Switch Story 2
It first began when I saw a iBook G3 on sale
for $649. It thought it was the coolest looking laptop
I had ever seen. This was also after my laptop had
been reformatted 4 times since Christmas 2003 (it was
near April) something I will never miss about it!
Anyway, I conatacted a few local dealers and asked
them how much it would cost for them to sell it. Well,
1 dealer was interested and they gave me $550! I was
like, "The laptop cost me $899 back in December, and
now you want to give me only $550?" They explained to
me that they would have to refurbish it, and then
would sell it for around $699. I lost touch with them,
but a couple of weeks later Apple had a 800MHz G4
eMac, 128MB RAM, 40GB HD, ATI Radeon 7500 32MB
graphics, CD-ROM, and no modem selling for $479! I
then contacted that dealer back again, but I never
heard from them. I then decided to take a trip to the
Apple Store in May. I walked in and immediately ran
over to the iMac G4. "Wow, that is the most beautiful
computer I have ever layed eyes on!". I knew I
couldn't afford one, but it sure looked cool! I
browsed around some more and came to the eMac. "Looks
better in pictures". I wasn't a huge fan of it. Looked
plain compared to the iMac G4 and iBook G4. Plus, the
OS (which was Panther at the time) was very weird to
me and just felt too different for me to use. Then I
thought, I wouldn't be able to play my Need For Speed
Games, which I didn't want happening. So I canned the
whole "Mac" thing for awhile. Then, in October 2004 my
mom and dad were getting my brothers new dirtbikes (my
middle brother races them, and the one he had gotten
for Christmas 2003 wasn't cutting it anymore. My
youngest brother just had a crappy dirtbike). I told
my mom I wanted a Mac. She said, "Wouldn't you rather
have a really nice computer for the family?" I said,
"Uh, no; I don't care if you use that Compaq for the
rest of your life!". Once I got the green light, I
searched for the perfect Mac. I first went to the
iBook, which I longed for months earlier. However,
this time around I was very concerned about the size
of the screen (14" out of the question; too
expensive). It was just too small for my liking, so
that ruled out the iBook. Next came the iMac G5, which
was an excellent computer. However, it was also too
expensive. Plus, to buy it I would've had to sell my
laptop (I still wanted to have something to travel
with; I know, I should've sold it and then it would've
died on somebody else). Plus, the 2-3 week wait was
going to kill me! So that rules it out. Then it came
down to the lowly eMac. Nice, but could it really be
the Mac for me? I wanted to find out. I ordered it on
October 19th, 2004 along with a HP Deskjet 5740
printer! I had to wait 3 days to get it! I called my
mom later that day to ask her if the eMac had come
yet. She told me that she saw the FedEx truck on the
way to town to do some errands, and she picked it up
and the printer on the way there. It was in the back
of her truck. I was going to have to wait until she
got home. 30 frantic minutes later, her truck pulled
up the driveway. I immedietly ran outside and tried
picking that heavy box up. I ended up taking it up the
steps, through the front door and sliding it upstairs.
I immedietly opened the box and it unveils the
keyboard and mouse. Under them were the power cord,
Mac OS CD's, and manuals. The lo and behold, the
beast! I rised it out of the box, unwrapped it, set it
on the desk where the HP once sat, plugged in power
cord, keyboard, mouse, printer, and etc. and turned it
on! Pressed the power button, and the famous Macintosh
sound was heard through the speakers. I quickly filled
in my information I needed, and I was done. I simply
loaded my new eMac with the songs I had transferred
from HP, and started using it. It was amazing! I
remember that day like it was yesterday!
