Goodbye LG Ultrabook =(

We met for the first time on a weekend in early December 2011. LG Ultrabook was showcased on a laptop pedestal under glimmering lights that accentuated it's stamped titanium chassis. I moved closer. It spoke  me in low, husky whisper.

"i5 core, 4 gigs of ram, DDR2, 13.3 inches, ultra-portable."

The geek in me swooned. The writer in me moaned. The accountant in me clutched tightly at my purse strings.

The  LG Ultrabook continued. "You can afford it. Treat yourself. You've been a good little writer, tap-tapping on that tiny Idea Pad keyboard. You deserve me."

I went home but LG Ultrabook's voice was in my head. It whispered sweet nothings. "9 second start up time. That's 0nly 9 seconds between start-up and your idea on my screen. It's 13.3 inches. I have a spacious key board." 

I began stalking LG Ultrabook where ever it was sold.

"I want you, " I whispered stroking it's stamped titanium one afternoon in Home Plus.

"You're drooling all over the keyboard." A salesman grabbed me by the arm. " Please stop fondling that computer. You're making the other customers uncomfortable."

"I'll buy you." I called over my shoulder as I was escorted of the store. "As soon as your on sale!"

This is a rather funny explanation how I broke my cardinal rule for purchasing electronics. (Always buy the cheapest thing that offers your must have features. Compromise on the rest. Upgrade guilt free in two or three years. ) And it also explains why I was so sad  yesterday. Despite a 1000 good reasons to insist on a refund or replacement computer, I was, still am reticent about saying goodbye. I even made a mind map to clarify my thoughts. In the end it came down to stability.  It was too prone to shock. It was like a pocket CD player that skipped songs at the slightest jolt.  Goodbye LG Ultrabook. I'm sorry that it ended this way.

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