Thanks to Peter, I think I found my new laptop, if I decide that it makes sense to buy it right now with our current financial state. The way that works is that Kelly tells me that it’s my decision if I think it’s smart to spend the money right now, since we are trying to pay down some of our debt. It’s genius really, kind of the whole “let the kid punish themselves, because they will give them self a way worse punishment then you would” mentality. The best part is it works. I know what she’s doing, and it still works like a charm. I mean, she’s my conscience. When it comes to spending, I don’t have one. I’m the ultimate consumer. I LOVE to buy shit. I’ve never felt buyers remorse before, and I’m fairly certain I never will. Without Kelly, I would be so far in debt for buying shit I don’t need, that it wouldn’t even be comical.

Will I buy it? If I acted like an adult I wouldn’t, but who knows. Giving me the option is a scary thing, babe.

So, here is the laptop:
Gateway - Laptop with Intel® Centrino®
Model: P-6831FX

Processor
Intel® Core(TM)2 Duo Mobile
Processor Speed
1.67GHz
Display Type
WXGA+ widescreen TFT-LCD with Ultrabright technology (1440 x 900)
Screen Size
17″
System Bus
667MHz
Cache Memory
2MB at die Level 2
System Memory (RAM)
3GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
Nonexpandable
Type of Memory (RAM)
PC2-5300 DDR2
Hard Drive Type
Serial ATA (5400 rpm)
Hard Drive Size
250GB
Optical Drive
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds
2.4x DVD+R DL; 2x DVD-R DL; 8×8x8 DVD+RW; 8×6x8 DVD-RW; 4x DVD-RAM; 24×16x24 CD-RW
Direct-Disc Labeling
Yes
Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader
Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce Go 8800 GTS
Video Memory
Up to 512MB discrete GDDR3

Let my summarize.
17″ screen, 8800GTS video card, which is a GREAT video card, 3gigs of ram, and 250 hard drive, with a second bay so you could add another HD for space, or to for RAID. All this for 1195.00 with a free PC game of your choice! That literally is a killer deal. I’ve been pricing out systems like this for a bit since I sold my old laptop, and this is literally half the price of everything else. It has an ok processor, not great, but not horrible. The bonus is it’s totally upgradeable. Even buying a beefier processor will still leave this laptop waaay under similarly equipped systems.

Here’s the link:
Gateway FX!

How can I pass this up? Sale ends Saturday!