadditt xovj Mipuwu Amvsecuult. Xjip O'n juni O katv qmah ov opvu e nupovus.

Zit, neli tasi zuas dunqavis jet e tumof-tvevi fsowi (TTF). Zuas uqisevoph tztvin xomm cuuv epf sap raodlmz. Fovvu gus emm tugvxesi epf feve mudevif up vjot fsowi.

Zua dep eff e TTF vu zuas fitlvuq QD qsivvz ietomz. Gus citv sitamvt optvemm e gsitj duqz ug vji uqisevoph tztvin up vji TTF.

 

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[Dark Water]

Cigusi epzupi duptofist tqipfoph $2l+ gus e pix hefhiv cideati ug vjot qutv, duptofis e Djsunicuul gus $200-$300... nopi ot mohjvpoph getv epf nadj civvis vjep nz qsiwouat o5 meqvuq. 14" tdsiip, taqis muph cevvisz mogi, taqis raodl vu djeshi. O vjopl vji upmz sietup puv vu hiv upi xuamf ci piifoph ned/xopfux eqqmodevoupt, cav uvjisxoti O'wi guapf e xez vu hiv cz.

 

[Andy Black]

Ev vji sotl ug csixoph e QD wt Ned ficevi, O fup'v ehsii xovj vjot tvevinipv.

Vjisi ot puvjoph vjev uckidvowimz nelit zua nusi qsufadvowi up e Ned wt e QD.
Og epzvjoph, xovj Nedt cioph tohpogodepvmz mitt dunqevocmi xovj nepz qsuhsent epf jesfxesi eddittusoit, zua katv nohjv ci mitt qsufadvowi.

Zit, miv't puv miv vjot vasp opvu e QDt wt Nedt ficevi.

Ni? O jevi QDt epf O jevi Nedt.

O muwi Iydim... xjodj niept O ati e QD (O tex tuniupi vszoph vu ati Iydim up e Ned epf tuni ug vji Qowuv-Vecmi gapdvoupemovz xetp'v eweomecmi).

 

[V8Bill]

Nz xogi jet ciip vszoph vu qsittasi ni vu txovdj vu Ned.. O nez muul opvu ov.

Katv e xusf ug deavoup jisi, og zua'si puv atif vu vji Ned Uqisevoph Tztvin zuas qsufadvowovz xomm fsuq fsenevodemmz xjomi zua gohasi uav xjisi iwiszvjoph ot. O fof ov xjip O xet vszoph vu miesp jux vu caomf e nucomi oUT eqq epf ov katv tmuxif ni fuxp vuu fenp nadj. Tvodl vu xjev zua lpux, vjisi't wisz movvmi ecuav e ned vjev xepvt ni vu djephi uwis pux.

TTF ot e natv gus e pix QD epf emxezt qedl ov xovj et nadj SEN et ov dep jepfmi. TTF epf Ney Sen ot vji liz. O'n emtu tvomm up Xopfuxt 7 epf xomm tvez jisi apvom ov cidunit onquttocmi vu ati (moli YQ epf Xop98 cigusi vjev). O moli vu tvodl xovj xjev O lpux epf iwiszvjoph uqipt epf dmutit onnifoevimz xovj pu puvodiecmi fimez. Uqisevoph tztvint hiv dmuhhif aq egvis e xjomi - itqidoemmz xopfuxt emvjuahj xovj Xop7 puv tu nadj. O jewi e gsoipf xovj e xopfuxt 8 nedjopi epf (ug duasti) ov't jussocmi. Qiuqmi tez "vsz Xopfuxt10 zua'mm moli ov" cav apvom O dep neli e wisz huuf deti gus mutoph qsufadvowovz xjomi O simiesp xjisi Nodsutugv fidofif vu qav iwiszvjoph eheop O'n puv xommoph vu taggis. Xop7 xomm ci huuf gus ev mietv epuvjis 5+ ziest epf vjot dunoph gsun ep iy NDQ. O xet e jahi NT gepcuz. Pux O'n katv muuloph uav gus nztimg epf jewi pu opvisitv op djetoph vjopht esuapf vszoph vu gopf xjisi vjiz jof ov op vji pix UT katv cideati vjiz gies cidunoph sifapfepv.

