My new Asus 1001PXD Netbook tops the expectations that I had. In my earlier post I wrote about getting the netbook I could afford but not the netbook that I wanted. The one that caught my eye had a 9.5 hour battery, extra memory and a few more bells and whistles.
My expectations for this Asus were low. After reading the online reviews my expectation was that this computer would be about as fast as a stampede of turtles. Instead, it's a peppy little machine that is suiting my needs perfectly. It probably wouldn't work for gaming but handles email and word processing just fine. Plus, it has the added bonus of being (almost) within my budget.
Money is always important. When you are trying to get out of debt you have to justify almost every dollar spent. It's tough to do that. We've been slammed with extra expenses these past few weeks. The last thing I needed was to purchase an expensive laptop.
The unexpected death of my previous netbook left me in a jam. For me, a computer isn't a luxury. It's a necessity. In addition to my blogs I write on Examiner, Yahoo Contributor Network and Factoidz. Without a computer I'm dead in the water.
But, justifying a cost and paying the bill can be two different things. I'm very fortunate to have found a computer for $250. Just as importantly, I'm lucky to have had extra writing come my way. It looks like the writing will pay for the Asus 1001 PXD netbook this month. Yay!
A little more dancing on the keyboard may help me pay another bill too. That's the plan anyway. The month is young and the sky is the limit. Let's see how high we can fly to help get rid of the debt, shall we?
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