In the past few days I realised that buying a laptop is a lot tougher than writing SNAP!
Conversation with a friend:
Me: So how do I buy a good laptop online? Just go to the website, click and buy?
Pal: Well you need to get the specs right.
Me: Specs? Ah that’s ok, I use contact lenses, and I don't suppose you need some kind of special glasses while using the laptop, do you?
Pal *rolling eyes*: Never mind!
I din't notice the exasperated sigh in his voice till good old 'Google' translated 'specs' as 'specifications'.
Well, I guess sometimes people need to be specific! Now that the basics was sorted, I drew myself to noting down the 'specifications' of the laptop, after a good fifteen minutes I came up with what I wanted-
SPECIFICATIONS (Typed in caps with bright Red font) - Black colour laptop and a nice black backpack.
I took a print out of this and handed it to my pal who gaped at the paper wide eyed. Enough indications to realise something was amiss (Err.. so specifications mean more eh?).The kind soul offered to write down the specifications for me, and I gladly accepted the generous gesture to save myself from further embarrassment.
1GB RAM memory, good graphics card, 160 GB hard drive, 15" monitor, DVD writer "That should do" he said finally putting down his pen. "Just go to the 'Dell' website and search for these specifications, I am sure you can handle this atleast?" he enquired."Oh yes yes! I sure can" I smiled.
Quite dutifully I spent an hour selecting specifications on the "Dell.com" website and finally clicked on the "State the quotation" button. The monitor displayed just one word and a few numbers- Price- 1,15000. "Gosh!! I don't have my roots in an aristocratic family to be able to afford that!" I yelled. My friend took a quick glance at the specifications I had entered and glared back at me "Girl, if you click on every option available in the 'customize' section, it obviously will cost you over a lakh! Please read what is written before you click on it! Why would you need a 'TV-out cable w/ SPDIF' a 'Deluxe pure black leather carry case' and a 'Dell USB external fingerprint reader?!” All he got for a reply was a blanked faced expression.
I aborted the mission and handed over the task to my pal who soon got busy searching a laptop for me."Hey how do you want the drives partitioned?" he quipped as he quickly browsed,"Er.. you mean a middle partition, side partition kind?" I stammered. Needless to say, silence reigned the rest of the laptop searching session.
Some people are just not meant to know certain skills; I am one who can't buy gadgets to save my life!
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3 comments:
lol..!!this is one of the best post so far. cutely hilarious ;)
-sonali,av (khamakhaa)
who is "musings" btw???as in ur real name miss/mrs....?
Its Rajlakshmi.
Super Post. Keep up the great work.
Hope you find other skills you are equally inept at which showcase your literary skills..
Cheers!
Rajesh Bothra Success Story was born in Mumbai 1968, in Marwari family from a Rajaldesar village in Rajasthan. When he was aged about 16. He decided to quit his further studies, because his ambition was to become an excellent businessman. After quitting his studies he decided to start his business. In Present days his Business is popular by brand name Mercury, which is sold and uses his product Worldwide by common people.
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