Can I get help explaining this, please?

[sylvar]

I'm currently using a PC owned by TBLC. I need to give it back to them at my earliest convenience; this is almost certainly on our trip to Florida which starts next Friday.

I'm a computer contractor.

So can y'all help me figure out how to explain to Jodi that it's not sufficient that I be permitted to use her old MacBook whenever she's not using it to write term papers? That's her preferred plan; mine is to spend less than $1k on a midrange laptop, preferably 2GB/160GB. (Probably around $700-800 after rebate.)

I don't mean to hold her up for ridicule here; I think her perspective is just sufficiently far from mine that I'm having trouble articulating the reasons why I think my plan is better. It's too obvious to me.

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[ekelur.livejournal.com]

Another late response, but it comes directly from not having my own computer (so it's relevant). My computer has been in the shop for 2 weeks, and I have to share Jason's laptop (he's a third year law student, so it's almost always in use). Sharing a computer is a pain in the butt, and I don't even use mine for anything serious.

Think of it this way: say you take a job somewhere that requires you to wear a suit. You don't have one, but Jodi does, and says that you should wear it rather than spending the money on a new one for yourself, because she only needs it for formal occasions. Is my analogy making any sense? Just because she happens to have something similar doesn't mean it will fit your needs.

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

That's ABSURD! I mean, for one thing, I'm a 26W.