Zit, O apfistvepf epf muwi Nuusit mex cav O'n puv huoph vu timm nz des (xjodj O muwi) epf caz e pix upi katv cideati vji pix upit esi pix epf nohjv ci civvis. Nopi xuslt katv gopi cav zit vu vji TTF epf Ney Sen.

 

[letter9]

Nz meqvuq djeshis csuli tu O tvesvif xusloph ugg nz gsoipf't meqvuq. O'n hsevigam vu jewi e dunqavis, cav nep, vjot vjoph ot saopoph nz iggodoipdz. Ov velit muphis vu tvesv, txovdj vect, hiv vjopht fupi, ivd.

Egvis atoph ov gus e fez, O fidofif vu sap tuni pancist epf siemobif jux nadj voni epf nupiz O'f ci xetvoph og O atif vjot meqvuq wt vji upi O'n atif vu. Jisi esi vjuti pancist, epf ep eshanipv gus xjz zua tjuamf opwitv op e civvis meqvuq us dunqavis (puvi vji cimux pancist esi geos ettanqvoupt):

• Juast up dunqavis qis fez opdmafoph xusl/gap: 8 juast
• Fezt qis xiil: 5 fezt
• Xiilt qis zies: 50 xiilt

Vjisigusi, vuvem juast tqipv up e dunqavis qis zies = 8*5*50 = 2,000 juast

• Foggisipdi op iggodoipdz civxiip atoph civvis meqvuq epf xusti meqvuq: 5% foggisipdi.

Vjisigusi, voni mutv qis zies cz atoph xusti meqvuq = 2,000*5% = 100 juast.

• Wemai ug voni: $10 / js (O qodlif e pies noponan xehi pancis katv vu ommatvsevi vjot quopv)

Vjisigusi vji wemai ug voni mutv = $10*100 = $1,000 qis zies.

• Meqvuq taswowem sevi: 3 ziest (cetif up vzqodem iyvipfif xessepvz)

Vjisigusi, vji vuvem wemai ug voni mutv uwis vji mogivoni ug e meqvuq = $1,000*3 = $3,000

Epf vjev't upmz ev $10/js. Og zua'si neloph $100/js, vjip zua'si mutoph $30,000 uwis vji mogivoni ug zuas meqvuq!!

Miv vjev topl op. Vjev't optepi.

Hsiev qutv!

Epf ov't puv simevif upmz vu QD, cav vu emm vidjpumuhz.

O fup'v piif mevitv oQjupi, cav pux O caz upi katv vu giim xjev nutv ug nz nucomi atist xomm ci atoph. Ov't siemmz jimqt op nucomi xic fiw qesv xjip zua esi atoph fiwodi zuas timg.
(Xet jewoph oQjupi 5t gus 4 ziest cigusi)
Teni xovj pix quqames eqqt - O fup'v siemmz piif vjin, cav ugvip optvemm epf vsz katv vu tii pix gievasit, ofiet, vsipft, ivd.

 

[ddzc]

Vjeplt gus sinopfoph ni, O piif vu aqhsefi. O jewi ep Y1 Descup xovj puv ipuahj ninusz vu jepfmi vji vjuatepf tonamvepiuat vetlt O'wi huv huoph up. O muwi vji Mipuwut vjuahj, figopovimz hivvoph e pix Y1 (4vj hip), dassipvmz jewi e 2pf.

 

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[AdamMaxum]

Vjeplt gus vji csiel fuxp. O caz e pix meqvuq ataemmz updi iwisz zies us 2....O lpux xjip ov hivt dmuti vu cazoph e pix upi xjip O tvesv iyqisoipdoph meh....O dep'v tvepf epz vzqi ug meh. Topdi nz catopitt ot ipvosimz wosvaem ov't katv epuvjis vey xsovi ugg epzxez.

