laptop: i think despite the "cons" there are more pros. for you i suppose carrying it around would make a huge difference since you don't carry ANYTHING at all currently. for me, i already carried around a backpack with stuff in it, i never really noticed the weight until i've had to bring it in on the crutches. buy a mac and you won't have to worry about the whole powerpoint thing *much* coz i tend to find the battery life is really good. mine only started dying in the past month when i've been treating it really badly. i don't think the hassles become invisible. i just think they're not as bad as you think they are. i don't think it's a dependence thing, perhaps it's more of a convenience thing. i could easily run up the labs as well but why should i when i have my laptop with me? i mean, i've paid for it, i've lugged it to uni, it has everything i could possibly want on it, i'm less likely to email myself the wrong assignment files coz i'll have it all that, i can watch movies on the train AND i can internet in bed or whilst watching tv. i'm not completely dependent on my laptop, if i dont have it with me i dont fall in to pieces and can in fact go for lengthy periods of time without touching it... i don't think people have the same "dependency" on laptops as they do on say... mobile phones.
cars: yes, expensive but oh so convenient. i can travel around late at night without either having to fork out heaps for a taxi or worry about my safety on and as i wait for public transport. in fact, i can get home in 40mins with a car whereas it would take 1.5hrs by train, up to 2 if it's that late at night. i know there's people who refuse to say, bus it to the city when they could just drive but i think you're thinking of the extreme case. most people who own cars/drive frequently do see the benefits in public transport, they just have other options available that are much more convenient. it also means not having to rely on other people for lifts. something which i don't like having to do. it means that you can randomly go on road trips. i mean honestly, i've been able to drive with frequent access to a car for 2 and a half years and during that entire time during session, i've used my yellow weekly travelpass to within an inch of its life every week. honestly number 2, if i had a small car, i would drive to uni every day because fuel consumption would be comparable to buying a weekly with the added bonus of being able to come and go when i please and at any time with no waiting idly around. sure i'd have insurance to pay and i'd have to actualy have bought the car, but once i've already done that, why not use it if the weekly cost is comparable to what i'm already paying with added convenience?
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Date: 2007-07-26 04:57 pm (UTC)i think despite the "cons" there are more pros. for you i suppose carrying it around would make a huge difference since you don't carry ANYTHING at all currently. for me, i already carried around a backpack with stuff in it, i never really noticed the weight until i've had to bring it in on the crutches. buy a mac and you won't have to worry about the whole powerpoint thing *much* coz i tend to find the battery life is really good. mine only started dying in the past month when i've been treating it really badly. i don't think the hassles become invisible. i just think they're not as bad as you think they are. i don't think it's a dependence thing, perhaps it's more of a convenience thing. i could easily run up the labs as well but why should i when i have my laptop with me? i mean, i've paid for it, i've lugged it to uni, it has everything i could possibly want on it, i'm less likely to email myself the wrong assignment files coz i'll have it all that, i can watch movies on the train AND i can internet in bed or whilst watching tv. i'm not completely dependent on my laptop, if i dont have it with me i dont fall in to pieces and can in fact go for lengthy periods of time without touching it... i don't think people have the same "dependency" on laptops as they do on say... mobile phones.
cars:
yes, expensive but oh so convenient. i can travel around late at night without either having to fork out heaps for a taxi or worry about my safety on and as i wait for public transport. in fact, i can get home in 40mins with a car whereas it would take 1.5hrs by train, up to 2 if it's that late at night. i know there's people who refuse to say, bus it to the city when they could just drive but i think you're thinking of the extreme case. most people who own cars/drive frequently do see the benefits in public transport, they just have other options available that are much more convenient. it also means not having to rely on other people for lifts. something which i don't like having to do. it means that you can randomly go on road trips. i mean honestly, i've been able to drive with frequent access to a car for 2 and a half years and during that entire time during session, i've used my yellow weekly travelpass to within an inch of its life every week. honestly number 2, if i had a small car, i would drive to uni every day because fuel consumption would be comparable to buying a weekly with the added bonus of being able to come and go when i please and at any time with no waiting idly around. sure i'd have insurance to pay and i'd have to actualy have bought the car, but once i've already done that, why not use it if the weekly cost is comparable to what i'm already paying with added convenience?