Tax season is right around the corner, and that thought is keeping me going right now. You see, about every four to five years, I feel the need to replace my computer for something bleeding edge. My PowerBook G4 is my main workhorse, and it was more than enough computer…in 2004. So why do I need something new?
I blame photography. When I bought my PowerBook almost 5 years ago, I was taking photos with a Canon PowerShot S50 and the typical photo was about 2 MB total. Today, I’m shooting with a Canon DSLR (Rebel XT), which shoots 8 megapixels in JPEG and RAW simultaniously. All jargon aside, this means my hard drive is filling up FAST, like a scout troop in quicksand and there’s no rope in sight.
Sure, I could get a new hard drive, but a new computer would give me a boost in speed, giving me more time to focus on creatively editing my photos in either Photoshop or Aperture. I have spent enough time in iPhoto to know that it is no longer meeting my needs. Those are the easy questions to answer. The brain stumper is currently whether to go with one of the sweet new MacBooks, or shell out for the 24-inch iMac.
Sure, money doesn’t buy happiness, but it does buy new gear! And with new gear comes a whole host of new abilities and ideas. 2009, here we come!