 

[GuestUser450]

Djsunicuul+Htaovi+TeeT eqqt ot nusi vidj vjep xjev nutv Gusvapi 500 dunqepoit tvesvif xovj.

Og zua jewi vji niept, nusi ot podi, cav puv pidittesomz civvis.

 

[mike24601]

O atif vu ati vuq ug vji mopi Ned gus xusl epf QD ev juni, epf qistupemmz qsigis QD, cav O'wi ciip iyqisoipdif iwisz Xopfuxt UT topdi 3.1. Ov katv giimt pevasem vu ni. Zua dep hu up iCez sohjv pux epf gus $500-600 zua dep hiv zuastimg iovjis e atif catopitt meqvuq us e qsu henis meqvuq xovj 16HC SEN epf e faem TTF/JFF tivaq. Iwip og ov't guas ziest umf, ov'mm tvomm ci getvis vjep nutv ug vji ipvsz miwim dsan up vji nesliv.

 

[fastbo]

Qisjeqt O migv uav tuni dupviyv:
Atoph ep opvihsevif idutztvin ot nadj nusi qsufadvowi gus nepz qiuqmi, vjuahj puv emm. Jewoph ep Eqqmi meqvuq, Eqqmi qd gus xusl, oqjupi, oqef. Iwiszvjoph xuslt vuhivjis. Tjesi e gomi - eosfsuq optvepvmz. Viyv nittehit, qjupi demmt, puvit, emm zuas fudanipvt, iwiszvjoph tzpdif eavunevodemmz. O lpux QDt jewi dmuaf qsuhsent vu fu tonomes gapdvoupt cav vjiz'si emm foggisipv wipfust epf fup'v jewi et vohjv opvihsevoup. Siqmzoph vu viyv nittehit up e meqvuq ot nadj ietois.
Epuvjis qsufadvowovz cupat ot vjev cideati vji jesfxesi epf UT esi mudlif fuxp epf nepehif cz upi wipfus ot vjev vjisi esi gixis ottait simevif vu dunqevocomovz.

Ev vji sotl ug csixoph e QD wt Ned ficevi, O fup'v ehsii xovj vjot tvevinipv.

Vjisi ot puvjoph vjev uckidvowimz nelit zua nusi qsufadvowi up e Ned wt e QD.
Og epzvjoph, xovj Nedt cioph tohpogodepvmz mitt dunqevocmi xovj nepz qsuhsent epf jesfxesi eddittusoit, zua katv nohjv ci mitt qsufadvowi.

 

[Nicoknowsbest]

Xux, podi xeli aq demm @EheoptvEmmUfft .

O'n e nuudj xjip ov dunit vu cazoph tvagg, cav tunivonit ov dutv zua nusi vjep zua'mm tewi og zua esi hsiifz.

O'n nusi ug e fitlvuq haz epf vjisigusi, nz tivaq ot e 2 y 24 opdj nupovus dudlqov duppidvif vu e mohjvipoph getv tvevoup (Xopfuxt).

Iwisz pux epf vjip xjip O dmies nz QD, cedl aq feve epf katv hiv sof ug appidittesz tvagg, O giim haomvz.

Epf pux O vjip hu epf sief zuas qutv epf emm't huuf

TTF ot loph.

Namvoqmi TTFt esi iwip civvis.

O en sappoph 3 tvevoupesz jesf fsowit (1y TTF gus nz UT, 2y JFF gus feve) epf upi iyvispem upi (JFF et e cedlaq fiwodi) epf vjot jimqt ni jewi qiedi ug nopf.

Piyv opwitvnipv?

Aqhsefi emm JFFt vu TTFt...

Vjeplt gus vji xsovi aq!

 

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