[geeks] Business Decision Help, Please

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On Jan 18, 2008 8:00 AM, Lionel Peterson <lionel4287 at verizon.net> wrote:

> >From: sammy ominsky <s at avoidant.org>
> >Date: 2008/01/18 Fri AM 06:39:31 CST
> >To: The Geeks List <geeks at sunhelp.org>
> >Subject: Re: [geeks] Business Decision Help, Please
>
> >On 18/01/2008, at 14:34, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> >
> >> Apply the same thinking you did 5 years ago - I suspect you bought
> >> the laptop
> >> you wanted back then, not the one that was "good enough", why not
> >> repeat that
> >> same thought process.
> >
> >Well, 5 years ago it was *my* money I was spending, so the one I
> >wanted was the logical choice.  My question today is based on the fact
> >that it's someone else's money.
>
> For how many years has your current employer (the one you're asking to buy
> the
> replacement laptop) been benefiting from your personal Mac Powerbook? You
> may
> want to consider some form of "back pay" for the benefit they got from
> your
> laptop for the last few years to help justify the laptop you want.
>
> Also increased graphic performance and increased screen real estate could
> be
> worth the bump in price. Finally, if you bump the HD size and memory to
> match
> the 17" MBP you listed and the difference in price drops "a bit"...
>
> Get the larger MBP, it doesn't make business sense to skimp (IMHO, but
> hey,
> that's what you asked for)...
>
> Lionel
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buy the biggest, baddest MacBook Pro or Air that you can find.
it is not wrong to want the best tools reagardless of price if they offer
the best features.
(led backlight, wireless "n", EV-DO, full-sized keyboard, big & fast hard
drive, etc.)
the best tools do the best job, are the most comfortable to use, cause the
least number of problems.
since you have proven that you will keep the laptop/tool for a long time (5
years is past the expected business life-time), the cost/investment is
reason--"roi is on your side".
if your boss won't spring for the right and proper tool, you can arrange to
purchase a bigger one yourseld (either supplementing the extra cash, which
is still cheaper than buying your own, or buying it yourself.)
one assumption that i am making is that you had spent a long time with your
current company and boss and expect to spend an equally long time with them.
if you expect to leave next year, you decision would be based on different
criteria.
professional tools make amateurs better.
professional tools make professionals better.