So it turns out that I just cannot win.
I have had my laptop for... oh... five years? And in all that time, I have managed to not cause it undo pain or harm. Right up until the very end of November.
List of casualties in the past two months:
Hard drive. YES, THE ENTIRE THING. Including all of my writing. I dropped the laptop, so the hard drive decided to drop all of my data. By the way, all of my back-up data? That had also just been wiped, because I'd sold that hard drive and had just gotten a new PC. "Back-up data to new hard drive" was on my to-do list. Due to circumstances, it never got done.
What was lost? Oh, not much. Just about three half-written novels, countless bits and pieces of other writings, every fic I have ever written (including about... 100? that I have not completed but did plan to finish and post one day), and a Teen Titans fic that probably consisted of about 100 000 words and counting. You know, just that. Gone.
Now, there is a lovely company known as SalvageData. They are retrieving that data for me. For $810. That's basically a month's pay completely wiped out. Also, I needed a new hard drive for my laptop. I decided to upgrade while I was at it from 60GB (I know, I know. Stone age!) to 350GB. It cost about $115.
And now I have managed to spill milk all over the damn keyboard, essentially frying it. I just... goddamnit. Why. Do you know how I'm typing this right now? I'm using an external keyboard hooked up with with a PS2/USB adapter. I've just ordered a new keyboard for my laptop ($28.50!) so I can replace it.
Oh, and I also fried my wireless mouse. That was brand new. ($15) So there's that.
I've just not had a good past few months with computers.
$810
$115
$28.50
$15
_________
$968.50
>:(
Really, I'd like to say that it would have been cheaper to get a new laptop, but there was nothing wrong with my laptop after I dropped it. The hard drive was the only thing that was damaged. If I hadn't cared about what was on it -- or if I'd still had my back-ups -- I would have only had to pay for a new hard drive. And even now it's just the keyboard that was fried. Besides, I love my laptop. Although I really can't blame it if it doesn't love me much right now.
Wait, suddenly the mouse is working again. I'm confused. :( Okay, so $953.50.I'm still not happy.
Never has this icon been more appropriate.
[/tale of woe]
I have had my laptop for... oh... five years? And in all that time, I have managed to not cause it undo pain or harm. Right up until the very end of November.
List of casualties in the past two months:
Hard drive. YES, THE ENTIRE THING. Including all of my writing. I dropped the laptop, so the hard drive decided to drop all of my data. By the way, all of my back-up data? That had also just been wiped, because I'd sold that hard drive and had just gotten a new PC. "Back-up data to new hard drive" was on my to-do list. Due to circumstances, it never got done.
What was lost? Oh, not much. Just about three half-written novels, countless bits and pieces of other writings, every fic I have ever written (including about... 100? that I have not completed but did plan to finish and post one day), and a Teen Titans fic that probably consisted of about 100 000 words and counting. You know, just that. Gone.
Now, there is a lovely company known as SalvageData. They are retrieving that data for me. For $810. That's basically a month's pay completely wiped out. Also, I needed a new hard drive for my laptop. I decided to upgrade while I was at it from 60GB (I know, I know. Stone age!) to 350GB. It cost about $115.
And now I have managed to spill milk all over the damn keyboard, essentially frying it. I just... goddamnit. Why. Do you know how I'm typing this right now? I'm using an external keyboard hooked up with with a PS2/USB adapter. I've just ordered a new keyboard for my laptop ($28.50!) so I can replace it.
Oh, and I also fried my wireless mouse. That was brand new. ($15) So there's that.
I've just not had a good past few months with computers.
$810
$115
$28.50
$15
_________
$968.50
>:(
Really, I'd like to say that it would have been cheaper to get a new laptop, but there was nothing wrong with my laptop after I dropped it. The hard drive was the only thing that was damaged. If I hadn't cared about what was on it -- or if I'd still had my back-ups -- I would have only had to pay for a new hard drive. And even now it's just the keyboard that was fried. Besides, I love my laptop. Although I really can't blame it if it doesn't love me much right now.
Wait, suddenly the mouse is working again. I'm confused. :( Okay, so $953.50.
Never has this icon been more appropriate.
[/tale of woe]
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