Rest in Peace, Miserable Compaq Laptop

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A couple of weeks ago, the motherboard in my laptop finally gave out. Not surprisingly, the damn thing died as I booted it up to backup my files.

I harvested the hard drive the very next day, hoping the data on it was salvagable, and while I was at it, tore apart the entire laptop — payback for the grief it gave me over the last year.

I also ordered a new laptop (finally!) but when it was delivered, I only received one of the two pieces necessary for the power cord. When I contacted Dell about the missing power cord, the rep asked me to email him a photo of the missing piece.

Last I checked, it's not possible to photograph something that doesn't exist, but hey, what do I know?

A few days later, another rep informed me that Dell was going to make an exception in my case and mail me the missing half of the power cord. How magnanimous of Dell.

In any case, I'm happy to be up and running again. I have much to share with you all in the coming days.