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Advice on purchasing a Macbook/MBP for girlfriend?
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Wow, this thread really blew up!
I'll read all of your posts and reply tomorrow, gang.
woah your back!! totally missed your post. yea its gotten a little out of hand
So you're *dating* and it's your one year dating anniversary (how 10th grade-ish first of all) and you're getting her a laptop? Try dinner and flowers bud. Good night - it's no wonder everybody is in debt in this country.
Which leads to a second point: is there a good reason there are people in these forums who seem to need to make the point that they have a girlfriend? It's comical how many times I read posts that say "my g/f has this laptop" or "my g/f and I..." or "i'm getting my g/f this (insert Apple product)..." ...said in such a way that the poster wants us to know he has a g/f. Pure observation - maybe I'm alone but it's funny because it's often shared by someone and it's COMPLETELY irrelevant to whatever topic is being discussed.
"Mac OSX security update released..."
(poster): "I just did the update on my girlfriend's laptop and now my UMB has firewire"
or some random quote like that and we needed to know it was your girlfriend's laptop -- why?
Well said, but hey at least he came down from his "better then everyone else" throne long enough to share is words of wisdom with us peons
Well said, but hey at least he came down from his "better then everyone else" throne long enough to share is words of wisdom with us peons
Well at first I wasn't going to come down from my throne, but then my g/f said I should.
Well said, but hey at least he came down from his "better then everyone else" throne long enough to share is words of wisdom with us peons
This made me and my g/f laugh.
Hey everybody. I'd like to thank all of your for your input. I'll summarize and answer some of the questions that keep popping up.
1. A $1000+ gift for someone you're "dating?" Are you crazy?
I know what some of you guys are thinking. It must seem like this whipped.hams character is some love-struck child who'll drop money at the beck and call of his girlfriend. I can only insist that this is not the case.
I may totally change my mind and decide that flowers and a necklace is the way to go. Hell, maybe I'll treat her to a movie + McDonald's drive thru again (see: 2/14/09). And if I do decide to gift her with a laptop, then great! That means I'll have two laptops to play with around the house!
I should have mentioned that this gift will cover Xmas '08, Anniversary '09, and Xmas '09.
2. So what happens when you give her a laptop and then she breaks up with you??
What would happen if you marry someone, have kids with them, and then the marriage fails?
What would happen if you bought a nice new car/instrument/computer, and you broke it or somebody stole it?
I wouldn't be able to go through life wondering "what would happen."
Anyways, if she gets a new comp and we break up, then that's ok. Life goes on, and in one year this little gift won't mean anything to me, my heart or my bank account.
3. So what's your decision?
I'll likely choose a base model unibody MB and go with alphaod's suggestion with the laser engraving (great idea, I totally forgot about that).
I'll be traveling a fair amount this summer, and moving across the country, so I'm going to hold off on the purchase until a month or two after this little anniversary celebration.
Thank you all for helping me to solve the original question. Please continue posting in this thread if you have something to say and it makes you happy and/or please continue trolling if it makes you feel better
1. A $1000+ gift for someone you're "dating?" Are you crazy?
I know what some of you guys are thinking. It must seem like this whipped.hams character is some love-struck child who'll drop money at the beck and call of his girlfriend. I can only insist that this is not the case.
I may totally change my mind and decide that flowers and a necklace is the way to go. Hell, maybe I'll treat her to a movie + McDonald's drive thru again (see: 2/14/09). And if I do decide to gift her with a laptop, then great! That means I'll have two laptops to play with around the house!
I should have mentioned that this gift will cover Xmas '08, Anniversary '09, and Xmas '09.
2. So what happens when you give her a laptop and then she breaks up with you??
What would happen if you marry someone, have kids with them, and then the marriage fails?
What would happen if you bought a nice new car/instrument/computer, and you broke it or somebody stole it?
I wouldn't be able to go through life wondering "what would happen."
Anyways, if she gets a new comp and we break up, then that's ok. Life goes on, and in one year this little gift won't mean anything to me, my heart or my bank account.
3. So what's your decision?
I'll likely choose a base model unibody MB and go with alphaod's suggestion with the laser engraving (great idea, I totally forgot about that).
I'll be traveling a fair amount this summer, and moving across the country, so I'm going to hold off on the purchase until a month or two after this little anniversary celebration.
Thank you all for helping me to solve the original question. Please continue posting in this thread if you have something to say and it makes you happy and/or please continue trolling if it makes you feel better
Hey everybody. I'd like to thank all of your for your input. I'll summarize and answer some of the questions that keep popping up.
1. A $1000+ gift for someone you're "dating?" Are you crazy?
I know what some of you guys are thinking. It must seem like this whipped.hams character is some love-struck child who'll drop money at the beck and call of his girlfriend. I can only insist that this is not the case.
