Even as I still hem and haw about the main pc repairs (meaning, which level of upgrade and repair is most cost effecient), the laptop was making me nervous with some little squiggle lines on the screen. It looked like I damaged or scratched the screen while wiping it, though I use only a soft cloth. Then it dawned on me; the lines followed the painting of the owl I used as a desktop. Even though I use a screensaver, and most often am either in a program or online, it seems that the laptop being almost four years old (though the image has only been on there maybe two) and being "on" almost constantly, daily, except for the six hours I’m asleep, the desktop was showing often enough to burn in the image.
I’ve also noticed darkness around the edges, so I’m hoping that the screen holds up for another year at least. One thing for sure, I won’t be spending this much on a laptop again since as my main squeeze it’s getting heavy duty use. I also, I suppose, should update the main pc to a super duper machine and with spare parts, upgrade the shop pc so that they’re used more often and share the burden that the laptop now carries alone.
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