Top 10 things one should not do while buying a laptop.

10. Don’t take leave from office to buy a laptop. The prices are the same in the evening.

9. Don’t walk into a computer shop asking for a, and I quote, “Black laptop”. Colour doesn’t guarantee performance. Instead use terms like RAM, GB, in fact better yet ask an office geek what he wants for Christmas, note down the first 5 things he says.

8. Don’t dress up in formals hoping for a corporate discount, it works only in hutch shops. Take extra notice to this point if the temperature inside your clothing is hitting the I-can-wash-my-clothes-with-my-sweat stage.

7. Don’t forget to read the fine print* , you might end up paying a few grand more than the price u thought.

* Something like this.

6. Don’t buy a laptop just so you can check your mail, the office desktop suffices for the same.

5. Don’t fall for cheap selling pitches like, “built in Mp3 player” , “User Manual FREE with operating system” , “FREE carry bag” , “FREE battery and charger” . Nothing is free in this world, or any world for that matter.

4. Don’t sell your Mp3 player figuring you wouldn’t need it anymore as the laptop can substitute. The truth is, a laptop cannot fit in your pant pocket. No matter how fat you are.

3. Whatever you do, don’t sell your Mp3 player for half its cost price.

2. Don’t pay few extra thousands for a functionality you don’t understand, remember this analogy, if you cant pronounce it, chances are you’ll never use the word.

1. Don’t make your dad pay for the laptop and then claim you bought it with your ‘hard’ earned money.

In case you are wondering why hard is in quotes, you should read my post about my daily routine in office.
Anyhow in case you haven’t figured it out yet, I bought a laptop, and no, I didn’t find a black one, but I sure got an awesome mp3 player built in…