I may totally change my mind and decide that flowers and a necklace is the way to go. Hell, maybe I'll treat her to a movie + McDonald's drive thru again (see: 2/14/09). And if I do decide to gift her with a laptop, then great! That means I'll have two laptops to play with around the house!
I should have mentioned that this gift will cover Xmas '08, Anniversary '09, and Xmas '09.
2. So what happens when you give her a laptop and then she breaks up with you??
What would happen if you marry someone, have kids with them, and then the marriage fails?
What would happen if you bought a nice new car/instrument/computer, and you broke it or somebody stole it?
I wouldn't be able to go through life wondering "what would happen."
Anyways, if she gets a new comp and we break up, then that's ok. Life goes on, and in one year this little gift won't mean anything to me, my heart or my bank account.
3. So what's your decision?
I'll likely choose a base model unibody MB and go with alphaod's suggestion with the laser engraving (great idea, I totally forgot about that).
I'll be traveling a fair amount this summer, and moving across the country, so I'm going to hold off on the purchase until a month or two after this little anniversary celebration.
Thank you all for helping me to solve the original question. Please continue posting in this thread if you have something to say and it makes you happy and/or please continue trolling if it makes you feel better
good luck man
I know you've made your decision, but I feel a couple of questions needed to have been asked:
1. How much cash do you have?
2. Exactly how hot is this girlfriend?
3. A second the post about having it custom engraved with her name and yours on it. Genius!
1. How much cash do you have?
2. Exactly how hot is this girlfriend?
3. A second the post about having it custom engraved with her name and yours on it. Genius!
good call. if she does bolt, the next dude is going to have to wonder - Who the heck is Bob? And why is his name and yours on the laptop?
Excellent strategy ftw.
Agreed, If you can go big, why not? What says true love like brushed aluminum and 4 gb RAM? Nothing, not even roses. Seriously though try to add a personal touch such as setting the desktop background with a picture of her favorite celebrity or downloading some of her favorite music to the HD just so she knows how much thought and effort you put in to making her happy.
This is the definition of win. I laughed so hard I almost cried.
My geek best friend would LOVE this.
He sent me this poem on Valentines.
roses are #FF0000
violets are #0000FF
all my base
are belong to you
as far as the Laser engraving is concerned make sure you also say who it is from. that way if she does take off on you she will always be reminded that it was you who gave her the beautiful computer she is using.
There is that a good compromise all you ppl who think its dumb to give a girl you've been dating for a year an expensive gift.
There is that a good compromise all you ppl who think its dumb to give a girl you've been dating for a year an expensive gift.
1. I've got exactly $10.01 in my wallet
2. On a scale of 9 to 10, she's a 10.
3. That's why alphaod gets big bucks for his big ideas.
If she's a 10, then it's all right under the provisions of the guy code. If she's not, she's either a spoiled princess or you're trying way too hard.
But yeah, a totally hot geek chick justifies it.
Wait, wait, wait...
Let me take this one step further and say he should just engrave his name on it, surrounded by a heart. This way, if she leaves him, he can say she stole his laptop.
Ahem, when it comes to girls looks aren't everything. Go ahead, date Jenna Jameson for a year and give her a $2000 laptop; watch as she moves out your place and your money going down the drain.
The OP surely loves his girlfriend, despite she being hot or not it doesn't really matter; girlfriends don't have a price, you can buy her a house, a car, anything and if you love her you will think that is just not enough. There some people here that need to think outside the box, no wonder there so many of you single now. If he wants to spend $1,500 on her let him but I'm going to say this for everyone: SHE BETTER MAKE IT WORTH IT.
The OP surely loves his girlfriend, despite she being hot or not it doesn't really matter; girlfriends don't have a price, you can buy her a house, a car, anything and if you love her you will think that is just not enough. There some people here that need to think outside the box, no wonder there so many of you single now. If he wants to spend $1,500 on her let him but I'm going to say this for everyone: SHE BETTER MAKE IT WORTH IT.
i dont think you should give gifts and expect anything in return. i know what you are saying but also like you said he is giving her this gift because he loves her. and he should want to give it. he shouldnt be giving it to make her feel obligated to stay with him or so that she gives him something equivalent in return.
*beating a dead horse*
*beating a dead horse*
Get her the new one. Sure, you may be slightly envious (who wouldn't ), but honestly it's the least selfish route. Yeah, it may have been her idea to accept the hand-me-down, but go the extra mile and surprise her.
), but honestly it's the least selfish route. Yeah, it may have been her idea to accept the hand-me-down, but go the extra mile and surprise her.